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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Welcome TO Our City!

To the Editor of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--Will you kindly helm me
in the following IL possibie' Myself and hus-
band are strangers in this city. / would like
10 rent small unfurnshed house within
fifteen minutes walk Of City Hall. Could
you kindly te me how could secure
such house? STRANGER
II YOU go to the Philadelphia Housing
Association. 130 South Fifteenth street, !
believe you will be able to get some sort
Of house OF the size you want. You
cannot. however. he too particular as
to distance from City Hall, etc. as Phil
sdelphia is very crowded. There is no
charge for the help of the housing asso-
ciation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
SATURDAYS ANSWERS

]. Miss Elise Rowen Is an instructor in the
radio corps OF the tnited States army.
:. Ruth Colman IL the Washington, ID. C.,
tiirl scout who was presented with the
Golden Eagle by Mrs. Woodrow VIII
son. Fourteen merit bodges entitled
Miss Colman to this decoration; in all
she has twenty two merit badges
8. Before the wedding the cIergymau's fee
is slipped In an envelope by the groom
and given to the best man. He pre-
sents IL after the ceremony :.
4. White patent leather hands with tin,
sprays Of colored flowers are seen or
sports hats. "
3. To shape washable gloves that have been
laundered stick the curling iron in
each finger. opening It little.
q. a satisfactory way Of getting rid Of jrou
In water to be used for iaunderipr 1.
to add washing soda to the water = nj
leg II settle Ave or six days before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Fish and Tomato PufTs

TO every pound of mashed potatoes
allow four ounces of any sort OF faked
fish and one large tomato. peeled. TIC
peel easily, scald the tomato. cut il
slices and add to the potatoes and fish
with a dessert spoonful OF chopped pars.
ley. pinch of sugar salt and peppe,
to taste. lastly adding a well-beaten egg
puffs in plenty of boiling fat. pror
the mixture in with a tablespoon: serve
with coffee instead of tea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

at the evening public high schools. The
courses are given at the Central High,
Northeast, West Philadelphia and
Southern. Make application al the school
nearest you the evenings OF September
1924.
am sure some OF our readers will be
glad TO give you some OF their books
II you will forward your ADDRESS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

Reader--There is surgical OPERA
ton that can remedy this II the boy
Is willing TO 60 to a ward the actual
operation will not cost him anything.
You will, however have TO pay possibly
81 or So day for his maintenance in
the hospital and possibly IS or so for
dressings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
He Keeps Home Fires Burning


Dear MsJam-I am young lad Of
Dyentsen and when this. my beloved coun-
ny. entered into war I was still going to
ochool But then my brothers call came
and he answered II cheerfully. and today
nv heart aches to think that my brother .
tesfment is In the heaviest fighting In
TTnnes. But may God guard him not only
~ brother. but all for today I call
&4orx man fighting for liberty my brother.
X64n my brother was called 7 was forced
- teave school for my brother was the
~ that supported us. Now I am IN a place
P&FkinS--f might as well say a milI-and
Wanf to work myself up out of this
~ ana pick up studies in the evening. but
i ANT sford the price. 10 pay anything
rouId like 10 know n there are any night
k0oln In the city which teach bookkeep-
Arr typists work free OF charge, For
3[1<r y o-k will go and learn. IL any Of
- readers have some books that could
S11n sosnething from. I will be more than
wi tc receive them. I will send sta mps.
6n're the kind Of ambitious boy we
- me6f. There n . very good free
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Adventures
With Purse
EOUND TODAY

I. A funny book about soldier to send
to your soldier.
=. A pale pink woolen blouse with hne
tucks.
4. Extra pieces for the white ivory set at
reduced prices.
4. Lead pencils by the bundle for school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
For Rows Shoes

Bows boots can be made almost water
proof by rubbing often with melted nut.
ton fat and vaseline; leave in a warm
place until it dries in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
A Bit Silly

Dear Cynthia--Prepare yourself to en-
counter a very insne and curious question.
Since I was twelve years of age j have
been In contact with boys. Every time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Using Dried Eggs

Dehydrated eggs are handy to have
on hand to use where less than one egg
ran he used, as three teaspoonfuls equal
one egg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Cook Them in Even

squash, turnip. carrot or potatoes will
be much better ii cooked In the oven
Add just little water anu cover tight
in an earthen dish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

ut ALWAYS fee! well dressed for most
any occas sion II am wearing a
suit" said one woman. And indeed tha
might well feel this way provided Ehf
has n pretty blouse 10 wear. One thaS
should he Il fitting compliment TO any
suit is OF pale blue wolfe, huttoned
up the back and with rounded neck.
and sleeves are finished with ripping
frills, and fine tucks and cunning little
pearl buttons combine to make this as
pretty little blouse as you can find.
1t has been priced at sass.
Is your white ivory toilet set COM
pete, or are you still adding to it from
time to time? If you need some extra
pieces you will be glad to know that one
of the shops is Offering ivory toilet ar
ticles at greatly reduced prices. Mirrors
are priced as low as Sl.35: buffers can
be had for $l.25, while a slender. grace
ful vase which could also be used for
hat pins is priced at 81. And this dis
play includes picture frames, brushes,
combs, clocks and, in. fact, every ar
ticle you need.
! School days bring demand for lead
pencils. II seems that little people are
/ forever losing their pencils. and If you
pay much for them first thing you know
/ the pencil expense item" is big one.
One OF the shops is offering bundles of
five pencils for five cents.
| 1t is an interesting book and a funny
one. full of refreshing humor and packed
with hearty laughs. And It is about SOL
diers and camps, and consists Of a num-
beT of letters from an American soldier
who is not very strong in his spelling to
his sweetheart, You'll laugh at it. for It
Is not at all technical, and when you
( have read 1t and passed it along to your
soldier in camp, and when he tells you
. how he and Some OF the other fellows on,
( joyed II. you'll think II is worth many
times its price, which is seventy-five
cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

THE STORY THUS FAR
Ruth Rowland IL loved By Jack Bona sna
Scott Raymond she promises to mary
Bond. Both men are drafted, but Bond "
exempted. She later experiences d9mots
~ t0 the wisdom Of her choice. WE
BriREs. 4 friend, suggests war wo'N ="
set her mind at rest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

When using barley -four. sift severa
times, as that makes 1t lighter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

For the names OF shops where ar
ticies mentioned in Aventures with
a Purse" can be purchased. address
Editor of Woman's Page. EyEHISI
PUBLIC LEDGER, or phone the
Woman's Department, Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Mixed Seasoning

Mix salt and pepper ten 10 one u I
large bottle for kitchen use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

\ little striped tsifeta and bi, of
fringe tend to make this blue serge
school frock a thing Of JOY for its
young Wearer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

Use Ham Fat for Bacon
Slice the fat from ham thin and
crisp, like bacon it is almost as good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

Tomorrou's Con, plete Nopelette-
"CUPID AND THE SNAPSHOT"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

copyright. 1918. by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09

16n'rs the kind of ambitious boy we
4 - ns1f. There IA 4 very good free
- epehkseping, sypswritins. etc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Antcliff and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Farrar entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rollo of Green
Vile the past week.
Wallina Ickenroth spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs. William
Bradley.
Mrs. VIM. Antcliff returned home
Wednesday from caring for her
daughter, who is speedily recovering.
Mr.. Sumner of Bedding is making
some improvements at his farm re
Gently purchased in River Ridge.
About a dozen of Floyd Bush's
friends gathered together and cut
about twelve cords of wood for him
Thursday.
Mrs. Simons has gone to Bedding,
where she is taking Treatments.
Frank Johnson, who has been very
sick, is recovering slowly.
Mrs. Harley Rich of Fenwick is
spending few days with her parents
and helping care for her fathe.
Mrs. James Farrar spent Monday
Afternoon with her mother.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

this service for the coming year and
who worked satisfactorily in food
production for a period of six weeks
during the summer of 1917, the
Bronze Badge to which he is entitled.
5. Boys who do not have positions
for farm work, should notify Lee
Hartwell, Secretary Y. M. c. A,
Ionia, and help will be given.
6. Friday night, March %, enroll
ing officers should send to Lee Hart
well statement Of the results of the
weeks work.
z. We respectfully solicit the CO.
operation of interested persons in
this splendid movement Ex-Gover-
nor Ferris writes: "The Reserve is
the greatest movement that has come
since the war started. The nation is
depending on US to keep up food pro-
duction- Farmers, educators, bank
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
SMOKY ROW

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Witt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Witt and daughter,
Frances, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Taylor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Seeley were in
Detroit Wednesday and Thursday on
business.
Mrs. Bishop of Sidney Center Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harris Sun
day.
Mrs. Eli Witt received a nice box
of strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers,
and all things that would make one
think spring was here, from Mrs.
Frank Lock of Detroit. The neigh
bors would all like to board with Mrs.
Witt for awhile.
Lewis Seeley and family, Otis See
ley and Miss Nellie Seeley visited
Sunday afternoon at VIM. Sparks.
Roy Hotchkiss and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleve Harrington visited at Ed.
Hotchkiss' Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Bliss called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Chickering
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ridesdale, Mr..
and Mrs. Hi Converse and daughter,
Frances of West Keene spent Sun
day evening during the thunder
storm at VIM. Sparks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

Henry Bowersox was up for cou-
pie of days last week and was trying
his luck at fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Burger spent last
Thursday in Ionia.
Several of the neighbors were in
vited to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Dodson last Tuesday evening as
lit was their twenty third wedding an
niversary; also Ray Halls thirty-sec-
ond birthday anniversary. j. "Wid''
Howe was there with his violin and
gave several selections and was very
entertaining for a man at the age of
Ieighty-three.
The ice went out of the lake Satur-
day without doing much damage to
docks, boat houses, etc.
Corporal Belmont Burger, who has
been stationed at Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia the past hree months, wired
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bur
ger, that he expected to leave last
Friday for somewhere"
Marie Dodson has recovered from
her recent illness and is back to
school.
Justin Smith writes home from
Columbus, Ohio, that he likes camp
life and is able to eat three square
meals day and good ones at that.
! Grandpa and Grandma Lambertson
were here Sunday and hope to be set
tied in their cottage, "Bid-a-wee." by
the first of May.
Mrs. Ray Hall is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Orson Rowley, in Ionia.
Louis Winters spent Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dodson.
Floyd Mikesell went to Sheridan
to spend Easter Sunday with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dodson and
daughter, Marie, spent last Thursday
in Bedding.
Uncle Ben Hall returned home
Sunday night from a weeks visit on
his farm near Bellaire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Merriett went
to Ionia Saturday night to spend Sun
day with Mr.. Merriett's mother, Mrs.
f. w. Merriett.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
sARANAC

Mr.. and Mrs. F.. c. Lee spent part
Of last week with their daughter, Mrs.
c. K. Wilkinson and family, of Lans-
ing.
Mrs. j. Howard Payne Of Youngs-
town, Ohio, arrived here Saturday to
visit her parents, DR.. and Mrs. +. w.
Braley.
Misses Escellie Henry and Vera
Wellington were in Grand Rapids
Friday.
Mrs. George Mckay, Mrs. Lloyd
Shaver and daughter, Maxine, Misses
Anna Maxwell and Elizabeth Jepson
and Mrs. Wright and daughter, Au-
drey were Ionia visitors last Thurs
br. ]. C. Floyd of Grand Rapids
was here to attend the Good Friday
service at the M. E. church.
The funeral of Mrs. Hardy, mother
of Geo. Hardy, of Keene township,
was held at the M. +. church Sunday
afternoon.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fisher of Berlin township, Sat
urday afternoon.
Two deaths occurred in Saranac
and vicinity Saturday, that of Mrs. B.
L. Wadsworth in the afternoon, and
Mrs. N. T. Hubbell in the evening.
Both ladies have been almost life
long residents of Saranac. Mrs.
Wadsworth has been for many years
Ia member of the Congregational
church and the w. G. L. u. She
was sixty-two years old and leaves a
husband, daughter and son. Mrs,
Hubbell had been a member of the w,
r. c.. She leaves a husband and one
n1&L f,,ro~ol~ x.vo,-o hold
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Feasal of Null
liken listed the latter's father, F. A.
Jepson, and other relatives Sunday
Miss Gladys Dodds and Master Lee
Dodds went to Lowell last Wednesday
to visit their aunt, Mrs. E. c.. Walker
the former remaining until Saturday
M. C. Weber has accepted a posi-
ton in the Farmers and Merchants
bank.
DR.. A. +. Gesler is quite i'll.
A party was held at the opera
house for William Henry and Pau
Stewart last Wednesday night. The
former left the last Of the week fol
Camp Custer and the latter for New
York TO enter the Navy.
II. L. Kenney, who has been at the
Naal Hospital, New London, Conn.,, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Jennie Parmalee and Haze
Bowen left Monday to resume then
studies at Mt. Pleasant.
Saranac schools began Monday af
ter weeks vacation, on the new time
schedule, with all the teachers il
their places but Miss Perkins. Mis-:
Helen Poole, who is a student at the
county normal is substituting for her
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
NORTH LOWELL

lorna Krum spent Sunday at Carl
Roth's in Vergennes.
Eva Laux and Mildred Garfield
spent Sunday with Myrl Jacobson.
Lewis and Helen Morse lay very i'll
with typhoid fever at this writing.
Mrs. Iva Scranton spent Easter
with her son, Merl, and l.. Jacobson
and family.
Tom Shells has sold his farm near
Grand Rapids and will move back to
The e. Senior play will be held We'd
nesday night.
The Forum Literary club will meet
in the high school auditorium Thurs
day. A play, entitled, "The Rainbow
Kimona," will be given. All come
Following are the characters: Mel.
lie VanTassel, (president), Sue
White; Isabelle Sutrow, Myrtle Pinck-
Iney; Olive Mercer, Fora Randall
Winifred Turner, Myrl Jacobson
Edith James, Vesta Schwarder; Ruth
Aston, Grace Neff; Alice French
Esther Rittenger; Rose jackson, (col
ored servant), Thelma Clark; Bea'
trice Curtlow, Olive Yeiter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will move back
to their home vacated by Walter
Rogers.
The Lowell Girls and Boys Basket
Ball team went to Grand Rapids Sat
,urday for the tournament.
/ Miss Clara Abel and Ruth Witten
bach visited high school Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hartley arr
moving into the McGrath house.
A company of young people attend
ed the theatre in Grand Rapids Fri
day.
Miss Reyes, the domestic art teach
err, spent Friday with her parents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03

ers and legislators are watching de-
velopments with interest. Are we
going to the top?
8. The following persons have
been duly appointed enrolling officers
for this county: Percy Angore, Ionia;
Supt. j. A. Langston, Belding; Supt-
Albert C. Stitt, Portland; Supt. Chas-
w. Appleton, Lake Odessa; Francis
w. Dalton, Saranac; Supt. w. M. Nc
Cumsey, GAINESVILLE; Harry Fuller,
Lyons; Owen Smith, Muir; Supt. FL
wood M. Brake, Pewamo; John Reed,
Hubbardston; Supt. s. c. Leach, Palo.
Farm boys who are unable to enroll
with any of these enrolling officers,
should communicate with Lee Hart
we'll, Ionia- Sincerely yours,
Harvey III. Lowrey,
County Director.
Lee Hartwell, Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
OTISCO ITEMS
DELAYED letter.

Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Luscombe visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ross Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. ID. Carpenter Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rich Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reeves and two
children and Harry Reeves visited at
+. j. Reeves Sunday.
Gerald Mehney and Iris Sussex of
Detroit came Saturday to visit their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Meh-
ney, returning home to Detroit Tues
day.
Mrs. C. Fisk visited Mrs. Rufus
Morse Wednesday and also helped
with the sewing for the Red Cross.
Visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Gephart and Mrs. Geo. Brown
Sunday were: Glenn Brown, w. G..
Fisk and family and Fred Deitz and
family.
r. w. Belding and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Oesch and Mr.. and Mrs. +.
w. Belding visited at Ira Richmond's
of Smyrna Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Earle of Lans-
ing came Friday to visit their aunt,
Mrs. Jennie Noble, before leaving for
Washington, ID. c., where Mr.. Earle
will have employment. They left
last Tuesday morning for that city,
going by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Cartridge and
son, Dale, called at Jim Wright's Sun
day to see them at their new home in
Orleans.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. John
Reeves gave them a surprise at their
home Saturday evening as they are
soon to move to their new home in
Orleans. They were presented with
money or a remembrance of their
friendship.
Mrs. L. j. Kimberly accompanied
by her friend, Mrs. Cook, of Belding,
visited friends in Easton Thursday
and Friday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
WEST KEENE

The quarterly meeting of the
Keene Red Cross Auxiliary will be
held at the Grange hall Wednesday
evening, April 10. Potluck supper
served at 700, after which the bust
ness session will be held; reports of
the quarters work by chairman of
the six branches and plans for the
next quarters work arranged. This
is a public meeting for every resi-
dent of Keene, whether members Of
the Red Cross or not. 1t will be a
good time to join, and a good time to
find out what the organization is do
ing. No charge for those attending,
but free-will Offering will be taken
to help on the Red Cross work.
Remember the date, Wednesday,
April 10.
Mrs. E. Daniels returned Sunday
from a five weeks visit in Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Brown accompani-
ed her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Knee of North
ern Michigan are visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Knee.
Rob Brock and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Daniels were Easter dinner glests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Spoon in Grand
Rapids.
Mrs. Wheaton Of Grand Rapids is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Rickert.
The Easter sale at Keen church,
March %, was much enjoyed and net
ted the Ladies' Aid S31. The ladies
served dinner election day to about
sixty.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
OTISCO ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Moon and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Werner were Sunday
visitors at M. j. Richmond's, near
Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gephart
and son, Fisk, and Mrs. Geo. Brown
visited Sunday at w. c. Fisk's.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. j. Reeves and chill
dren visited Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Cartridge and
son, Dale, visited his uncle, nea:
Ionia Sunday.
John Mason and daughter, Beryl,
visited at Lynn Mason's in Grattan
Sunday.
Leon and Everett Storey and son,
Charles, of McBrides, visited Satur-
day night and Sunday with their
brother, B. ]. Storey, and family.
Allan Kimberly and cousin, Elmer
Angelon came Sunday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Kimberly,
Allan remained for a few days visit
f. l.. Moon, l.. j. Kimberly and j.
l.. Morse were at Ionia Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Morse enjoyed
visit with the latter's sister, Miss
Marcia Magnan, of Manistee, the past
week.
MRS. =. FISK retprned nome oaIuf-
day from a weeks visit with her
grandson, Ralph White and family OF
Easton.
Fred Benton and family were Sun.
day visitors at VIM. Donner's.
Red Cross sewing will be done al
the Cleaner hall next Wednesday, il
we get the sewing machines moved
Anyone may learn the place of meet.
ing by calling Mrs. B j. Storey OF
Mrs. Rufus Morse.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
HOPPOUCH DISTRICT

Mrs. A. II. Norton is visiting
friends in Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Leach have
moved on to their place recently va
Gated by John Murphy.
Mrs. Lena Converse of Grand
Rapids was an Easter guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dicken entertain
ed the Cleaners Saturday.
Mrs. John Clark motored to Beld-
ing Thursday with Mrs. w. Leach and
Agnes Dicken.
The Hoppough school children have
been making a quilt this winter and
realiezed $1,000 by the sale of the
same. Three dollars of the money
was given to the Red Cross; the bal
ance being used for the school. Mrs
Bert Norton was the one who drew
the quilt.
Mrs. Joe Shear spent several days
last week with her sister at Lowell
John Murphy vacated the r. Van.
denbroeck farm last week, and moved
on to his own farm.
Charley Compton had the misfor.
tune to get mixed up in runaway
Wednesday. He was thrown from
his buggy and severely bruised. II
was necessary for DR.. Penton to take
several stitches in his ear.
The following pupils of the Hop
POUCH school have been neither alb
sent nor tardy for the month Of
March: Lawrence Ridgway, CLAN
Compton, Charles Mast, Essie Van
denbroeck, Lloyd Ridgway Fern
Compton Blanche Ridgway, Howard
Ridgway, Willie Cowles, Marshal
Cowles, Laura Compton, Ethel Comp
ton. Percentage Of attendance "a
VERNE Huston, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
The United States Boys Working
Reserve Is Now Organized

In this county, we are concerned in
the Agricultural Unit, in which boy
must serve for SO working days of 8
hours each before he is entitled to
the Bronze Badge; effective January
I, 1918.
Procedure.
1. Enroll all eligible boys over 16
years of age. The physical examina-
ton made by q physician may be
waived, and the examination made by
the enrollini Office who will ask boys
direct questions that will sufficiently
test their physical fitness.
2. Give every boy enrolled the en-
rollment certificate. We will send
you enrolment buttons for every boy,
later.
3. Farm boys are eligible to en-
roll, regardless of whether or not
they are now employed on farms.
4. Give every boy who enrolls in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-04-03
KEENE

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hull spent Eas-
ter with his brother, M. d. Hull and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Higgins called on
M. d. Hull Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hull spent
Thursday with Andrew Gibson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Higgins spent
Saturday with the with thier Grand
ma Dodds.
Easter services at Keene church
were well attended.
M. d. Hull was in Saranac Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Colds called at
Robert Sparks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hunter spent
Sunday at Ray Haskins'.