The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

SMYRNA
Belding stores close at 1890 Thurs
days until September /.
Dance every Thursday and Satur-
day night at Heth's Pavilion, Long
lake. 9tf.
The shower. Saturday morning did
not lay the dust, just made tn earth
look as if it had been afflicted with
smallpox.
The Maccabees will hold their reg
ular meeting Saturday night.
August will soon arrive, and we do
mere dry than July has been.
Mrs. Ada Hanks called on Miss
Fannie Earle, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Wolfnger was a Grand Rapids
visitor Tuesday of last week. She
intended to remain there longer but
concluded that Smyrna was the best
place after all. It 10 a restful place
for tired people.
Mrs. Inez Dow was in Bedding, Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Schroeder, Of
Ionia, who were visiting with MI
and Mrs. Ed. Inskey, returned home,
Tuesday, of Last week. Ed. lnsley
took them home with his car.
Mrs. Henry Harris and daughter,
Aldena, visited with Mrs. Herbert
Mehney, Friday evening.
Mrs. M. Osborn, Of Belding and
Mrs Andrew Bentz and daughter, OF
Toronto, Canada, were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Osborn,
Thursday. Mrs. n. J. Osborn also
called on Mrs. Mary Tebbel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hoppough were
in Grand Rapids, Friday.
Leonard Webber, son, OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Weber, returned home
from Russia, hast week, and there was
great rejoicing at the Weber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kohn and chill
dren, from near Palo, visited with
Chas. Condor and wife and Mrs. Ell
len Beedy, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ada Hanks was a supper guest
of Mrs. Chas. Winkworth, Thursday.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe was home from
Sunnyside, Friday. While here she
called on Mrs. Ada Hanks.
Mrs. Helen Purdy is again on the
sick list from heart trouble. We hope
she may recover speedily.
Mrs. Will Cowles and Mrs. Ed
Insley wanted to know how it would
seem to be caught out in the rain
once more, SO Mrs. A. Berry kindly
turned the hose on them. Well, they
enjoyed the shower all right.
Mrs. Elgin Condor, Mrs. Chas. Con-
don and Mrs. lone Winchell motored
over on Smoky Row, Friday and call
ed on Mrs. Jennie Tillotson.
One day last week A l.. Hull baited
his horse beside the road just little
ways west Of the store. Now it Is
awful mpnctonous to hang unto the
halter strap while the horse is eat
ing, and Mr.. Hull sat down under the
trees and as he Vat there he fell
asleep. Then the horse thought OF
other pastures green and far away
and the clatter of hoofs on the ground
awakened Mr.. Hull in time to see
the horse going over the hill and oua
of sight. Oh, yes, somebody caught
it and brought it back and ended ouI
story. "All's we'll that ends WELL"
Mrs. George Wiseman and three
children, of Hastings, arrived here
Sunday, of last week, fer a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. JOS
lin and other relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoppougf
Miss Cora Hoppough and Miss Edna
VanHarlengen Mrs. Hattie Moe, Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Hoppough and daugh-
ter, Norma and Mrs. Alice Peterson
son, Merrill, and daughter, Miss Bes-
sic, attended the Hoppcugh family
reunion, at Long lake, Wednesday
They report that they hod fine time
over there. The day was fair, The
dinner all that could be desired, anC
they had fun galore, not the least
of which was the old time dances they
enjoyed, and the boat rides. They
even had fun over the hens and chick.
ems running wild about the grounds
and insisting ON sharing the picnic
dinner. A couple of the ladies, or
mischief intent, slyly dropped a hard
boiled egg in front of an old her
sitting quietly on the ground neal
the table and then pretended they
thought the hen laid it there. Just
to fool the men folks you know. We'll
the egg was picked up and tossed
around while until someone suggest
ed that they ought to give it to the
owner of the hen which one Of the mer
did finally. Don't blame the ladies
they couldn't help it, and the owne,
of the hen probably thought the con-
ulC1On OF Cne egg Was que W tnt
weather. If anybody was to blame
just blame the sheriff.
Major and Mrs. F. r. Chase enter
tanned nephew Of the latter, who
was here from Flint few days last
week.
Mrs. Inez Dow called on Mrs. Mary
Tebbel, Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Condor, Mrs. Archie
Winchell and Miss Marvel Klock
called on Mrs. Ward Hoppcugh,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis, of Alma
are visiting their niece, Miss Sadie
Himebaugh. Their son, Charles, is
also a guest part of the time.
Mrs. Karl Cowles and son, Marshall
of Bedding visited with Mrs. Hugo
Casper, Saturday.
Warren Gardner's horse has been
very sick for few days.
Mrs. Wolfinger was guest at the
home of Newton Douglas and family,
Friday.
Mrs. Ada Hanks was visitor at her
| old home Tuesday. of last week.