The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-15
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town snd Its People

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Xmas gifts. Have them made now
Dennis Stulio.N
Another big family reunion was
held at the home of j. B. Luscombe
October 8 in honor of their daughter
Mrs. Era. Green, of Seattle. Rela-
tives from Sheridan, Greenville, Bel
ding, Smyrna and Cooks Corners were
in attendance. A sumptuous dinner
was served by the hostess.
Mrs. Clarence Beardslee, from
Sheridan, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. b. Lpscombe.
w. III. Lanphierd, of Stanton, where
he has been engaged in the mercan-
tile business for a long number of
years past has sold out his holdings
there.
Mrs. Ada Harrington arrived here
from Grand Rapids, on Friday.
Mrs. n. Clingensmith left Friday for
Greenville wh4re she attended the
funeral of her daughter, Mrs. ia
cote.
Ethel Botlorf, who is employed in
the mills here, left Friday for her
home at Barryton, where she will
visit for short time. her brother
having recently returned from over
seas.
For sale, 1918 Ford truck in first
class condition. Good buy. Ames q
Unger.
Miss. Alta Mercer, who has-been
visiting her brother, Don Mercer and
family, for a week left for her home
at Carson City, on Friday.
A man who was too stingy to sub
scribe for his home paper sent his lit
tie boy to borrow the copy taken by a
neighbcr. In his haste the boy ran
over a "a stand of bees and in ten
minutes looked like warty summer
squash. His father ran to his assis-
lance and failing to notice the barb
wire fence, ran into that. cutting a
hole in his anatomy and ruihing 50
pair of trousers. The old cow took
advantage of the gap in the fence
and got into the ccrnfield and killed
herself eating green corn. Hearing
a racket, the wife ran out, upset a
four gallon churn full of cream in a
basket of little chickens drowning
the entire batch In her haste she
dropped $31 set of false teeth. The
babv having been left alone, crawled
through the milk into the parlor,
running a brand new $21 carpet.
During the excitement the Oldest
daughter ran away with the hired
man, the dog broke up eleven setting
hens and the calves got out and chew
ed the tails off from four fine skirts
on the clothes line. Moral-Don't
borrow your neighbours paper.
Mrs. Margaret Richmond and baby,
of Rockford, are guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coon for
several weeks.
Some radiator! What? The Lober
cold, weather won't burst it. The Bat
terry Shop.
Harold Carter, who came to this
city from England, eleven years ago
and who has since resided here, left
together with his wife. on Thursday
night for Grand Rapids where he has
a position with the Globe Knitting
Works. Harold has a great many
friends here who will regret to see
him 60 away. He has delivered the
Sunday papers in this city for num-
Der of years and has always given
the best of service while he was on the
job, no matter what the conditions
were.
Hen. Fred L. Warner transacted
legal business in. Ionia. Thursday.
Miss Edith Glass, who is teaching
in Alba this year, is spending two
weeks vacation with her people, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Glass, here.
Mrs. A. d. jerks left Friday for
Detroit where she will visit for sew
eral weeks.
that her grandson, Clyde Whipple, of
Detroit, and Miss Su McMullen, of
Washington, D. c., were married on
October a and that they would reside
in Detroit. The groom is son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Whipple, CT Ionia.
Ralph Luce, of Detroit, returned
to. his home Friday after having
spent several days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Luce.
See it. The new Lober non bursting
Radiators at the Battery Shop.
Clarence Kennedy returned to his
home at Muskegon, Monday morning
after having spent over Sunday with
the home folks here.
Miss Reva Sussex has returned
from Detroit, where she spent several
days as a guest of relatives and
friends.
Allie McPhee went to Grand Rapids
Monday morning with the intention
of bringing back with him that even
ing, Mrs. McPhee, who had under
gone an operation in the Blodgett
Memorial hospital some time ago and
had so far recovered from the effects
therefrom that he thought that he
would be able to bring her back with
him. $50
Mrs. A. ID Fristoe and Mrs. t.
Moffett went to Grand Rapids Monday
for the purpose of visiting with
friends for the day.
Mrs. Lima Mason and Mrs. Emma
Evans, of Berrien Springs, returned
home Monday morning by way Of
Grand Rapids after having visited al
inc home of Mrs. r. B. Strong since
Friday.
DIR. Joseph +. Pinkham~ is adding
to the worth of his property by hav-
ing a fine red brick outside chimney
erected on the west side of his home.
Fred l.. Warner made a business
trip to Stanwood, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Dean and Mrs
Evert Dean and daughter, Of Barry