The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-09-10


August weather in September.
Well we had September weather
in August.
School began Tuesday of last week
with Miss Marian Byrne a. teacher.
Arlo Tebbel and Lawrence Gardner
are attending high school In Belding.
Miss Agnes Douglas and little nep-
hew, Douglas jerks, called on Mr..
and Mrs. George Hanks, Wednesday.
Quite a number Of Smyrna People
are suffering from colds or hay fever.
The afflicted think the disease bad
enough for the worst name.
Mrs. Herbert Mehney, Mrs, John
Tebbel and Albert Northway were in
Belding, Saturday. :.
Bcrn--W ednesday, September 8, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Regan, of Detroit,
a son, George William. Mrs. Albert
Northway is with Mrs. Regain and
all are doing fine. Now John feels
as if he was a>millionare.
Mrs. Ward Hoppough is looking
after affairs at the Chase home while
the Major and wife are away.
Newton Douglas and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were in
Bedding, Monday.
Will Buell. was Sunday visitor at
4 the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Con-
don.
Farmers Attention-we are in the
market for wheat and Rye. p. II.
Maloney & Co. Call 1884,
Major and Mrs. F. r. Chase left
here Friday, for Columbus, Ohio,
where they will attend the National
G. A. r. encampment. B. F. Tower
has also gone to Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hull, Hiram
Olds and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Cowles went to Greenville, Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs Elmer
Witham, who passed away on Tues
day, September 2. Mrs. Witham
was daughter of E. j. Hull and wife
and granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Hull
Mrs. Wolinger was a supper guest
TO Mrs. Chas. Winkworth, Wednesday
Mrs. Mary Beedy visited with Mrs.
Mary Tebbel Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Purdy and son,
Guy, motored over in Grattan Sunday
and attended a reunion of the Davis
family, held at the home CT Mrs. Het-
tie Davis.
Mrs. Arthur Uhlhorn and daughter
of Chicago, who were visiting Bert
Noreon anu WIZ, iStulhcu hoiiiS o'i
Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Kirsheman, of Ionia,
visited with Ed Insley and family
from Thursday evening until Sat-
urday. Mrs. Addie Whitford of
Belding came with her but was called
away and only remained here short
time.
Mrs. George Hcppough, Mrs. Elgin
Condor and Mrs. Ward Hoppough,
committee for the good of the order,
served watermelons and muskmelons
to the Lady Maccabees, Saturday
night. The Sir Knights were also
invited to partake thereof.
VIM. Gardner, who has been in poor
health for long time, was stricken
with paralysis Wednesday and is
very low. His nephew, VIM. Heath
and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Tuttle, all of Ionia, called to see Mr..
Gardner Saturday evening. Mrs.
Wolfnger is caring for Mr.. Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Stack of Grattan
/ were Sunday visitors at the home of
Elgin Condor and wife. Mr.. Van
| Stack has been doing some black
smith work for Mr.. Condor.
Miss Mabel Maxwell of Belding
visited with her grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Gray, Saturday night and Sum
day.
Mrs. Elmer Lowden of Belding
called on Mrs. Sylvester Osborn,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Purdy of Ionia
and lady friend from England were
guests of the formers grandmother,
Mrs. Helen Purdy, Sunday Of last
week.
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Penton and
daughter, Gayla, and Mrs. John Teb-
bel were in Grand Rapids, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lowden and
Robert Beebe of Bedding were over
Sunday guests of Lester Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks visited
Truman Currie and wife in Belding
Friday.
Leo Tower and wife and Miss Grace
Moon called on Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Osborn Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Lee visited with her
son, Glenn Lee, and family Sunday.
Andrew Spaman and family of
Grand Rapids were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tebbel They all enjoyed the day at
Baldwin lake.
Il A little twig about eight inches long
containing twenty-five fine plums
was picked from one of Harold Gar
dner's plum trees last week. The
trees were so loaded with fruit that
they had to be propped up.
Will Hogan was a Sunday caller at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Davis.
| Mrs. Lottie Comptono visited with
Mrs. Mary Tebbel Thursday.
Mrs. Wolfinger has moved into the
old sanitarium building.
Mrs. Hugo Casper and Mrs. Chas.
Winkworth visited with Mrs. Leo
Cowles Friday.
The Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Norton were, Earl Norton and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Norton and
Herbert Mehney, wife and baby son,