The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-20

i weather lately.
Il Is pretty good time now to get
rid Of noxious weeds.
Last week the outside attraction
was the Icnia free fair. This week
it is the Greenville fair.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman, of Kinsley,
Kansas, called on Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hanks and Mrs. Helen Purdy, Thprs-
day.
The Heether family reunion held
at Maccabee hall Saturday was well
attended, abuot ninety people were
there and enjoyed the day immense
ly. Besides the banquet they served
there was little dancing party and
games and visiting.
Mrs. Louis Compton visited with
Mrs. Leo Cowles, Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Fred McNitt and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dallas McDufree, of Bedding
/ visited with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Tebbel, Thursday.
Mrs. Leslie Human and daughter,
Virginia, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull drove
down in Keene, Friday, to help the
formers brother, Mark ID. Hull, ces-
citrate his birthday anniversary. OF
course they had good time.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Mrs. Emma
Lee visited with the latter's son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Lee, Friday.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe was home from
Sunnyside, last week.
Mrs. Bertha Coss and little son,
Wendell, of Lansing, arrived here
Saturday night for visit with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor and
Henry Harris and wife attended the
Ionia free fair, Thursday.
Mrs. MacFarlane left here Thurs
day for Port Huron, where she viii
visit with friends a while and from
there will go over to Canada for
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Noblett, OF
Grand Rapids, were ever Sunday
guests of DIR. and Mrs. A. B. PEN
| ton.
Hiram Odds finished making a nice
cement platform and steps last week
for the Maccabee hall.
Mrs. Christa Condor, Mrs. Alice
Peterson and Mrs. Flossie Baker,
committee for Good of the Order, of
Lady Maccabees, served taffy at the
meeting Saturday night and those
who were there enjoyed it immensely
There was a good attendance of
members and the guests were Mrs.
Carrie Coleman, of Kinley, Kansas,
Mrs. Kate Mast and Mrs. Mary
Stoughton.
If you want to see some good corn
grown this year, take a look at the
two stalks on c. w. Joslin's front
porch. 1t is certainly fine.
Mrs. Dawn Petite, of Detroit, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Ida Shaw, returned home Friday Her
mother went home with her. Her
sister, Mrs. Nellie Marquis, of Jop-
lin, Mo-, also accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown and
Ed. Whitford, of Bedding were dinner
guests of Mrs. Ellen Beedy and Chas.
Condor and wife, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Purdy, Mrs.
Mosher and daughter, Miss Lila were
visitors at the home OF Mrs. Helen
Purdy, Sunday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoppough,
Mrs. John Purdy and Mrs. Carrie
Coleman motored over to Slayton
lake, Wednesday and visited with the
campers.
Bert Norton's new drive well is
completed and in working order. 1t
is 10 feet deep and has fifty feet
of water. Wells fin Smyrna ara
something to be proud of.
The little Misses Katherine and
Melba Brown, of Belding, were over
Sunday guests of Ed. Insley's fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Houppoogh and
daughter, Norma, went to Ionia, on
Wednesday to attend the free fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hanks and viii
Briggs were guests of George Hanks
and wife, Tuesday.
Miss Clara Davis, of Vaudeville
and Mrs. George Davis and daughter
Miss Lizzie, visited with Alfred Da-
Wis and wife Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hull visited at
the home of Silas Hull, last week
from Tuesday until Thursday. Mr..
Hull went fishing and had splendid
time.
Mrs. Orinda Dumon called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn, Thursday.
Mrs. N. Mehney, of Cooks Corners
Mrs. Percy Sussex and Mrs. Genevive
Scheidt, of Detroit, called on Miss
Fannie Earl, Saturday.
Mrs. George Tebbel visited with
her sister, Mrs. Georde Crane, in
Greenville, Friday.
There was a lot of nice thrifty
rag weed around the side of Macca-
bee hall but Mrs. Will Cowles and
Mrs. A. Barry went over there one
day last week and pulled it all up.
Then they sneezed and sneezed. Be
fore they finished the work Amos
Russell came by there with sythe
and helped them like a good Samari-
tan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del. Purdy attended
the Purdy family reunion at Lake
view, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Keller, of
Greenville were guests of Elgin Con-
don and wife, last week from Monday
until Wednesday. Tuesday they all
attended the Condor family reunion
~ pooJ,o 1aLo TX raop1o attended