The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

harvesting their grain.
So far ~ we have seen wheat 10
| looking fine, but the recent storm
lodged the rye 20 much it will be df-
| fcult to cut.
Mrs. Ed. Cowles has been quite sick
but is little better.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
visitors at the home Of Newton Doug
las and family, last week and George
helped Newton with his haying job.
The Sunday callers at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Norton were: Roy
Ecker and son, from Chicago, Mrs.
Clara Ewing, Of Michigan City, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Henry and Chas.
Loase, Of Greenville and Maurice
Trumbull and wife Of Moseley.
Henry Gardner was home from
Ionia to enjoy the Fourth with his
parents, Warren Gardner and wife.
Mrs. Caroline Gals, of Bedding, Wis
tied a few days last week with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Davis.
Will Wright, of Grand Rapids, q
former resident here. was calling on
his old friends in Smyrna Monday.
Will is not enjoying the best of health
and didn't look as robust as nc did
in his boyhood days.
Miss Hilda Weber was home from
Grand Rapids from Thursday night
until Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Williams, Of
Lansing, were visitors at the home OF
Mrs. Mary Tebbel, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Tebbel and John Tebbel and wife from
Thursday until Monday.
Mrs. Marcus Dow and son, Allan, of
New York and the latter's friend,
Lawrence Stineman, Of Detroit, are
visitors at the home of Miss Fannie
Earle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
in Brink, Sunday, visiting with rel
atives.
The guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A l.. Hull Wednesday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus d. Hull, of
Keene, Wheeler Hull and wife, of
Lowell and Albert Northway and wife
A fine picnic dinner was served and
they all had delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Gould are en-
pertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cotter
and son from California.
Alfred Davis has been quite sick
for several DAYS.
MISS odulc I1lfueDdukH 10 SIGN Will
summer grip or cold.
Fred Johnson and wife, of Sullivan
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Con-
don Thursday night and Friday.
Clare Gardner and family visited
with friends down near Ionia, Sum-
day.
Will Hull, of Lowell, called on Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Hull, Saturday.
Archie Gray, of Pontiac, visited
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Gray,
from Thursday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, b. Heath, Miss
Ada Heath and A. L. Tuttle and wife
Of Ionia, were guests at the home of
VIM. Gardner, Sunday. Miss Heath
recently returned from France.
Howard Insley was hame from
Grand Rapids to enjoy an overtime
Fourth visit with his parents, Ed.
Insley and wife.
Carl Hoppough and wife, Miss Reva
Sussex and Frank Johnson went to
Bostwick lake on a fishing expedition
at an early hour Saturday morning.
Miss Oli1e Slawson, of Bedding,
was a guest af Mrs. Hattie Moe over
Sunday and the fore part of the week
Robert Spaman, of Grand Rapids
is visiting with his aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebbel, while his
mother in a hospital.
Robert Beebe was a dinner guest of
Sylvester Osborn and wife, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. G. o. Bignell, of Bedding and
Mrs. Alvah Dodds and little son Ger
aid, of Pennington, were in Smyrna
Monday and Tuesday, Strengthening
up the home Of Mrs. Eleanor Dicken.
They called on Mrs. Sylvester Osborn
and Mrs. Mary Tebbel.
Elmer Loupe and daughter and
son-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Kitchen and
their daughter, motored out here from
Lansing, a week ago last Friday and
enjoyed the time until Sunday fishing
at the various lakes around here. Mrs.
Ellen Beedy and granddaughter,
Martha Beedy accompanied them on
their return home and are visiting
with Cort Beedy and c. l. Mead and
their families.
Eighty-six numbers were sold at
the dancing party given Thursday
night by the Smyrna Social club.
Sylvester Osborn has corn that is
tasselinp out now. 1t is a good look
ing piece of corn.
Benedict Tower and wife, Of Bel
ding came down here Monday for a
visit with Leo Tower and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoppough,
Miss Cora Hoppough, Miss VanHar-.
lengen, John Purdy, wife and son,
Guy, Mrs. Helen Purdy, Mrs. Hattie
Moe, Mrs. Orinda Dumcn and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Dumon enjoyed a pic
mic dinner on the lawn in front of
George Hoppough's home the Fourth
of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor motor
ed to Grand Rapids, Sunday and Wis
ited until Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick Potter and Edwin Sayles and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Joslin and
daughter, Ella, accompanied Elmer
Bricker and wife, of Grattan, to Wa
basis lake for Fourth of July outing
C. w. said one of the fish the caught
was large enough to keep.
Frank Richmond enjoyed the Fourth