The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-02-12

Two red letter days this week.
After st. Valentines day we begin
to think Of spring. .S
Saturday night will be the time for
the regular meetings of the X. O. T.
M. and l.. o. T. M.
1t does not look now as if we would
have much sleighing this winter.
Miss Vina Gardner called on Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Hanks Tuesday even
ing.
Miss Sadie Himebaugh was Sun
day guest of Miss Higbee in Lowell.
Mrs. Anna Campbell, who is 81
years old, is far from being helpless
vet. Wednesday she walked down
town, did her shopping and walked
home again.
George Hoppough has been on the
sick list several days but is better.
Jesse Frcst, aged about SO years
a former resident of Smyrna, died
Sunday, Feb 2, 1919, at his home at
Long Beach, Florida, after long ILL
ness. The remains arrived here ON
Friday evening and were taken to
the home of his son, Jay Frost, near
Moseley. Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the Alton
church and he was laid at rest in the
Alton cemetery by the side of his
wife who passed away many years
ago. Those from here who attend
ed the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
Elgin Condor, Will Cowles, Mrs. AL
fred Davis, Major F. r. Chase, Geo.
Hanks, Ben Tower and Mat Kohn.
Mrs. Grace Beedy, whose health is
very poor, has not been as well for a
number of days. Mrs. Chas. Condor
and little son, Carol, have been
staying with her mother, Mrs. Ella
Beedy and sister, Mrs. Grace Beedy
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hoppough and
daughter Norma were the Sunday
guests Of their aunt, Mrs. Hattie Moe
Miss Ruth Whitmore was over east
of Smyrna over Sunday, the guest OF
some Of her pupils.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Car Hoppough of
Grand Rapids had business up this
way and were guests of the formers
parents, Geo. Hoppough and wife, be-
tween trains Friday evening.
Mrs. Abe Moon and daughter, Mrs.
Mae Racey, were callers at the home
Of Alfred Davis and wife last week.
j Misses Anna WIhittenbach and
Beryl Mason and Gerald Mehney of
Cooks Corners called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Mehney Friday night.
The members of the Lyceum hall
association have purchased new cur
tains for the hall, which when hung
will be quite an Improvement.
Mrs. G.. o. Bignell and Mrs. Eva E.
Bignell were guests at the home of
Mrs. Eleanor Dicken Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks visited
N. c. Douglas, wife and daughter,
Agnes, Wednesday.
Mrs. McFarlane called on Mrs. Will
Cowles Wednesday.
Glenn Sayles 10 visiting his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Condor.
/ A COW owned by Mrs. Talbot is
very sick. 1t will be great loss to
her and her family if it should not
recover.
Mrs. A. L. Hull called on her grand
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Mehney Fri
day.
Mrs. Fannie Peake of South Da-
kota is visiting her relatives, Alfred
Davis and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis
and George Davis and family.
Mrs. Emma Lee is visiting her son,
Glenn Lee and family in Bartonville.
Mrs. Orinda Dumon called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn Frfoay. Mrs. Os-
born is still in quite poor health.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel visited Mrs
Amos Russell and Mrs. Catherine
Russell Thursday.
Carl and Beryl Hull of Ashley call
ed on their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Hull Friday evening.
Grin Hanks of Brink called on his
brother, Geo. Hanks and wife, Friday.
Mrs. Hiram Odds is the happy own
er of a very nice autograph quilt
made by the GAINESVILLE Lady Macca-
bees. Mrs. Olds had the right num-
Der to entitle her to ownership.
Mrs. Elizabeth DAVIS recently piec-
ed five cushion tops each containing
140 blocks. She has also pieced
some more quilts. She is busy wo-
man.
Ray Van Glider of Belding visited
Miss Nella Tebbel Tuesday. He
joyed fish dinner.
We don't know that Chas. Richmond
feels any older but no doubt he feels
lot bigger since he became grandpa
Friday to a nice boy born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Foss of Cooks Corners.
Mrs. John Tebbel returned home
from Grand Rapids Thursday.
There will be a school at Lyceum
hall one day this week TO instruct the
women voters how to cast vote. We
did not find out just when that meet
ing would be held but you all have
phones.
Miss Ruth Whitmore was a guest
of Mrs. Herbert Mehney Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Fred Dumon called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn Saturday.
Arlo Tebbel visited John Talbot on
Saturday.
Jane Cowles, widow Of the late
Charles Cowles, passed away at an
early hour Saturday morning, Feb.
8, 1919 at the home of her son, Karl
Cowles, after a long period of poor
health. The immediate cause of her
death was probably heart trouble.
Friday evening, Mrs. Cowles seemed
to be much better than usual and
walked to the supper table, talking
and laughing quite like herself and
retired at her usual hour. At three
o'clock her son arose, added fuel to
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