The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-08
LOCAL Items
Abou, Our Town and Its People

Mrs. l.. Wells Sprague of Green
Vile died at her home Monday after
non at about 2 o'clock from the eff
fects of fall which she sustained
some time ago since which time her
health has been gradually failing.
She was the widow Of l.. Wells
Sprague, the Greenville. pioneer bus
mess man whose death we chronicled
last week, only eight days elapsing
between the death of the two life
partners.
Mrs. Ida Hanson, Jay Hanson and
family, Lester Beebe, Robert Beebe,
Guy Beebe and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Lowden went to st. Louis, Tuesday
to attend the funeral Of a relative, s.
X. Beebe.
VIM. z. Post made business trip
TO Greenville Saturday morning.
Mrs. Della Wright returned Satur-
day morning from Indianapolis, Ind,
to which place she went about three
weeks ago to visit relatives and
friends and also to meet her son,
LYLE Wright, !, who has been in the
United States navy for nearly two
years now aboard the transport ship,
Ievethian, formerly the famous Va
terland of the German-American line.
Mrs. John Phillips and daughter,
Beatrice of Edmore, returned to their
home Saturday morning after having
spent some time visiting at the home
of the formers father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gibson and family.
Miss Minnie Leetch returned to her
school work at Mt. Pleasant Satur-
day morning, after having spent a
short vacation at the home OF Mark
Leetch.
Mrs. Harriet Brown of Harvard,
returned to her home Saturday morn
ing after having spent some time
Wishing at the home of Mr.. adm Mrs
Clarence E. Holcomb.
Trrnk HI. Totten made a business
trim TO GreenvilIe Saturday morning.
Nrs c.. III. Daley and grar0daugh-
ter. Leigh, went to Alto Friday even
100 to visit at the home of the form
e.'s father a short time.
Mrs. Alice Ross and granddaugh-
ter. Marjorie, Of Ionil, returned Sat
yrdsy noon after having visited fer
week al the home of the formers Sis
tel Mrs. y. E. Fales.
United effort avails much, Tuesday,
Jan. 21.-Adv.
Miss Mamie Hefferon returned on
Sunday evening from Parnell, after
visiting relatives and friends there.
Miss Cora Kingsbury of Detroit
spent her vacation with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Kingsbury.
Harold Slumpki of Detroit was the
guest at the home of Geo. Kingsbury
and family over Christmas.
Mrs. T. Saunders and mother, Mrs.
G. E. Gladstone were Greenville call
ers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ford left Mon
day for Stanton to visit her parents.
Our old friend ]. H. Thompson and
his son, Jay, left here at noon today
for Niles, Ohio, where they both have
been offered good positions working in
a factory where their son and brother,
Hiram Thompson, is superintendent.
Mrs. Thomas Andrews is much i'm
Leon Forward left Friday Tor Bat
tie Creek where he has a position.
Fred LAGRANGE arrived home New
Years day from Charlotte.
Mrs. Emma Wright is caring for
Mrs. Charles Russell's children.
After visiting relatives here few
days, Frank MINER left for his home
in Lansing.
Miss Ruth Wright spent holiday
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Wright.
E. F. u. will hold their next regu-
lar meeting Friday night, Jan. 10, at
Elmer Cooks, City hall. Election
cf officers and members are urged to
come. State Manager j. H. Ellis
of Saginaw will be with us. Ernest
Grinnell, secretary.
Mrs. A. N. Sowsby was in Green
vile Wednesday visiting Mrs. Kirk
bride.
Mrs. Ed Whitford was in Green
Vile Wednesday on business.
Ed. d. Engemann, editor of this
here sheet, spent the day in Tru-
FAINT on business. He made the 500
yd. dash to the train in 10 IL and
won out.
Friends of Elmer H. Harrington
have been advised by telegram that
he has arrived safely at New York
from duty overseas.
Wortley & French, the well-known
druggists, have a special proposition
for anyone who is suffering with
rheumatism. Ask about the Rheuma