The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-05-21


ding News. Hope you win be here
another twenty at least.-Editor.
Say, did you ever see 30 many dan
delion blossoms in all your life before
as are now in bloom? We never did.
At last the apple trees have con-
descended to open their buds and
perfume the cold spring breezes.
Everybody says "how sweet.
Will Dicken motored, Sunday morn
ing and brought his grandmother,
Mrs. Eleanor Dicken. to her home
here to spend the day Her daugh-
ter. Mrs. G. o. Bignell, came with
her, also Mrs. Eva +. Bignell. Milo
Dicken was also home for the day
and Will Dicken and wife were din
ner guests. Mrs. Dickens Sunday
callers were Mrs. Ward Hoppough
and daughter, Norma, Mrs. A. L. Hull
and Miss Ella Joslin.
Mrs. Hattie Moe was q Sunday
guest at the home Of her brother,
George Hoppough and wife.
Mrs. Charles Winkworth assisted
Mrs. Ada Hanks with her work We'd
nesday.
Mrs Cora jerks was feeling better
last week and we are hoping her
Improvement in health may continue.
She has a wheel chair for her COM
fort now.
Mrs. Ella Hathorn, who has been
here for some time with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Joslin, returned to her home
in Grand Rapids, Monday, of last
week.
Mrs Pow T;llo+soc 81 cxoo1. D.,
was supper guest of Mrs. Chas.
Condor and Mrs Ellen Beedy, Tues
day
VIM. Hull, of Lowell. while on his
way to Belding. stopped here, Sunday
morning and called on A. L. Hull and
wife.
Mrs. Eva Caswell, of Six Lakes, ar
rived here Saturday and is visiting
with her mother, Mrs. Albert North
way, her sister. Mrs. Herbert Meheny
and grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Hull
Say, we haven't had wedding in
this locality in long time. Let's
have one.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks drove
| in Brink, Sunday, and visited with
Charles Brink and wife.
G. w. Joslin has in his possession
an ear of corn that grew in 1861.
and 1T looks as good as if it had
grown last year. 1t is a red ear and
all these years it has been in a box
of toys that belonged to Mr.. Joslin's
little brother, who died, and his moth
er laid them away together with the
red ear of corn that he treasured.
Mrs. John kellogg, of Lowell and
Mrs. Nellie Sayles. of Sullivan, Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Condor
Wednesday and Thursday.
Frank Richmond, his mother. Mrs.
Charles Richmond and Mrs. Mary
Gray, were in Bedding, Thursday eve
ming, visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Foss
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn is the own
er of a couple of New Zealand hares
that she recently purchased of Miss
Christa Aubill They are cute little
pets.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel and son. John
went to Grand Rapids, Tuesday, of last
week to attend the funeral of their
sousin, George E. Bartlett. the engi.
neer who was killed
Mrs. Mary Gray visited with Mr.
and Mrs. George Hanks. WEDNESDAY
and Thursday evening
" . iiusV NdSper is the owner OF
plant called baby fingers" that i.
. in full bloom. Many pepople VIII,
know the plant think It never blooms
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers and Mrs FL
len Beedy called on Mrs. Chas. Wink
worth. Saturday.
Five pupils of our school passe,
in the grade examinations held her
last week The five are Lyle Wood
ruff, Arlo Tebbel, Laurence Gardner
Bernice Olds and Mary Talbot.
The Sunday guests at the homo q
Mr. and Mrs. John Purdy were Mr.
and Mrs. Engel and baby, of Verpen
mes. Mrs. Hattie Davis. her son. Alvil
and daughters, Emily and Matilda. O
, South Grattan, Chas. Davis and MI
and Mrs. George kellogg.
Mrs. Ed. Cowles called on Mrs
Chas. Winkworth. Saturday evening.
Not content with building a new ce
: ment walk, Bert Norton is maxim
e many other improvements about hi
n place on his house.
Mrs. Earl Norton is home from tn
a hospital in Greenville. Mrs. John Tel
bel and Miss Florence Northway Wis
. tied her Thursday.
Mrs. Orla VanSickle, of Chesanin
and Mrs. NJ. Beebe, of Grand RAND,
{ visited with their brother, Lester Bee
be. last week from Wednesday unit
; Friday. They called on Mrs. Sylveste
Osborn, Friday.
s Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Joslin visite
with Lewis Seeley and wife. Wednes
:. day. Mr.. Joslin was also a Sarana
= visitor.
! James Hopkins, of Keene, was a dir
ner guest of A. l.. Hull and wifi
Wednesday.
9. b. Johnston and family, of Sm<
ky Row. visited with Mr.. and Mrs. %
gin Condor. Monday evening. of la.
week.
Mrs. Mary Gray made a bushes
trip to Greenvile, Monday.
Mrs. Clayton Baker and baby. Hele
OF Cowles Avenue and her guests, Mr.
Edward Herp and baby, of Grand Ra,
ids, visited Chas. Condor and wife an
Mrs. Ellen Beedy, Friday afternoon.
Henry Lott. of Elmdale. was
guest at the home of Z. w. Condor an
wife. Friday. He was selling silos.