The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-26

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Justify, their CHEEKY springtme songs
The pussy willows and tag alders
are in bloom and soon the women
folks will be out with dishpans search
ing for greens-dandelion greens.
Already the sound of carpet beat
ing fills the air with dust and muf-
fled whacks like the sound Of a slip
per on the seat CT small boys
pants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Cowles have
moved to Belding but we hope they
will return to Smyrna often and stay
long.
We are informed that Ed. Mosher,
from near Bedding will soon move on
to the Jenkins farm.
We are pleased to hear that Chas.
Iondon and wife are planning to
move to Smyrna in the near future
Miss Sadie Himebaugh has rented
the cottage formerly owned by Frank
Joslin of Maurice Reed and will move
therein soon.
Say, if we keep on this will be quite
a moving tale.
The Misses Maud Bignell and Mil
dred Cramer walked down to Smyrna
from Belding Sunday. We are not
saving they walked back.
Will Cowles has been i'll a few days.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe has finished her
work for Mrs. Eleanor Dicken and
has returned to her own home. Mrs.
G.. O. Bignell Of Belding is staying
with Mr.. Dicken for awhile.
Mrs. Charles Winkworth is on the
sick list,
Mrs. Albert Northway has been in
Grattan caring for the sick several
Mrs. Archie Woodruff was Beld-
ing visitor Tuesday. She called on
Mrs Sylvester Osborn.
Harry Clark is a resident of Smyrna
once more. He is shearing sheep for
the farmers.
Mrs. Geo. Tebbel was Bedding Wis
itor Saturday.
Mrs. Amos Russell is sick with a
cold. Mrs. Audrey Earle and Mrs.
Maggie Beebe called on her Friday.
Mrs. z. j. Knapp and Mrs. Will
Anderson of Bedding visited Mrs.
Mary Tcbbel and Miss Nella Tebbel
Friday.
Farmers, gardeners call on Elgin
Condor when in need of farm tools
and machinery.
Miss Florence Richmond called on
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn Friday.
Lodwic Shear of Whites Bridge
and Miss Laura Booth were married
Wednesday in Ionia. Homer Morse
and Miss Ethel Meade attended them.
| A reception was held for them Satur-
day night at the home of Tom Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shear will reside in the
tenant house on Chas. Bowen's farm
and he will work for Mr.. Bowen this
season.
Miss Pearl Kingdom eff Greenville
was guest of Elgin Condor and wife
Saturday night and Sunday.
The Smyrna Social club will have
a pedro party at Maccabee hall Sat-
urday night. The ladies will serve
luncheon and everybody is invited.
Frank Davis has been quite i'll with
pneumonia but is some better at
present.
Just after they had their household
goods all packed, ready to move,
Mrs. Del Purdy was taken very i'll of
influenza.
Mrs. Leslie Human and little
daughter, Virginia, of Grand Rapids,
are Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebbel.
Alfred Davis and wife were in
Bedding Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Purdy and Mrs. Helen Purdy.
Miss Edith Doying of Muskegon
came to Smyrna for ST. Patrick's day
and while here was guest of Mrs.
Elgin Condor.
Mrs. Chas. Condor and Mrs. Archie
Winchell visited friends in Belding on
Friday
Mrs. Ella Beedy and little grand
daughter, Martha Beedy. were guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hull Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Tebbel visited Mrs. Clay
ton Baker Sunday.
If you need farm tools this spring
. call on Elgin Condor.
Mrs. James Joslin and children and
her mother. Mrs. Ella Hathorn were
in Grattan from Tuesday until Thurs
day visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Bricker.
Mrs. Caroline Gals of Bedding and
a lady friend visited Alfred Davis and
wife and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis We'd
! nesday.
Mrs. Anna Nelson of South Boston
and Fayete Hoppough, wife and chill
dren of Belding were guests of Ward
. Hoppough and wife last Sunday.
. r. B. Davis Of Moseley is making
Maple syrup. He stated that from
the first run of sap this spring he
made nine gallons OF syrup.
Mrs. Hattie Moe visited her sister
. Mrs. Alice Peterson Sunday.
Slxty-two people from this locality
, gave Del Purdy and wife surprise
party Thursday evening. They had
a picnic super and danced and had a
, good time as they always do when
they have a party.
An item in last weeks Banner
News stated that the tenant house on
Fred Williams farm burned Sunday
but did not say it was occupied by
Ray Weeks who lost all his house.
hold goods except a chair and two
or three pictures.
Mrs. John Purdv and Mrs. George
.Hoppough visited Mrs. Orinda Dumor
Thursday.
Miss Sadie Himebaugh was in Ed
more Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joslin and sor
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