The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-06
LOCAL items
About Our Town snd Its People

Mrs. Samuel Eavey Of Palo return
ed home Monday, after a few days
visiting with Mrs. Margaret s. Peck
Mrs. Roy Luce and two children
left here Monday morning for visit
with relatives and friends at Barry.
ton and Evart.
| About ninety people were present
at the B9ptist Sunday school picnic
at Long lake, Thursday and everyone
of them had the time OF their young
lives so it is reported. The fact thai
il rained failed to cut into the pleas
ures Of the day, although it did cur
tai the activities of those in attend
ance to some extent.
Glenn Hudnutt, a local man VINO
went with the u. S. army as one OF
the Polar Bears and saw Russian
service a plenty, returned to Belding
Saturday and is glad to get back,
Although he spent long time in the
frigid regions around Archanglc he
is far from being an icicle and locks
as II the horrors of war" had agreed
with him in fine shape.
Mrs. Milo Scott, of this city, was in
lonia, Thursday in attendance al the
funeral Of Mrs. Mary Mccarthy.
mother of Rev. FIR. HI. d. Mccarthy
which was held in the Catholic church
there that day.
Mrs. l.. ID. Hittleoaugh. of Alma.
left here Tuesday evening for Mt
Pleasant. after having spent a short
visit at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Albert Rich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Hockstad and
baby, who have been spending the
summer vacation at Grand Rapies.
arrived home Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
Hockstad, who is principal in the To-
cal schools, went On up to Traverse
City while his wife and baby remain
ed at Grand Rapids with her parents
and ne assisted in picking the cherry
crop
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Palmer. of
Stanton We're Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Rich.
Samuel G.. Hicks, of Canton. Ohio.
is guest of his father, j. G. Hicks.
OF south Bridge street. He was a
member of the 145th Am. Co., 37th
Div, Ohio, and saw considerable SER
vice in France and Belgium. He
heartih agrees with the rest of the
United States soldiers who say that
TINS is better country by far than
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ross and Mr..
and Mrs. John Rasmussen, of Easton,
were Sunday guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Hicks.
Mrs. Jim Henry, former resident
OF this city, but who is now living on
the road between here and Saranac.
was a welcome visitor with old neigh
bcrs in this burg, Friday.
Mrs. Frank Sandy and daughter,
Lena, and Miss Nera Wood left here
this morning for Evart, where they
will attend a Free Methodist cams
meeting which is going on then..
Rev. Albers, of the F. NJ. church, of
Oregon, who has been visiting here
also left on the same train with the
above people for Leroy, where he
and his wife will visit with her people
for a time.
Mrs. Bette Algee and granddaugh-
ter, Lucille Algee, of Milan, Tenn.
arrived Monday for a two weeks visit
at the home of her son. G.. c.. Algee.
Crooks Ave. This is their first trip
above the Mason-Dixon line and re-
port as being well pleased. especially
with Bedding.
The ytung peoples societies of the
various protestant churches are going
to have a union meeting each Sunday
night while the open air union meet
ings last. August 10 the meeting
will be at the Baptist church with the
M. E. young people furnishing special
music. On August IL the meeting
will be at the Congregational church
On August "a at the Church of Christ
and August 81 the meeting will be in
the M. E. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew M. Lowry.
of Oakland, H., arrived Tuesday at
ternoon for a visit with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Bliss. Miss
Alice Bliss, who has been visiting
them came home with them.
Miss Edna Bliss who has been visit
ing at Oakland, ILL.,, came back as
far as Grand Haven, Tuesday and is
stopping there at the Camp Fire Girls
camp. Mrs. Oscar Rummler, a for
mer local high school teacher is also
camping there.
Ray S. Gown, of Greenville, the
clothier, was in the city Wednesday
on business.
Rheumatism is increasingly preva-
lent, due to the heavy rains this year.
This explains the unusually large de-
mand Wortley e. French have for
Rheuma, the one remedy for rheu-