The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-04-09

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Dandelions are IN bloom.
What7 Don't believe iti Say,
we have witness TO prove the state
ment.
Some Of A. l.. Hull's friends did
not know him after he had q shave
and hair cut.
C. w: Joslin has been somewhat
under the weather" since he return
ed from his cattle buying trip up
north. Best not to go north 30
early in the season.
Those who attended the last card
party know there will be another one
Saturday evening Of this week at
Maccabee hall. The ladies attending
will serve luncheon. All welcome.
Leo Davis recently one Of the sol
| dieD boys, visited his cousin, Miss
Sadie Himebaugh, Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Northway returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Winkworth and little
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers of Sheridan
are visiting their daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Weirman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Geiger were in
Grattan Sunday visiting Harry Moon
and family.
Mrs. Archie Woodruff called on
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn Monday.
| Laurence Gardner visited with
Bedding friends Saturday.
Miss Merle MUMMY Of Bedding was
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Clayton Ba-
ker last week.
Miss Freda Geiger Of near Nc
Brides visited her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hoppough
last week.
Spencer Cowles of Belding called
on Smyrna friends Saturday, We
were pleased to see him SO much inn
proved in health.
Mrs. Harold Gardner is quite i'll.
Mrs. Alfred Davis has received a
short letter from our friend, Miss
Fannie Earle. She is in Washington
Park hospital, Goth St., N. Vernon
Ave, Chicago, Ill, where she is trying
to look on the bright side of life while
awaiting the slow knitting together of
broken bones in her right limb or hip,
She hopes to be home when strawbey[
ries are ripe. We all hope she may.
Mrs. Emmett Gould called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn Tuesday.
Mrs. George Kellogg was guest
Of Mrs. John Purdy Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Downing Of
, Ionia motored to Smyrna Sunday and
enjoyed visit with their sister, Mrs.
A. Barry and niece and nephew, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Insley. They found the
road quite good between here and
Ionia.
Miss Cora Hoppcugh left Sunday
evening for Grand RAPIDS am from
there went to Olivet Monday to re-
sumo her school work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Waukaw and
baby were down from Greenville on
SUNDAY afternoon for a visit with
Mrs. Hattie Moe.
We are pleased to state that Mrs.
w. Estabrook is improving in health.
Mrs. Ed. Tower and Miss Broad
head Of Belding visited the formers
parents, G. w. Joslin and wife, We'd
nesday. They called on Mrs. Syl-
vester Osborn.
John Tebbel and wife were dinner
guests Of Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Miss
Nella Tebbel Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Winkworth wishes to
thank the Smyrna ladies for their
kindness to her during her recent ILL
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dicken and Miss
Essie and Milo Dicken called on their
relatives. the family of G. o. Bignell
in Belding Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks attended
the meetings of the G.. A. r. and w.
r. G.. in Bedding Saturday.
Mrs Catherine RncsoJI urac On din
ner guest of Mrs. Sylvester Osborn
Thursday and visited Mrs. Mary Teb-
bell Thursday afternoon.
If anybody desires to know the con-
dition of the roads down Keene way,
ask Ira Richmond, he has had some
experience.
Will Cowles attended the Rhineharr
sale in Keene Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Heath and A. l..
Tuttle and wife motored up from
Ionia Sunday for visit with VIM.
Gardner and Will Cowles and wife.
Miss Pearl Kingdom of Lowell re-
turned here from Greenville last week
and is visiting Elgin Condor and WIFE
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Norton have
moved to Smyrna and are settled in
the house recently purchased of
Frank Joslin.
Hiram Olds has new manure
spreader and he now wonders how he
ever did farm work without it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull drove to
the Brink neighborhood Wednesday
and visited Albert Snow and wife and
will Krick and family.
Archie Woodruff came home from
Detroit Friday to visit few days
with his family.
Hugo Casper. wife and son and
Louis Compton and wife have return
ed home from the John Campbell
farm in Keene where the men folks
were saving logs
Mrs. Geo Tebbel and son, Arlo, and
Miss Nella were in Bedding Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Mason of near Slavton
Lake in Grattan visited Mrs. John