The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-20

Robert Beebe, Of Belding, was .
guest Of his father, Lester Beebe,
| Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Clark, Of Vaudeville,
visited with Alfred Davis and wife
| Saturday.
Miss Mabel Bowen, Of Keene, was
the Sunday guesst of her cousin, Miss
Norma HoppouRh.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gould and
John Purdy and wife attended the
Ionia free fair, Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Condor were also in Ionia
Thursday to attend the free fair.
Don't fail to attend that big Grand
Opening Dancing Party to be given
in the Belding Opera House On Wed
nesday evening, August 81. Special
enlarged orchestra of 20 pieces. Ev-
erybody invited. Many features. NO
advance in prices.
Mrs. Mary Estabrook, of Belding,
returned Thursday from a visit with
her home folks in Indiana. Mr.. Es-
tabrcok and his sister, Mrs. Fred
Dumon, went to Grand Rapids, to
met her.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Joslin and
daughter, Ella, and Mrs. Ella Ha-
thorn were in Ionia, Friday attend
ing the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mehney and
baby, Jack, visited with N. Mehney
and wife up at Cooks Corners, Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull We're in
Belding, Saturday, attending the G.
A. r. and w. r. c. picnic.
Mrs. Hattie Moe and Mrs. Carrie
Coleman called on Mrs. Ellen Beedy
and Mrs. Charles Condor, Saturday.
Miss Cora Hoppough and her
guests returned Saturday from Stay
ton lake where they have been camp
ing the past two weeks. Sunday,
Miss Hoppough took her guests to
Grand Rapids where they boarded
the train for Chicago. She was a
guest of her brother, Carl Hoppcugh
and wife until Monday when she re-
turned home
The children and grand children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Gardner will
enjoy reunion at the parental home
Thursday.
Ed. Insley, Mrs. A. Barry and Mr..
and Mrs. Del. Purdy motored to Ionia
Thursday and attended the fair.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, who has been
in Bedding the past week visiting with
Mrs. Caroline Gals and attending the
Chautauqua, returned to Smyrna, on
Saturday and visited over Sunday
with Alfred Davis and wife.
Mrs. Carrie Coleman and Mrs.
Hattie Moe called on Mrs. A. L. Hull
Saturday evening.
Leslie Human motored over from
Grand Rapids, Saturday and visited
with John Tebbel and wife until Sum
day afternoon. His wife and daugh-
ter returned home with him.
Mrs. Lottie Compton called on
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn, Saturday.
Mrs. Hiram Olds visited with Mrs.
Mary Tebbel and Mrs. Emma Lee
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Purdy were the
Sunday guests of Mrs. Hettie Davis
and family, in South Graiian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Compton, Elgin
Condor and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Harris, Mrs. A. Barry, Ed. Insley,
wife and son, Howard, and the Misses
Ruth, Katherine and Melba Brown
motored to Murray lake, Sunday on a
picnic excursion.
Miss Julia Hogan visited over Sun
day with Mrs. Emma Lee at tbs
hcme of Mrs. Mary Tebbel.
The Ionia County Maccabee asso-
citation will hold their next meeting
at Palo, Thursday, August %. The
meeting will begin at ten o'clock. The
dinner will be served by the ladies of
the Baptist church at thirty-five
cents each.
1t is reported that trains have to
stop every day between here and
Bedding so the train men can get off |
and drive cattle from the track. We
don't doubt it fer the fence south of |
high banks wouldn't hold a newspa-
per, much less the cattle in the pas
ture.