The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-05

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February and March had q tearing
old fight didn't they?
II is the general private opinion
publicly expressed, that March came
like a roaring lion.
st. Patrick's day will be observed
here Saturday, March Is, instead OF
Monday, the 18th. This will give
the school children a chance to attend
and take part in the program.
Geo. Joslin, we .tsed to call him
"Sliver" in theg cod old days, travels
hand in hand with prosperity over at
Eaton Rapids, but he does not forget
his home folks in the old home town.
Last week he sent his father, G. w.
Joslin, four bushels CT choice seed
corn which pleased Mr.. Joslin great
ly. George is not farmer but then
he knows good farm produce when ne
sees it. rA
Two funny men, Fatty Arbuckle in
1.-THE Sheriff" on Saturday, March 8,
and Charlie Chaplin in "a Dogs Life"
Wednesday, March IL, with matinees,
at the Empress theater, Bedding.
Mrs. A. Barry and Mrs. Ed. Insley
went to Stanton Thursday to visit rel
atives and help the latter's grandma
Their, Mrs. Olive Winslow celebrate
her S9th birthday anniversary:
Miss Pearl Kingdom has gone to
Greenville to visit Mrs. Geo. Keller.
Glenn Sayles has engaged to work
for the Seeley Bros. this season.
Will Hogan and Will Ccwles were
in Bedding Tuesday night helping the
Bedding /. 0. O. f. entertain the Palo
lodge.
Mrs. Robert Earle and two little
daughters arrived home from Detroit
last week and are guests of her par
ents, Amos Russell and wife.
Robert Beebe walked down from
Bedding Saturday afternoon for a
visit with his father, Lester Beebe,
and his friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylves-
ter Osborn.
Mrs. Geo. Tebbel was in Belding
Wednesday visiting her brother, Fred
McNitt and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hanks were Sun
day guests of Geo. Hanks and wife.
Frank Richmond was home from
Grattan Tuesday.
1t seems the people of this locality
intend to keep cool next summer. 1t
houses west of Smyrna were filled
is reported that IL different ice
in the past two weeks.
Mrs. Jas. Joslin called on Mrs.
Chas. Winkworth Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Tebbel and Mrs. John
Tebbel called on Mrs. Herbert Meh-
ney Thursday.
1t is reported that number of men
were out early Saturday looking after
their hats. Friday nights gale was
quite playful.
Mrs. Eli Hanks of Bedding visited
her daughter, Mrs. Archie Woodruff
Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Davis and daughter, Miss
Lizzie visited with Alfred Davis and
wife and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Tues
day.
Mrs. DeEtt Gardner, who recently
returned from Detroit, was caller
at the home of Geo. Hanks and wife
Monday and Thursday.
Mrs. Susan Huff was taken quite
i'll Saturday.
While Chas. Carlson was prepar>
ing to shoe one Of Mike Zahm s
horses Friday the animal stepped on
his foot and tore the nail off from one
of his toes, also portion of the toe.
Mr.. Carlson was able to limp about
on Saturday but looked pretty sick.
I Mrs. Will Cowles and Mrs. Chas.
Winkworth called on Mrs. A. B. Pen
ton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hoppough were
Bedding visitors Friday.
Mrs. Lettie Booth of Grand Rapids
and son, Dexter, recently returned
from France, visited John Purdy and
wife and Guy Purdy Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Whitmore visited friends
in Belding Saturday.
Ben Tower visited Herbert Mehney
and wife Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited Mrs
Hinch Curtis Friday.
Hugo Casper and family were home
from Keene from Thursday until
Monday. Hugo, Emmett Gould anC
John Purdy filled the latter's ice
house in partnership the last of the
week.
There was no dance in Smyrns
Friday night. The wind danced tot
much to make it comfortable for PEG
pie to be out. A few people were
at the hall and the supper was there
The folks sat around awhile, talked
ate what they could of the supper
bought some of it to take home, turn
ed out the lights and locked the dool
from the outside.
We are informed that the wind Of
Friday night blew down Ed. Condon'
steel windmill.
Del Purdy is quite ill. We did no
hear whether he had the flu or just ,
severe cold.
Ed. Hotchkiss was caller at tn,
home of Geo. Hanks and wife Satur
day afternoon.
John Tebbel was in Bedding Sat
urday evening.
] Miss Eugenia Mehney was CUES
. of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Mehney Friday night.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Condor was taken very i'll SATURDAY
afternoon with commissions.
Miss Aldena Harris was home from
Belding Saturday and Sunday. Sh
| visited Mrs Harhorf Maby,axy Ca<,,.