The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-01

They say the days are longer but
we don't notice it to any extend.
The weather man made the earth
Christmas present Of a mantle Of
white.
rejoiced for the kinds wanted to slide
down hill and the older ones didn't
like green Christmas.
The Smyrna people gave little
dancing party at Maccabee hall Sat-
urday night in honor of the Misses
Cora Hoppough and Edna Van Har-
lengen.
A. E. Motley of Grand Rapids was
a dinner guest of Ed. Insley and fam
: lily Friday.
| Two cars of freight train jumped
the track near Smyrna Christmas
eve and delayed traffic on this branch
of the p. M. five or six hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Compton were
the guests of Elgin Condor and wife
Saturday night.
Mrs. Hugo Casper and Mrs. Charles
Winkworth were Bedding VISITORS last
Monday.
Martin Davis and his sister, Miss
Matilda Davis of Grattan visited with
John Purdy and family Thursday.
Miss Hilda Weber is home from
Grand Rapids for the holidays.
Mrs. Hattie Moe was the Chridsm
day guest of her sitter, Mrs. Alice
! Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
in Bedding Thursday. Mrs. Hanks call
ed on Mrs. Carrie Choate.
Frank Richmond is home from Graf
tan where he was staying with his
cousin and doing some trapping. He
is recovering from flu.
/ Edgar Condor, who has been very
sick with flu is better and was able
to be out last Saturday.
Miss Prudy Cowles wants to thank
her Smyrna friends for the flowers
and fruit they sent her while sick.
Mrs. Marvin Nash enjoyed the holt
days in Orleans with her mother, Mrs.
Amy Clifford.
Mrs. Edna Boyd of Belding visited
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis and Alfred Da-
Wis and wife Thursday.
Mrs. John Tebbel was a Bedding
visitor Saturday.
ner guests of Ed. Insley and family,
Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Dumon called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn Monday.
The Christmas day guests at the
home of Geo. Hanks and wife were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hanks, Chas.
Brink. wife and daughter, Olive, Mr..
and Mrs. Truman Currie, Mrs. Lucy
Chodc and son, Russell, Ray Ring,
wife and son, Carol, and Will Briggs.
All had very jolly time visiting and
feasting. "Just as we always do at
the Hanks huddles," said one who
was there.
Laurence Gardner is assisting Miss
limbaugh in the depot, but he is not
on ahe p. M. pay roll yet.
M. d. Hull of Keene called on his
brother, A. l.. Hull and wife Thursday.
Vehicles of any kind and color are
seen on the streets these days. autos
buggies, wagons, cutters, sleighs, etc.
Everything except flying machines.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe was in Belding
on business Friday.
Guests ait the home Of Mrs. Eleanor
Dicken and family Saturday were:
Mrs. G. 0 Bignell, Miss Rosina Big
nell and Mrs. Eva f. Bignell, all of
Belding. Mrs. John Purdy was a
caller.
Mrs. Albert Northway is over at
Joe Albert's caring for Mrs. Theodore
Albert and the little son who came
Iusday morning, Dec. "a, to live with
fnem.
Merrill Peterson called on his great
uncle, VIM. Gardner, Christmas day.
Among the Christmas gifts sent to
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hull was a fine
photograph of their youngest great
great
Edgar Condor lost one of his valu-
able horses Monday night last week.
1t died from collie.
Clifford Insley is home from Kansas
City, Mo-, on a Today vacation How
ard Insley is also home from Grand
Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks visited
with Newton Douglas and daughter,
Agnes, Sunday night and Monday
morning.
Loren Gardner came over from
Lansing to enjoy the Christmas holt
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Gardner ana other relatives.
Little Ella Joslin accidentally got
one of the fingers Of her right hand
in the cldihes wringer one day last
week and bruised it most severely.
The nail was torn loose.
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn called on
Mrs. Orinda Dumon and Mrs. Fred
Dumon Friday.
Mrs. Newton Douglas has been in
.Grattan the past week caring for her
daughter, Ruby.
The Christmas day gues1s at the
home Of Mrs. Mary Tebbel and daugh-
ter. Miss Nella, were George Tebbel.
wife and son, Arlo and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tebbel.
Mrs. Jas. Joslin was Belding Wis
itor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Davis and daugh-
ter, Lizzie, visited Alfred Davis and
family Saturday
Miss Sadie Himebaugh was in Ed
more Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Lee visited her son,
Glenn Lee, ndfamily, Tuesday even
ing. Elgin Condor and wife and Mrs.
Emma Lee and Earl Norton and wife
we're Christmas day guests of Glenn
Lee and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oberlin, the formers
brother and Hugo Casper and family
were visiters at the home of Mr.. and