The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
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Mrs. Bert Harris and daughter
Elizabeth, went to Grand Rapids, on
Tuesday morning to be gone for the
day.
Miss Grace Antonsen was Grand
Rapids visitor, Tuesday.
Rev. w. A. Bliss left here Tuesday
morning for Alto, wb"~e he attend,
ed an ordination service which was
held in the Baptist church there that
day. Rev. Ellis. of the Ashley church
was also there with him.
Mrs. John Balser and baby, of
Huntington, Ind, returned home on
Monday after a visit with her father
Ira Webster and with other relatives
and friends. Miss Lucy Kohn accom-
panied her as far as Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Friedell, and
baby, Of Big Rapids, were Tuesday
morning visitors here. Mrs. Friedell
came Monday afternoon and visited
with former girl friends and Mr..
Friedell met her here Tuesday morn
ing when they went to Lansing
Mrs Friedell was formerly Miss
Susie Lammy, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowles and
Lawrence Tower and Hazel Farrand
drove through in the latter's auto, to
Blanchard, Saturday night and Wis
tied with Mrs. Bowles brother until
Sunday evening. They report all
crops looking good and that the peo-
pie there have had fine lot of rain
throughout the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Noble returned
Saturday evening from an extended
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Coates and their son, Herbert. in
London, Ontario. Mr.. Noble has been
there helping his daughter to get
started in grocery and refreshment
business. He put in the store fixtures
and other work which was necessary
To dc in order 10 get the business GO
ing and then helped some after the
business was on its feet, Herbert
Noble, who was badly shot up by the
Germans in thu great war iD also liv-
Ing there, in The employ of the Cana
idan government. While there they
met with two Of the men who were
with their scn-;n-law, George Coates,
former resident of this city, when
he YVES killed action. 1t was found
out that Mr.. Coates had been trap
ped in a mine field and that he to-
gether with hundreds of other men
were literally blown to pieces when
the field was touched off by the Ger
mans. The men who were advancing
never had even chance for their
lives. They attended a sporting event
at Port Stanley in which disabled,
blind and ether manned O.nadian
soldiers took part in the sports
against each ether and Mr.. Noble said
A1.xk x1s% al b. H. fAIl
GO through the races, but that the
men themselves look lightly on their
disfigurements and other defects
which they got in battle.
Mrs. w. S. Ellis and Mrs. C.. z.
Knapp and the latter's granddaugh-
ter, Florence Knapp, returned to their
homes in Grand Rapids, Tuesday
morning, after having visited with
Mrs. f. J. Knapp and her children
and their families for several days,
Mrs. Mary Jay and son, Russell.
Of Kalamazoo, left here Tuesday
morning for Alpena after having Wis
tied for time at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Gardner.
Mrs. p. L. Sampson and children
of Detroit, returned to their home
Saturday noon, after having been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A l.. john
son, for six weeks.
James Langston, a former editor
of the Banner, who is now at Hastings
came up Monday morning on business
We understood that Mr.. Langston has
a position at Grand Rapids which he
will soon take.
Mrs. James Norton and son went
to Grand Rapids Saturday to spend
the day in the city on business.
H. w. Sturgis, of Ionia, left for
Grand Rapids Saturday morning af-
ter having visited with his daughter,
Miss Hazel Sturgis, of this city for
few days.
Mrs. w. r. Haynor and children,
of Holton, left here on Sunday
after having visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Conner and with her mother, at
Ionia.
A. C. Loyer, superintendent of the
Bedding Basket Co. plant, together
with his wife and their son, Vance.
left here Saturday morning for Hol-
land, where they will visit for week
or ten days, while Mr.. Loyer is get
ting his vacation.
ice Tower, c. A. Rich and Elmer
Moulton went to Grand Rapids, Sat-
urday morning to attend to some bus
mess matters for the day.
Mrs. Frank Sandy and daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Packard, who have
been visiting with friends and rel
atives at Breckenridge for the past
ten days, returned to their homes in
this city, Saturday morning.
Mrs. d. E. Knechtel returned to
her home at Detroit, Saturday noon
after having visited with her sister,
Mrs. G. A. Wheeler and family for a
short time.
Mrs. Charles J. Engemann left here
Saturday noon for Detroit, where she
will visit for several days before 60
ing on to her home in Chicago. She
has been a guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Lena Engemann fer several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Emmons and son
who have been here to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Emmons' father, Eu-
gene Benson, returned to their home
in Lansing, Saturday noon. Mrs. Eu-
gene Benson went with them for a