The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-01-15


ards for Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks
from George Wilson and wife Of Cal
fornia were just as welcome.
Chas. Richmond and family enter
tanned their relative, Mr.. Lewis, OF
Grattan Saturday.
.drs. John Tebbell called on Mrs.
Orinda Dumon and Mrs. Fred Dumon
Friday.
The Smyrna boys and girls have an
elegant coasting place in the school
grounds, just nice long slope and no
dangerous places.
If j. K. Insley shoveled the snow
from the path in front of his resi-
dence he had most strenuous time
we imagine.
George Hanks did not need to cut
through the snow drift that formed
Just inside his front gate for it was
packed so solid he could walk over the
Mrs. Maggie Beebe called on Mrs.
Will Cowles and "Uncle Bill" Gard
ner Wednesday.
Herbert Mehney and Jas. Joslin
are cutting wood on the John Camp
bell farm in Keene and Hugo Casper
is there skidding logs. Hugo and
family moved over on the Campbell
farm last week and are enjoying
camp life for few weeks.
| Mrs Emma Lee has been over in
Bartonville several days caring for
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Glenn Lee,
who has been quite sick.
| Ben Tower called on his old friend,
VIM. Gardner Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hull were in
Bedding Saturday.
! Chas. Carlson was quite Ill with a
cold but is better again.
Lewis and Otis Seeley were dinner
guests of Alfred Davis and wife We'd
nesday.
Clifford Insley left Wednesday on
his return to Kansas City, Mo-, where
he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Casper and son
were home from their camp over Sun
day.
VIM. Cowles did job Of butcher
! ing for Clayton Baker Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Norton were
Sunday guests of Geo. Hanks and
wife.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis and Mrs.
Catherine Russell called on Mrs. Syl-
vester Osborn Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Davis visited relatives
in Bedding Saturday.
Geo. Barnes is hauling a good
many loads of nice wood through
Smyrna to Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks were Wis
itors at the home of Chris. Choate
and wife Tuesday. They also called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Hanks.
Mrs. Eva Caswell and Mrs. Ina
Mehney visited Grandpa and Grand
ma Hull Friday.
Marvin Nash returned to Battle
Creek Saturday after visiting a few
days with Ed Insley and family.
Mrs. Nash also left Saturday for
Lansing where she will have employ
ment
Mrs. John Tebbel and Miss Nella
Tebbel were Belding visitors Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe visited Mrs.
Ella Beedy and Mrs. Grace Beedy
Thursday evening.
Sunday visitors and callers at the
home of Mrs. Orinda Dumon were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davis, Miss
Ruth Whitmore and her mother, Mrs.
S. Z. Whitmore.
Mrs. Mary Gray accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Bertha Coss to Lam
sing Tuesday and will make her
home there this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hanks were in
Grattan Wednesday visiting Floyd
jerks and wife.
Mrs. A. Barry and Mrs. Marvin
Nash visited Peter Phines and family
in Lowell Thursday.
A. L. Hull reached his Seth birth
day anniversary Saturday and on
Sunday his daughter, Mrs. Albert
Northway gave dinner in honor of
the occasion. Besides Mr.. and Mrs.
Northway and Mr.. and, Mrs. Hull,
Herbert Mehney and wife and Mrs.
Eva Caswell partook of the most ex-
cellent dinner.
Newton Douglas received a letter
from his son, Roy, last week and he
stated that his leg was healing nicely
and he hoped to be on his homeward
way soon.
Miss Flossie Gray called on her
Grandpa and Grandma Hanks Thurs
day after school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tebbel and son,
Arlo, visited Clayton Baker and wife
last Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Dumon called on Mrs.
Stella Osborn Tuesday.
Day Richmond of Camp Custer was
an over Sunday guest at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Rich
mond.
We dreamed dream in the midst Of
our slumbers,,
And it all came about in most beauti-
full numbers.
We dreamed that Smyrna had grown
/ to a city,
And Mayor Joslin said twas a great
pity,
That so fair town lacked one at
traction.
Now what do we lack? spoke up the
boss faction,
The great Tebbel mills eat grain by
the millions,
And our banks make statements up
in the billions.
Thus spake Banker Chase and Bank
err Purdy said, truly
What more. can you ask--interest
comes duly.
Then the aldermen all spoke up in