The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-23

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The farmers say this is not first
class corn weather, but seems to Us
the damp days keeps our corns on
"A heavily loaded freight car COL
north Of Smyrna depot, saturday,
and obstructed the track for several
| hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark visited
with relatives in Greenville, last
week.
Mrs. Grace winkworth visited with
Mrs. George Hanks, Saturday.
| Mrs. Jessie Wolfnger called on
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel returned home
from Lansing, Saturday night. Her
daughter, Miss Nell. Tebbel, came
home with her and will remain here
for a while. Mrs. Tebbel says she
had a fine time while away, but
there's no place like home.
Mrs. Ellen Beedy and granddaugh-
ter, Martha Beedy and Charles Con-
don and little son, Carroll, left here
Thursday for South Wayne, Wis,
where they will visit few weeks
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dumon went to
Crystal, Sunday. Mrs. Orinda Du-
mon, who has been visiting with rel
atives there returned home with
them.
Mrs. Ola Purdy called on Mrs. Ada
Hanks, Friday.
Mrs. Glenn Lee and Mrs. Emma
Sylvester Osborn, Thursday.
actn~ noaha s,rof,,rpaI hoxoa from
Orleans, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Holcomb, Of
Grand Rapids, visited over Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Northway
and Herbert Mehney, and wife.
Mrs. Elgin Condor and Mrs. Van
Slyke motored to Rockford, Friday
and called on a friend, Mrs. Bush.
Mrs. Ed. Insley and her mother,
Mrs. A. Barry, motdred to Grand
Rapids. Miss Agnes Jonas and Rem
Barker came home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks visit
ed with Harry Moon and wife, We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Purdy called on Miss
Fannie Earle, Thursday. We are
glad that Mrs. Purdy is gaining in
health and strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hoppough, Of
Ionia, were in Smyrna, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frost and
Gordon Frost and wife were up from
Moseley, Sunday to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Helen Purdy.
Willie Cowles of, Cowles Ave-, was
the Friday night guest of Earle
Goodrich.
Hiram Olds made hay while the
sun shone last week, but he had to
hitch himself to a wagon Sunday and
get in load of hay before the rain
descended on it.
Grin Hanks called on his brother,
George, Friday. George Hanks is
not feeling real well and hearty.
Mrs. Alfred Davis was up on the
farm a couple of days last week and
assisted with a job of paper hang
ing. Guess she will have to pick
strawberries this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Conrad, of Graf
tan, were Sunday callers at the
home of Elgin Condor and wife.
Mrs. Will Cowles called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn, Friday.
Mrs. Jessie Wolfinger was in
Grand Rapids, Friday.
A wedding announcement has been
received by friends here of Mr.. Or
son A. Veblen and Mrs. Florence A.
Noble, who were united in, marriage
June a, 1920, at Lewiston, Montana.
Older residents here will remember
the bride by her maiden name, Flor
ence Andres, who was a teacher in
our school many years ago.
Lester Beebe received letter last
week stating that his son, Walter
Beebe, had just returned to his home
in Bellfield, N. D., from hunting
and trapping expedition in the wilds
of British Columbia where he and
his companions were about 200 miles
from civilization and could only get
word to and from their friends by
way of an occasional fur buyer or
trader. They had been gone from
home nearly a year and at present
Walter is afflicted with snow blind
ness, so his wife wrote in the letter
to his father.
Mrs. Jennie Noble, of Cooks Cor
ners and her brother, James But
tolph, of Greenville, called on Miss
Fannie Earle, Sunday morning.
Miss Cora Hoppough went to
Olivet, Friday to attend a reunion
at Olivet College. She returned to
her home the first of the week.
Mrs. Hattie Moe went to Grand
Rapids, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harris were
in Lowell, Saturday. Because they
didn't want to wait for the evening
train back they came on the flyer
which never stops here unless oblig-
ed to do so, and they expected to get
off in Bedding and ride back on the
local, but as it happened, the flyer
was stopped here by the freight
wreck and Henry and wife just ma
turally got off the train and walked
down the hill to their home. 1t is
better to be born lucky than rich.
Howard Insley went to Long lake
Sunday and joined pleasant party
of friends for the day.
Mrs. Mary Aubill and daughter,
Christie and Mrs. Eva f. Bignell
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Osborn.
KEENE
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Hull and son
returned to their home near Lake |