The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-04-28
SMYRNA


Greens are growing rapidly.
Dandelions and cowslips are in
bloom. 4m
Another dancing party at Macca-
bee hall Friday night, April 30.
Spaulding's orchestra, of lonia, will
furnish the music.
Saturday night will be the time for
the regular meeting of the X. o. T..
M. and l.. o. I. M.
Some Smyrna and Bedding people
went fishing little while Sunday
and had no trouble to get mess Of
fish, They said the fish were so
anxious TO be caught that they came
right out on the banks of the river.
We are pleased to report that the
majority of our sick folks are inn
proving in health, and we have hopes
that few real spring-like sunshin-
ing days will help them to be good
as new, and ready for spring work.
Speaking of spring work, Bert
Norton has planted his garden. or
part of it anyway. He is going to be
the early bird here all right. Most
of US have not had our gardens
plowed yet.
Albert Northway has so far re-
covered his health that he is back on
his job of doing chores again.
Herbert Mehney went to Ionia on
business Monday. Which Monday?
Why, both of them. Last week
Monday and this week Monday
Mrs. Maggie Beebe was home from
Bedding over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks were
over visiting with Chris Choate and
family Sunday of last week. They
also called on Grin Hanks.
Mrs. Hattie Moe visited with her
sister, Mrs. Alice Peterson, last week
from Wednesday until Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Martin who was visiting
with her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoppough, re.
turned to her home in Flint, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis who was in
Smyrna during the winter at the
home of her son, Alfred Davis, went
over to the home of her son, George
Davis, last week to stay awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Gould are
both on the sick list. Mr.. Gould has
a very lame knee and Mrs. Gould is
i'll with one of these horrid colds or
distemper. Mrs. Pearl Cotter is
caring for them.
Clark Hoppough, of Orleans called
on his brother, George and wife and
sister, Mrs. Hattie Moe, Sunday.
Tom and George Antcliff were call
ers at the home of George Hanks and
wife, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Mrs. George
Tebbel are both recovering from their
illness and Mrs. w. f. Williams and
Mrs. F. +. Williams returned to their
homes in Lansing. Wednesday. The
latter found her husband quite sick
when she reached home.
Silas Hull of Ashley. called on his
aunt, Mrs. Diana Hull, Thursday. He
was on his way to Saranac. where he
intended to open and warm up the
home of his mother. Mrs. Melissa
Cobb before she returned from Grand
Rapids.
Fatty Arbuckle in "Back Stage"
at the Empress, Nav and 3
Ernes' rmith and FAM of Green
vile and Charles Smith and wife
and children of Grattan were Sun.
day callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn.
Del Purdy, Chas. Condor, Hiram
Olds and George Vaughn have bought
the right to cut the wood from an
acre of land near Moseley and expect
to get a nice lot of good fuel there
from.
Lester Beebe was over in Orleans
last week doing chores for his son-in-
law, Elmer Lowden, who was quite
sick. He returned home Sunday and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowden came with him
for the day. Robert Beebe, of Bel
ding, was also a Sunday visitor at
the home of his father.
Miss Bernice Olds was home from
Belding. Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Eva Caswell, of Six Lakes,
visited over Sunday of last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mehney, Albert
Northway and wife and Mrs. Diana
Hull. Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Mehney
and. Mrs. Caswell motored to Oak.
field to attend the funeral of their
nephew, George Berry.
Mrs. George Hoppough was very
sick with cold or the flu last week.
Mrs. Carl Hoppough, of Grand Rap
ids came Saturday night and will Wis
it few days with George Hoppough
and wife.
Mrs. Ida Hanks called on Mes
danes, Beedy, Purdy and Insley, on
Wednesday evening.