The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-09

up beyond high banks, and extra
posts and rolls of wire lead us to
believe that more fence will be built
as soon as possible. Now what do
you think Of that?
Sunday was an ideal day to go
off on long automobile ride, or
ON a fishing expedition, and that is
why there is such lack of items
this week.
Mrs. Bessie Reeves, Mrs. Olive
Insley and Miss Marian Byrne went
to Lansing, Monday, to attend the
Maccabee convention.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe and lady
friend took a tie ticket from Bedding
to Smyrna, Sunday afternoon and
enjoyed few hours at the formers
home here.
Guy Purdy. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Purdy and Mrs. Gekrge Hoppough
were in Bedding, Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Maggie Stevens, of Shelby,
called on Mrs. Charles Condor Mon
day of last week.
Mr. and Mrs George Frost, of
Long Beach, Florida, are in Michi-
gan for the summer. They are
making their headquarters at Nose
ley with their son, Gordon and fam.
lily, but George was Saturday
night guest of Will Cowles and wife
and called on his old friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mehney and
Mrs. Ward Hoppough and daughter
Norma were in Bedding, Saturday
evening.
\ Mrs. Ella Bunker and children,
Mildred and Russell, of Bedding,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Nor
ton. Mark Hoppough, wife and
daughter, Marjory, of Ionia, were
also Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Odds received
word last week that his sister, Mrs.
Fayette Swain, of Metamora had
been taken to hospital in Detroit
for an operation, but medical exam
nation there revealed the fact that
she was in too serious a condition
to undergo an operation and it was
postponed. Mr.. Olds and daughter
Bernice, left here Friday morning
for Metamora Ralph Van Every,
wife and children, Hilda and Byrl,
of Belding, accompanied them. Mrs.
Van Eevery is sister of Mrs.
Swain. Mr.. and Mrs. Swain and
children formerly resided near
here and will be remembered by all
of the older residents, who deeply
sympathise with the afflicted lady
and her family.
Mrs. Joe Honson, of Miriam, call
ed on Mrs. Elgin Condor, Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tebbel WIS.,
tied with Clayton Baker and wife
Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited with
her son, Alfred Davis, and wife, on
Thursday night and Friday.
Mrs. John Tebbel took a JOY ride
Sunday morning with Mrs. Herbert
Mehney and called on her cousin,
Miss Nettie Mann, in Keene.
While Mark Hoppough was in
Florida recently, he called on his old
friends, Waldo Francisco and wife,
and found them looking fine and
prosperous. He was their dinner
guest, and after dinner, Mr.. Fran,
cisco took Mark out to view his
grape fruit orchard. Mark picked
two enormous grape fruits to bring
home with him and gave one of
them to his brother George. We
don't see how Mark ever got home
with them. Most of us would have
done as the boys did who undertook
to carry home water melon. Let
it drop and then be obliged to eat it
up to save it.
Mrs. Hiram Odds was dinner
guest of Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Mrs.
Emma Lee, Friday
Mrs Herbert Mehney and little
son, Jack, Mrs. Albert .Northway
and Mrs. Diana Hull were in Bel
ding, Friday. Mrs. Hull called on
Mrs. Elmer Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bricker, of
Grattan visited with James Joslin
and wife, Sunday, and called on G..
w. Joslin and wife.
Miss Bernice Peterson was home
from Bedding over Sunday and was
caller at the home of George Hop
POUCH and family, Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Harrington
Of Belding, visited over Sunday with
the formers mother, Mrs. Susan
Harrington. Mrs. Hiram Olds was
Sunday dinner guest of Mrs. Har-
rington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mehney and
little Jack, Mrs. Albert Northwaf
and Mrs. Diana Hull motored to
Cooks Corners, Saturday and called
on N. Mehney and wife.
Miss Fannie Earle returned home
from Mortified, Mimi, the fore part
of last week. She is still obliged to
get bbout with the aid of her
crutches but is slowly improving in
health.
The dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Condor and
Mrs. Ellen Beedy, Monday of last
week numbered thirty. Besides these
mentioned last week were: Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kohn and daughter, of
Palo, and Clifford Condor, Of De.
troit and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Osborne,
of Cedar Springs. All of Mrs. Bee
dy's children were home and all of
her grand children, except Wayne
Mead and all of her great grand
children were there.
Mrs. Fred Dumon called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborne Wednesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoppough, of Bedding
visited with her son. Ward. and FAM