The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-05-19
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| W kGGP WdIAu VIII tCno 1880
Did it ever dawn on your mind that
the great American people are very
wasteful of fuel?
Thousands of cords of wood going
to waste all around US, and yet many
suffer from cold during the winter
months, which, b ythe way, are more
than half the year in Michigan.
Mrs. John Purdy attended the hive
meeting of the Lady Maccabees. Sat
urday evening for the first time in
many weeks. We are much pleased to
note that she is recovering from her
long illness. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks called
on Carl Geiger and family, Sunday af-
ternoon of last week and visited with
Newton Douglas and family, in the
evening.
Miss Florence Richardson was home
from Belding over Sunday.
1t is reported that the Pere Mar
quette Co. has a lot of fence posts
and wire for new fence along the
right of way. 1t is certainly high
time they had new fence in this To-
cality. Cattle can and do, walk right
through the fence most any old place.
Three were on the right OF way on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Olds and Mrs.
Susie Harrington were in Belding on
Tuesday evening visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kim King.
Miss Kathryn Smith visited with
her people near Rodney over Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Norton and nephew Rus
sell Bunker. called on George Hanks
and wife Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Maggie Beebe was home from
Bedding Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mehney and
little son, Jack, and Mrs. Albert
Northwav motored to Six Lakes, on
Sunday for a visit with Frank Cas-
well and wife. Mrs. Diana Hull ac-
companied them as far as Greenville
where's he visited with her son, E. /.
Hull and wife. E. /. Hull is very
sick.
Mrs. Ella Hathorn, who was here
with her daughter and son-in-law,
James Joslin and wife. during the
winter. moved back to Grand Rapids
Saturday.
Miss Cora Hoppough was in Ionia
Thursday afternoon.
While working in the cemetery last
week Bert Norton was seriously
poisoned on his right wrist, by poison
\ ivy or some shrub.
Mrs. Ila Clark and daughter, Bes-
sic, were afternoon visitors at the
home of her mother, Friday.
Carl Geiger as very sick horse.
Mrs. L. J. Howk, of Lansing, Wis
tied with Mrs. Emma Lee last week
Hoppough and wife, Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Howk and Mrs. Lee went
fishing one diva and caught 1S fish
] Inst annIUh for a rataa Ainnar
three ladies.
John Tebbel and his mother, Mrs.
Mary Tebbel, were in Bedding on
Thursday.
Miss Olivia Slawson, of Belding,
was the guest of Mrs. Hattie Moe
over Sunday
Rev. and Mrs. H. S. Ellis and
daughter of Ashley were dinner
guests at the home of Amos Russell
and family. Saturday.
Harry Estabrook and wife of Bel
ding and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dumon
were Sunday visitors at the home of
j. w. Estabrook and wife.
! Mrs. Blanch Boss and daughter, Of
/ Cooks Corners, were visitors at the
home of Sylvester Osborn and wife
/ Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark and
Miss Bessie were in Greenville Sun
day visiting with the formers moth
| er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cowles were
over to the farm few days last
week assisting with the spring work
Mrs. Frank Loomis and Mrs.
Robert Earle were in Belding, Satur
dav evening.
Mrs. John Ashley and two daugh-
tiers were in Bedding, the latter half
of last week visiting with her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Tower.
Miss Bessie Gray was guest at
the home of her aunt and uncle. Mr..
and Mrs. N. c. Douglas, from Friday
until SUNDAY.
Norton and wife were visitors at the
home of Mark Hoppough and family
in Ionia. Saturday.
Mrs. A. Barry returned hame from
Lansing Saturday. Mrs. Marvin Nash
came home with her for a visit.
Hiram Odds put up a new wind mill
for N. c. Douglas last week.
Lewis and Merrill Peterson and Mr..
and Mrs. John Tebbel ATTENDED the
Masonic and Eastern Star dance in
Belding Friday night.
Mrs. LA Clark called on Mrs. Stel-
la Osborn, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. George Hoppough made a
business trip to Grand Rapids FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loomis were
most pleasantly surprised one even
ing recently when a party of about
forty of their friends from Orleans
made them a visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Loomis as well as their visitors, en-,
joyed the party heartily and hope
their friends will come again some
evening.
Miss Julia Hogan and Miss Fern
Holiday were callers at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks, Friday.
Mrs. Olive Insley went fishing
Monday Afternoon of last week and
caught So fish. viii Cowles went
fishing the same day and it is report
ed that he caught CO. Must have
been a pretty good day for fishing.
Mr.. Reynolds of the Judson Grocery
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