The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-11-17

SMYRNA
What do you think? That nice new
road between Smyrna and Cooks
Corners Is finished now. and several
tired men are patting themselves on
the back because of the good work
they did thereon.
And c. w. Joslin has reason to
pat himself on the back because he
went to the woods all by his lone
some, and got out wood for his winter
use which he has split and corded
into twelve and one-half big beauti-
full cords. His health is not the best
either
Saturday evening will be the time
for the regular meetings of the Sir
Knights and Ladies of theMaccabees.
Earl Norton and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Norton motored to Green
vile Sunday and visited through the
day with relatives.
Mrs. Hattie Moe returned Sunday
Of last week from her visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Will Wolkow and other rel
atives in Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley motored
to Grand Rapids Saturday. Howard
Insley came home with them for a
Sunday visit
Will Cowles is on the sick list. He
has not been feeling real well for the
past two or three weeks, but Sunday
he just had to go to bed.
Herbert Mehney was down to Ionia
last week counting and walked home
at very early hour Sunday morn
ing. Numerous cases on the docket
called him to Ionia again this week.
Mrs. Sarah Skellenger and Mrs.
Will Cowles visited with Mrs. Hiram
Odds Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elgin Condor went to Green
vile, Friday, to visit Mrs. George
Keller. Elgin was Sunday visitor
there and Mrs. Condor returned home
with him.
Mrs. Louis Compton visited with
Mrs. John Tebbel, Thursday.
Elmer Gray, of Pontiac, visited
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Gray,
from Thursday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Towne were
in Grand Rapids. Wednesday.
Russell Gals, wife and children, OF
Belding were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Davis, Saturday.
We are pleased to state that Mrs.
Lila Palmer, who has been very sick
at the home of her cousin, Miss
Fannie Earle, is improving in health.
Mrs. Herbert Mehney and little son
Jack, were Saturday night guests of
John Tebbel and wife.
Mr.. Pearsall made business trip
to his home in Jennison, Saturday,
and returned Monday morning.
Mrs. Will Cowles and Mrs. Sarah
Skellenger called on Mrs. Sylvester
Osborn, Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis is staying
with Alfred Davis and wife this win
ter.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoppough. of Cooks
Corners, visited with her son, Ward
Hoppough and wife last week, from
Tuesday until Thursday.
Thursday callers and visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Gould were: Mrs. Letie Booth, of
Grand Rapids, Mrs. George Mason of
Grattan, Mrs. John Purdy, Mrs. Sara
Skellenger, Mrs. Will Cowles and
Mrs. Clyde Softer.
A. r. Winchell visited over Sunday
with Charles Condor and family.
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ley were in Lowell, Friday.
Mr.. Swift and family, who have
been residents of Smyrna since last
spring, moved to Bellevue last week.
Henry Harris, wife and children,
Miss Aldena and Albertel, visited
with Allen Short and wife in Grand
Rapids, Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Campbell is staying
with her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Gardner, for
the winter.
Mrs. Lettie Booth, of Grand Rap
ids visited with John Purdy and wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Gould, last
week.
Miss Ruth Brown, of Belding, eel
ebrated her 'teenth birthday ami
versary in Smyrna, Sunday with Ed.
Insley and family. She was the re-
cipient of numerous nice birthday
gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cotter and son
Gerald, enjoyed Sunday at their
Smyrna home.
Howard Insley and Howard Rog-
ers went to Newaygo, Sunday, of
last week on hunting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Joslin have
moved to Smyrna and are occupying
Maurice Reeds house.
Mrs. Diana Hull visited with Mrs.
Ellen Beedy, Monday of last week.
Mrs. Chas. Condor and little son,
Carol and Mrs. A. r. Winchell and
were i'm Greenville, Tuesday
of last week visiting with Mrs. Geo.
Keller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark have
been helping John Lau and wife with
their work for several days.
Harold Gardner has returned home
from Britton, s. d., where he spent
the past summer and fall. He says
it is a nice country out there. The
large farms make neighbors very for
apart but they have some fine homes
and fertile farms and he likes the
at least the part he visited.
Earl Folger, of Belding, was in
Smyrna Tuesday evening of last
week and called on Chas. Condor and
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