The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-23
THINKS It A CRIME
TO RETURN TO THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN
ONE OF GOLDEN VESTS "TRIP
PIE JOINTED LIARS" CON-
PARES WEATHER NOTES

We are in receipt of the following
letter from Chas. Schild, of Pasade-
ma, California, who got ACQUAINTED
with number of local people while
they were in the Golden West and
who things it little short of Grimm
al for them To come back to dear
old Michigan.
Mr.. Schild's letter is as follows:
Los Angeles, CAL, Mar. IA, '21
Behing Banner-News,
Belding, Michigan.
Dear Friends3-
/ find it necessary to
call you to task in the matter of
weather, you Michigan people have
been so elaborately distributing to
your far western neighbors, and so
extensive as to reach Los Angeles,
California, where many Belding peo-
PIE were roosting in perfect com
fort, and where the Mocking birds
don't know when to come off. but
sing both day and night. Where
mammoth pine apples are visible on
most any well kept lawns. You who
now have to return to cold storage
tins March 18th, have nerve to lure
our hot house friends away from
Los Angeles. the beautiful.
III 1t was crime to call back to
cold leafless Michigan such fine spe-
cimens of mountain climbers as Hu-
bert and Martin Engemann whom
we all miss so much, What crime
would you call it when you entice
from US such people as Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Wise, Pa Wise and Mrs. Rena
Kelly, all from cold hearted Belding,
Michigan, U. S. A.
We the following bunch Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Wise, Grandpa Wise and
Mrs. Rena Kelly, all of Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Covert and two
children, of Pasadena, CAL, former
ly, of Belding; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Howard, formerly
Howard, of Los Angeles, formerly of
Ionia; Mrs. Sweet, of Lowell; Mr.
and Mrs. Griffiths and daughter and
M. and Mrs. Lypps. of Santa Mon
lea, latter five from Bedding and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Schild, Cleveland
Ohio, formerly from Ionia; Miss
Mildred Osgood, of Glendale, former
ly from Smyrna; composed the sad
bunch who met in the little Michigan
Village out on K. 38th street the
night of March 9th to bid farewell
to our good friends who left us on
IIle lOIH lHoldIlL lOT COlu ledIlcSS
Belding. But they will come back.
1t rained so steadily all of Satur-
day and Sunday the 18th and 18th
that Michigan Village was virtually
dead to the world. But the sun is
again on the job so this scolding will
be milder of course.
/ AS Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. Howard
are sitting on the steps summing
themselves, / just stepped out and
picked a dandelion which / send you
This is not rubbing it in, it's just a
reminder to you who worship pussy
willows about this time. But say?
If these dandelions were as big as
they are in Michigan, believe me /
would have eaten this one before it
ever blossomed.
We all feel sorry for you Snow
Birds over in Belding and hope you
come out of cold storage in good
shape, or at least Timber enough so
you can go fishing.
Isn't this refreshing. Here we
get a card from the Wise party at
Albuquerque, N. M. dated on the 18th
mind you. Saying they see lots of
desert and mountains, some of them
snow capped. | feel sorry for them
for / know how much snow they will
see when they strike Belding. ! do
know they will find two feet of it
in Grand Rapids, the real thing,
better grade than we can see on
Mt. Baldie, 80 miles away, it ought
to be 40 though.
Next Saturday, the 10Th. we will
attend the meeting Of Michigan Peo-
pie at Sycamore Park. You know
where it is, and if | meet any Mich
4 igan guys who believe your wealth
er records, / am going to put them
wise. have no grudge against any
of you but | do feel sorry for some
of Wise's chickens about this time.
Grandpa Wise talked about murder
ing some chickens just before he left
Los Angeles and as / saw him pack
the gun in the trunk, | guess it's all
over with the chickens now.
| may write you after the Michi-
gan rally. How would it strike you?
( Yours for truthfulness,