The Belding banner-news., 1921-08-31
SMYRNA

Inc ieSS he sPohS ehc more ne
f; heard,
And everybody said ''what a wise
old bird.
Now just as we are hoping there
will be, at least, part of crop of
potatoes, it is reported they are
blighted.
Saturday night will be the time
for the Maccabees regular meeting.
The fall term of our school began
Monday with Mr.. Miller as teacher.
Elgin Condor sold, last week, to
Hugo Casper, corn husking ma
chine to go with his threshing out
fit. Now all that Hugo lacks in his
outfit is a steam snow plow.
Born, Saturday, August q, to Mr..
and Mrs. Vim. Byrne jr., a daugh-
ter.
Mrs Ollie Ohler and daughter,
Ruby, of Munsey, Ind, were visitors
at the home of their cousins, Ed.
Insley and family, few days last
week.
The many Smyrna friends of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Cook VIII be interest
ed in knowing that they recently
purchased a home in Newaygo.
Burton Dicken, of Belding, is
spending a few days with his aunt
and uncle, Amos Russell and wife.
Mrs. Anna Campbell has been
quite SEX for few days but is
some better again. She is very fee
BILE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hoppough and
daughter, Marguerite, of Grand
Rapids, visited over Sunday with the
home folks, George Hoppough and
wife and Miss Cora. They all went
to Lincoln Jake on picnic excur-
sion, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller and children
were over at Shiloh a few days last
week visiting with their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweers.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. A. Osborne and
daughters, Glenna and Myrtle. of
Beld ng, and Mr.. and Mrs. Amos H.
Russell were dinner guests Of Robt.
Earle and wife. Wednesday. Rev.
and Mrs. Osborne called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Osborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley and Mrs.
A. Barry attended the reunion of
the West Sebewa school. Thursday.
Mrs. Ida Shaw and Mrs. Diana
Hull visited with Mrs. Ada Hanks,
Monday.
Twenty-Five Smyrna Maccabees
attended the picnic of the Ionia
county association which was held in
the city park in Belding, Wednesday.
!. They reported having had very en-
joyable time.
Little James Cowles. youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Cowles, is quite
sick with hay fever.
Mrs. John Ashley and children, of
Coral, arrived here last Wednesday
for a visit with her home folks, c.
w. Joslin and wife, and other rela-
tives. They were over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Thompson, OF
Saginaw and Chas. Middleton and
wife, of Greenville visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Norton one day last
week.
Miss Bessie Gray is visiting rel
atives and friends here for a while
She Wis ted over Sunday and Mon
day of last week with Mrs. Hiram
Olds and Mrs. Walter Towne, was
guest Wednesday and Friday nights
of Mrs. Will Cowles and was Sun
day visitor at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanks
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gardner went
over to Long lake Saturday to en-
JOY DuIludN NlSlI Will II 4tlluS WIN
were camping over there.
Tebbel and Miss Nella Tebbel went
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Osborne.
daughter, Lizzie, Mrs. Elizabeth Da-
Wis and Alfred Davis and wife at
tended the Wagner reunion at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Secley,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaser, of Moseley,
called on Sylvester Osborn and wife
Sunday of last week.
Mrs. Hugo Casper and children,
visited with Mrs. Will Cowles, Fri
day afternoon.
Thursday was the seventh birth
dav anniversary of little Miss Verna
Ashley and Friday was the birthday
anniversary of her grandma, Mrs. G..
w. Joslin, so a birthday party was
planned, and as it was really Mss
Verna's party it was held on Friday
to include grandma as well, and was
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin
for Miss Verna's home is up at Cor
al. Seven little folks attended the
party and they had very jolly time.
Mrs. Elva Tower came down from
Belding to help her mother enjoy
her birthday anniversary. Both Yer
ma and her grandma were the recip-
tents of number Of nice gifts.
Eugene Russell. of Luther. Mrs.
Eliza. Fales, of Grand Rapids, and
Mrs. Marvin Filkins, of Belding Wis
tied with Amos Russell and wife,
Friday.
Elmer Gray is home from Detroit
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Richmond, her daugh-
ter, Add'e and grand son, Lorraine
Foss, returned home Friday from a
visit with friends in Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Douglas have
been visiting with relatives in this
locality.
Chas. Condor and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. George Hanks attended the
Greenville fair; Friday.
Mrs. Lewis Tuttle called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Insley motored
over to Sunfield, Friday, on business