The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16
SMYRNA

Is spring e4me mere or Is IL not
here?
The calendar tells us spring be-
gins March 20.
The robins have arrived and are
looking after their household affairs
We saw two. March 7th and many
more since.
Now you can walk down the rail-
road right of way and listen to the
whistle Of the cardinal, the haNsh
but cheerful cav of the crow and
see the little kittens on the pussy
willows grow.
Oh, yes, and about hundred,
more or less, blackbirds are calling
Eva Marie-e-e.
Quite a number of Smyrna people
are suffering from sort of cold
that seems to be something on the
grip order. Among those on the
sick list are Del. Purdy and Earl
Goodrich was quite sick few days
last week.
Bert Norton called on Geo. Hanks
Wednesday afternoon. George still
finds locomotion a difficult matter.
Lumbago hates to let go.
Mrs. A. Barry visited with Mrs.
Hiram Olds Friday afternoon.
Everybody is getting ready to eel
ebrate St Patrickb day-Smyrna' S
annual homecoming.
Mrs. Ella Hathorn, of Grand Rap
ids, and her sister returned home
Monday Of last week after visiting
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Joslin.
Frank Richmond is over in Graf
tan, or over near Cedar Springs,
trapping. Mrs. Richmond is visit
ing Mrs. Lizzie Donaldson, near
Ionia.
Mrs. Day Richmond, of Cowles
Avenue. called on Mrs. Robert Earle
Wednesday.
Mrs. Will Cowles called on Mrs.
Sylvester Osborn Thursday. Mrs.
Osborn is recovering slowly-very
slowly, from the severe injury she
received February is, when a calf
in he stable, where she was doing
some chores, crowded her so that she
fell against the sharp corner of a
large box. Since then Mrs. Osborn
has suffered greatly from the pain
of the big bruise she received.
Mrs. lone Winchell and children,
and Miss Martha Beedy were in Bel
ding Saturday.
Miss Ceresta King, of Belding and
Richard Cowles visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Casper, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Joslin and
son, Edgar of Belding, were in
Smyrna, Sunday and called on c. w.
Joslin and wife and Mrs. Christa
Condor and her sister.
Mrs. Jessie Wolfnger called on
Mrs. Robert Earle, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davis enter
tanned their friends, L. ID. Jones and
wife, of Grand Rapids, from Satur-
day until Wednesday.
Mrs. Elgin Condor was Lowell
visitor Tuesday of last week.
Garrett Barry, of Logansport, Ind.
was a guest of his relatives, Ed.
Insley and family, from Friday un-
til Tuesday.
( Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brink called
on George Hanks and wife on Thurs
day.
I Arlo Tebbel and his mother, Mrs
George TebheI, of Belding, called on
Mrs. Mary Tebbel and Miss Nella
Tebbel. Saturday
! Laurence Gardner and Miss Mary
Gardner were in Greenville Satur-
day visiting their sister and BIRTH
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Mote
Archie Gray is visiting for a few
days with his mother, Mrs Mary
Gray.
Elgin Condor finished unloading a
car of farm implements, Saturday
We judge that his store must have
good springtime appearance now.
Marks Rubens returned to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cowle.
Saturday after two-weeks absence
MIR. and Mrs. Hiram Olds anc
Mrs. Mary Gray were in Belding OF
Tuesday.
Hazen Gardner, of Grand Rapid.
formerly of Spartansburg, S. c., Wis
tied with his cousins, A. j. Gardner
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
Gardner and Walter White and wifi,
last week
Miss Norma Hoppough was {
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert North.
way and Mus. Diana Hull, Satur,
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mehne,
were in Belding Friday.
Mrs. Ed. Insley and Mrs. Clifford
lnsley and baby went to Crane
! Rapids Thursday. Mrs. Ed. Insley
returned home Friday, but Mrs. Cliff.
ford Insley visited with friends there
until Sunday evening.
! Miss Nella Tebbel, Mrs. Mary Teb-
bel and George Pearsall motored to
Greenville Friday on business and
pleasure trip.
Mrs. Emma Lee, of Belding was
guest of Hiram Olds and family
Sunday of last. week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visited with
Mrs Max Somers. Friday.
Mrs. Elgin Condor was taken sick
last week with a nerve trouble that
was much like paralysis in her
throat, but we are pleased to state
that she is improving in health and
speech now.
The Farmers club met Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Day Richmond.
Olympia Arbor, A. o. o. G., met
last Wednesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Del. Purdy.