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friends.
Mrs. Morris Reed has returned from
Luther.
j. G. VanWinkle is at the Alma san
itarium.
III. l.. VanBenschoten was in Port
land Wednesday.
Ex-mayor e. r. Spencer had business
in Ionia Wednesday.
Bert Rowley and wife visited Carson
City friends last week.
Geo. w. French is in Sparta and
Grand RAPIDS this week.
Mrs. John Cremin and family moved
to Chicago, last Monday.
Miss Ella Watkins is home from
Chicago for few weeks visit.
Mrs. c. |. Bill of Conn. is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fred A. Washburn.
G. G. Terwilliger and family left
Tuesday for two weeks visit in
Inlay.
Miss Maude Hendershott of East
Grand Rapids is guest of Miss Mary
Wagner.
Mrs. E. F. Allen left yesterday to
visit relatives in Howell and attend a
wedding.
A. b. Hull of Hastings arrived Mon
day and has entered the employ of G.
w. French.
Charles Garstone is able to be out
on the street again after his long and
severe illness.
Sermon in the Baptist church next
Sunday morning on Jonah saved
from the great deep"
Miss Daisy Fish accompanied her
brother, Will, from Owosso, and is
visiting friends in the city.
The Misses Ida and Ella Trimble are
entertaining Miss Kate Sias and Miss
Edith Nichols of ST. Louis.
1t is said Bedding will soon have
another livery stable with Dell Cobb
and Will Knott proprietors.
II. A. Lamb and family and Mrs. N.
j. Mclaughlin and family are camping
at Long Lake, occupying cottage.
Mrs. Ollie and daughter, Pearl, left
for st. Thomas, Monday, where Mr..
Ollie has located instead of Detroit.
Miss Anna Purnell returned Tues
day from pleasant ten days outing
at Northport with Miss Lottie Bush
nell.
Mrs. w. G. Meach and Mrs. Alice
Crippen attended the Epworth League
convention held in Ludington, this
week
G. G. Ellsworth and wife, of Green
Vile, were in the city Friday night
and attended the meeting at the Opera
House.
Miss Edith Smith will be in atten-
dance at the Baptist Young Peoples
Association convention held in Mil
waukee this week.
Mrs. l.. II. Frestoe of Dallas, Texas,
is visiting at her mothers, Mrs. Syl-
vester Thompson, being called here by
her illness last week.
Fortuna Lodge, X. OF r., has decided
TO close its hall for meetings during
the summer, resuming business again
the first week in October.
An ice cream social will be held at
the home Of Mrs. Betsy Filkins Friday
evening, July oath for the benefit of
the O. G. A. All are invited
The young men of the city are talk
ing quite strongly OF organizing
Republican club This is good move
ment and in the right direction.
Henry Humphrey is in New Hamp-
shire looking after the interest of
Michigan holders of stock in the
Granite State Provident Association
as receiver.
Scotford and Stevenson's refined
museum is on exhibition in the Bricker
block Main st., and will remain the
balance of this week. 1t is worth see
ing. Admission only 5 and 10 cents.
w. A. Chave is fitting up his variety
store with new shelving in order to
give him more display room for a
large stock of crockery he has pur-
chased. He is looking for greatly
increased trade this fall.
A big game of ball is advertised to
be played in Saranac Tuesday July
2lst between the Page Fence Giants
and the Saranac team. The Advertiser
says: don't fail to see this game, our
ball team will surprise you"
The Y. p. S. C. +. OF the Congrega
tional church will serve ice cream and
cake for 10 cents Friday evening, July
18th in the Gooding block on Main ST.
Come and enjoy some first class ice
cream and pass pleasant social hour.
M. A. Cooley, Ed. Whitford and c.
G.. Briggs left Monday for Chicago