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Faust, Opera House, tonight.

Fred King arrived home from
Illinois, Saturday.
Rev. II. A. Mcconnell has returned
to Ingham county.
Nj. A. Reed has been in Detroit a
few days this week.
Cary Epson is suffering with a severe
attack OF pneumonia.
Frank Locke and Mrs. Florence
Shepard are married.
b. G. Curtis has received the appoint
ment of Notary Public.
Miss Nellie Mooney has been con
fined to her home by sickness.
Ben FREELY was in Lake Odessa
visiting his people over Sunday.
+. Weaver and wife are visiting rel
atives and friends in Cedar Springs.
Charley Angel, who has been in
Chicago, has been visiting here this
week.
Mr.and Mrs. II. NJ. Wilson have re-
turned from two weeks visit in
Chicago.
James Brown and wife of Charlotte
were guests of his mother, Mrs Brown,
over Sunday.
March 9Th is the date OF the Fire
mems ball to be held in this city at the
Opera House.
Great reduction sale on shoes is what
Eddy & Son is advertising. See page
four for particulars.
Mrs. l.. NJ. VanVickle is receiving a
visit from her sister, Mrs. Adeline Pep
pie of FIT. Wayne, Ind.
w. r. Peterson returned from Man
istee Monday. He has been visiting
there for several weeks.
The skating rink was crowded Sat-
urday night and quite number in
attendance were masked.
Chas. Crib was called to Portland
last Saturday on account of the sick
ness of his daughter, Blanche.
o. +. Webster is in attendance at
the Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W., in
Detroit this week as delegate.
James Avery has been elected a del
egate to the Grand Lodge of Foresters
which meets in Port Huron next week.
j. H. VanNess of Ionia, county agent
Tor the board of correction and char
ties was in the city on business yester-
day.
Mrs. VIM. Reynolds has been enter
tanning her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Richardson OF CORTLAND
this week.
w. A. Chave and wife have gone to
Indiana for a visit. Mrs. @. b. Sabin
has charge of the bazaar while they
are away
G. S. Moore and family of Grand
Rapids spent st. Valentine Sunday
with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and
Mrs VanVickle.
Samuel b. Kutz Of Rockford hus-
band OF Mrs. M. j. Kutz, died Monday.
Mrs. Kutz is also quite sick with little
hopes of recovery.
A. f. Shelly and family have moved
to Ionia. They went by train yester-
day and Bub Stone hauled their house
hold goods by sleigh.
Mrs. w. w. Bemis OF Ionia and Mr..
and Mrs. M. II. Gooding of Easton
were guests of Joe Cobb and other rel
atives here over Sunday.
New advs. this week: Model Market,
Eddy & Son, Benedict & Co, Robinson
& Hudson, Kingsley ~ Co., Cobb &
Knott, and w. A. Wilder.
The livery of Cobb g. Knott has been
moved from Mr. KNOTS barn to
Bridge street in the Vincent barn.
They have put in telephone.
Fl. l.. Van Ben schoten has leased the
front rooms over +. r. Spencer's shoe
store, formerly occupied by the Star
Publishing Co., for law Office.
DR.. Stanton received word by wire
that his sister, Sarah Serviss,
the wife OF Methodist minister living
near Bracebridge, Ont, died Saturday.
Mrs. w. p. Hetberington has been
visiting friends in Grand Rapids this
week. Mr.. Hetherington was in the
city Wednesday aud accompanied her
home.
There will be a social at George Put
mans Tuesday evening, February %
for the benefit of Purity Lodge, No. 5,
ID. OF II. Bill five cents. Everybody
invited.
Emery Anderson and Miss Chloe
Grant OF Sparta we're visiting friends
in the city during the past week,
guests OF Minnie Everett and Miss
Kittie Smith.
Hib McElroy and Fred Stall went
out TO Wabasis lake the fore part of
the week and fshed through the ice
for pickerel. They hooked up three,