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Grand Rapids Tuesday.
S. S. Smith transacted business in
Grand Rapids Tuesday.
IL. l.. Page went to Grand Rapids
Wednesday for a few days.
Rev. j. w. Sheeban transacted
business In Creenville Monday.
Mrs. Ida Wadsworth went to Ionia
yesterday for visit with Mrs. Chas.
Ireland.
Mrs. w. o. Briggs went to Smyrna
Tuesday for short visit with friends
in that village.
Mrs. Clint Green went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday for short visit with
friends in that city.
Mrs. nj. f. Reynolds went to Lake
view Tuesday for short visit with
friends in that village,
Mrs. f. w. Maynard, of Shiloh, is a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
J. Barker for few days.
Miss Edna Terry left Tuesday for
Big Rapids. where she will spend the
holidays with her parents.
Mrs. l.. ID Stanton returned to her
bone at Cedar Springs Tuesday after
a short visit with Bedding friends.
Mrs F. Spooner, of Greenville, was
a guest at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hill the first of the week.
Miss Bertha Beasley left Tuesday
for her home at Grand Rapids where
she will remain during the holidays
The number of scholars attending
school in November was 592. Last
year it was $50 and two years ago
526.
Miss Flossie Mcconnell returned to
her home at Langston Monday after a
short visit with her aunt, Mrs. Ed
Covert.
Miss Katherine O'Leary, of Detroit,
has been offered the position of writ
ing and drawing teacher, to begin
after the holiday vacation.
Last year Ionia received over twice
as much primary school money as
Belding. This year Ionia gets
81, 799 80 and Bedding $2.0Ol.75.
Our Foot comfort shoes for elderly
people would make Christmas gifts
that would delight any woman.
City Shoe Store.
The home of good watches. A. B
Hull.
Mrs. A. S. Dimmick, Mrs George
Haysmer and Mrs. II. 4. Edwards
we're guests of Mrs. Ray Watson. OF
Greenville, on Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Josephine Every and daugh-
ter, Pearl. of Ronald, S Dak., and
Mrs. Frank Rogers, of this city. left
Monday for few days visit with
relatives and friends at Morley.
Chas. Eddy, of the Bridge street
grocery, had the misfortune to fall
from box on which he was standing
on Friday last and received injuries
that have laid him up ever since.
Several ribs we're fractured and other
internal injuries make his condition
very painful.
Major F. A. Mansfield, of Grand
Haven, and Major A. II. Rolph, of
Escanaba, have been in the city dur
ing the past few days looking after
the various assessment rolls of the
city, in the interest of the state tax
commission. Major Maxfield reports
very few changes in the rolls OF the
city.
John Mehney aud Ralph Skellenger
have done quite little business in
trapping and hunting fur bearing an
finals this winter. They have caught
muskrat, mink, coon and fox this
week. III. Clark, fur buyer from
Lowell, was in the city and called or
the boys at Mr.. Skellenger's where
he purchased the fur paying them
$40 90 They shot a fine fox recently
only short distance from the city.
The long drought which has been
prevalent in this vicinity has greatly
crippled the capacity of the electric
light plants in this city and in con-
versation with Mr.. Hetherington OF
the Spencer Electric Light Company
last evening he said that both com
panies were greatly handicapped by
the shortness of water. Several pla.
ces have been obliged to shut down
owing to the scarcity of water and
he would suggest that the patrons OF
both companies use as few lights as
possible for the present as they may
find themselves in the same predica-
ment as several other cities have
been placed in. A few lights are
way ahead of no lights and we
trust that our light users will accep,
this gentle hint.