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mother, expects to return to Missoula,
Montana, in a couple of weeks.
Miss Grace Baker of Fenton who was
the guest of Miss Hazel Dutt last week
has returned home. She is sister of
Geo. Baker, formerly a jeweler of this
city.
Mrs. Bessie DeCoster and daughter,
Of Brockton, Mass, arrived in 1onia
last week Thursday, TO make her
parents, II. b. Wilcox and family, a
visit.
Miss Nellie Hall, of Westfield, Mass,
who has been visiting relatives in
Michigan, left Tuesday on her return.
She has charge of the Noble hospital in
that city.
Mrs. Z. +. Field, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Bert Hall,
returned To Hastings Wednesday. Her
son Bert accompanied her as far as
Grand Rapids.l
Miss Martha Purdy and friend Miss
Clark, of Greenville, were guests of
Grin Purdy last week. They were
called home Saturday on account of
the death of a relative.
Ira $. LETTERS, of Palo, has sold out
his hardware business TO Joseph l..
Briggs. Mr.. LETTERS has been prom
inent business man there for thirty
years and at one time was editor and
proprietor of the Palo Post
The stork, according TO DR.. Orr's
record, visited Mr. and Mrs. Metternick,
leaving girl, Aug. 20; Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Cutler, Aug. %, girl and a
fine boy at Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Haysmer's and at Peter Peterson's q
girl.
Chas. ID. Reeve and wife, of Grand
Rapids, were in the city over Sunday
as guests of Guy ID. Weter, who also
entertained them at the club house AT
Wabasis. Mr.. Reeve is superintendent
of the Grand Rapids Brass Manufac-
turing Co.
Fred A. Bush and family and Frank
Durfee and family are spending d
couple of weeks at their old home in
Brighton. They will attend home
coming in Brighton where Mr.. Bush
has part in the program. They expect
/ IN, tolx in, he fnfa f.tr in, oil
On Thursday of last week Mrs. Will
Case gave surprise birthday party tc
her little nephew Alger Brown, who
had reached the age Of ten years. Six
teen of his little friends were present
and enjoyed various games including
an old-fashioned spelling contest in
which prizes were given. Ice cream
and waters were served and all had
a fine time and wish Alger many
happy returns of the day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j, b. Brown attended
the Streck- Gilmore wedding in Green
vile Wednesday, the groom being Mr..
Hugh b. Streck and the bride Miss
Clara Gilmore. The wedding was a
fine one, but the bride and groom
escaped in time to break up the rice
throwing party. A large number of
friends came to Bedding on the after
noon train in search of them, and went
on to Orleans. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Brownell, of Illinois, accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Brown home as their guests.
Levi Heth, of Shiloh, was in the city
Tuesday. He and Geo. w. Brown,
who formerly lived in Shiloh, met on
the streets and the contrast in their
physical makeup and stature was al
once noted. They were comrades in
the same company in the Civil War,
Co. X, Tenth Michigan Cavalry and
were known as the "long and short OF
it," Brown isn't much taller than a
shot gun is long, while Levi stands six
feet, five inches in his stocking feet.
They went in and came out of the wal
together and can tell experiences that
makes a mans hair stand on end.