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Cadillac.
Robert Squires is visiting friends in
Rockford this week.
A. Friedman went to Detroit, Tues
day, on business trip.
The Hub clothing store will be closed
all day New Years day.
Frances Dehn visited AT Matt
DENNIS, in Portland, Christmas.
George Altenberg 10 home from Ann
Arbor to spend the holiday vacation.
Mrs. Mary Alexander went to Green
Vile for q few days visit with friends.
+. MINER and family enjoyed their
Christmas with their people in Ronald.
ID. w. Hall OF Owosso was q guest at
George III. Hubbard's few days last
week.
John and Lawrence Donovan went
TO Ionia, Tuesday, for short visit with
relatives.
Beatrice and Delbert Stanton are
home from Ypsilsnti and Big Rapids
for the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Helmer went to
Lakeview, Monday, for few days
visit with his mother.
Joseph Loseth and wife went to
Auskegon last week, to eat the Christ
mas dinner with friends.
Miss Lulu Snyder was home from
Portland TO spend Christmas. She is
q Bell telephone operator there.
Work in the Master Mason degree
will be on at Masonic hall Saturday
evening, with refreshments to close.
Angus Mcdonald of Flint was the
guest of his brother Malcomb at 1O3
West Congress street from Saturday
till Monday.
Dylph Gephart and family returned
10 their home at Lancing, Tuesday, aft
sr short visit with Bedding relatives
and friends.
The Ionia County association o. Il.
5. will be held in Ionia January 18th,
with afternoon and evening sessions.
All members are invited to be present.
Herbert S. Godfrey was home from
Flint to enjoy Christmas with his
father, j. IL. Godfrey. His mother
was away on an extended visit TO her
bIother G. b. Sabin, in Wisconsin.
DR.. and Mrs +. ID. Smith, of Coop |
ersville, were guests OF his brother, |
Henry A. Smith, over Sunday. The
Christmas dinners alternated between |
the Smith and Arba Face homes Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brockway held
house party during the holidays and
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Brock
way and sons and Miss Mabel Poner OF
st Louis end George IL. Brockway and
Miss grace Hockey of Petoskey,
A sleigh load of % young Greenville
people spent pleasant evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Crosby on
Tuesday night. The evening was spent
in playing games and visiting, and re-
freshments were served before their de-
parture for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Washburn had
a pleasant family reunion on Christ
mas day, the children all being home
TO enjoy the occasion, Carleton W.,
from Chicago, Harold, from Ann
Arbor, Sydney, from Flint, and Miss
Florence Washburn, of this city.
John /. Weeks left Monday for Pitts
burg, PENN, where he has accepted
position as inspector in the National
Lumber Dealers Association at salary
OF $3.50 per month and all expenses
paid. Mr.. Weeks has been home on a
visit for a few days. His many friends
will be pleased ~ learn Of his advance
ment. He expects TO be away about
three months this time.
Earl Vincent, of Owosso, was here
TO spend Christmas with his vile and
children, who had been here couple
of weeks, and TO visit with the Vim
cents, Browns and Reeds In family
reunion. Earl sold out one farm at a
good figure and purchased another, a
portion OF which has developed rich
coal deposits
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome +. Peass and
two children, OF Chicago were Christ
mas guests OF Mrs. Kate Hill at the
Broas homestead. Mesdsmes Hill and
Mann entertained a number OF other
friends on Christmas, among the num-
Der being Mrs. Grace J. Mcdonald OF
Detroit, Miss Myrtle Myers OF Grand
Rapids, Mrs. A. T. Demorest and her
daughters Edith and Carrie. and Ruth
and Broas Mann.
Christmas day % members OF the
Purdy family were entertained at the
home of Orrin Purdy, where an old