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position OF such a child is obvious
Contrast Is Great.

Corporal punishment is a thing for
each parent TO decide for himself But,
whether one believes in il OF not. the
very worst thing a mother can do is to
threaten TO whip her child OF send her
10 bed or deprive her OF some anticipated
pleasure and then fail 10 keep her word
once the child learns that il Is nothing
bat threat, she gives no heed 10 the
warning.
The contrast between the weIl-bred and
the ill-bred child IS striking. The one
always remembers his manners: saws
please" and thank you"; does not tel
tales on little playmateS and never fails
to be charming and loyable. The other
snaps out :,shut up" or leave me- alone"
when urged 70 do something that he does
not want TO do; hangs Eis head when IN
trOduced 10 strangers and toys with and
complains about the food at the table
The one is liked, the other is abominated-
one Of the most important Of ali tend
encies 20 be watched ia a child is that
OF tale bearing. Many woman IS an
Ouy-and-Out gossip simply because. as a
child. she was allowed 70 tell tales Of her
school mates misGecds.
A mother should make friends OF her
children. Teach them the right things
10 do ar the table, in the drawing room,
on the street. in tie school and With vlsi-
tors and see that they 90 them Make
little men and women of them-then they
vim not have % grow up into biz men
uUd women. AZ least as far as those
ILiu-s are COECersledi
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each telling the victim what he thinks Of
HIN for co-raIIing the paper. 'Aw. shut
up The stuEE one replies with that com
Portable feeling that he can drink the
next Sax rounds without even having 10
make a blun Of paying; 'Fersit il. your
moneys counterfeit here"
Before the liquids are entirely con-
sGmcd. there s always one Of the party
that has 10 beat it for the tall timbers-
and usually ne is one that hasn't bcught
vet He explains. IN soprano, tenor and
bass, just why he's got 10 break away
and what a whale OF q crowbar II takes
20 pry him Iocse-and ali that
"But be hIiszS asverthelesS-
''TkeR comes the old famillsF-'WeIl.
lets have another
'eThe same performance OF each man
swearing and TcwiBS and vUmuing he's
just crazy to be the g0at-when he's
really holding tight 10 bis loose change
begins al over again The chap that
paid last time KEEPS quiet. Hes entitled
20 IL Nobody expects him to join IN the
c0ndab. Hes as much cut OF IL as the
dummy hand in bridge whist
In the end. did you ever notice, every
last man has bought O0ce-and every
last man stays and consumes until every
other last man In the bunch has eorralIed
one Of the Si.05 checks, payable at the
little wire cage-to the cashier. OF
course: and then each man goes home
with seven under his belt when he only
meant 70 have one
Am I sore on the trests7 Not 4 BIT
of il, Do 1 mind the coughing uD with
the price, Sure not. What's that? Why
don't ] cut 1t ont II It looks Ike dam
phOolishness % me2 Wen, Live got a
few coming 20 ne yet from the chaps
that always have 70 beat Il homewaris
after the first round. Someday, when I
collect, I may climb up on the wagon
and Join the auti-treat crowd and refuse
to give up my seat-eYen TO q lady.
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The Plate Rail.

TPLATE rail IN the dining room Should
be about seven feet from the floor.
y : i should match the woodwork and
can be narrower cr wider. as Il IS IN
tended FOR holding plates or pitchers Or
tznkards. For plates, L 3 better % have
the groOTed ledge. TO keep them from
breaking when Jared Articles in con
start use should not he kept or the raii.
for, besides the liability of their beng
broken. they have become part Of the dec
orations and are missed when raken down.
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E.AA AEING the home beautiful is
a always the FIRST work Of the careful
5 housekeeper- Just now plain effects
and uncarveG woodwork are IN great de-
mand and are proper. Shentoa and
Adam designs ia solid mahogany and
mahogany finished woods are seen q ---St
deal the more severe designs leading
Effective curtains are made By design
fng and combining with tWo materials
poT1ieTe always gives az opportunity for
artistic arrangement one made cf Indian
weavInEs is very desirable IN the sitting
room Gears green -bUriap makes al
especially fetching poTtiere. IT is orns-
mented with c very simple design OF
coarse white beads. The border Is darned
with Strand Of the heaviest white
cotton. Bo5h.net curtains have applied
designs Of various kinds or are equipped
with simple braid trimmings. For sash
curtains white material Is popular. Main
sex. dimity. net. grenadius, cheese-cIoth
and point d'esprit sre suitable
4 window seat makes sn admirable re-
ceptacie for gowns that sre not used
frequently Il can be constructed mex
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Would You Marry
Aqm71

II wasn't pre2rranged. Not bv any
means But they met and. IN some
way. the question OF marriage came
up Tor discussion All four Of them were
married men and they 0uCht 10 have
known better. But they didn't.
Yep" exclaimed the Model Husband,
''If ! married again I'd marry the very
self-saUe little woman that -
''Aw, come orr interrupted the Regu-
lar Kidder, whose marital affairs were
openly known 10 be iu anything but q
happy state. Come of. you're not at
home now, and none OF Us know Jour
wife vel enough 10 tel her what you
really think about married CuSSedness-
Cut loose. Speak up. You're among
friends,"
~As was saying" continued the Model
Husband, Ignoring the kidder's remarks,
I'D marry the same woman over again
She's the NEST conpauiouable woman 1
ever -
That's list the difficulty with ne.
the Stay-at-Houe put IN. Ny wife and
l would get along famously-if We were
only congeniaL ] stay at home nearly
every evening Of the week. as you boys
know. But il certainly does become tire
some. She never reads the papers. She
never knows anything about current
events, and she IS never willing 10 talk
upon any subject except things that in
tereSt her Conseniality Is @ mighty
big factor IN marital bliss, let he tel
you. I envy you that"
Yes. she's always good company" the
Model Husband resumed. And she's the
best little h0usekeeper you ever saw
Everything about our home IS as spick
and span g a new pin. Dinner IS al
ways hot and our table has the best the
market can aford-vvithin our price II
married again I'd marry the same -
That does mean lot, doesn' Z itg' It
was the Young Newlywed speaking II
have always held that the w6maa's
place Is Ia her home. Though I haven't
been married very long. ! am already
finding little things in my wifes disposi-
tion that J wish were different Lately
she seems to have developed a craze for
teas and bridge whist and ga6diRg about
that I don't quite Ike j isn't doing
any harm now. but I'm afraid that il
Vii become more serious as the years
20 on. ] also thinE--
yes. YES" the Model Husband mur-
INJURED. as one whose thoughts are far
away with pleasant memories Of the past
or enjoyable dreams Of the future and
what might have been Yes. II mar
ried again. I'd marry the same little
woman who IS row my wife; but
Butt ecIisei the three euvjous ones.
.1s there a 'bgt'2 Can It De that yea,
you OF al men. are not content=
Yes" the Model Husband sOiiloquiSed,
-'if / married again id marry the same
dear ittlc- wOmau-but-n 7 married
again I wouidn't-WeIi, / wouldn't co
itr'
And the meeting forthwith broke uD.
each man g0mfogiiug himself with the
thought that uone of the others bad any
5hins- on him n tie lottery o. mariIal
baINinesS
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FelloU on the Treating Habit.

comes to the roIl-cau with Now. this IS
on me. Then the little fat fellow. that's
been doing most Of the talking. pipes Up
with NO you doa'ti ! won't s,a1d for il"
81 this time the chap that's been looking
ut the fancy drink the b3r1eep has been
throwing together, wakes Up with
What's the rnW5 OE. I'm the candy KID
On this round: amt you ever going 70 let
me buy :-Ceal injured ike. IN the mean
time the check is lying. as pretty IS y0u
please on The bar. with its S1Cj shining
Out in coy black letters Finally. the
fellow nearest 60 ir can't hold ont any
longer. so be Jams his wet glass down on
II with the real decisive JocuiaTity- hat
belongs 10 mub.
''rhen the mil begins al over again,
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For Picture Cards.

TTE ITH the present fad FOR picture
"a postals and the large number OF
~ them that most girls collect. Il has
become an important question how 10 keep
them IN q convenient way for showing
them OF course. the ordinary way is the
postal-eard album a particularly convent
ent and compact way 70 take care OF
these IS &c have a pretty box or ones
table just deep enough for the postal
cards 20 stand on end.
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then some - ways they had OF saying
Yes CircumlOcuu0ns IS the exact Pure
Food label, believe! One'u hand out 4
little out OF tn red bottle fer nine and
another win step to the plate with Three
fingers and fzZ.' OF Draw one IN the
dark but the Old reliable is sure 10
come from some thirsty Gimme tn
sane" Did you ever stop 20 think about
that. old scout. when g crowd OF Us get
together? Did you ever see any crowd
live ones or dead ones-in front of the
polished mahogany and the White-coated
Doctor that somebody IN the bunch
didn't come across with Gimme tn samer
I never did and I've stepped Up FOR my
medicine with q regularity that made the
proprietor willing 20 make a note OF my
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house number and the room I sleep in. re-
member my name and cash my checks
And when that part Of the official recer-
tion is over with did you ever stop to
think OF the ensuing mix-up as 70 who
wiz pass IN the checks at the Iitsle wire
eager Every last CazabO i1 the bunch
goes 20 the mat with every other one. in
SlSting that he viii pay those checks
that is, he almost goes, but not quite
It's worse than lot OF women counting
the buttons on a street car conductors :
coat -eeni-mee-ni-mini-no, TO see who'll
come across with the car fare first
Each Insists that it's up TO him. and gets
real mad about lt 81 he isn't allowed to
but he doesn't 90 after II Ike Il was
money in Not SO you can see it! He
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FEMTNTNE EAnCIES Tf1lNS~I ~InTEPESTroWON1EN
Mr.. JustlUed Entertai1as.

Mr. J. preserved a discreet silence.
So did Mrs J.
Mr. J. retired 70 his room slowly and
began 10 shave in that deliberate. absent
minded manner that denotes preoccupa-
ton and mental distress.
Mrs. ]. stormed into the two-by-four
kitchen and bounced and founced the
tins around shamefulIy.
Presently silence as Of the desert
feE upon the apartment.
AR J. heard no sound until suddenly
the door banged shut yiciously.
Ir. J paused. irresolute. razor in mid
air
Then he laid It down thoughtfuily and
listened, with every sense alert
Not a sound. Il was the silence OF the
tomb
Tip-tcclng softly 70 the door OF his
room he opened it and listened anxioUsly-
Then he called But there was no reply.
Perhaps Blossom had tainted, Perhaps
she had been overcome by escaping gasi
Perhaps perhaps He rushed into
the kitchen
II was empty,
Mrs. J. had fed,
Dir. J. sat down. stupi6ed.
Where could she have gonei What
would she not do IA such a frame Of
mind,
Then by degrees he became calmer.
OF course, nothing VAS really the mat
Ger with her Msybe she just went out
after something She would he hack
soon. 70 be sure. At ali events he woald
have dinner ready for her when she re
turned
There were several spluttering. sizzling
+ pans on the stove. One contained pota-
toes, another tomatoes. and stiH another
some sort of salad dressing There
wasn't much 70 be done
All An idea. The coffee wasn't made
yeti
So Mr. J. fshed around IN the bottom
OF the cabinet untn he found the coffee
pot. Then he took the coffee can and
IIcd the D0T half full-uncrcund-
Tie watched the flames play about the
bottom of the pot for 2 minute OF two.
Suddenly he realized that be hadn't en-
isked shaving yet
Might just IS Wcu XIII two birds with
one stone 50 he got his razor and his
mirror. etc, and returned 10 the kitchen
70 take up again the white mans daily
burden.
Just as BE- was shaving away nicely
around the lobe OF his ear the coffee pot
began 10 sDIutter and fume Ike one pos
sessec
Mr. Justwsd grabbed It hastily OF the
stove in mortal terror.
-rFe -s-r4E~-r ~r,.-,~-%
entered.
The sight of her better half standing
with the cofee-pot in one hand. his razor
in the other. one-haf of his face shaven
and the other thick with lather and his
coUutenance Ike The last rose OF sum
mer, ard then some-proTed too much for
her.
-Oh-oh-to think-r" she ,Soked.
'HuhT~ casDed Justwed. what you
becn doinET~
What have I been doing. What have
I been doing- I've been 10 the store 20
get the seasoning-that's what I've been
do-nE-
"Oh. you bave?"
''Fes-'Oh, have- I should think any
man who cares one bit about his wife
would be ashamed 20 make her do what
he refuses 10 do FOR her. You're a selfish
brute, 50 you are. I'm going home 10
MOTHER
Vow. dearIe-~ began Mr.. Justwed.
soorainSIv, penitentlv.
"D0n-t dea-ie- mer-
And Mrs J. foUnced out OF the kitchen.
'-The tevu-' Mr. J. exclaimed, real pro
fanelike. "I-I-I-r'
Then he grabbed uD the razor and put
IN on the stove and started TO shave the
lathered side Of his face with the coffee
pot
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black velvet ribbon and Oriental bands
Satin finished brOadcl0ths e wistaria.
London smoke, taupe. pale dull blue.
amethyst. soft light green and cloudy
violet. make up into attractive pillow
tops II the edges be finished with gold
tinsel or silver cOTdage-
Many OF these cloth c0Iored cushions
are q obIong shape. open at both ends
and laced together with cords which run
through embroidered ere,ets- Soue peo
pie produce 4 very Ticb effect by laci1r
or al four sides. the cordiag parting oveI
highly decorative Iate-lIlIngs-
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Helpful Winter Evenings.

heavy linen, bound with braid. The own-
er's Initials should be done ia outiac
stitch on the Zap.
a great lad with hoys and girls now,
and pleasant way Of passing a winter
eFeniug. is piecllE together puzzle pic
lures In fact. every member Of The
family can ind diversion in this game,
which many times tazes the ingenuity
Of The most skurlL
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"Oh-oL-to ThInk-t'7 She ChOked.
Mrs Jastwed walked in. She had for
gotten 10 get a dozen Of the most ad0--
able lace doilies ever used as bait on q
bargain counter-and she Just must have
them 20 put on the table. ar Justwed
looked at his watch quiLziCailv. fL vas
very late -Pcrilously near dinner tine.
But Ms. 7 insisted So, naturally. Mr.
J. foIIowed-and carried The bundles.
It was N least ten minutes after six
before the Justweds made their dsIIy or
fertory 20 the Gas Company and began
preparation Of The evening neal The
time was short before the guests should
arrive. Mr 7. had the beginnings Of a
Issge-szed grouch-he always did when
he was kept waiting for dinner Mrs 7
was eloGueltly silent. Her face wore
that righteous. long suffering, martyr like
look Of a woman who IS positive her
husband has found fault with her IN
Justly. Each was trying To remember
the old sdage about silence being golden
Dear me- Mrs. Justwed suddenly COM
7lained. Il forgot 10 get the seasoning
for tie rarebit today. How stupid Of
me. WIZ yOu please so cut and get L
for me. Homer. CearE
"COnf0ur5 il -r' Nr. 7 5gcan. 81
tones Of decided Irritation. but rehember-
Ing promptly and changing bis tune "Of
course 7 VIII, Blossom. IN just q little
while. Lets have dinner first
Il think Homer. you'd better get &
first then have dinner and dress-alj-I
think that wouId lee the better way"
Mr- J. heSitated q moment. then sum
mOned up his courage and replied.
4 don't think So dearest. II ! may be
allowed 20 express az opinion. You see,
H I dress first and have dinner. all
then 90 after the seasoning. why-Why-
III he al ready TO receive the guests
and talk 10 them II any should cone be
fore you have finished dressing
'Oh, very wen, then. do IS you please,'
snapped Mrs j.. real irritable and cross
Ike
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Making Home Beaud fful.

pe1siFcly of a wooden c0se FIVE feet long
and Two and one half feet wide and three
feet deep with hinged cover. The TOP os
the chest should be covered =ith cloth @
match The tones OF the room and should
be stuffed with hair OF excelsior 20 make
e comfortable
Fer egrtaiGs bureau covers aud bed
spreads white cotton yoiie is popular.
Il lends itself admirably 10 hem-stitchins
IS a decoration
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small family, clerk. bookkeeper. etc. who
desires the comforts Of owning ones own
home The house is painted a sost cream
coier with roof red. The estimate is
$3.50, and includes the use Of cement OF
the ontside above the first story, with
narrow siding CT shingles in the first
story. II siding IS used for the entire ex-
terror Il wil save $3.50 on the cost. The
interior is finished in hard pine or fr and
vanished, AID good hardwood toorS- A
cellar IS under half the house, with fur
mace heater.
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all the fashionable shades are excellent
Jacauard Woren Cotton..

jacquard woven cottons and silks can
be made Into the daintiest OF delieately
tinted pillow tops. to be embroidered out
lined or initiated with six floss. The
Japourka silks. which initiate nuns veil-
ing, rough poDgees, tussahs. stripes anc
treated In the same way. while the two
toned checks and striped Egyptian It's
sues and japanese silks are very orna-
mental in themselves and Go not require
further decoration
With silk pillow tops. It IS always safe
20 take startling color liberties Some
women viii even use alternate stripes
OF pink and yellow without destroying
the harmony OF their rooms. Add 70
this combination a binding Of Egyptian
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e ERE We have a small. snug and mex
N Pensive house suitable for a small
family. There Is a large livingroom
with pretty bay window at the side and
seat. and on the opposite side a wide
opening into diRing-ro0m, thus giving the
two principal rooms across the front, the
dining-room opening through a very con
Fenient pantry into the kitchen The lat
ter Is provided with small storerOcm
and place FOR refrigerator. arranged so
that the ice can be put in ksOm the out
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TT was only an Informal aHair-just
for Intimate friends-that the Just
s weds had planned . give. bat even
that entails some work, And Mr.. just
wed had declared most emPhatieslly-i
fact. real authorltatlvely- Mrs. Just
wed just should not work herself az ont 10
a frazzie and ss worn 70 q thread the whole
week after. No-sir-ee. Not a bit Of it.
At least not while be was able 20 swing
a dish-towcl or crumb a table. What
good was . husband, anyway, who
couldn't help his wife ont when 1t came
to the domestic stunt 1t wasn't pleas
ant. but it was his dHtv.
So 1irs. Justwed acqulesced.
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side. There IS a large porch back Of the
kitchen The stairs lead up out Of the
main living room. with the cellar stairs
underneath This arrangement Is an
economy Of room and convenient ar
rangement The second story has two
large chambers with ample clothes clos
cts. 4 good bathroom and small bed
room. In addition. there is a large attic.
providing space for storage purposes or Il
can be finished up in part or wholly and
make comfortable rooms. This is an eco
nomical house for a young man with
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Just as 8Ir- 7 was leaving the Office,
rather late. % rush home and help Kill
the fatted calf for Che invited guests,
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Vergennes Station

Mrs. III. ID. Weeks left last Thursday
to visit her daughter Mrs. ]. Hapeman
in East Lowell.
Miss Roxie Denny of Lowell was in
our vicinity Sunday.
+. Ring returned home last week
Thursday from Carson City and Ed
more.
Horace Weeks called on friends in
Ringville Sunday.
The Pere Marquette railroad COM
pany are building a new bridge over
the creek south Of the depot here.
Potatoes now dollar bushel Mon
day at Moseley.
Mrs. Carrie Porter was called To
Grand Rapids last week Monday to at
tend the funeral of her nephew's wife.
VIM. Henry Keech is very low hav-
ing had several strokes of paralysis.
Mrs. Glare Ford has been very sick
but is some better now.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Heffror
April End, a son.
Mrs. Delight Hathaway returned u
her home in Luther Monday.
Mat Corrigan who has been at Crane
Rapids all winter is back.
Lillian MCGEE and Essie Murphy
spent Sunday with Mrs. Fannie Nc
Kabe in Ada.
Mrs. Anna Edgert of Luther came
Friday to remain and care for he
brother Henry Keech.
Miss Edith Charles of Lowell was ,
guest of Lillian MCGEE.
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Southwest Eureka

Edna Stokes visited herfriend Mabel
Swartz last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Fulbr entertain
ed as Easter guests Henry Remington,
wife and little daughte Gladys Of
Sheridan.
Forrest Stokes visited his brother
Leroy at Edmore over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Mcclure a
newly married couple from Lakeview
are moving on the Henry )rier farm.
Henry Drier and wife ae moving to
their new home, the Cpher's place
east Of Greenville, their oil friend and
neighbors wish them success and hap
piness in their new home
William Swartz is rtnodeling a
house for John Snyder.
Mel Sturgeon has been the guest of
his brother Enoch in Grad Rapids.
Mrs Arthur Sturgeon hs been very
sick with severe cold an neuralgia.
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Oakfield

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Elsby and family
visited at Morris Trumbles in Grattan
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. o. Bowman attend
ed church at Parnell Sunday morning
and took dinner with Mrs. J. Byrns.
The Embroidery Club will hold fair
at the home of Mrs. Lola Mason Thurs
day April To-
Sit Partridge has sold his team TO
Greenville parties for $425.
This week has been a great week for
surprises, Tuesday some 10 ladies took
possession of Mrs. Cora Stevens and
sewed up all her carpet rags. Friday
night the young people gave Clyde
Reynolds and wife surprise by taking
them a nice lot of articles for house
keeping and Saturday the old friends
and neighbors gave Salem Stuarts folks
complete surprise there were 10 in
number and had jolly good time and
a fine picnic supper was served at
O'Clock.
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Alton-Moseley

w. A. Keech is about the same as
last week.
Fred Geigger has moved into one OF
f. r. Chases Tenant houses at Smyrna
Mrs. Glare Ford is quite sick.
VIM. Condor and Alfred Thomit
have arranged to build silos.
Lee Converse is doing well with his
broken leg.
Bert Patridge's daughter is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittle of CORTLAND
visited her brother Burton Partridge on
Sunday.
John Weithenbach and family OF
North Grattan visited his brother Sun
day.
Alton district school is having va
cation.
People are commencing their plough
ing quite lively.
Another old Grattan pioneer has
passed away, died at her !home where
she has lived over so years, Mrs. Bar
ney Scalley, widow of the late Barney
Scalley, Friday April 8. Funeral from
the Parnell chruch Monday.
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Easton.

Master Herman Lyle entertained one
of his school friends Saturday.
The weather man never planted pota-
toes or cleaned house or he would have
different weather.
Hugh Nichols buzzed wood with his
gasoline engine for Geo. Hoxie last
week.
Mrs. Slaybaugh has been having a
mason plaster upstairs in the new
house this week.
Mrs. Weipert teacher Of the Goodwin
school would like to have the parents
take part in setting out trees, Arbor
day, also take part in the program.