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Rapids visitor, Wednesday.
w. l. Benedict has purchased the
George King residence on the North
Side.
Mrs. George House of Easton was
the guest of Mrs. +. A. Cook last week
Friday.
Adelbert Stanton was home from the
Ferris Institute at Big Rapids over
Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel Raby has been receiv-
ing visit from her father, A. Nj. White
OF Lansing.
Mat Schneider and wife of Ionia, were
visiting friends and relatives here Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Richards of How
ell were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Thorne.
u. Sovereen received word last week
OF the death of his brother-in-law, Geo.
Macklen in Ontario, aged SO years.
James Squires and wife of Rockford
were guests of his father, Robert Squires,
over Sunday, also spending Decoration
day here.
Mrs. Eta Mclaughlin of Grand
Rapids, was a guest of Bedding friends
the first of the week, returning home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Chriss. Grill returnd ed to her
home at Fowlerville, Wednesday, after
a short visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. s. II. Arnold.
Chas. Knapp delivered very fine
Decoration day address at the Ashley
church, Monday. He reports fine at
tendance at the services.
Mrs. A. l.. Pond, who had been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. f.
Weter, few days last week, returned
to Chicago Saturday.
Miss Iva Bornor and Miss Helen
Lapham returned NJ onday from Howell
where they spent several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert +. Joiner.
Frank Harlan and family, Leon
Osterhout and wife and M. l.. Oster-
hout and wife spent Monday at the
Harlan cottage at Long Lake.
Mrs. Arthur Fellows and baby re-
turned TO their home at McBrides,
Wednesday, after weeks uisit with
Bedding relatives and friends.
A lO-pound son arrived at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O'Bryon on
Tuesday, and already the proud papa
is considering the advisabillity of hav-
ing his sign changed to O'Bryon Il Son.
He has been named Charles Austin
and his grandpa Charlie caught the
first train home from Chicago TO get
his hands on the dear little fellow.
Henry j. Leonard and Rev. +. Col
Inns returned Friday from trout fish
ing trip on the Manistee river. They
camped at farm house near Nirvana
in Lake county close TO the banks of
the river, where they had excellent ac-
and found the fishing
good. There were no mosquitoes this
year TO bother them.
Rev. ID. Il. Willard of Portland, was
in the city Tuesday, he stopped off here
to renew acquaintance with old friends,
having been visiting in Grand Rapids
and Muskegon for few weeks. AL
though 81 years old, he is still quite
hale and hearty, officiates at weddings
and funerals and helps out his brother
clergymen occasionly by supplying
their pulpits.
w. III. Reimer of Palo was i'm the
city Friday with new plat of the
Methodist camp ground at Long Lake,
which he purchased last fall. Mr..
Reimer has given deeds TO all parties
who had cottages built there on leased
lots and is planning to sell many more.
He wants TO make fine resort grounds
of the property. II the proposed Mus
kegon, Bedding, Flint Il Detroit inter-
urban line should materialize il would
strike pretty close to the lake.