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mont and his granddaughter Francis
Hicks are the guests OF Jason Hicks.
Mr.. Stone has been in Flint visiting
his daughter Mrs. Frank Hicks and
also TO attend the wedding of son
there
A. j. Damn, editor OF the Lake
Odessa Wave-Times OF Lake Odessa.
was in the city Tuesday on business
and made the Banner office call
Henry A. Smith and wife were call
ed TO Grand Rapids Tuesday TO see
his brother r. ID. Smith, who is very
sick i'm Butterworth hospital
William Holt OF Muskegon has been
guest al Mrs. O. A. Nummer's this
week. He is employed in the office
of the Chronicle as linotype operator
Edward Butler went TO Ann Arbor
last week TO have his eyes treated. He
was accompanied there by John j
Crosskens Mr.. Butler is civil war
veteran and has resided in this city
for about sixteen years. He is the
second person to claim the right to
treatment at the Ann Arbor hospital
under the new law. He is suffering
from cataract OF the eyes. He is 76
years old, and is drawing a pension
of $24 month. His wife, 20 years
old, is an invalid, and they have no
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lee and Mrs
Eugene Lee motored to Crystal sun
day.
Byron r. Brown and family and G..
+. Reed spent several days last week
visiting at the farm home of Earl
Vincent at st. Johns. Master Phillip
Brown remained for a longer visit.
Miss Dana Bailey returned Saturday
from a three weeks vacation which
she spent in the northern resorts. Miss
Bailey says that the backward weather
which we have experienced this sea-
son has had a telling effect on the
summer resort business and many of
the cottages will not be occupied this
year.
Prosecutor Hall and Sheriff Lowrey
have started a campaign against nox-
ious weeds in Ionia county. Circulars
have been sent to the farmers Of the
county. accompanied by personal
letter from the prosecuting attorney
The circulars quote state laws i'm re-
gard to the growth of weeds.
Mrs. Avis Crane of Grand Rapids
spent Sunday with her mother Mrs.
Mary Coville.
DIR. Wilkinson and family of Or
leans spent Thursday at the home Of
Mrs. Mary Coville
Miss Neva Coon has returned from
Detroit where she has been visiting
her uncle Fred Gals and family in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cartridge and
son Dale and Mr.. and Mrs. John Morse
spent Sunday at Long Lake.
Frank j. Luck has sold a half in
terest in the Bedding News to Ed. -.
Engemann, the partnership has al
ready been completed and Mr. Enge-
mann has resigned his position with
the Bedding Basket company to begin
new work. Mr. Luck has been sole
owner of the News since it was es-
tablished here more than twenty years
ago.
S s Smith and wife Of Big Rapids
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Ward Tuesday They are Big Rapids
boosters and were former residents
here.
Elwood Weter Of Chicago is home
for a short visit before returning to
his work there for Bedding Bros. x
Co.
Mrs. John Carten came up from
Ionia Tuesday to visit friends and rel
atives few days
Dell Cobb lost a valuable horse
last Thursday. He had been working
at cultivating when the animal show
ed signs of sickness. Mr.. Cobb had
been offered S175 for the horse.
Mrs. Gladys Dutt and daughter of
Bay City are visiting relatives and
friends here and at Cedar Springs.
Leonard Wood has employment at
Lansing.
+. LAGRANGE was on the sick list
a few days.
Mrs. A. c. Hall returned home from
Stanton Saturday. where she has been
visiting for the past ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Russell return
ed home from Cadillac last week Fri
day.
Mrs. Emma Wright and Mrs. lie
Roy returned home Sunday night.
NJ. Urch and wife are visiting rel
atives at Durand.
Lewis Wood spent Sunday with his
parents Willis Woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stackus and
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Packard attend
ed the Free Methodist meeting at
Fenwick Sunday.