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ton Of officers at the home Of John
Charles Madden left Tuesday for a |
business trip connected with his Of
| Ace as secretary Of the state BARRIERS
association to Bay City and other
places In eastern Michigan.
John Griffith of Grand Rapids was
in the city Tuesday. He IL getting
er, Elias GrifYith settled up satisfact-
orily for his mother, Mrs. Jane
Griffith and he intends to move here
and 90 on to their place In the east
part Of the city to reside.
w. H. Richardson and wife went
to Otisville Tuesday for few days
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Spencer spent
| Miss Ida Sherwood went to Manton
for a weeks visit with her people at
the old home.
j. F. Kaufman of Lansing was in
the city Monday. He remained over
night and was given the third de-
gree in Masonry at the meeting of
Bedding lodge f. & A. M. Bert J.
Storey was also Eivss. the degree. =
John III. Montgomery was in Ionia
on business Tuesday.
| George Kinsman returned to Green
vile Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank j. Luck has returned
from her visit in Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Fuller arrived
Tuesday from Chicago and are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Chapman.
X. c.. Gunsolus, secretary of the
board of commerce, was called to De-
troit on account of the serious illness
of his father, DR.. Gunsolus. who is
about 20 years old.
Mrs. Laura Clemens and Mrs.
Jacob Weaver went to Lansing, Tues
day, for few days visit with Mrs.
Clemons' daughter, Sarah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larence Gephart are
happy over the arrival of that fat
baby boy, Monday, but they are not
bit more tickeled about it than are
Grandpa and Grandma M. Y. Gephart
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisk.
| Claude Spicer returned from Flint
Monday, where he had been on bust
ness connected with his farm there.
He expects to move there very soon.
Master Thayer Wagner, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Wagner, celebrated
his eighth birthday anniversary on
Wednesday afternoon. Invitations
were issued to fourteen of his school
mates and right royal time the young
people had with games and fun. They
were Toasted at beautifully decorat-
ed table in the dining room, where
Mrs. Wagner acted as mistress of
ceremonies, assisted by the teachers
| from the second ward school. Miss
Hopwood, Miss Gle and Miss Heiser.
Numerous good wishes and gifts were
received by the young gentleman as
pleasant reminders of the day.
Mrs. Will j. Pollock of Cedar
Springs was in the city Tuesday to
see her mother, Mrs. Roosevelt.
B. F. Dill returned to the Soldiers
Home in Grand Rapids, Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Saunders returned
Monday from Owosso. While in the
station here Tuesday she had the mis-
fortune to lose her pocketbook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Foss were in
Grand Rapids, Tuesday.
Mrs. Melissa Cobb went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to visit relatives for
La few days.
Mrs. George Thomas went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to meet her sister,
Mrs. Villa St Onge on her return
from Madison, Wisconsin.
A letter recently received from DR..
j. ]. Healy, ID. c. S., announces that
he has opened on Office in Union
Square, Montreal, and is having fine
practice in his line of work.
Mrs. j. E. Dodson of Long Lake
was in the city Tuesday on her way
to Grand Rapids. She says she serv-
ed dinner to Mayor Fred Green and
party at their cottage last Thursday.
Mayor Green and party were there
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catch they made was large.
j. K. Stevens and daughter, Mrs.
Frank Moore were in Grand Rapids,
Tuesday. Mr.. Stevens is having some
trouble with his eyes and is being
treated by specialist.
Mrs. Mary Bale left for her home
near McCords, Tuesday. She had
been working here for several weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Post of Chicago
we're here over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary +. III. Coville, Mrs. Jas.
Avery, Mrs. Eta Mclaughlin, Mrs.
NJ. c. Green and J. w. Cooper were
in Ionia Tuesday attending court. The
case of NJ. c. Green against Mrs. Co
vile for damages in ejectment was on
trial.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are planning to give a musical
| entertainment next month, entitled,
''The Choir and New Choir Master"
J which abounds in fine music and in
! teresting dialogue. Rehearsals are
now being held in preparation for it.
A large number of our ladies at
tended the Maccabee doings in Smyr-
ma st. Patrick's day and report it
as being delightful gathering, both
the dinner and the program being ex-
cellent. There were more than two
hundred in attendance.
Henry Carleton returned from Lam
sing last week.
A train load of rs cars of Buick
autos passed through here last Fri
day direct from the factory in Flint
They were consigned to Chicago, the
| distributing point for western mark
cts, and from there will be shipped to
Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico
| w. C. Whitney has returned from
Lansing where he went last week ex-
pecting TO 20 to work at painting, but