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ORLEANS

knitting for everybody and the chap
ter requests US to send in as much
finished work in both lines as pos
sible by the last of the month as they
wish to make q shipment about the
\ 14th of November. We have a new
line of work that will appeal to ev-
cry heart and we wish all would
come and look it over and you GER
tainly would be ready and willing to
'do your bit"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Castle and
daughters, Grace and Ruth, visited
their aunt, Mrs. d. c. Wilbur, Sat
urday.
Mrs. John Conner of Omaha, Nebr.,
was called here and arrived last Sat
urday to assist in caring for her
husbands mother, Mrs. b. F. Conner,
who has been very i'll with neufitis
for several weeks. Mrs. Conner is
gaining but not as rapidly as we wish
she might.
Jud Morgan has purchased the
house recently owned by Mrs. Anna
Selleck. He is putting on new roof
together with other improvements.
Mrs. Mark Hoppough returned to
her home Sunday, after caring for her
niece, Mrs Guy Hoppough, and the
new farmland"
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edmonds of Or
leans and Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Will
bur of Ronald were Thursday guests
of their sister, Mrs. Ellen Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stanton and
Miss Allie Sabine of Bedding spent
Sunday evening with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Sabine.
Subject for Epworth League
"The Battle Against Booze, list
. Cor. 1914. Leader-Miss Iva Hill.
At the last meeting of the Orleans
Aid society last Thursday the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Belle Beach; vice president,
Mrs. Mae Currie; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Edna Glazier; treasurer,
Miss Ona Musselman. They will
serve a chicken pie dinner November
9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hotchkiss of
Crystal called on Mrs. Will Rowley
Friday. They were enroute to visit
his brother, Ed. Hotchkiss and fam
lily, in Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Conner and
Mrs. VIM. Bumper of Easton were
Tuesday callers at B. F. Corners.
Mrs. Bumper remained until Thurs
day.
MIS-. nay OdTllSle anu MIS-. w III
Carlisle of Grand Rapids came last
week Tuesday to pack Ray Carlisle's
goods. They returned Thursday morn
ing.
Hubert Holmes of Elsie and Harold
Holmes of Flint were over Sunday
guests of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Glazier, Mrs.
Robert Howe and Mrs. Jerome Law
cry visited Zala Home and family
Sunday.
Mrs. Elon Johnson and Mrs. Christ
ian Anderson of Greenville visited
Tuesday and Wednesday Of last week
with Mrs. Alva Hill.
The grim reaper has begun work
early among the old settlers. VIM.
Cotton, ST., passed away at the city
hospital, Belding, Tuesday, October
8. Funeral services were held in
Orleans M. z. church Thursday, Rev.
r. v. Birdsall officiating. Interment
in Woodland Lake cemetery. Word
was also received here of the death
of Mr.. Spanogle, former resident
of Orleans.
Homer Kennedy is driving a new
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Leibum are
entertaining her niece and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson Of Jack
son. Miss Marie and Miss Carrie
Peterson of Bedding were also guests
at the Leibum home over Sunday,
Mrs. III. M. Purdy is spending the
week with Bedding friends.
Harry Johnson met with a very
bad accident while helping fill silo
on the Will Hubert farm. One of
the knives broke and piece of it
flew and struck Mr.. johnson over the
eye and across the cheek, laying the
cheek bone bare. DR.. Wilkinson was
called to attend him and eight
stitches were taken to close the
wound. He was very weak from loss
of blood and remained at Mr.. Hull |
bert's over night.
Mrs. r. A. Patterson's father, Mr..
Braman, from near Stanton, has been
spending a couple of weeks here as
sisting in the store. Mrs. Patterson |
and daughter, Anna, were in Carson |
CITY a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Rich spent Sun
day at L. Parmenter's.
Word was received here last week |
that Lee Clements of Prairie Elk, |
Montana was very sick with typhoid |
fever Lee was a former Orleans |
boy and we hope TO near better news |
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. York entertain
ed for diner Sunday-Carl Purdy of |
Battle Creek, George Purdy and Miss |
Hazel Vining of Greenville and Will
son Purdy and family of Orleans. |
Carl was home on a short leave of |
absence. He has been promoted to |
corporal and says he enjoys soldier
life so far. He reports the soldier |
boys as very enthusiastic about the |
Liberty Bonds, everyone investing all |
they can.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Noddins, Mil
ton Decker and Miss Iva Hill were !
Sunday evening guests at the Henry |
Young's home.
A. l.. Sherwood and family spent |
Sunday in Grand Rapids, the guests
Of his brother, John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoppough and |
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Easterbrook spent |
Sunday at the +. J. Cheney home in
Ronald.
Smith Rowley called on B. F.. Con-