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\ Mrs. Willard Phillips of Ionia, who
is visiting her people, Mr.. and Mrs
John Whitsell, went to Grand Rap
ids Tuesday TO try and locate some
baggage that went astray. Her baby
cab and a trunk had not shown ur
since her arrival here.
Mrs. Richard Pryor of Kalamazoo
is a guest of her brother, John
| Whitsell.
Mrs. Francis Gross of Wright, OF
tawa county is the guest of Mrs
i Susan Krupp. She came Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Lehman ana Mrs. j. Ran
cour left for two weeks visit in
Grand Rapids Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McNitt were in
Grand Rapids Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. c. Wright went to
Grand Rapids Tuesday for few days
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Guild were in Green
vile Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman DeHart and daughter
of Detroit, who have been visiting
| friends here, returned home Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Kelly were call
ed to Reed City to attend the funeral
of John Lord5 cousin, Tuesday. The
young man was but seventeen years
of age.
Mrs. f. w. Burt and daughter of
| Potterville were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank w. Gill over Sunday.
She left for her home Monday.
Ed. Arris was in Ionia Monday on
business in the probate court in con-
nection with his son, l.. ID. Arris.
Mr.. and Mrs. David c. Crawford
left Saturday for Boston, Mass, for
a visit with their children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Gardner. Mr.. Crawford
has been anxious for long time to
see his grandchildren and decided to
make the start for there at once.
They expect to remain several weeks.
Misses Margaret Wilbur, Louise
Lambertson and Helen Lapham mot
ored to Ionia Monday afternoon.
Miss Grace Billinger of Palo visit
ed at Ray Edwards home few days
last week.
Mrs. Abe Friedman left Monday
for Manistee to visit her parents for
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pond left for
their home in Milwaukee Sunday.
Miss Edna Wise accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Stanton left
on their return trip to Portland, Ore
gon, Friday.
Myron Green and family, Mrs. Eta
Mclaughlin and Heber Blair Sunday
ed at Crystal lake.
Miss Pearl Lewis was in Crystal
over Sunday
Miss Bessie Peterson spent Sunday
at her home in SMYRNA.
Rev. w. A. Bliss and family left
Monday evening on their summer va
cation to Long Lake. They have a
fine cottage engaged in the Branch
addition. They will remain at the
lake until the church as been repaired.
The decorators are at work now.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Shin
dorf, August 20, fine baby girl. Her
name will be Madeline Margaret.
/. Mrs. Ernest Anderson and son
were guests at j. B. Strains Sunday
evening and Monday.
Henry and John Cummings, George
White and family, and Miss Maude
White, all of Morley, visited at the
home af Chas. White over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rodgers, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Chadwick and niece,
Irene Benthin, motored TO Saginaw
to visit James Banks and family Sat
urday. Mrs. Banks returned with
Mrs. Edgar Stanton and Miss Allie
Sabine have been spending the past
week in Detroit, Buffalo and Cleve-
land attending the millinery open
ings and purchasing fall goods.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Pease,
August 10, son, who will answer to
the name Of James Leroy.
Mrs. Mary Penny and granddaugh-
ter, Rosmond, were visitors at Will
Penny's in Ionia last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson were
Sunday guests of the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Rich, Of
Keene.
Sunday guests at r. H. Burris'
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Smith and
family of Ionia; and Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Burris of Lyons.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the NJ. Z. church will meet
with Mrs. Fred Boyer, 423 North
State street, Saturday afternoon, Au-
gust %. Mrs. Clarence Hoyt will be
the leader and is planning an inter-
esting program. Light refreshments
will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Coon and fam
lily and Miss Helen Gotta motored to
Bostwick lake Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Briggs of
Grand Rapids spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Briggs.
Mrs. Maggie Welch and Mrs. Emma
Wright spent Sunday at Mrs. Willis
Woods.
Mrs. Celia Teppel and Francis Lunn
of Fort Wayne, Ind, kho have been
visiting at Chas. .Moore's for the past
week, returned home Monday.
The following visited at Charles
Moore's Monday: Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Crosby and daughter, Amo Showinski
and Robt. Moore all of Ionia, also Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Tingley, of Orleans.
Mrs. Beth Bristol and Hazel Stur-
gis were weekend visitors in Grand
Rapids.
Richard Cannon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Cannon of Grand Rapids spent
Sunday at Lakevfew.