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LOCAL Items


The ladies Of st. Joseph's Catholic
church will have baked goods sale
Saturday, June 20 at Will Wards
Meat Market.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Raby and chill
dren of Greenville spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Raby.
f. #. Nicodemus of Chicago was
In the city Tuesday. He owns the
farm occupied few years ago by the
late Jacob Martin and was here on a
business trip.
Have, you seen the new ideas in
fireworks and balloons at Sparks &
Gamber's.--adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Trimble of Bay
City are the guests of his parents
here and also of Mrs. Trimble's peo-
pie In Keene. Mr.. Trimble has pur-
chased a farm near Bay City.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. Lowry of Grand
their way to Greenville. Mr.. Lowry
was former editor of the Howard
City Record, but is now handling the
advertising calendar business with
headquarters in Grand Rapids. For
few weeks he is assisting Editor
Bryant Avery on the Greenville In
dependent.
Harold Eddy was home from De-
troit over Sunday. He is in business
there and doing well with line of
typewriters and repairs.
Frank Gray left here Tuesday
morning for Reed City.
Mrs. Ed. Sutton of Central Lake
was called here Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Holcomb. She
went to Grand Rapids for a short visit
with friends before returning home.
Will Orser went to Big Rapids. on
business trip Wednesday.
II. II. Belding of Chicago was in the
city this week.
Mrs. Ernest Anderson and children,
Katie and Ernest of Kempster, Wis,
are visiting her people, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Deitz.
Miss Genevieve Bliss is home from
Oakland, Illinois to spend portion of
the summer vacation.
Mrs. Glenn Wright and children left
Tuesday for few days visit in Nor
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Dodds and Mr..
and Mrs. A. N, Johnston spent Sunday
with the latter's sister, Mrs. Floyd
Bush and family, of Kiddville.
Mrs. Miles Wood had business at
Shepherdville last Friday, returning
home Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Haysmer and Mrs. Chas.
Stein of Fenwick spent few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Johnston
last week.
Mrs. Willis Wood is able to be out
again.
George Parney has been entertaing
his son from Greenville.
The w. c. T. u. meets with Mrs.
Fred Cornell Friday, June 20. Mrs.
Blair will be the leader. A report of
the State convention held recently
in Kalamazoo will be given by Mrs.
Bliss.
Fred A. Washburn returned last
week from his eastern trip.
i. l.. Hubbell, w. S. Lambertson,
George G.. Crawford and Hugo Fales
are on a trout fishing trip at Peacock.
Membership for the Red Cross will
again be open on Saturday at the sew
eral stations on the street. Purchase
a button and do your bit.
The G.. A. r. State encampment
meets this week in Battle Creek. Ed
gar Berry, Matt Kohn, Samuel Davis,
Frank r. Chase and B. F. Tower are
in attendance, going there Wednesday.
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Illinois is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Bliss for few days.
Eugene Follett went to Grand Rap
ids monday.
Will Stump returned to Ionia Mon
day.
Martin Westcott of Sunfeld is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. w. II. Kennedy went to lonia
Tuesday to be present at the gradua-
ton of her granddaughter, Dorothea
Buttolph.
Frank Gray left Tuesday for Reed
City.
Claude Brockway of Ionia was in
the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rich of Ionia
are guests of relatives and friends
here this week. They came Tuesday.
Wilbur Smith from the recruiting
station at Grand Rapids was in the
city this week looking up recruits for
the National guard. He was form
err resident in this vicinity and is a
grandson of the late +. j. Smith.
Mrs. Charles Murray was in Or
leans Tuesday, called there by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Will Bright.
Mrs. w. A. Wilder, Mrs. Luther
Berry and Mrs. Nellie Ireland were in
Portland Tuesday and Wednesday at
tending the missionary meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gambler motored to
Grand Rapids Tuesday and saw the
Cleveland American league win over
the Grand Rapids Central league club.