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ORLEANS

Remember the w. C. T. u. next
Friday afternoon, October 26 at the
home of Mrs. Lottie York.
We wish to correct the mistake
made i'm the date of shipment to be
made by lonia County Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross. 1t should have read:
November l, instead of ID. We ex-
pect to have a nice line of articles TO
turn in at that time as the work is
coming i'm very satisfactory, especi-
ally the knitted goods. Every meet
ing sees new workers added to our
number. In spite of the rain our
workroom was we'll filled and the
work progressed accordingly.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray was an over
Sunday guest of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. z. Gray, of Greenville.
The farmers and housewives of Or
leans are having their own troubles.
The first to get his beans, potatoes,
and corn harvested between showers;
the other to get her house cleaned.
Mrs. Jay Olmstead received word
Monday from Prairie Elk, Montana,
that her brother, Lee Olmstead, was
better.
Epworth League subject for Sum
day, October 2S-"Christ's Yoke
mdue Easy -mdIb liza. Lcducis
Mrs. Vernice Reeves.
Mrs. Elva Anderson visited her cou-
sin. Mrs. John Meade, Sunday.
Sam Clements moved last week in
to the house recently vacated by Jud
Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Geisen were
Thursday guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Treynor.
Mrs. Mark Hoppough of Ionia call
ed on friends here Friday.
Mrs. Harriet Moe of Smyrna came
Saturday for a visit with her broth
ers. Frank and Clark Hoppough, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Helen Gardner returned to
her home in Grand Rapids Monday,
after a few days visit with her niece,
Mrs. Arthur Beaumont and family.
Miss Mamie Chambers of Ionia
spent Thursday with her cousin, Mrs.
Elva Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Treynor were in
Ionia a few days last week visiting
their son, Asa and family.
Ralph Rhodes of Ionia was an over
Sunday guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Rhodes.
Guy Purdy of Smyrna was Sun
day caller at E. c. Hoppough's.
Mrs. B. F. Conner continues to
gain after her recent severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wacha well
coined a daughter to their home last
ednesday.
Some much-needed improvements
are being made in the post Office. A
new wall is being built and it will
also be newly sided. Melvin Ander-
son is doing the work.
Clyde Beach was in Grand Rapids
Monday and Tuesday attending the
Holstein Cattle sale. He had two
calves for sale.
Visitors and callers at Guy Hop
pough's Sunday were: Guy Comstock
and family of Bushnell; Mr.. and Mrs.
Era Cheney of Ronald, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Musselman of Orleans.
Mrs. Mary Hubbard returned to
Ionia last Friday, after a two weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. 0. K. War
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thorpe and chill
dren Of Berlin were Wednesday Wis
itors at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Young.
Clark Palmer left last week for
Hazing, N. OAK, on an extended bust
ness trip. He was accompanied by
his wife.
Mrs. Foglesong of Mt. Pleasant and
Mrs. Arthur Barden of Orleans spent
Friday with Mrs. Henry Young.
Mrs. Robt. Wardrop was on Ionia
visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Decker and
baby of Lake Odessa spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. A. Decker. Friday Walter was
shaking hands with old friends in Or
leans.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rickert and fam
lily of Keene visited her mother, Mrs.
Robert Howe. Sunday.
Parker Morris was in Grand Rapidc
Friday.
Helen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. A. Decker. had the misfortune
to break her collar bone last week.
She and Irene Hoppough were run
ming around the schoolhouse in OPP
posite directions and collided at the
corner of the building with such force
as to break Helen's collar bone. She
sustained a similar injury about a
year ago.