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company her granddaughter home.
| Mrs. j. Rinker has returned from
Grand Rapids, where she went last
Friday.
Mrs. Alfred Moore and children
went to Greenville to visit her people
MRS. Ed. King and her mother,
Mrs. Green, returned MIDDAY from
Morley.
Harry Starr, the Greenville, real
estate man, was in the city Friday on
| business.
Mrs. Harry Stacey went to Grand
Rapids Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Washburn and
daughter, Florence, were in Grand
Rapids Saturday.
Miss Marion Chick of Alma was
the house guest of Margaret Wilbur
for the weekend.
w. H. Fritch was in Rockford over
! Sunday. His wife, who was visiting
there, returned with him.
Miss Gladys Neve returned home
to Pierson Monday. She had been
visiting her relatives here.
Hazel Shippee, who had been visit
ing her father and brother here, re-
turned to Cadillac Monday.
Matt Connolly and family of Grand
Rapids were in the city Sunday greet
ing friends and relatives.
Mrs. Villa st. Onge, who has been
in Flint and Mt. Pleasant for several
weeks, returned Saturday.
Misses Christine and Mabel Wet
terling of Ionia were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. Hockstad Friday.
Miss Cora Kingsbury returned to
Detroit Friday, stopping in Grand
Rapids to visit friends there.
c. j. Kohler, who had been visiting
at C. j. Hicks, returned home to
Grant, after weeks visit here.
Burt Curtis was home from Lans-
ing over Sunday. At present he is
the employ of the REQ company.
Mrs. j. G. Hodgkins returned home
to Grand Rapids Saturday, after a
short visit with her people here.
Louis Stanley returned to Detroit
of his sister, Mrs. z. A. Ryerson.
Mrs. A. II. Harris and children re-
turned from Sidney Monday, where
they had been for few days visit.
Mrs. II. II. Ostrander has been in
st. Johns to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Parr. She went there last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hall of Long
Lake took the train here for Bellaire
Tuesday TO visit friends a few days.
Mrs. G. p. Reed and Mrs. Vern
Reed went to, st. Johns last week to
visit Mrs. Earl Vincent for few
days.
Mrs. Frank BRANDED Of Lansing
and Mrs. Will Knott Of Detroit spent
last Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Cusser.
Chas. J. LaBar of Keene has been
in the city this week. He had been
visiting friends in Grand Rapids and
Rockford.
Mrs. H. A. Anderson and children
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Loewe, returned home to
Detroit Monday.
Mrs. John Mahar and Mrs. Van
Harger and their daughters went to
Chadwick Friday to visit their broth
err, w. ID. Crawford.
Mrs. d. c. Collins of Sumner, who
had been here to visit her sister, Mrs.
]. c. Zerba, went to Miller Station
Friday for. a short visit.
Mrs. Ed. Sisco, who underwent an
operation at the city hospital last
week for gall stones, is recovering
and is very much improved.
Aldo Riker was in the city Sunday.
He is at work in the checking depart
ment of the Widdicomb Furniture
company at a good salary.
Mrs. III. B. Wilcox and daughter,
Abbie, of Ionia, have been guests at
C. L. Beardslee's. Mrs. Wilcox is
much improved in health.
M. f. Bower of Lake Odessa, the
auctioneer, was in the city Thursday.
He came with a number of the Lake
Odessites to take in the cornerstone
laying exercises.
Harold Coon went to Grand Rapids
Friday to visit his sister, Neva, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Coon drove down for a
few hours visit Sunday. He return
ed home with them.
John Baker and family of Harbor
Springs were the guests of his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mon
day. They were on their way home
from Indiana in their Ford carr
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ambrose of
Vermontville, who visited their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Gregg, returned home Sunday,
Mr.. Gregg taking them in his car.
DR.. G.. A. Stanton left Thursday
for trip to Chicago, where he will
visit Mrs. Stanton, who is there in a
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to Kansas City to visit his brother
Mr.. and Mrs. Elon Murray Of Six
Lakes were guests of his brother,
Charles Murray over Sunday. The
two families took an auto ride to
Muskegon and gave Elon his first
glance at Lake Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Coon and son.
Theodore, of Ionia were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. j. + .Souders over Sun
day. Margaret McBain returned to
Ionia with them. While here the COM
pany had a pleasant and successful
fishing trip.
Mrs. John Remington and Mrs. Will
Haviland left Monday on a motor trip
to South Bend, Elkhart and Goshen,
Indiana to visit the formers sisters
and father. Miss Ruby Haviland and
Master Joe Haviland accompanied
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