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About Our Town snd It's People

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Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Peck and two
children, Harold and Hazel, of Grand
Hapids, have been cottaging for a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Wright and daughter, Florence, at
Long lake. The Pecks were formerly
residents of this city and lived in
4 the house now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Webster, on Alderman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Essex, of Grand
Rapids, are camping for two weeks
at the Backus cottage, Baldwin lake.
Mrs. Francis j. Magin returned on
Saturday evening from Kalamazoo
where she had been spending a week
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. George
III. Engemann.
George Hubbard, of the Herald
Publishing Company force, is taking
few weeks off and is visiting with
his relatives at Lansing and other ci-
ties.
Tom Saunders, general utility man
! for the Belding Land and Improve
ment Co., was overcome by heat Mon
day morning in the rear of the Hotel
/ Bedding and is taking a vacation and
rest for few days until he RECEIVERS
from the i'll effects of the excessive
heat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcqueen left
here early Friday morning to enjoy a
motor trip and visit with relatives and
/ friends at Beulah.
/ Mrs Winnifred Wilcox and little
son, of Detroit, are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Thompson.
Z e. k,A will ha mi &c
\ ing something if you fail to read
Lloyd's bid adv. and attend the big
sale.
Andrew Skellenger is running the
engine for the cooperative threshing
outfit in Miriam.
John Mehney and fatlily, of Smyr-
ma, were Sunnyside l!lests Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Russell and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Skellenger were in
Ionia, Thursday. They called on Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Locke and found
them very well.
Mrs. Elizabeth Green and grand
son, Carleton Olson, went to Muske-
gon, Tuesday morning to visit at the
home of Gus Olson for short time:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Strong, of
Greenville, spent Tuesday with their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Lloyd.
Visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Bly,, Sunday, were her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Potter
and her sister, Mrs. Grace Mulburg
and son, of Grand Rapids and Perle
Gladdin and family, of Fenwick.
Roy ]. Bennett, of Durand, spent
Saturday night and Sunday at his
| NJ. W., II papnatt
Paul Gondolf, farmer living south
of the city was in town Monday and
said that he had never known of
such extreme heat before. Just for
an experiment, Mr.. Gondolf recently
hung a thermometer out where the
sun could shine on it and the mercury
mounted up and reached a tempera-
ture of 134 degrees.
Richard Hawley, who recently went
west with his cousin, Sarah Hawley,
of Ionia, writes to his uncle and aunt
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Dutt, that while
he likes the western country, he is
lust a little lonesome for old home
friends and scenes. Richard is visit
ing with his father, Edward Hawley,
a former Ionia county resident, at
Miles City, Montana, for an indefinite
period and his stay will undoubtedly
be determined by how quick he makes
up his mind to get back to the old
home town.
The members of the Ireland families
of both this city and Ionia, together
with the Wilder families, enjoyed a
picnic at the city park last week. A
splendid time was enjoyed by all
present.
DR.. J. J. Defendorf, city health Of
ficer and long time resident of
Ionia, died at his home there Sunday.
Funeral services will be held from his
lste home Thursday afternoon.