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A u g u s t D e b l l o u n d e r w e n t a s e r i o u s o p e r a t i o n f o r u l ce re of the s t o m a c h a t B u t t e r w o r t b h o s p i t a l M o o d a y . H i s c o o d i U o n i s s e r f o u s s t Ib is w r l l l i g .

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n e s a a y a i i e r o o o u , — — • f a m i l y

L y o n s un t i l F r i d a y .

B a r l e y R i c e a o d wife r e t u r n e d W e d -n e s d a y e v e n i n g f r o m a few d a y s ' v i s i t with r e l a t i v e s a t V i c k s b u r g a u d o t h e r p o i n t s in s o u t h e r n M i c h i g a n . T h e y a t t e n d e d a f a m i l y r e u n i o n of M r s . R i c e ' 3 p e o p l e while t h e r e .

T h e f u n e r a l of Mrs . A l m a B a k e r was he ld a t t h e B a p t i s t c h u r c h F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n . R e v . Du l l o f f i c i a t ing . M r s . B a k e r w a s a s i s t e r of M r s . W a m s l e y a n d r ecen t ly r e t u r n e d t o he r h o m e iu K a n s a s a f t e r v i s i t i n g h e r e .

tfrandmothar. Mrs . W i l l i a m E m m o n s ,

T u e s d a y .

H e n r y S p i c e r , of S p a r t a , w a s the g u e s t of h i s s i s t e r , M r s . W i l l i a m Em-m o n s , S u n d a y -

J o h n S w e e t a n d wife, of G r a o d R a p -ids , we re g u e s t s of P e t e r J o h n s o n a n d wife l a s t W e d n e s d a y . •

U r i a h G r a y l u n n a n d wife, of O h i o , h a v e been v i s i t i n g h i s c o u s i n , M r s . B e n Meek a u d f a m i l y .

B a b y R o s e C u m l n g s fell a u d b r o k e off o n e of b e r f r o n t t ee th a n d h a s been

KAST K N U L 1 8 H V I U X

J o e W e l t j e r a n d wife were in G r a u u

R a p i d s , M o n d a y .

J e s s i e M a p e s and wife v i s i t e d

J o h n C u l v e r ' s S u u d a y .

F r a n k C u l r e r m a d e a week e n d v i s i t

v*ith h i s b r o t h e r , J o h n C u l v e r .

J a m e s W a l l a c e , wife a r d l i t t le g r a n d -

d a u g h t e r v i s i t ed W m . M a p e s S u n d a y .

Miss F a y e N o r t o n v i s i t ed he r c o u s -ins , G o l d i a a n d C r y s t a l W a l l e r , S u u d a y .

J o h n Mc l i e l s k l e e n t e r t a i n e d c o m -p a n y f r o m t h e c i t y S a t u r d a y a n d S u n -d a y .

Mis s H a z e l H o l c o m b , of G r a n d R a p -ids , v i s i ted h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s , J e s s i e M a p e s a n d wi fe , l a s t week.

T o m S i k k e n g e , wife a o d s o n . W i l l i e , and F r e d T a r t a n d wife a u t o e d f r o m M u s k e g o n a n d s p e n t S u n d a y wi th M. W . W a l l e r a n d f a m i l y .

J . T . P e r h a m a n d wife and M i s s j h a v i n g t o o t h a c h e s ince . G l a d y s l e f t W e d n e s d a y f o r an e x t e n d e d ] P . E . S m i t h and wife e n t e r t a i n e d h e r v i s i t wi th r e l a t i v e s in t h e ea s t . T h e y j b r o t h e r , C l a u d e B a r k m a n a u d wife , of expec t to vis i t New Y o r k , R h o d e I s - L a k e C i t y , o n e d a y l a s t week . l a n d , N i a g a r a F a l l s a n d o t h e r p l a c e s ; M r s R e y n o l d s J e l l a n d s p r a i n of i n t e r e s t b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g . i e j h e r a n k l e S a t u r d a y u t o r a i u g »o

D a v i d Du l l and wife, Mis s F l o r e n c e j t b a t s h e Is conf ined to h e r bed Du l l a n d ' M r s . W h i t m i l l , of n e a r T o - M e s d a m e s L y n n G r a n t an . l J a c K l e d o O h i o , a n d Miss W r i g h t , of E l s i e , J P a l m e r , of A l g o m a , c a l l e d o n M e * a r e g u e s t s of Rev . a n d Mrs. Dull t h i s I d a m e s W i l l i a m E m m o n s a n d S a r a h week. M r . Dul l awd Mrs . W h i t m i l l P a l m e r o n e d a y l a s t week.

a r e b r o t h e r and s i s t e r of Rev . D u l l , j M r # . F r a n k H o w a r d a n d l i U i e son .

V h e W C T . U. m e e t i n g T h u r s d a y J a m i e , of V i r g i p i a P a r k , a n d Mrs .

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e r s a n d a l t h o u g h t h e wea the r w a s I s s t we^k.

very i n c l e m e n t o v e r 30 were in a t t end - I B . B . C l a r k a n d wife, of O r ^ o , ance . A g o o d p r o g r a m was g iven af-J F l a , we re gues t s of M r s . C l a r k s s s l e r which r e f r e s h m e n t s were s e rved by te r , M r s . G r a o t McKeeo a o d the h o s t e s s . A v e r y e o j o y s b l e t i m e the first o ( t he week. M r . U a r k i s

o n e of the f r u i t g r o w e r s of t b a t p a r t of t he c o u n t r y and b r o u g h t s o m e fine

| s a m p l e s with h im.

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w a s r e p o r t e d by all p r e sen t .

B . U J A R D .

j S . W. H a i n e s , wi fe aod two d a u g h -; ter*, we re S u n d a y g u e s t s s t A . E.

S p e n c e r ' s .

M r s . B r a d f o r d , of S p a r t a , is v i s i t -ing he r d a u g h t e r . M r s . U l l i e B. P e a s e f o r S few d a y s .

F r e d J a m e s s o d wi fe v is i ted T u e s -d a y a f i e r n o o o wi th M r s , F l e i cbe r , of G r a o d B a y , A la .

M r s . J o h n s , of G r a n d R a p i d s , b a s beeo e o t e r t a i o e d by M r s . Erwio W i l l i s f o r lhe p a s t week.

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W a l t e r S p r a g u e a o d W i l l H o l m e s l e f t ! L e w i s G r s v e s a o d wife, of G r a o d T u e s d a y m o r o i o g f o r C a d i l l a c to v i s i t 1 K a p i d s , were S u o d a y g u e s t s of S . B. f o r a few d a y s , g o i n g by tbe a u t o j H a w l e y a o d f a m i l y .

M. R.

F r a n k B u c b a o a a h a s r e t u r n e d t o the

f c i l y .

T h e b e a n c r o p i s s u f f e r i n g — t o o much

r a l o .

T b e L a r k in c l u b met l a s t week a l

M r s . C u d h y ' s .

M r s . S . B u c b a o a n v i s i t ed M r s . C a r -

r i e A o d r u s l a s t week.

Del l a o d Rens S t u a r t v i s i t e d a l W .

M. R u t b a r d t ' s S u o d a y .

M r s . F r a n k D a r l i n g v i s i t e d be r

a u o t , M r s . C a m p b e l l , l a s t w e e k .

B a i l e y , M o r l e y a o d W o o d

T h e i r U n s e s s l n t W e r k K e e p s S t r a n g a n d - H e a l t h y .

A S t h e bhJOd In tfce kody p s s i e s t h r o u g h tfee k i d n e y s o n c e every t h r e e m i n u t e s . T k e k i d u e y s filter t ke blood. T k e y w o r k s i g h t a a d day . W h e n hea l thy Obey r e m o v e a b o u t £.00 .rai s of Impure m a t t e r da»ljr. w h e r un-hea l t hy s o m e p a r t of t h i s I m p u r s m a t -t e r i s l e f t ln t h e bK>od. T h i s b r i n g s • a m a n y d i s e a s e s a o d s y m p t o m , which va ry widely bu t airny Include pain in t h e b»c i f . headaefce . nervous-ness . h o t . dry sk in , r h e u m a t i c pa ins , gout , g r a v e l , d i s o r d e r s of t h e e y e s i g h t and h e a r i o g . d i sx lness , I r r e g u l a r h e a r t , d e b f i t v . d r o w s i n e s s , d ropsy , d e p o s i t s j Ut the u r i n e , e tc . But if you keep t h e AMers r i g h t t h e d a n g e r Is o v e r c o m e . Doan 's K i d n e y P i l l s fcsve p r o v e n a n af fec t ive k i d n e y med ic ine .

a . Young , hoted p r o p r i e t o r , 8 par t a Ho te l . Spa r t* . Mich., s a y s " T h s s e c r e t i o n s f r o m my k i d n e y s w e r e I r r egu la r In p a s s a g e . I bad b a c k a c h e s too Doan ' s K i d n e y Pi l ls g a v s m a comple te relief f r o m t h s pa ins and l e g u l a i e d Use acUoa at my k i d n e y s .

F a r s a l e by all dea l e r s . P r i c e C-0 c s a j s . Fos ter -Mi l b u r n C e „ Buffa lo . Nsw York , s o l e a g e n t s f o r t h e U n i t e d g t a l e s .

A s m e m b e r t k e n a m e — D e n n ' s — n n d

b a k e a o e t h e r .

Free Sugar Coupons

are given by the

r o u t e .

H snd . _ . t s p e n t o o e d a y l a s t w * k a t A u n t t a r

H a y e s a n d wife, of G r a o d

R o y D u D h w . n . 1= - R s p k l . , " A ' M A n d " '

j u r e d a t t h e f a c t o r y W e d n e s d a y a f t e r - , s o n ' s S u o d a y a f t e r n o o n . noon . H e h a d o n e o r two t o e s c r u s h - s £ . j . M a r t i n a o d f a m i l y , a n d Mls>. ed b y b e i o * c a u g h t lo some c o g s of ! L u r a C o m p t o o were S u o d a y g u e s t s of Ibe m a c h i n e r y . 1 E. B r o w n a o d wife, of S p a r t a . -_ - ^ ^ , W t h r e e d a y s o u l

M r , . C o r i w H u . V M Z w h o , o l t j r » o d I M L . V . l U - W M y o . ° O r « * , ^

H a v e n , c a m e T h u r s d a y e v s o i o g to R a p i d s . * is i led ier , V i e w e r a n d wife a r e n w a y f o r a

I S S • ^ U O W l S u D d a y ' f l e r - i J ^ s - v i . " M r l V i s g a r e x p « u i of ba r p a r e n t s oortl" of town. Mrs . n o o n . a

r i e ' s . Ed S t u a r t v i s i ted s t G e o . V a o a r l -

s e n ' s a n d W . M. S t u a r t ' s S u o d a y lo V a l l e y C i t y .

Jf. V i n t o n P, s t i l l b u s y a s a h u c k s t e r ,

W e N < « d t h e M o n e y

If we did o o t need t h e money y o u cou ld o o t g e l Ib i s opp< r t u o i t y — t b e j j pn t ine l -L i * d e r f r o m now u n t i l J i n u -a r y 1st, 1916 f o r * l . n 0 T h i n k of I t - I I t will l a k e u s a b o u t 10 weeks t o fu l - j fill t h i s o f f e r , b u t a * we neert t h e m o o e y , aod we k n o w you s h o u l d r e a d lhe pa -per, we a r e m a k i n g Ib i s low o f f e r f o r o u r m u t u a l benef i t . 3 * t f

Our First Showing of the Latest Fall Styles in

Millinery will take place Sept.

17th, 18th and 19th. You are

most cordially invited to attend.

Nelson & Mosher S p a r t a , Michigan

For auto service cell Shaw & Bloomer F R E E S U G A R A T S P A R T A S E P T E M B E R I 9 T M

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! t be g r o o m b a d p r e v i o u s l y p r o v i d e d • on P l e a s a n t s t r e e t a f t e r O c t o b e r 15.

T b e g u e s t * wbo alU uded the w e d d i n g ! f r o m b e r e wore: C h a s . B a l l a r d anil I wife, A l v a b S t a r o , wife a o d »oo. W i l l j [ R o g e r * a n d wife a a d Mr». M a r y H a l -

l a r d .

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O n W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g a l l b " Co lon-i a l C l u b r o o m s , C h i c a g o , In the pre-seoce o ' l a r g e n u m b e r of r e l a t i v e s a n d a u d f r i e n d s o c c u r r e d t b e m a r r i a g e of Mis s E l l a S p u r r i n g of t b a t c i t y t o S h e r r e B a l l a r d , of t h i s p l a c e .

•T T h e b r i d e i s o n e of t b e m o s t e s t im-a b l e y o u n g l»d l «. S h e h a s e v e r been a b r i g h t s t a r in t h e h o m e c i rc le . S b e M a a g r a d u a t e of the U n i v e r s i t y ol C h i c a g o a u d t a u g h t s c h o o l in S p a r t a two" y e a r s , w h e r e s h e m e t lhe g r o o m a n d m a d e m a n y w a r m f r i e n d s . T h e g r o o m is o u e of o u r y o u n g b u s i n e s s men . H e c o m e s f r o m o n e of o u r bes t f a m i l i e s , a n d i s c o n s i d e r e d o n e of tbe s u b s t a n t i a l a n d c o m i n g y o u n g men of o u r t o w n .

M i s s S p i e r i n g , s i s t e r of t be b r i de , w a s b r i d e s m a i d a n d H a r o l d U a l l a r d , c o u s i n of the g r o o m , w a s bes t m a n .

M r . a n d M r s . B a l l a r d a r e b o t h t o o well k n o w n l o n e e d a n y i n t r o d u c t i o n t o the p e o p l e of S p a r t a . T h e love a n d es teem in which t h i s w o r t h y c o u p l e is be ld w a s s h o w n by tha n u m e r o u s a n d b e a u t i f u l p r e s e u l s .

A f t e r a 10 d a y s ' w e d d i n g t r i p Mr . a n d M r a . B a l l a r d will be a l h o m e t o t h e i r m a n y f r i e n d s a t t be b o m e which

R a l l y l>ey a t B e p l i a t C h a r t * L . , . Sunday I U 1 I , D . y . . l b . ! C o , . i p I . » J0®4 P — 1 of bow ! « t

B a p t i s t c h u r c h , a n d the r e s u l t s even *ound t a n t r a v e l . exceeded e x p e c t a t i o n s . T b e c h u r c h M a s o n s c h o o l off icers b a v e pu>cb?«-p l a t f o r m w a s d e c o r a t e d with b ig p i c - | ed a n a t h l e t i c field of 10 a c r e s a t a t u r e s c r e e n s r e p r e s e n t i n g c a m p s of | c o s t of *1400 00. I

off icers , a n d men in tbe r e a r . I All new s t u d e n t s e n t e r i n g tbe M. A . A t t be c l o s e of the S u n d a y s c h o o l t C. t h i s f a l l will be r e o u i r e d t o b a v e a

t r y . T b e Inc lude " A S p a r e r i b F r o m j l h e B u t c h e r S h o p of L i f e , " " W h e r e i s t b e P l e a s u r e in W i n e a n d S o n g If t b e W o m a n Is n o t T b e » e ? " " B e a u t i f u l D r e a m * I ' m D r e a m i n g , " F ve ry b o d y U T a n g o O r a z y , " " 1 L o s t My L i t t l e G i r l o n B r o a d w a y " a n d m a n y o t h e r *

T h e u s u a l W e d n e s d a y a a d S a t u r -d a y m a t i n e e s will be g i v e n .

u o u r e a c h c l a6» b r o u g h t u p a r e p o r t c a r d s h o w i n g a t t e n d a n c e a n d o f f e r i n g . T b e c a r d * were then h u n g up un t i l a i l b a d r e p o r t e d , when i t w a s f o u n d t b a t t be t o t a l a t t e n d a n c e w a s 320. with a n o f f e r i n g of f l 2 00. M a n y m e m b e r s of tbe H o m e D e p a r t m e n t were p resen t .

SUGAR DAY IN OUR VILLAGE _A

Over 1 , 0 0 0 People Turned Out to Witness the Dis-

tribution of the Sugar

H O R T U A U H S A L K

Where** default he* been uuule iu U>e pay-m e n t ot t b e money neoured b i » moritfutfe dnted lhe 1Mb of June In the year of our Itord one Lhou**oo nine fiumlretl an.! eleven executed by H»rr> McCoy and Or* K. McCoy. i>u wife, of tlie vUbi r t o l O m o d v U l o , County of Keel aud Sta te oi Michiirun. parties ot the jual part. (Oil f r a n u c i B. JCty. ol W»uke*!ia. siau- of WwcoMln . i «ny of the second part. • tolch Mid n o n i m i e W*» recorded In tbe or t u e o t t h e Ketf ta ter of Deeds of the Count* of Kent atid * t a t e of Mlchltrun on tbe l>Ui day ol J u n e A. I>. It'll. H IOD» o'clock s. ro. in Liber M& of mortffages. o o peso «7.

And whereas, the amount claimed lo l-e due on said morttcuice is the rum of »e*en hundred and Mixtv-tour ( d o l l a r * and forty - three l*!> cents, the principal and lulere*t and laxe* aod insurance premium*, together with the attor-ney'* fee of twenty-live doua.rn.aoJ oo *utt o r vctx-eddtn^H bavin* been instituted at law t o recovcr the deb t Dov- reiuainintc by sakl jnortjratte or any part thereof. whereby the

ewer or sale contained In -tald mortgage H some opera uve. . . ,

Now. I here fore, notice is hereby tri v en that toy virtue of suld po]»er of sale, and iu pursu-ance thereof, and of the a ta tu te '.n such case made and provided, the said m«riifase will l>c foreclosed b r a sale of toe premises therein described a t imbUe auction to tbe highest hid tier a t the north front door of Ibe court house of the County of Kent and S t a t e of Miciilgao. «».«, itelng ibe place for holding of ihe Circuit Court In said County io tlie City of Cruud llap i d * in T 1 - 1 County and S t e l e ou ihe '-Mtb day ot .September A. U. WW at the hour of nine o clock in the forenoon of *• 1 day; which said premise* are described In said morlg^ae as foUows. to wit. sU tha t certain piece or parcel of land si tuate aod being in luc village of Grandvlile in tbe County ot Kent and S ta t e of Michigan and de*crtbed as follows: Commenc-ing a t Ibe point where Hroadway and the Grand Baplds and Holland railroad, now Here Mam i c l t e railroad, intersect, ihence west lo a poui i opposite an established stake and stone in range with ibe m l fence or land enclosed <fn«i occupied uy John O. Snyder, ibence northerly io said s-.ake sod stone, thence east JO JJToAUway and thence south to the place ot i>egiamng nnd containing one-tlfih of an ac re of land. Also commencing at tbe north ere*1, corner of above described piece of land run ntng ihet.ee north a i l tecu tliy feet, thence eosi l ou roudway . Ihence south lo lhe north eas t corner of above described picce of i-nd and thence wcsl to lhe place of beginning aod being part of vacated jiiock Two CO of West-ern Addition to the VUluge o? Orundvllle.

Dated June ST. ISM. France B. k-by. Colin P. Campbell. Mortgagee.

Aity. tor Mortgagee. Beslnes* address:

US> IVkldicomb Uidg. Jul^-Sep - • Grand Kapids. Mich.

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SI ATE Of M J C H I O A N . T H B PBOBATK OODBI RUK THE COUNTY or K M T .

At a M'Mivo of **id court , bt-ld al the pro bale office lu the city of Grand UapUU. in ael-1 county, on lhe l»t day of September. A. l>. i # l i

Present. Moo. Clark K. Hlgbee, Jud^e ol PROBST.

tn the mailer of the estate of Artnrlia Lymburner. deeeaeed.

Catherine Lymburner, FlorfDc* Htanffer aud Or pi) a »l.aw having flird in a a i d court their petiliou praying tha t a certain iii»tr.m>-nt In writing, purporllng to be t h e l a t a wlU aod tesiamcnt ut »»ld d c e e a « e d , now ou tile In .veld court b e admitted lo probate, and that the adminiMlratiun ol aald estate be granted Ut Carl A. SlautTor or to aoine other HUllablr

i t Is Ordered, Tha t the <ltb day of October A. D. I#H. a t ten o'clock In the forenoon, al - r ' ; i probate office, be and la hereby appointed for hearing said petition.

It 1* r u r t h e r Ordered. That public noUc-tbereof be g l rea by publleallun of a copy ol thia order, for tnree aaeceaalve weeka p r e slooa lo aeld day of bearing, ln the Sparta tlenUnel-Leader, a newspaper printed and d r culaled m aaid county.

CLARK K MIGBKK. Juage of Probate A t rue copy, JOHN DALTON.

Reglaier of Probate. Hep IS-Oct l

> ' o n O K T O C R E D I T O R S . QTATB OF MICHIGAN. The Probate Court »J for the Couety of Kent.

Xe t h e Matter of the n t a t e of Kdward Htorr.

Notlre ia hereby given U u four mom: from the 3rd day of September, A. D lsl«. ha • been allowed tor e rea l to r , lo pceeent their elelms against aald deceaaed to aald court for - • a m m a i l o e and adjuKtment. and that all

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He then p roceeded lo d i s t r i b u t e t be s u g a r a c c o r d i n g a s the names" were ca l l ed o u t by t b e Commit tee . D u r i n g the p r o c e s s of d i s t r i b u t i o n the re were 21 a b s e n t e e s , t h u s t be i r a l io t ed s h a r e crent t o s o m e o t h e r p e r s o n wbo was p resen t . T h e p e r s o n s who r e s p o n d e d wben t b e i r n a u i e s were c a l l e d were:

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ce ived 25 p o u n d s in t be o r d e r n a m e d : A n n a H a w k i n s o n , A . J . Pe t scb , M a r y W e b s t e r , M r s . E. W . F ie ld , G l a d y s B o y n l o u , C a r l Klce , M r s . J . N e l s o n , E. J . C o c p e r , U . R . R i c h , J o h n Beu-schel , P e t e r N e l s o n , C h a s . T r a i l e r , E r v i d J o h n s o n , J . A. P e t e r s o n , Les l i e A b b r a m s , W m . K. P h e l p s , M r s . J a s . C r a i k , A . E b e r s b e r g e r , M r s . W . H. Mekeel , C l a r a P a l m e r , S . W . H a i n e s , Mrs . T h o m a s T u r n e r , Mrs . J e s s i e Crt>ok, M r s . J . P o w e r s , H. A. Com-ings , M r s . F r a n k S t e v e n s , J o h n L C r o w l e y , R- G u i l e s , J . A . F a s t , H. M. F r e e m a n , L . J . T o o t h a c h e r a n d F r e d M o r n i n g s l a r .

Y o u will n o t e by the t o t a l t b a t 1025 p o u n d s of sugai - were d i s t r i b u t e d T b i s w a s m a d e neces sa ry because ol the f a c t t h a t M a r y W e b s t e r was pres-e n t wben b e r c a m e w a s ca l l ed , bu t w a s no t c r e d i t e d , s o tbe commi t t ee dec ideu sbe w a s e n t i t l e d to 2a p o u n d s .

T h o s e w h o s e n a m e s were ca l l ed b u l wbo were n o t p r e s e n t were : M. B o w l e r , 100 p o u n d s ; Ed M a n s e a u a n d Bi l l B r o w n , " 5 p o u n d s . T h e f o l l o w i n g would b a v e r ece ived 25 p o u n d s b a d they been p r e s e n t : M. J o r g e n s e n , D. V'au Wi l ten b u r g , B. W i l t o n , J o b o Beusche l ( s e c o n d c a l l , n o t e l i g i b l e ) , C . P r i n t l e r , R a y H a w i c k , N o i ^ o S p i c -er , E P u d d e f o o t , O t t o L. Mer r i l l , G e o . Kober , M a g g i e Mil ler , R . R . 19, M r s .

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T h e h i g h schoo l e n t e r t a i n i r e n t a n d s o c i a l e v e n i n g w a s n o t l a r g e l y a t -t e n d e d . b u t t hose wbo were t h e r e h a d a (rood t ime .

G r a u d H a v e n h i g h now r e q u i r e s 11 m e r i t s of c r e d i t f o r g r a d u a t i o n . T b e e x t r a c r e d i t is g i v e n f o r o u t s i d e - o f -s c b o o l w o r k of v a r i o u s k i n d s .

P e t o s k e y will t ry o u t t he p l a n of h a v i n g I n t e r - c l a s s a t h l e t i c c o n t e s t s r a t h e r t h a n in t e r -h igh s c h o o l . S u p t . H a r t w e i l be l ieves m o r e y o u n g men wil l bene f i t f r o m the t r a i n i n g in u i a t w a y .

O u r k i n d e r g a r t e n d e p a r t m e n t is c r o w d e d t h i s y e a r . T h e r e a r e 33 pu-p i l s , a n d c o n s i d e r i n g tbe i n d i v i d u a l a t t e n t i o n t h a i the l i t t l e p e o p l e r e q u i r e , i t i s m o r e t h a n tbe t e a c h e r c a n t a k e c a r e of p r o p e r l y .

C o m m e r c i a l a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l de-p a r t m e n t s a ro b e i n g e s t a b l i s h e d iu m a u y of t h e h igh s c h o o l s of t b e s t a t e . W e wish t h a t S p a r t a b a d the e q u i p -m e n t n e c e s s a r y f o r these b r a n c h e s . A t W e s t B r a n c h 20 p u p i l s b a v e been a u d e d t o t be h igh s c h o o l by g i v i n g a c o m m e r c i a l c o u r s e . M a u y of t he se were f o r m e r h igh s c h o o l p u p i l s .

S p e a k i n g of s t u d i e s a t b o m e P r o f . O ' S b e a of W i s c o n s i n very s a n e l y s a y s : " W h e n a boy b a s r e a c h e d the age. o t 10 b e s h o u l d h a v e a l l e a s t a ha l f h o u r o l w o r k a t h o m e e v e r y e v e n i n g . " He f u r t h e r s u g g e s t s t o p a r e n t s t h a t iu n e l p i n g a ch i ld in h i s s c h o o l t a s k tbey h e l p h i m l o h e l p h imse l f . T e l l i n g is n o t t e a c h i n g , and r e f u s i n g l o g i v e a n y a s s i s t a n c e l s no t l e a c h i n g . W e in f e r t h a t be m e a n s t h a t we s h o u l d h e l p the c h i l d j u s t e n o u g h s o t h a t be will be a b l e t o d o l l h imse l f .

T w e n t y - t h r e e y o u n g S p a r t a peop le , g r a d u a t e s of the h i g h s c h o o l , will be iu i n s t i t u t i o n s of h i g h e r l e a r u i u g th i s y e a r . L y n n F e r g u s o n will r e t u r n to the U n i v e r s i t y ; O s c a r J o h n s o n a n d K u d o l p b L e k s t r u m , M. A . C . ; L y n n a n d C a r l B r a d f o r d , H i l l s d a l e ; E t t a C r a i k , O l i v e t ; K e n n e t h Cov i l l e , B e a t -r i c e K e l l o g g a n d F l o y d L a m b c r t s o n , A l b i o n ; F e r n R e x f o r d , H i l d a J o h n s o n a n d G r a c e Gi l le t te , K a l a m a z o o N o r -m a l ; E v a H a i n e s a n d B e r t h a B l a c k a l l , G r a n d R a p i d s K i n d e r g a r t e n s c h o o l ; M a e B u r t c h , W b e a t o n c o l l e g a , N o r -ton , iVas s . ; G r a c e G a r d n e r , L i l l i a n C h i l s o n , Ol ive T a y l o r , M e r l e T a y l o r , G l a d y s S i m o n s , Ne i i i e S m i t h a n d Os-c a r L e k s t r u m . S t a t e N o r m a l a l Yps i -i a n t i ; C l i f f o r d G i l l e t t e , V a l p a r a i s o , I n d i a n a .

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T b e b i l l a* tbe C o l u m b i a s t a r t i n g { M o n d a y p r o m i s e s t o be t h e b e s t s o f a r t h i s s e a s o n . I t i s tilled wi tb c o m e d y a n d n o v e l t y , wi th tbe h e a d l i n e r n o t y e t a n n o u n c e d b u t a b i g s u r p r i s e .

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1s i t u a t i o n s and d i a l o g u e s a r e m o s t a m u s i n g .

l^d M o r t o n is t he m o n o l o g i s t w h o s i n g s . H e b a s a c l e v e r l i ne of t a l k a n d b i s s o n g s a r e a p p r o p r i a t e .

V a n H o v e n , the d i p p y , m a d m a g i c -i a n , is t he c o m e d y r i o t of t he s e a s o n . T h i s " N u t " m a g i c i a n p e r f o r m s s o m e w o n d e r f u l a c t s in l e g e r d e r m s i n a n d a t t h e s a m e l ime, wilb the a s s i s t a n c e of the aud ience , c r e a t e s a g . e a t d e a l of l a u g h t e r .

C o l . M a r c D i a m o n d ' .nd Mine. V i r -g i n i a D ' A r c y a r e the d a n c i n g w o n d e r * of t be c e n t u r y . T h e i r c o m b i n e d a g e s t o t a l 150 y e a r s . T b e C o l o n e l i s a g i d d y g a l l a n t of SO, a n d the M a d a m e a b l u s h i n g d e o u l a n t e of 70. T h e y in-t r o d u c e a l l t h e l a t e t a n g o s , h e s i t a t i o n s a n d o t h e r p o p u l a r d a n c e s c o w in v o g u e . T b e y wer* lhe d a n c i n g h i t of A l i ce L l o y d ' s b i g v a u d e v i l l e s h o w l a s t s e a s o n .

E t h e l a n d E m m a H o p k i n s a r e d a i n t y s i n g e r s of d a i n t y s o n g s . T h e s e y o u n g l a d i e s p o s s e s s m o s t r e m a r k a b l e v o i c e s a s well a s h a v i n g a r e p e l o i r e of p l e a s -i n g s o n g s .

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NO. 3 9 .

You are Losing Money Every Day You Put Off Trading Here

Does Your Groceryman Sell a 25-pound Sack of Lily White Flour at 60c ?

if you buy elsewhere at a higher price you are paying wore than is necessary for living commo-dities. Our business is increasing every day on account of high prices elsewhere, as can be dem-onstrated by the new customers front around Cedar Springs, Kent City, Conklin and neighboring communities. Are you taking advantage of our low prices ?

Another Big Flour Special---25-pound Sack of Pure Gold Nebraska Flour for 80c !

This is one of the highest grade {Mtlenls manufactured in this country. It is milled from hard Turkey Ked wheat, rich in gluton, and makes tho tinest bread possible. Many stores sell this brand at c, Vf5c and $1.05 per sack. If you want good bread and want your money to go as far as it should buy a sack of Ture Gtoid flour.

These are Our Regular Prices on Milk 6 cant- baby size Van Camp's or Pet Brand milk for 25c 3 cans tall size Van Camp's or Pet Brand milk for 25c Don't pay straight prices for the above brands when you can buy them here at the above prices.

Don't Pay 30c to 35c a Pound for Coffee When You can Buy Johnson's Bourbon Blend (&iik) at 28c This is a special brand of coffee roasted and graded to our order. \V'e positively guarantee this coffee equal to any package brand you can buy at 30c to 35c a pound. Remember we buy this coffee in large quantities an<» sell in bulk only. Pretty pictures, fancy packages and premiums make your coffee cost more money. Do you want to reduce your living expenses f Start with a pound of Johnson's Bourbon Santos.

The Next Time You buy Barrel Salt buy a Barrel of Diamond Crystal Salt at $1.25 per bbl.

"The Salt that is AH Salt.*' It may cost you a little more but it is worth a great deal more.

Don't Forget Our Profit Sharing Plan One day dur ing September has lieen selected by the management of this store as Profit Sharing Day. On October 1st we will announce what day we h«ve selected and any of our customers hold-ing duplicate cash slips of purchases made on Profit Sharing Day can present same to us and re-ceive a due bill fo r their entire cash purchases for that day, good for merchandise in any depart-ment in our store. (Due bill must be traded out dur ing tlie month of October.) There ar'. no strings to this wonderful offer; you save your duplicate cash sales slips f rom day to day. We pay you for t rading with us. It 's a Profit Sharing Plan pure and simple. The more often you trade bere the larger the chances of part icipating. Always insist upon your duplicate cash purchase slips. Watch next week's advertisement for announcement of day we selected.

Extra Special for One Week—-Men's Heavy Work Shoes

at $2.19 per Pair We have g nc through our large line of men's heavy work shoes and included in this special bargain all small lots and num-bers which we are discontinuing to handle. Some of thesr have sold at $3 50 and not a pair at less than $2.50. Lot consists of all sizes, tf to 11. If you want t o get a good, well built, re-liable work shoe for little money, t ake advantage of this special bargain at once.

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Madam, Next Saturday we will sell Outing Flannel Cheap—It) Yards of our Regular 8c Outing Flannel for 65c %

All new pat terns in light, medium and dark patterns, 27 inches wide. Be sure to get in on tiiis big special. None will be sold before or a f ter Saturday at this low price.

Save 8c a Pair on Boys* Stockings Next Saturday to introduce our "Bad Boy" brand of heavy stockingB we will sell this regular 25c value for 17c. Sizes 6 to 11. These are the strongest boys' hose made and are unconditionally guaranteed. Not more than three pairs to a customer at 17c.

Big Apron Special for Saturday Jus t received another lot of those large size kimona style cover-all aprons. Posit ively a 50-cent value. Light and dark patterns. Going as a Saturday special at, each, 39c.

You Can't Beat Our Meat Prices Anywhere Next Saturday we will Sell

Shoulder roast of pork, pound 16c Fancy spring chicken, pound 18c Hamburg steak, pound 14c Pork sausage, pound 14c Our market is as clean as any housewife's kitchen. Our meats are wholesome and sanitary.

A. A. Johnson & Company