The Sentinel Leader - 07_1912

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THE
Friday, July 5, J9I«
-SPARTA
PAGE F I V E
SENTINEL-LEADER
Annual
school
meeting
and
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Monday 1
family are
T» l l # N I L M«|
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Mrs. Mattic Nhanglos spent a
ley, visited relatives here part of last
COMING E V E N T S
of last week in Rockford*
week.
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J Alfred Pierson and wife are spendFrank Robinson and wife spent a
July H 12 Grand Ilapids Grand iajj- the week at Camp lake.
few days last week with relatives in
Circuit race meeting.
Peter Johnson made a business trip Grand Ilapids.
August
Primary election.
up north the first of the week.
Mrs. J. U. Hallard spent Sunday
Here's hoping that we will have a with her mother, Mrs. Finney, of
Fine bargains in muslin,| w
^ . . n safe and sane Fourth In Sparta.
TT111 , T t i
j Grand Rapids.
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Macey Hill, of Lisbon, was in town
Irwin Willis and family moved to | The Welch Manufacturing Co.
gingham m d heatherldootn ; Tuesday.
C. A. .Totmson and family .pent Sun- j the Nothrop farm n«ar Ca.novla
(closed down Tuesday night for the
petticoats.
,T A. Hal ad ay removed his family rest of the week. '
t day at Hess lake.
o 35c summer d r e s s | qipqu ] Y>rtnr left Monday to attend to Kent City on Monday of this week.
25 c
Mrs. Don Hull and tViree children
Mrs. Netta ftrown, of Grand Hap- are spending a few days with her parg o o d s (thread free w i t h I summer school at Ann Arbor.
John spleer and family are occupy- lds, spent the past week with Mrs. It. ents at Kalamazoo.
dress pattern .
. . . 22c
S Coleman.
Mrs. Hazel Cawklns-Wiley aud liting their cottage at Camp lake.
Mrs.
H.
C.
Murray
and
baby
spent
tle
daughter, of Cheboygan, are visitI S c t o 2'>c l a w n s , s p e c i a l at
F. S. Me well and wife left Tuesday ,
in
night to spend tin- Fourth in Chicago* , part of this wwk with friends
ing Mrs. Ed, Anderson.
1 0 ' i c and
12ic
GnMW
Frank HI ass and wife left WednesFred Fieid and wife? left Monday j
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W\. 2ik p o n g e e
for a two weeks' camp at Camp lake. ; Miss Hulda Carlson, of < al-/a»-y, day night to spend a few days with
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I »» .Tuesday
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Oscar lU^der
left
evening 'j Alberta, Canada, spent Sunday with her parents in Muskegon.
Tti1 a n d s c .4 TJS
S e to spent bis vacation in Madison, i • a .
Mrs. Aldan Johnson, of Chicago, is
ce.
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^r.s
Marvin and Leonard Peterson left spending the week with C. Ii. 1'urdy
Sic
teS(,'. P r i n t l«c a n d
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Wednesday for Paw Paw lake to and wife and other friends.
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Mrs.
Mar? Simons, who was quite
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One week from today is OrangeReM.Hi.mt •• of p r i n t . . . .
4 k sick lant week. '• somewhat improved spend a week with relatives.
Virginia White, who has been the Man's day.
This day is observed
12%c lonsdaie
10c
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a guest- of Dorothy Keister, left MOD- quite universally throughout Canada.
Lrster Phelps and family are sfwiid- : *
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day for her home in Chicago.
The report has reached S p a r t a that
in*
a
few
days
with
their
people
at
8 i v a l u e s in b l e a c h e d a n d tinh**
Miss
hnogene Woods is very sick
M
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s
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C
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v
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l
e
visited
< ourtland. ^
bli ac 11ed cOit< >n t (*< a m I ft J c
i frleud. Miss UUBSCH, at Martin, from w i t h S(. arlefc fever at her home in
Miss Basel Field g spending
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4
Km
Ui
o
f ! Saturday until Tuesday evening.
purlin.
wee*
with
Mrs.
Frank
Ijffc a n d 2*k: #er
' n«"
r:»o
A. A. Adler and wife, <»f New York
Persons having cash register checks
Grand ilapids.
j
city,
ar»visiting
Mr.
and
Mrs,
Wm.
a t f ) a r f t Clute's are urged to bring
f o r b i d unuKi-;
14k
Mr$ I fill a Blood, of Chicago., came
r icsday to spend tie- (.ummei with her Mekeel and other relatives this week. 1: aHUM . \ n July 5$ or 0 and have them re*
j M. Athearn and faintly left a week deemed.
14o a V I 1 ><:• s u i t i n g ? - • •
1 Oc •osier, Mrs, Julia Hinman.
ago to visit his parents in F.mmet' Mrs. simonson
and
daughter.
| l 2 j > c;,iperca 1<
. . . .
10c
Mrs. K. R- Bioonier is .ntendin,
•
ounty,
where
they
will
remain
tintil
,
|^iHe,
of
Heldlng,
are
visiting
herj
lew days with her sons. Tracy and ! after the Fourth.
aunt. Mrs. Olevla i.»r«s«er, and oUier
Ijtto and faoaily of SCOWIHP.
j Carpenter* i^ommenced work on Fd relatives.
AM*>roey
v\ atkins, of Man*
j Amidt>n's barn Wednesday* Tbe
anc ^ Mrs, Hubert and family, '
> hester, Mich , spent a few days this
same
men
bad
just
finished
a
larg«
f
uerly
»>f Arcadia, have moved J
or(
week at the home of T A. Martin.
I barn for Mine Smith.
j u t o Mrs. Totten's house In the WeK'b j
Marshall Shoup and wife and Frank
A \1< C a l l p a t t e r n t r e e w i t h
N, A. Shaw and wif«5 and Waiter addition*
Woods and wife, arc visiting over tbe 1
V a n W U t e n b e r g and f a m i l y
e v e r y «lres> p a t t e r n p u r c h a s e d Fourth wife relatives at Lttdlogten. B l o o m e r a n d f a m i l y m o t o r e d t o AI j
ploe .Sunday and spr nt t h e d *> with ; H t l , j W i l l t.'arr and f a m i l y a r e s p e n d Kd. Krwry wci.it to Chicago Wednesat £1 or u p w a r d s .
(Pattern
{ \ugu»t 8au.r and wife.
J
the week at the former's cottage
day to meet a friend from Auburn,
M r s . H a r r y J o h n s o n , who h a s lieen a t t h e lake.
m t i it I'm• t&kcti f r< sii st#K k N. Y., and see the sight* for a few day s.
an invalid for the past year, was able j
Misses /.ai<la Myers and Ouida j
F. McNiU, of Ann Arbor, spent from to visit her brother, Chasu|£Trasier |
entertained with a iawu swing
last Thursday until Tuesday with hit aud family, this week.
party at their home east of town Monin - i l k s a n d
If line b a r g a i n
daughters, Mesdames Alice Kelly and
day
e\cuing.
Mr. aud Mrs. Ulakely, of t hh^TO,
measaliiuts.
p o r a Ciute.
arrived iti Sparta Tuesday for an la<»n a«-count of tin4 Fourth canting on
tab man and P. denite stayi'J They are stopping at
John
Murray,
Uem
t
i)ilour regular day for fHWfctttag, and not j
B a r g a i n s in d
It. Clrmond and their v ,ves are spend- the home of Wtn. Mekeel and wife.
«i*hing
make our readers wall
l o w s a n d !«v>
ing 10 days in the t >ttage, "PineI
Or
a
Grant
and
family
and
Harry
again
until
Saturday,
we printed the J
hurst," at Camp lake.
Stevens and wife went to Camp laka paper late Wednesday night.
Ii
Mr. and Mrs. fleor r Noisom, of Wednesday for a week's ^camping.
Our town has probably more dogs i
Moirday aft* r- They will occupy the cottage of t has.
Ann Arbor Spent
Ui
the population than any other vown
fits >u aoti I i* need ay w! tl Mrs. Noisom s Johnson.
1
outside of IHirkUh towns on earU.
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jfrand mother, Mrs, AI tje Keiiey,
Mr. and Mrs ffard>a, of Martin, •They are a public nuisance as tliay
Safety {
2c
n
returned
MODJohn Smith and wife
are In S|.arta this w. < k tooki.iB afv*r j I M , , , ) U „ j N > , A , U r K „ without . nntro'. j
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1.
day
from a week's visit with Mrs.
ii p t n
4 >Xi ,1» K
5c
PWI-'rtJ i i i n r e . u Urr,.
They n r . > t n l l
und obasiok- *»rr>Uii..n !
\Xorder., of •'&» kaoa. Mrs. Worden
stayiiiu
*lth
»«or
«HU>I-.
Mr*.
M»um
>
from
a •)>arr*i«r to a u a u - i
( mt
u ,. formerly a ttradS r io the Hparta
V. ]a«
Q ie a i b
; t...w»k>il«.
ribbon.
School direcUkf Kmory Anderson,!
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\ l f r e d A TBrace, professor aubjh .
Karl 0 . Cadwslli, wife ,nd Utile has completed the school census a u di i
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* : socaktng of Pomona col lege, c fanmont.
augtiter, of (Jiuciouati, ca ve Satur- find* that
there are now HO pupils of \ 1
n\ night to rlslt his parer. s. Mrs. school »g«- In the district, an increase Calif , sailed the June 1> In the Inter
entift of the cMfucatlonal d« partm» »it for
ad well eili remain
su* <w"r, but j of 36 over last year.
the government In economic re*< arch
, returned T h u r i t l s j .
Miss
Lena
Johnson
entertained
at
woik. He will
Hawaii, Manila,
. yctring
). • 1 ! 4 a I y e at an
her
home,
Sunday
afW*rmK>«
aud.
rveJ a p a n and China and will l*> gone
settled m the A Itoe srilng iouse, rc» i nlng. Miss (iertrude Dennis and
about t«i> yeiirs.
»
to
leave
cently purchased. 'J ^ e*i«
Halpb Covey, of Grand ilapids, and
1
,»»er with
Ii is no use asking the man who loaf*
Saturn ay to sptmd t
other friends from ftparta were
register nis parents at Middlel ury.
t
e
a
the street corner to do anything to
I among the guests
benefit the town. He does not have the
ha** >ii tne
ot th 4c Monroe Fuller has
Wm. Hiser aud family have moved,
7M, t
? disiu
sition and he always makes th*
1
Darius Boorotn proj>«
>f the i it to the Alice
I>arliug house on Sonto
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excuse
that he has no time Ask tin
a
k
e
n
in
fillage aud moved l
week. Mill Street. Mr. Hteer reoewtly puriter
,
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,
,, , K | r
} mar who is aoltve and Industrious, he
jL, Meng and family o
house chased tills property.
Kobt.
Lundy
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:
trade
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i generally can find the time and just as
i n> Nat.ii str«et vacated hy r uiier,
and family have moved into the house J a 1
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nji
h
. H. ,,
I surety3 he has the disposition.
[
100 rail' »ad ti wets wem , vaiated by Mr. Hlser.
More lh
i
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O, 11 Jackson aittii wife left a cou,1 Uapui lent Friday, the
>ld to G
Miss 1211a spierfug has be n en* ,
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i»i(
nf week* ago for a sis or seven
ing
lUnn
iiiK
Itio*.
circus,
g*i;*d
to
(ill
the
j^wition
as
teacher
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at)
bone goi g on tk»e wain of language and rnaihematle* In the ' weeks visit at hl# f»ld iiowie fn e i
Nonh Jot ksott aod
w?r dros or weiil. ill u ito* high school for next year. MUs Spier- ;1,1 n { h k ^ " •
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dsuuhtur
accompani«rd
tm »». stus
f
R
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ing is a graduate of the (.-niverstty of i ** ^
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, , j item may be rather ancient u« some of
for Chtca(T# and is highly
Harry Martin b'ft
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J recommended. J
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our readers, yet we never heard of it
peels to
Ideti, aear s !o< tn pi«
Married
Wedneaday
Suty
',i,
s
t
;
, m i i i o»e latter part of last wes'k.
uth» His
cam p
Haplds, Miss Bertha Phelps u» \ Frank J. Cook, lienublicni; caodiT. A accotupaud i*d him to Grand
>n Pollock. Mr. and Mrs Pollfa^ j k
^
B
H
•
date
ute foi
for the nomination
aoi
for the offlee
lt
LUUI aiuJ re main over left fi>r a week s viait
belp sa ti
with nls parents
j
,
, /
j . r r ~ :ofoi sheriff
mutiii Inmitl>h
»u»inr oounty w»» in ti«sn
I
Bell Phone 66
Sunday.
near Hauit f^ake ti« tore leaving for
.
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I
Inst
Friday,
renewing sc«|uaintanc*«
O to Detroit, where they will make their ,
Little L<
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V. , ,
Eg fa Taken in Exchange
and m*"«'t!ug o t h e r s ,
Mr. ' o o k is a
a a< tbea home.
p
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l
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t
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c
i
a
n
of
<"«>n
a
i
d
e
r
able note, and
nekt W' U; Mi AS Mav Adams, the efficient prin4her, Mr-s-t Ca c i p a l of UJO h i g h s c h o o l f o r the p a s t if n o m i n a t e d a n d elected would I e
f u l l y a p a b l e of h a n d l i n g t h e office u>
her
ase.
y e a r h a s accepted a p o s i t i o n a s (ea«'h* Wklch he a s p t n s s ,
Mr. C o o k will nn*
1 ireen
e r of E n g l i s h In the <>tseg«» high
\Mi t h r o u g h t h i s h ^ a h t y
aire
i irawD
*C!M>O 1,
Miss lm«»i;eue W o o d h"* „„ in b e f o r e tt»e p r i m a r i e s A u g ST7
June 28 to July 9
inclusive
m
G o o d Service
%
— you
get
it
in
Cro.ssett
Shoes.
i
Last ing leathers and model workrnauship.
15c
S t y l e in e v e r y line.
You don't need to "shop around"
if y o u w e a r C r o s s e t t s .
Put your
foot on the foot-rest, a n d in a few
minutes
you
#et a pair
that
fits.
Crossett Shoe
M A K E S
LIFE'S
•J^4 to ^ 6 evcr>A% h c r e
WALK
•1
EASY
Le»vis A-Crosfrlt,Inc ,Mj*ker
SoriK Abin^l«M.
H. C. M U R R A Y
FREE!
Extra Special!
MILLINERY!
1-4 off on all lines
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GRADUATION GUTS!
i i ' N K , the m o n t h of briilns find g r a d u a t e a , p e r m i t a ua to offer
yon tin op|N)rtimitv to make appr«^priata l i f t s betlttiftff
sn» b i m p o r t u n t » u ' n t
of it
iSfcttiue. if you wonM (k»
hel«l tn lovih;. n iticuibritnre
|»y tin.) recipient " i Kiich n
jrift, -vU > t murmLhiosf f r o m
«Hir atix'k libit will la>t P LOFT^R
-'jyr,
ai« tiie titomory <»t the <>» , zis
ion.
F o r Ihe-e gilt:- we have
W a t c h e a, B r a c e l e t s
Kings, S o u v e n i r S p o o n s
and J e w e l r y of all kinds,
h a n d s o m e Back C o m b s
a n d B a r re t i e s , S a s h
B u c k l e s , Hat Pins, Etc.
D. C. Holt's Jewelry Store
LOASE
BUILDING
Cow-Ease
I car, Save You Money!
OM
' HTA MM*
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MBAJNS M O K E . I U L K
I mm ft*
Dora Clute
A N V
WOKE
MIONEY
tor U*c termor.
Millinery Co.
Ora Grant
Contractor and
Builder
mai'
fets 1
i UM'
;«o tod
sittoe Mr. Orawn »'vtec
» l t n
Ora Grant
&PARTA,
MICH.
T h e M i s s e s U U i a u D e a n a n d Mattel
S m i t / e r left ia*t W e d n e s d a y f o r t h e i r
r e a p e d } * * h o m e s i n S ' a s s a r , Mich,
a n d T r o y , O. Miss B n i t x t r will ret u r n In t h e fall t o r e s u m e h«* a hool
*
i «hn wtirk here, and M i s s t k f t n wlil
u
'
the N o r t h w e s t e r n t f n i v e r a l t y .
Or,
V.
M
Moore,
both the l i t e r a r y and
g r a d n a l e frctn
iard
CAXraNTHK'MOftTON COMPANY,
Hostou. Mc.->a*. U. S. A.
Medical de
\. .. • t.- eOl-» of t h e V of M. anil f o r tbe
I
p a » t y e a r coot/eeted with the Chopper
1*© was very RNUCLI EIFJ
!
rUf
4se h o s p i t a l at T r t M o u n t a i n ,
w o n d e r f u l CBAOGE*
Mich , h a s i ^ v l d e d
U? U^'aU' in
Mrs. ftauman, who A>
j Sparta
i>r M • Hire h a s leased the
with her d a u g h t e r , MR*
iiradfard
f n r n e r i y r«'cupied
enjoyeil her '.vah !
by F ,
M o r ley a o d wife, o n Ui vi
eersari Thursday,
T
h
e
f
i
r
s
t
m
e
e
t
i
n
g
of
the
O
r
a
n
g
e
to
j
sion
«treet.
where he will h a v e h i s
*ie*l
friends
and relative*
Jut]y will he held a t K. of P. h a l l to- I office lonafted. T h e d o e t o r « i s M s well
GREATS} SO bvr PLEASURE
m o r r o w . T h e p r o g r a m will he of a I rc©omm*nd*d a n d a j t | s w t s t o «»erit h t *
i n g her witli many g
patriotic nature.
t h e c l o s e of the j s h a r e of p r a c t i c e in o u r v i l l a g e ,
lit**
cards. Mrs. k t a u m a e *
k i n d n e s s t h u s BE«#T«>wed
i in very l e c t u r e h o u r l i g h t r e f r e s h m e n t s will Isw phone ts lul.
s e r v e d , a n d it is ho|>ed t h e r e will b e
gtaieful f o r the RERN V/A
O w r i n g the e l e c t r i c a l s t o r m W e d
m s t as full au a t t e n d a n c e a s t h i s b u s y new d a y m o r n i n g Ii W K i r k h a m a n d
si led o»v
The t i r e DRPARTNWTIT <
•ason will all(»w
wife h a d a r a t h e r n a r r o * enaapt« but
AT A: 15 W e d need ay m o r n i n ag io reajvooee U» an ALARM from HOX 0 6. \ II. It. T r a s k a n d d a u g h t e r . M a r - a i e n o n e t h e woe** f o r t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s a v e a bad f r i g h t .
t.lghtnlng
A t t h e t i m e t h e a l a r m w a s s o w : ed I t | f a r e t Aliee, of T^tvle H o c k , A r k ,
Struck the b o u s e , ileniOllshing the
was r a i n i n g q u i t e h a r d , BUT TF<« b o y s who h a v e been s p e n d i n g a m o u t h wltli
e h o n n e y ; it tlien p a s s e d i n t o the hou«*e
n(bie,
h
U
m
o
t
h
e
r
in
Abt'rde^Mi,
W
a
s
h
,
I
P
m a d e t h e run as RAPBLT^ as p o
4
and acrsMis the r o o m j u s t a t the tie ad
i
n
d
e
r
rlv%Mi
u
town
S
a
t
u
r
d
a
y
and
s^suit
oo\y
U* HOD that tbe i d a s e >*AS
of
t h e bed *« which they were sleepa a n S u n d a y with the K e l s t e r f a m i l y . To*
SH»NTROL. T h e lire wbtob WAS
ing,
t e a r i n g t h e e l e c t r t e Ught m e t e r w t
{iixtbuilding USED •-.* A TEC' I r> ,c, is l a t h e r with Mrs, T r a s k and M a r y
T
h
a
t
th« h o u s e w a s not *«t o n fire, #>r
•UPTTOEND to h a v e tieen toueli 1 off i .- I's-th, v h o kiave been in H p a r t a
fh<
o
c
c u p a n t s did not re*jei*e a s h o c k
they h fl f o r
by l i g h t n i n g .
T h e DAMAGE * A ' f u l l / f o r a c o u p i c of
T u e s d a y af- o r s e r i o u s i a i u r y is o n e ol the freakcovere*i by losuraaoe io the J. * B a l - their h o m e Ut the
ish m s a a n v ^ r s of l i g h t n i n g .
; terooon.
ed
Estimates Furnished Free
of Chaiae
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
tiesm p r o m o t e d t o the p r i n c i p a l s h i p to
t a k e M i s s A d a m n 1 plaee.
I 5 W WAY RO WTJFJM.I
sic
AGENCY.
L "X W
I/ FFLAXRN
I NV' ' -
F r a n k E. Rice====
Contractor and Btiilder
manufacturer of
cement, Blocks» cement Brick
i
and dealer in
MflJCSTIG FURNftGtS AND WOOD
SPARTA
Hell P l i o n e N o . 6 a .
MICH.
V
Old Papers for Sale at Tltis (Iff Ice
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PA OK SIX
THE
m
| poison to run tip a small, cheap one,
T h a t Int but l don't know what to do.
I lerest comes due the 1st of July, and
there ain't a cent to spare over, even
! for patriotism."
"I know It., Rebecca. I haven't done
more than price these bit? flag's—$15
| for this size an Joan 1 get a cambric
Fourth cf July! one. You can a l w a y s toll what a flag's
• made of by its hang and by Its float
Story
Job Little offered to let mi' have the
flag and aafd 1 could pay him tip by
j Installments, hut I says to him that
by CLARISSA MACK lf~
w a s poor patriotism."
"A cambric flag Is better than none,"
(Copyright SMS, by Amer j* Vx
A s»0- said Reheeni sensibly, "1 w a s telling
elutlcn; j
Ktty about It the other day, and she
T i i l>e tbe Urn i rime In my life says, says aha, 'If 1 had time I'd make
that a flag hasn't l e w o ftom
pa a flag, but I'm al wa? S SO busy with
tlx- pole on a Btttotuii holiday," t h e children's clothes It seems as If 1
R U t n n t m i l o r l « r e f e r Mason was tired from morn in* to night.' I
•OVfWWfufly as be p o i n t e d up at the j told her If anybody made a flag it
tallest flagstaff In l i t t l e River,
Ii would be me, but the material would
stood In I be middle of bl* t r e o t yard, cost; a sight If 'twas made of wool or
aud it'* glided i*all r e f l a t e d the ami- silk."
light high above tbe Highest T fiH*.
- M r mother made this flag. every
II Is w?fe. Aunt Retocca. held at bit,** said Uncle Peter.
arm's length a dingy
thai onee
"1 wish I'd thought of It before,"
had beeH ao American flag Now tin? said Rebecca to herself, "I might
red and white stripes h»d been beaten have done something to got him a flag
by weather until ttH»y book on i* utd Tbe Fourth of July is his birthday.
form fray .xrfor. and there was little There's a hull wwk y e t I'll see what
enough of It, too. for the wi i«l hnd 1 can do in t h e meantime,**
whlpfied the emblem to a fevr nattered
Rebecca Mason went u p In the ear
t a g s that might not have been reo*u; ret that morning and turned out the
nizabte had It not ton for the Mar* contents of a dosen trunks. Garment*
carefully Matched by hand and the of every color were spilled on the
faded fmgttw&tn ot hand sewed stripe*. clean floor, and while the wasps hum
"It don t leek like this had 4Mtoe been xtied about In the shadowy r a f t e r * Re
ten foot ions." r m u i r k a i A cm?. Heftier becca turned and aortHI and shook
ca. "After your father always flylog and discarded ubf.il a pile of white
the biggest flag in l i t t l e K t r w and yon gtn&mtM lay beside her, and in her
carrying oot the nam** Idee 1 hate like lap was heaped her wedding gown, a
bright blue delaine.
During the next week Aunt ttebeeea
was mysteriously busy tthe washed
great quantifies of white poplin, ami
VIA TffH
her dye kettle bubbled secretly in the
cellar wash room. Her hands were
stained with red, and the s e w i n g ma
chine Ir* the spare chamber humnved
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busily in every spare moment.Uncle Peter Mason w a s busy with
the J u n e work In his garden, where
the long, straight rows of carefully
tended vegetable* looked Just like the
pictures in the seed catalogues which
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he studied all winter. He had not mentioned the matter of the Hag Again,
am! Keheeca bad been too busy with
her own ; sis* and the fear of dlseov
ery to two; cHb tbe subject• Her da ugh
T r a i n will l e a v e S p a r t a at 8 : 2 4 ter f.tta, * ho lived over the H
up t o her pars io sewing for her two
a, m. R e t u r n i n g , l e a v e T r a v - children, so Relveeea «•»•» unite undisturbed In carrying out her pleasant
erse City a t 6 : 0 0 p, m.
plaint,
The day b.-fwe the Fourth Aunt Ret a c r i , looking tired, but very mtthh
| ROUND TRIP FARES
pleased with herself, carried some
neatly ro'ied bum lies up to the garret
To B»« Rapids
75c and stored then, auray in the trunks
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To Ludmg ton or Manistee $ 1 . 5 0 There was a roll of blue delaine and
To T r a v w e City
$ 2 . 0 0 "»<rtiwr of white popifn. This bitter
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were
T
I wax very sm 11 indeed, >r th
now
t great many stars to n
Uncle Peter's
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EXCURSIONS
PERE MARQUETTE
SUNDAY, JULY 14
Traverse City
SPARTA
-5ENT IN EL-LEADER
Friday, July S. 1918
At supper Aunt Rebecca mentioned Peter, "made by the two best women
the coming anniversary for the first in the world."
time In u week.
"Look at M i n t ' s coming!" cried Kiln,
" W h a t you going to do nbout a flag?" alert with new Interest. "It's J o b Lit
she asked.
tie and three men from the lodge."
"Nothing, except run up (he old om, f *
When Job Little's speech wns consaid Uncle Peter dispiritedly.
cluded Uncle Peter found himself the
"Beems too bad you couldn't hnv? a possessor of another Immense Hag, a
new one! Mow much was the big gift from a few of his closest friends
cambric ones, PeterV"
who wnnted it to fly f r o m the tallest
" I ' v e forgotten, Itebecca -tnore'ti l staff In Little Uiver.
can afford anyway. I've been countAnd that warn not all. Later the e i
ing if I'd hadn't had any terbaccei for press wagon drove up and left Peter t»
threo years I might have had that new box which turned out to contain anothflag. Shows how a bod habit will trip er flag - this one made of silk that rusyou up sooner or later."
tled richly as it fell from the box.
" T a l n ' t a bad habit the way you
" W h o the land?" gasped Aunt Ite
smoke," defended Rebecca warmly. becca.
"Aly land, I guess you're entitled to
"Compliments aud best wishes of
that little comfort the way you've John Hamilton and family—for Uncle
worked all your life!"
Peter Mason. Long may she wave!"
" 'Taln't no credit to me that I've read Uncle Peter brokenly from the
worked. It's w h a t I was put in t h e cgftl In bis band,
Wofld for. Never mind about the flag,
" W h o would have believed them sumBecky. There'll be Just as much pa- mer boarders would have remembered
triotism in my soul when I run her our old flag was wore out," commentup as if she w a s made of the finest ed Ktta practically, "Now, pa, what
silk. T h a t ' s all that counts—what's you going to do? Here you've got four
Inside your heart."
flags. You can't hang 'em on t b e pole
"I suppose you're right, f a t h e r , " said all to once without some being ha."
Hebecca. a lil^«« smile curling her lips mast."
as uhe arose to clear the table. A f t e r
Uuele Peter's hat had been removec
the dishes were washed and put away long ago, when he had brought out tin
Hebecca tied on her white apron and tattered remnant of his mother's Mitjc
went oti to the porch, where the set- and the setting sun gilded his white
ting son was gilding Uncle Peter's hei:d and glorified the faxes of the men
white head Into n roseate crown.
and women who stood about him.
" W h a t j-ou doing?" inquired llebecca.
"I shall use 'em alternate," announc
"Going to run up the flag. No one In ed Uncle Peter at last; "first one and
Little River ever got a flag up ahead then another. Tomorrow, being the
of me j e t , " muttered Uncle Peter be- Fourth of J u l y , I shall divide the day
tween his teeth clinched around his into four watches of threw hours each
pi pes tent.
j and give every flag Its turn. 1 can't
He moved across the grass to the flag j thank anybody yet. I'm too happy. I
j hopn nobody will l>e offended, but I
pole Sod fumbled with the Halyards
Hebecca bustled into t b e house and feel like I'll run up my mother's Ma«
came out with a mass of red. white fir->t with U»'be< en's She made It from
and blue folds In her arms. She stood her weddlug dress Nobody object.V
"Of course not!" tliey cried heartily,
close to Peter's elbow before she spoke,
and when s h e Opened her Hps her voice and in a trice the faded bit of bunting
t h a t had been flung to the bree'/e HO
trembled.
many years once more floated over Lit
"Peter, look here." she quavered.
Unci© Peter Mason looked and gasp tie Hirer, and beneath it rippled out
ed: " W h a t la land, Becky Mason! the splendid fokli of Heliecca's (big.
"I think them two flags better float
nil day tomorrow," said Job Little de
eidediy. "aud these three others- lit
ty's and Hamilton's and ours—we'll
Jest drape on the piazza. What say?"
7.
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It example has .uroused the
world spirit of independence
The experiment of liberty If it
hod failed with us most, surely
would not have been attempted
by others Our counsels and acts
operate aa powerful precedentN
In the great family of republics.
ml no a wise and harmonious
administration of the public of
lira—a faithful, liberal and pa
trlotic exercise of our private duties as citizens while they se
cure our bapplm-s* ,is home will
serve tbe cause of liberty be
yon<| the eqtMHor and the Andes
- Edward IfVerett.
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stock of meats so extensive and varied as nght now—complete in every
Our stock is the kind that TUP
iS Where did you gel If? It a i n ' t - I t ain't
*x. t h e one that was down to Little's, but
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it bw»k>4 like It ! Where did \ ou in t 1(
will give perfect satisfaction, and our
H e was excitedly shaking out the
HK OOT HTlLt. INOVHKii FLAO.
Baptist
Church
Morning servi**en at 10:^0. Subject,
Toe Vision <>f
There wilt Is* no e v e n i n g services in
\i£ folds of I he big flag, and his feeble old this church d u r i n g J u l y a u d August.
Angers trembled as he saw that It wa*
'if
unite a* lnrj^<< as the one his mother
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Christian r.ndffsvor Note*
W j had made *o many years ago.
C o n s e c r a t i o n meeting next Bumlay.
Aunt liebecca was crying with de
h"if 1
Wbe helper! him spread the stars
T h i s Is the seventii of a series of
•j*"* j i w i strtpes on the grass.
1 is meetings of C h r i s t i a n virtues.
\U I •x'uls blue," she said, touching the
Tnpiv - " T h e C h r i s t i a n
Virtues
M" | Alar sprinkled field, "is made f r o m my
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Leader,
sAs I hlne d e l a i n e - m y wedding gown, Pe
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M ter."
' "Oh. Hecky?" uttered her husband
T b e t r e a s u r e r remo-U a l a r g e
reverently.
a m o u n t nt unpaid does, which oould
"Ami the stripes was made from all be used to g o o d a d v a n t a g e If paid.
the white pop lis* dresses I've had, and
T h e meeting l a s t . ' S u n d a y evening
there w»* a sight Of the stuff—some of
was one ol tbe best m i s s i o n a r y meet*
It I dyed rw| - a n d " Uncle Peter had her in his arm*, and ings held in some time and wan well
t h e j were kh^lng each other, and Un attended.
cle Peter w a s trying to tell his wife
T b e otH-er» and committee c h a i r m e n
tbat he would rather have h u n g up bt* for the six m o n t h s b e g i n n i n g J u l y I
f
Sunday shirt than have her cut up
a r e a» follows: P r e s i d e n t , Fred W a i | her wedding gown. "1 know how wim
vl.i"i firesident, Clarence Moore;
: men feel about such tilings," be spoio
t
orilo.,
secretary, t.'arl B r a d f o r d ^
j glxed. trying to keep bis delight out of |
<:art> *|>ondiQg s w r e t a r y , Alice H a r d y ;
| tils faded eyes.
"DlOit say a word. Peter. It's t h e ! lrees;iw»e f l^loyd .lohnaon; lookout
happiest day of my life!" cried Aunt j eoaiudUee^ t i r a d e Beeby; music, Olga
Becky warmly. "Let's b'i*t l*er up Hilton; m i s s i o n a r y . Mable d m i t s e r ;
now, Peter, and show Little River I p r a y e r meeting, J u t o Holmes; temperwe're still on deck!"
! anoe, Kurd P o r t e r ; social,
Kva
Just then there was a light »fep on ^laines, flower and relief, E t t i t-raik.
the graveled path, arid Rtts cm me
• round the corner of the h
with .i
huge bundle under her arm. When she
M e t h o d I at E p i w o p » l
saw the flag she stopped and slated.
Morning services at 10:30. Subject,
"Why, where did that come f r o m / "
The
G l o r y of O o d and tbe Dignify
•he Kjupetf.
of
M
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n,n
Aunt Rebecca proudly explatucd
Evening services at 7:.rW. Subject,
"Would you believe It?" exclaimed
poor Ktta. "Look here, ma and p a r " A Positive Religion.'*
I Kho unrolled the bundle under her a r m
j and spread It on the grass
Epworth League Note*
Jt wan another flag. Just as large as
| Rebecca's, but made of new materialKpworth L e a g u e mex^ting at
; some sort of cheap bunting neatly p. m Subject, " T h e Kartb ltecelves
i sawed Into a flng l ucle fvter wns Her K i n g , M L u k e 2 ; 7-20; Si 3t); Matt, i
j ajptf-oiy crying,
1-Jft; Iwa 9 : 0 , 7.
Leader, Itobert
f ' i d d you make this, Ktty?" he de I ' o w l l
(Oi>od Ol4»zcu*hip •neutlru'.ji '
ma tided.
"Kvery stlteh:" s h e aaltl proudly, "If
L a t t e r D a y .Sa»i»t«
I d o a ( | known ma was going to make
Services
at 10:31) a. m, hi the hail
oue—bnt there, ma. If I'd only told you
you might have an red your weddm^ o v e r J o h n s o n ' s g r o c e r y . A s a c r a Ihwm but ain't yon smart to mritu* it ?" mental mealing,
by Hildc
"I've *p,t. tw„ r
• sobbed Uncle study.
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Sparta,
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also
Good Meals
and
Lunches
Marvin's Restaurant
and Ice Cream Parlor
O p era H o u s e Block
Sparta, M i c h i g a n
W e c a r r y a f u l l l i n e of B u i l d e r s '
Hardware,
Sherwin-Williams'
Paints a n d V a r n i s h e s . Sharpless
T u b u l a r Separators. Studebaker
Wagons a n d B u g g i e s , Rollers.
Drills, Discs. H a r r o w s , W a l k i n g
a n d s u l k y p l o w s . C o r n Planters,
A m e r i c a n F e n c e , C e d a r Posts
in fact e v e r y t h i n g used on the
f a r m o r in a n e w house.
Call and
see our pods and get our prices
before you buy elsewhere
Y o u r s to please,
SHELRY C. FIELD
Sparta, Michigan
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Never before have we displayed a
admiration.
Now is tile Time to Soy Hardware
ERTY.
Wholesome Meats
pnees are so low as to ment your
SUMMER IS NOW HERE!
THE INSPIRATION OF LIB
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X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
F O I 1 O W » H 1
W . L. D O U G L A S
SHOES
$3.00, $3.50 and $4.00
Boys wear W . L. Douglas $ 2 and
$ 2 . 5 0 shoes. Best in the w o r l d . l
W . L. Douglas makes and sells more
$3, $ 3 . 5 0 and $ 4 shoes than any other
manufacturer in the world. W H Y ?
B E C A U S E he protects the wearer
against high pnees and inferior goods, by
stamping his name and price on the bottom and guaranteeing their value.
B E C A U S E for style, fit and wear
they are superior to ordinary makes of
shoes. Don't take a substitute for W . L..
Douglas shoes.
Call at W . L. Douglas Store
Maynard & Andrus
Sparta, Mich.
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Bad News for Potato Bugs
W e have received
a new s t o c k of t h e
hi^h grade
PARIS
GREEN we handled
season.
It
last
c o s t s you no m o r e
than the doubtful
sort.
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Paris (Ircen should all be
nhkc, Inil il Is not - i t d i m p l y
looks alike. We handle a
iirami that wc c a n re-cowitoe ml to jKdato growers as
having tin* hijfbest killing
power. It will g o farther
m<\ <k more Hum tlie luamls
of unctrtain atronfftii.
sell l i r u j f s , Willi l ^ p o r ,
I'aiuts. HammtK'ks^ vVo
Schall's Drug Store
Th« Ktxaii Store
Sparta, Mlcbipan