1 »iv** * i

T H Z S E V T l K X L - L t A D n . 9PAXTA. W C H 1 Q A *

s a y -

apena relatl .«nd hom" to Or April laker Mack

Bailey. »!io has been n»• past twu months with i Corr* ' ion villa, low t

*o, hrt- re turned to the daughter . Mrs. Lo ticks

Kuj. i • He v, i!: leave in • iu> 2*>th year as care VLirque'!. State Pa rk on Mar.d M ". Bailey who

uid of H j o b . t imed k the

w o r k

Mftr>b

a n d Mr. (1 un ni.hod hp house.

- p « ' n t t h e

a t th.

l.« >nt

is *u peer* younu l< justly pr ht* ability to till carry on h

M r - | | I „ \ t . •«>. v . ' t i - r -home Saturday af ter wpendit w i n t e r w i t h h e r son at font;

Sirs Dora "hit*- has s tar ted on remodeling her house on street tthe will make iv into a two family dwell ing with five room- on each flo*>r When finished she ex-pects to occupy the lower > f lat . Fred Blank and family who have lieeti living tu the ho una have moved to Orafid HtU and M r . and Mrs. P;

have uiov.d into part Fred laiehr of Bit*

we.-k and with hl« < horn* of M. Vaughan

Mr. and Mrs. Hoy MfYey, •••il and .la ..' and JSm Ntwh k; Saturday e v e n i n g : with f r iends Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Hank V »n •pent Friday n ight and with her parents . Mr. and McYey and Sam McVej- « Rapid.* a pent Sunday at ents l home.

The Misse- He.j Kng'iah spent Sun Lsmhertson home r.er* and one e re they spent at the home ia Ker»! City.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter and son of Grand Rapld> Chester Cooper and wtf« af ternoon.

Mr, and Mrs J. A. F r< • a t e r t a ined at the hom. *>ii I- Lynn Ferguson in O r a i d Rapids. Sunday.

ruron's b*fthd Vlrw. M. A«l

i i«% rtv

Mr. and Mrs. X. A. Shaw enter-tained with a b i r thday d inner Sun-d*vy in honor of their? grandson. Queston. The g u e s t a \ v - : v » M r . and M ; Q i f i S tauf fe r o i M u s k t ^ o n ,

M r . a n d M r s . H a r o l d N e l s o n a n d

l i t t le son, Dickie and l>r. and Mrs. I v a n Taylor of U r a n d | U » p b - an . I M r . a n d M r s . W a l t e . ' H l o o n i e r .

S p a r t a . Q u e s t o n r e t u r n e d h o m e

w i t h h i s u n c l e , C a r l i - T t a t i f t e r . t o r e -

m a i n for p a r t o f h i s S p r i n g vaca-t i o n .

M r , i nx he i

.) a mes h inter,

M r a n d

B o y n e C i t y

a n d M r s . ll<

f r i e n d s i n

h o m e - S u n d a

Mr-h a

• r t

hlld

J ^ in

•ieo

d

«* h a i .1

8 pi;

ii

tig O r

a*> Week

al FJninuiry

Vender St el

i s o n w e r e o f t h e - l r

a n d w i f e i n h o n o r

off M r Mr.

Mr an. a stag a < Mrs h night .

;r r r and

M r.

St

Ft w

l a s t

K ' r a i k i s e i i t e r t i » i n -M r s . G e o r g e R a s p e r

o f G r a n d H a p l d s . f o r a f e w days. J o h n S m i t h h a s b r o k e n g r o u n d

f o r a s i x r o o m b u n g a l o w o n h i s l o t o n N a h s t r e e t .

J a c k U n d e r b i l l o f blreq visit ing Mr.

r . ' l e r < o i a n d o t h e r T h a y l e f t f o r

r <i t r i p a m o n g L a n ^ l o * , v i r a t i d

i p -Sece* i n t h i s . tHM»n a r e a d e r o f ; f r o w i a l m o s t t h e

a n d s t i l l c o n n t o h i m .

• ; A n d e r - o n .

r e d S p l c t - r a n . i

P h e l p s a t t e n d e d

T o m p s e t t a t

i s S ' t n d H j . T h e y w e r e a c -

i i « d b y M r a u d M r s . O r a

o f N o r t h P a r k .

W a r d J r . u n d J i n

11t a n d R a p i d s w e r e

v i n F i e l d l a s t S : - . t u r<

: . p * n t t h e a f t e r n o o n

« u g % r c a m p .

M r s . F r a n k W a l o o t t

K m h l e e i t a n d C a r o l

p j i i i e M o n d a y f o r a *

h e r p a r e n t s , M r .

K e l l o g g S u n d a y

!v > u2 x * • h o m e w

F r t d K e l l o g g : <'f

a n d M r s . T . W .

c h i l d r e n o f G r a n d

M r . a u d M r s . \

e n t e r t a i n o v e r E a p a r e n t s . M r . a n d r u s . M r . a n d M r s s o n . M a u r i c e , a l l o j

M r a n d l i -

the ir t Rapids • ecf.ion. the Sen t ime l' t fnues \

tJ r II r - J Mr. and

m i

jus t before leaving S p a r t a last fall . Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wil l iams made

n busines* t r ip to Cadillac Tuesday. J. Ft. Mc*Cleary, who has been

:ltIving the early morning grey-hound bus for some time ba» pur-cha- d .» taxi and if associated wi th the liover Taxi co of Muskegon. gon.

Ml - Alice Vi'; - !• who il em-! ployed in Grand Rapkis . is init two week< ai the home of her parents . Mr ind Mr*. John Vincent.

Mi and Mrs. lohn Vincent and . i. i; 111 \ v. r > in day -<u< * • i»f Mr.

and Mrs. Wil f red Cumine. of East Spar ta .

M*. and Mrs. Harry HuM*t|i and Mrs Ja incs .smith ol ' i i / i l Ind..

hospital for several weeks 1 « re-ported to have contracted a bad cold last week which has re ta rded his i m p r o v e m e n t c o n s i d e r a b l y .

Mrs. Susie WTO>* of F remon t visited Spar ta f r i e n d s f r o m last Fr iday u n t f l Tuesday. Mrs. Wil-cox contempla tes r e t u r n i n g to Spar ta permanent ly . •

Mrs Sidney Schoolmaster en te r -epend-1 ta iued hre niece Miss T h a ma Burk-

! et of Wlaite Cloud Monday. It is rumored that a physician

f rom Chesan ing has purchased the Ore ine r residence and office on | Division street and will move here

C T. U.

came Sunday tor s week'i Mr. and Mrs. Dsn Jann Mrs. Oii> Allen and Mr 8chopper. Mr. and Vfr d a u g h t e r Hetty, will n them for a visit.

Rev. and Mrs. Stanley tended a mee t ing of tho < ids Ministers AasoclaU< r i v special speaker:-: *v«-r Williain* H. Phelp-f. Gk)

\.n». wi th -i \|»*. and nd Mrs, E. J a m a * a u d

i .> itb

T

F e r g u s o n

Ur v k Ht M Church

(Men build in s t ree t , hnuc

plete

Ue troll Oetty *»f t *'M>;

K a 6 room house It Is reported

v\ ill h« for sale

hayer a t -tod Rap-Monday. Rev. Dr.

>r of the i 'e , and ; .>.tor of > piscopal

er -vine i« on Gardner

that the when com-

Anderson r e t u r n e d a visit wi th her L. J. Rusch of Krle

U o | %?•

1 * ><

>rpea with her uucle a Mrs.. Chi^ . Baiiv

3ft rs. Clarence FuUm bi>v<Kht the IV Person lot s treet and exper t s to build

Callers at the Fr.»nk ho'.iu -ui Su f !;»> ' « • »• F r a n k iuk rsoll. j^ . ' G r a n d Rapids. Mr snd > vie Ittgpfnoll, Archie Ing ' and Mrs. Forrest Ing^rmdi Mr.- Win Mledema, Mm

S c o t : vi i P e n n i n g t o n ,

smi th , John Mty-rs , Mrs toe Giles aud Rev ner.

Mr and MI » LvC<«na Full

t with F r a n k

a t a n d

a n d u n d

» n d M

g u e s t s

n M r .

F • e m o i i t

: I a f t e r l ap lds n e A n d r u

M r A u d i u s

P e t e r A n d -

d C h a e e a n d

i s t { • a n s i u g f k utmsu and i

t h e

M r n .

Mir

w

i t e r

Mr

Pleas-atiday f, and

hatf

; ngersofl («!ld Mrs. aniiiy of j Iru. RiV-»all, Mr. and son j

i j eo rge i Mark i

H at her- !

soon ' Mrs. John

last week from daugh t e r , Mrs. Pennsylvania .

Work on the foundat ion for the new vil lage hall was commenced Monday.

\ir« Mary Hulber t of Mlanii.Fla. dl- Ma- h 2.1 at a Miami hospital Of c nicer of the liver. Mrs Hul-bert will be .remembered in this section as former ly Mrs. Mary Wal-ler formerly a resident of Ches-ter township. She is survived by her husband and a b ro ther in Mus-kegon. Vf rs. Hulber t and husband it will be recalled were among the Flor ida folks who were deprived of almost eve ry th ing they had In the floods a year or more ago.

Mi** TMiza Averill of MusfcegO'i wri tes tha t she has been qui te weil all winter , and this her Spart i friesdi* will be glad to know.

Miss Freda At b e a m , of the I>e-t ro l ' ..-.oii is expected home to • oorrov to spend her spr ing va-ft; (*•»«» w ith her parents , Mr. and

VI At b e a m . David Hoover of lu- f m will be her guest over Rast-

er.

K E H T CITY W. ——-ooo———

The 19 27 {leata r a t e from acol-holisin was 4(» per million popula-tion. acordlng lo C. Fv census tig- ,'iu ures which a e now available.

This is a d€creaes of 16 per mil-lion f rom the alcoholism death rat« of the saloon era 's last five normal j years (1912-1IU7)

The W. C T. C will meet with i Mra. Henry Man-field Friday a f t e r j noon, Apr 5 at 2 o'clock.

Topic " y o u t h as a Factor in Law Observance."

Leader will Se Mrs. Neva Casey All memberi! to be prerent . Visit-

ors welcome.

Spring wait paiwr MOW ON dis-play at. Mrack's Drug Store.

ooo i l off oi\, silk dresaea at Dora

How About YOUR EYES?

FOR SAI>K - MY HOME C N Wt. Inquire at house < ?

Ballard Co. Claude Gillatte

« O l T H at J. C. , 8par*a

—14* HOI

St. A I! AT

i pariji FOR HALF MY

West Division na IMerson. Cas. WAN'THI) .SINGLE M IN

work on fa tin. Fred M'orsch H Anderson ia rm phone •> i

All-— 14*

FOR Wm. F~2.

- 1 3 z

Eyes Tested and Glasses F l t t«4

G W. HOUSE Optometrist

At Brown's R e s t a s r a t t t Soerift WTcdncsday», Phone for

With Will iams Option! Ot.

216 Monroe Ave. Grand l i p i d s

utngiOMMB

A L P I N E P R I D E The fl-'tir made from the frest

of home grown wheat . Not bleached

or blended But f lour lilc- Lie o. 1

folks always talk about

ALPINE FLOUR MILL =

ntmol*ihlmk 4ksww»» whmvwumswomhi

and Mrs. Fe igh

Mrs. Clarence Ful lmer spent. Sun-R^*d City.

Map d Clyde

been liv ford farr oo fcttck

Mr a <#anday and Mrs wait fori and n.ad while a) w h w . n Mm. Mi

Mr a ta taed > Mr sad J. A F-i day

K. Bolender WHS ili tc V

Ford ind w\t fing on the H m . h a v t m o v e d

ry s t reet d Mrs Clyde tliers s t the Klmcr Sm'iUt.

'•» r i • V{! na Sj

Grand

ksv* fir ad

M i n e r » » - r f h o m e o f M r . 1

M r . M i n e r die Gelders

a n d a t t h e G e i s a r

MUa schools, c a t i o n Phoebe

Mrs a n d g . S u n d a

Mr. and Mrs, Krae#t | |4 ii. W:»y ne wen c v : > home of Mr. y n d M \ in Grand Haplds 9unda> Hazel Ma very of ilie 11 : r.d

is spending the spr ing v« w ' th h.»r mother , Mrs. Ma vet y Fr» 'i Aileit daugh te r Ruth

x Allen, spent Pearl Alien and

d 'n. h

H to (lm

Vf'/

Mrs Wotford and ehi idr« t .̂»nd L i k e a r e *•*.k:lng thai*

with her mother . Mrs, fikso|t they cnn f ind a house ii^

Mr. and Mrs J C H< proudly announc ing 'b* a grandson. Lowri t Al March 21 to Mr a a d S Hod gins of Baldwin

Mr. and Mrs Fred Co erly of S p a r t a a»'d some ing t.n Grand Rapids, bai c-Mitforiiitt w i th a v)a i«

>me >,t, unt i l p a r t s

Her

a i oi torn!

Alton |

form-1 e Mr-1

S P A J i l A MFJICHAKTS UNITE IH NVMEEOUB BARGAIN OFFERS

«**> • rd M'srch 30, Apirll t ;

and * g p a r t s mere ha »U are un i t -ing In an effor t t n show the i r rtm-tomers an une^ns l ied a r ray of ba r j gains Probably never in the his-tory of the town has so gres t a va-i r iety of goods been of fe red at. HO at.- j rr-active prices. ©Very price quoted in these adver t i sements Ss a s t rong a rgumen t for coming to Spar ta to ta rde More s n d more fellr* Wrs

u ing t« know that the viUag» !«| good i-Jace to t rade , both ill t h s ,

w*f - »»r of service and Hjaality of me» •' 1 and i*# offered

|r \n r*$««-»ed tha t these four baraa.i» days will mark an epoch in the f t a d ; n « his tory of Sparta ,

K - T S I O T H O L E VOLl'MK

Now tha t the bail players t r a in ing

Spr ing

ire in

M AH< 'if

dust i-i>UK Seruft'ihitiig Olli

i'i

, gone to r whoeei

ame t ime.) i< llulV I "

ma -w a «t; s

Th-

«•. 1 i i « ' I 'nioti ,S he purehas

PINE TREE GRASS SEEDS

CLOVER-ALFALFA-TIMOTHY

SWIFT'S FERTILIZERS AMIDON-CLARK CO.

Phone 6

O n e Block S suth of P . M . Depot . |

l i s t e r f i e k ia*i is soloist at Forest Grov* iaii Church In Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester

se -ft fs t t ier Mr, Mtorse Pteshyter-

Fink/ and

M W of A held a vsry sa-i»e-dro party, dawre aa4! s««-

l f r i d a y u*ealng- abou t *r» were present.

Liv Sir JokuttMl Revn >s r^|N»rted improving a f t e r being qu i t s sift* with pneumonia

I ^ r o t h y Peelosa fell while play-^ ""l 1 i„g ball Sunday and dislocated her

Mr.and Mi> Jo« Ffero^so n^dored * * * * * Flemon Sunday. Tbe firmt Mrp shoulder. Karl KiaeT and Censily h a r e

moved from the MiHon K t s l f *!a«* to the i»e»tee far in went of A'parra Mrs K r a f t and fami ly have movent back lo Spar ta

l>.*rothy Prnlmm fal |whi i# p l a y from scar le t fever and the fnmilly are out qua ran t ine .

Mr and ^ r s W*n. PeteM ft»4j mother vialted his bro ther Wll l te j

, of Pelesa In Grand Rapids Sunday. Ron a'» «ud au Mra Stevens of Chicago Is spenik-

a v w H l , h , c A h 0 f * o n ' W n #

v srevens on Prospect St ree t . r b r ii >yal Neighbors are l i v i n g

j , has 51 h , y* ««pp* r a t th<* k - b a f l a p r j

•»*» !" 1 t a ' ' l u b , <-iar*. UyW and Blma, «M1 '*<! RC(}, ITAttLK dr# f t <d Mr. and Mra Ed H*M, u i

to • L . - B M • _ Fl«k has !>»en out slr.ee She Is recover ing fn»m h her mnn> • » « ' w 11 • see h»»v on" in- i n

f>ester Fisk tm! Mr* droW to JSeelaiui Tus«4i 406 baby chicks f rom garden Hatchery .

Mr and -Mrs. Avery were Hunday guest* of Mrs N. r Rockford

John An hie iLaught Freepor t .

UttW

Chr i s tmas *r fall and

h vv Win -

Anderaon her sister.

on " suitinert 1 bsnget he i forget the ta r and f is i S f r i a g

Bkvbby • '<> Freddy! roe and J a n are gonna play mis and pa i s , be ths ItMllS bo

yVf-d d y w a n t s be tk*1

Opparu.uUy u«UIy wit Hi in ( sll'iof dis tance. All "'hat i a needed to b r ing heir to your sldo !» < it4' Hire <% 0' »• to the worbI j

• r i l l tagaj^* to

^ing a song of clea ; ing hoiisti,

Pocket full of naJU. and t wviity

•.cid the and pails. e beg in When the door

mmrbfe* open ed. tis f » r W. t'e begins fo s

i» soon a'e .J i> t help me r er than a the bureau hert > | p e T And h ang ' ' t h i s t£i 4 ttoik'-V' x \ i re W v tt' t k > n j: ,|h dear

* f And t j

A n d s a l i t t i e more,

And drivi and

na

about K I wish you'd

oornice on. .Kg t*i* when y

j you ai'a

i l l . ;

XX). »|F

lhe f r inge . < e i .uresu ^rawetr

must h a v e a knob--\ : d l i t re 's <a«i;>tJb*ir

P.itle job — : -1 \ 1 W • u ' yo« :a»s«ii-:«SM

:if > a <- n elsalrf r , h. At gttt

up tbe re. ; resily t© oat |

> i dea r -— r.-id yoa putt a

• kid hm*?" t goes., wkea . rv< tHwougk

;viimmII that ir.4 * Itocs to do

Ac '•;.»* >.*• uom. asn l̂ *. .re too,

.* vmttf 3i»«ie it es.«W%b

£'i ySvaff! it he was * >* 1 toosi >

X ^ s the time to of put 2 l ag

. tr oak 'he awry iu* l e w

.- ,f r.f̂ wy ^ th ist bee » r * - i***

»ili do a i iOb, **4 it Willi

ni>» i n'arreem wCili y«i« «.• hvt '-i«Ntaieit

s t r«< e >

M »pnt Son O R. S«

P^>R SAI#K for cot tage.

Union St.

Mrs Taylor , 27 Nn • 3 if

ttWiWifirsfii :v mmw.

E x a c t W e i g h t

MAN SO NERVOUS GETS SORE W H E N SPOKEN TO

—- —ooo U actual ly i r r i t a t ed tmf to have

anyone talk to me. I was so aerv ou- Vlnol ended thia and I fee? v, nder fu l now Wrr. Kthy

Vino! i« * compound of Iron i < hasp ha c est co4 liv.'r peptone. Ct'i« i , y i r #' j K3111' t o a • m s * • u

,,p be t te r and have a BIG appe-n t e Mervons, easi ly t ired people ar« surpr ised how g l KTK the iron pho^pha rcs etc gi"-"« n« « l 'e and pep. Vlnol tas tes delicious W. J t irade, Druggis t .

havlug m*»asles. At tivm regu la r meeting of Kar

m a i r Chapter . O K ». Monday n»gi ApMl I, t h quil t that was donated to t h e c i a p l a l b will b if l yen a w s y . All metssbers tbe t vrdd t ickets are reqeeeted to l u r a iu money and s tubs to M^s s insoB not la ter than Mondsy even ing.

Mrn LiIHan Wr igh t , who t a * l)een ^pending two weeks, at Newaygo* ind A)rand Rapids, r e tu rned home Tuesday.

Mr and Mrs. WalMe Coleman a t - j eompanled by his parents , Mr. a o d j Mr' R Cloleman spent und ay« with t h e l e t t e r ' s d a u g h t e r . . T . j tH itletr and husband t* G ra»4 Hsp- !

S P A R T A L U M B E R C O • e r > 4 o w . « : •

( MICHIGAN BELL l [ T E L E P H O N E C O . J

- ttWmi

I

F i n e ne l>i

nt Ka St or*

eamdiea at t **

D A N C E

SATURDAY NIGHT Dutchman's Dance

Hall ALPINE STATION

>1eat purchased here is Weighed upon scales that assure your receiving full tieifht. at all time This fact, plus the Ano*i*dge that ths meat *.<Y sell is th* finest pr04:ural»ie makes this the place Where you should buy your

o n o n

ru North of Tim's

P o w e r s & F i n c h

Stat ion oa Alpine Road; 1-4 miles east of Chase Corners . This place s under new management w e h a v e good music aa 1 re f resh-ment*. New and old dan*-**, AI wa ys s good. jol) y crowd.

BLAIR'S ORCHESTRA Admission Gents 50 Cents Ladies F ree •Come once ami yvu wilt COmn again -JOHN ZEEFF, Proprietor

t f M l

Mr And Mr* V 4 had 8uft4*y d»ni%-r guewtis. Mr. awd

d i s James Lu.Iwick of Graad Rap d , snd Mr. an?? Mrs. Merrick

chase of A1 pi no. mmsb Leona Behrens , th i rd grade ,

t icher, will spend her spr ing vaca-l i w nth her pa ren t s at Arcsdis . W S. J « s 9 l * n of t h e Sent ine l j

t/Sader off ice speot tbe week end at his home In Pent wa u r

Lit t le "Dorrla McDougal fe*l been ink u hack to the home of hor par-

: ,n « a f t e r being nursed th rough a | t S r w e e k s ' t.Un«K of f n e u m o n i a by j

Mi Mark Norton at her home j Karl Norton went to Chicago last ittrsday a l iens hs visited hu«

s u n t . Mrs. Virginia Times un t i l ; i Monday.

Mrs Jessie Klce r e tu rned ftatur-j . ' r » Detroi t where she hoa been

( for several weeks with her daugh-j t« r. Her mother . Mrs. Hncenah, 1

j * bo has been with a eon in Soles 1 w as brought home Monday Mr* i Ri.-*! Is much improved tn heaUb

b it her nmther is atiil ver;r poor-

i , y . .-i II — - o o o —

l e g i o n b a n d o o m o u l f — -ooot—

Fr iday eTening, Aprf i 12 the Kent City American Legion Ban<$ j will give i ts th i rd a n n e a l concert

Those concer ts hava b<-en one ef ! the big a f f a i r s of the community j snd hava had the en thus ia s t i c sup- j

port of the vil lage. \ A pleasurable evening II* liooltedi

fo rward to by Kan t City folk*.

1

JVhhin Anns Reach west meaern h e m e yeu w.l! find a tcUpKofw c<«a-

v tfiientlv r«. af v>" wKsrevcr you may be . I hc old fcMM: , r « p t u > s b*n :• r e t a i n e d / b u t , in a d d - o n , ex -t i-nt ien m tKc bsd roonv Ubrary^

room I ifcVtt ii an ! »-.»<- m m t , a ml even the ba th roee i .

/ , ts lcpKene as A c s any room more. I'«vaW*. You. m e r j * H rwH o*'.ily to talU t a b a t the ins ta l la t ion can be made *o t *r w'.'l be possible f v , t«UpKone f rom one room to another v, #him y o u r hoasc,

| x t < r t i i o n » s t e p k e n c * a r c i n s * f < e « . v s c ^ v e a i e n « c » w y « a are bccomin* more and mot< p.M v.-far* I <r< a rc p o H a b « brlcpbenctt, t o o , can 5>e laove.i Wem r w m to room.

> Vc wit! b« !?Ud t o have a repress -.tar i v<€\ plain t o y o a fust l i o w t k c s c m o d e r n w U p ^ n s i a o l . t t c s c a n b e a p r even horns, at modera te cost , i all the Telephone/Manager.

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SPAKTAN SPARKLERS O O O

About twenty-f ive girls a t tended Ihe tilrl Reserve meet ing )&* t th fu i ,day evening it was tho first h o f t 8 t " o f 8 U c h tt r o t . o r d ? Veiy few.

THIS SEyTOTEl-UEADgR. 8PABTA. BOCHIQAJf

Clintsman Crying- C&alcfc I r , l j y ( % a r r a n d mother in Grand move from Mr. and Mra. Twiss Challenge to Yountrcr Men Haplds for a few weeks. hou-n on Church St. to Mra. Fu l -

Mr. and Mrs*. Rimer Mat thews tor 's bouse in the south end of Hale and hear ty and going s t rong made a business t r ip to Edrnore town.

at 75. How many are there can Tuesday. \ Mr. and Mrs. Heorge MeKelvey

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of a seriew of Fr iendship meetings wnich are being Cannon led the dl Fr iendship"

Rvelvn Post at tended a me reerrvea at 1 ii« Rapids Satutdu for planning enec which April the 20

About fit': poffed to < tfV&eston week

Tho Latin 11 through Jul fn* Thin week f h< struct Ion

Nine r t i to tt come*-'mi men which nr. . • now

Mrs. Wal ter Sprague was a. visit- received a te legram Monday from Fred MeKelvey of Chicago wi th tho

news of the dea th ojf his wife I hich occurred Sa turday , March 23 J

two separa te sale*. Also d u r i n g the and Mrs. H«. B. I>aye du r ing Mr. Mi and Mrs. MeKelvey lived In sickness. Mr. Daye is able Kent City at one t ime and she was

' V — ' M - Bnt Mr. U Ea Ol in tsan , veteran or in Grand Rapids Wednesday. Frei n n aut ioneer . was 70 years old last Miss Zoe Gardner has re tu rned i,»d

Sa turday and on tha t day he cried home a f t e r several weeks with Mr. whl

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1 : '"'r w e o k h e h a d t h r e * O I h < , r * mak ing nave ' s • Al " v ,wi f i v e s a , p * , n t h H w e e k - w h l t ' h t 0 " to come MP town each day now and known hy many of the resident*

1 ' taled a value of good* sold a round fee l ing fitie again, here. Mr. MoKelvey has the sytn-' $13.000 and in one f r y i e f record / M t s . Kdwin Miller in on I he sick P * " * <« his many f r iends . *|

of 270 individual sales in 250 min week. Born to Mr. and MYs. Mike Craf t . . „ ' i n Benton Harbor a 10 pound son,

Mrs. C h a r e * H o a t h n enter - W U i a m p r f t ( i e r l c k . Mra. Cra f t was tamed Mrs Ella Haines at d inner ^ berta MeKaay before marr iage ,

sharp eyes and ready wit breaks ' u n t »ay as . Miss Irene R o b e r t is home form down na tu ra l resistance, thus Char les Gardner is m a r k e t i n g h i t w s. T. C. to spend the Baster prompt ing competi t ive buying. •' Hue slock of apples in Muskegon. vacation with her parents , Mr. and

Mr. and Mrs. Cl in tsman c.ele- Mrs. Ella i l a ines aud Mrs. Zilph . n r 8 jr?u Roberts.

M a n s

< COJ at Spar ta t theoe ar t icles including cat-

tle, hay, oats, etc. Mr. Cl lntsman's genial re- l

and this

manner , Coming to Sparta

i n g

ii ag con-

•arittlon. ire the n, f 'vi-r ! -chool

^ ! bra ted their 50th wedding anniver- Wylie had aa guests the i r nephew sary in 1925.

ooo— OBITUARY

—ooo

ami couvin with his family f rom D» n o i l this week.

jM | | [th I*

D u b i o u s H a p p i n v * * '.He « • • -i ' out t j;• i :in

said Hi fli j "WH\ h* I

&eri»»u« r, 8f'/ir

<mf»' of Chinatown !« b«- Is held fo no 11 it v — Wn^tiin^ton

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REXALL ORIGINAL lcSale THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SAT-

URDAY. Mar. 28. 29 30

| A PflQFII SHARING METHOD I Of A0VERTISII6

by tbe United Drti< Co. as «;.) ad - r i-orw: p sa

RATH0|{ THAN - p» i; -I > : :n •!' !(if" 14•-»;•

in other *vayn to couvtuce you of 0 * ' of these good.' tfcey ar«» *s>emiin« it on this aa!" in permit t ing us to •all yeu t w • full si agr- of hincM «]uality tt«kdl»r for the pr ie , plus one emtxi It money to «el n tw r but the aeariftee ia Justlfie ' berauae we know

the good- will please >»u.

Mi s Marian Shorts Is spending wt e.kof her school vacat ion wi

r tn t s , Dr. and Mrs. Shor t s Miss Anna B rev it* is home r.hi* Kent City pupi ls and f eache r s

weok f rom Grand RapidH arul i ou r public schools are enjoy-\i ary Swenson Ingrain was born p.i^hin^ and s tor ing her lumav) i \ Ion week,

in Sweden Jan . l'T| 1845 and de- goods. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rob- Mrs. Vernon .Green i^ en joy ing a parted this life. Ma/ch 25. 1929 ert« will occupy her house, 1 visit with her s is ter . Ktnma of M:in-t!ie age of 84 years, 2 months and Mr aud Mrs Wai t e r Blandford r.tsoia this wfn»..k ll ,}ay8. # *{><'&? tsuaday with Mr. aud ^ r * Thur sday last, Mrs. T ina J o h n -

A: about the age of i* she with Charle.- kvJm.Uv on en te r t a ined 16 lady f r i ends in !• parents came to America atiii ivu> T in* Johnson will have a honor of her b i r thday ann iversa ry .

• r the greater part of her life has f ine usatorl ineal of Kaster ha t s at *he served a delicious d inner for ved near and in Kent Saur & Saurs this week Friday ai '- ' • • t sttiests They !• ft many '*• •» sh« wa married three t imes and Qsturday.

leftv*'!H to mourn her loss, one son. M i » Mildred Collins of l*Htter

< ht r ?taiith of Schoolcraf t , one worth hospital Grand Rapids upent g r a n d d a u c h t e r . Oera ld ine ©mith week end wi th he r paren ts . Mr . r.\! cousins and many f r iends itid Mrs. «. harle* Colllna.

Funeral services were held in the M)ss Florence Aust in is speed ing K» ut City Baptist Church Wednes* » brief vacation at home from V day a f te rnoon , March 27 Rev. A. bion College. rt. Ell iott o f f i c i a t ing j Wayne Mpee• :e la spending the

ooo ' w e e k with his uncle and aun t , Mr

An Optical Service Thai Will latere*!

EYE ATTENTION

Wbo Require

tlfwl g i f t s «s a memento of tliu ov < as ion.

-ooo- ^ 1 PAUL MILLER BARN BURKED

ooo The Spar ta F i re Depar tment was

--»He4 Tluuvday forenoon to the J'U>il Miller f a . m about th ree miles southwest of Spar ta by a barn f ire

w

pack' wrcii

one HM ! M

profit

F W OF THE MANY BAR-6AINS OFFERED

$1 2 lor $ 1 0 0

LUCY A. BARRETT ———ooo——

Lucy A Johnson was born ,- pen«er township. Lucas Co Ohte,

tl Feb 22, 1840 and passed away at , her home in Kent City March 19,

1929. aged 89 years '.nd 25 days At the age or 15 7 ears she moved

! with her paren ts to a farm In Cas-I novis township li' i n g there unt i l

i I her marr iage to Harr ison T, Har-! ret t on March 17, 1KG4.

At the clone of the Civil war they tote-gen 14ou»e«ke*-ep^n»r hear Bf»rt. MiOfo.. l iving '.he*e only * short 11 m

In 1»6« they moved to tbefr S u r e ir? Chester township Ottawa. Co coa l i ng to I heir home in Kent Ci ty in t t l f .

jihe is survived by one son, Her-my O. Barret t of Kent City and two Vermena l'Uirrett of Kent City and Mrs. Myra Olmsteid of Casno-via also two sisters and two brothers.

Her hueband aud onr son prece-ded her several years ago.

She was a f a t t h fu l lovin* and de j • oted mother and wife of a quiet( l * l r I 7 E €

^unassuming na tu re and d e e r l y j * loved by all who knew her >

Funera l services were held Fr i - ! ' ' day at the M. F Church ia K e s t n .ZZZZ City conducted by Rev, A 4.\ >*ar - | | | s->ns .t*sr*ted by Re* Afteff ii >;) ii«^. t»nriai la Onea^r ie 'ea—tery.

»oich destroyed a large barn 4. and Mra. Hs.yn.ood M->ntgoue/y a ' number of cows and a tool shed. S t r o i s k Ham Jun io r has spent Ht was said that the f i r e WAN hey-

ju part of the week with his gr»ct«i end control before it was discovered mothe r at (-roton r e t u r n i n g h >me Ooo Wednesday, i In the a f t e rnoon the depa r tmen t

DR. A. JOHN' CKf-Mt) «:i • • 1 f i s t , of Grand , R a p i d s ,

whom tunny res idents of - p a r t i aud vicinity already snow t l . fough pro^'K-iona! eon: v ?t 1* i> open an optical off..:e In \\ 1 lard 's Jewel ry f'jtore, whisr« he will be found every Wednesday i i f ternoon and even r>r.

This br ings to Sparta an op . lea l service equal to any ob-rain.tblf anj 'Ai jere . Modern m t i h - d and ins t ruments of pr« v- • --.j -re . . loyed to lrisu»» perfect f t t t ln 'e comfortable giaa»-H

rre-- t • . t i<-ed 2T. years In West Michigan; ' the ma ly that »a\ » »nsu!ted him are enthusiast lcaUy recommendi iK their f r i ends who n ed eye a t ten t ion .

Those w!i ) arc ,v, -• l n g ! . » v . that require ad jus t ing , can get this service ! RKK by ca l l i ng dur ing office hours.

Mr. and Mrs Ja k Rollins «w *:u* . ill- ti to River street where an 0 stuve had gone on a rampage

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D A N C E ! B r o w a ' i Hall

Friday, April 5th

Sparts, Michigan

no harm wai* don*? except to Ulage t reasury . The house

ig-» ta Noble Heat .

No c w to) c.» nplicaiect. Crosj-eyes straigbtenedl.

FREE CONSULTATION

Willard Jewelry Store

Glenn Dey and Hi« Hotty Toiiy Sere»itder»

7«c f i r C # n f l t

Serpenrme Will Be furnished

If you, too, haVe ''Been "Bewildered

p r i z e s about your Motor Oi7

SI Tacluge A stoned Chocolates I for | 0 0

S4c Joater Cold Crea* Foce Powder. 2 for 51C

30c Rexal l S k a t i n g

Cr*&mp 2 for 31C

Wc Sobbing Alcobol 2 for 6 0 c

W. J. BRACK Rexal l Drug S t o r e

KENT CITY - • — 0 0 0 - — -

•Afrs (3. N'yblad aud Billy spent Friday with Mrs. Nels Anderson.

Mrs Thea Andersou called on Mrs N Auderson on oMnday

Mr. and Mra. Harold Anderson and llttel daughte r s called on Mrs. N. Anderson Tuesday.

Laurence Anderson of Grand Rapids spent the day Wednesday with Mr. and Mm. N. Anderson an»i family.

A meeting of the Golden tf.* res-idcata nwt with KM Rotuoie r • • day to discuss the subject ot rural! electricity. The outlook now 14! quite favorable for this section to; be auppMed with tbi>> modern j

11 l ight ing end power syetem.

{Guy Car r and mother snd fEbert] Mauir called on frVeude here Ttiae

1 day, Mr 1 Alice Coburn re tu rned b >me

ru-^d^y. >1*4- ha." been vlidtlng at

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Fun and Facts A COM-HN <JftF NKWH \ K U V«:ws?| FOiR SPARTA pw> PffvB AND OUR FAR MM*

mmsm

Some people are *o pr->-gr«ssive tha t they do not wai t for April i s t to make fools of themselves.

A Kood tnarkrt is ,f r. vslne. tf the f ru i t is of pM/r

Uf A MfwrV fS^ray * N t ti« rijjhtip «HJ a cm

tit*,?' h''gb «r tfeat top* t & e m A r k » o

please remember all you need to know /

Wilson Elevator Co.

P h o n e 5 9 NOW IS THE TIME TO BUT

SEED BEANS TH*** arc Oar*f«slly Selected thm F l n # « t Q u a l i t y « are? S t r i c t l y Cl»oftc# t t a x a *

picfca<l< a t tht f o l l o w i n g p r i c # * t

Dirk I el! Kidney*, per cwt - - W.SO U f k l ftedf Kuiaer t t #4 0 - - 7 S i

• f m Beaes . per cart • . . 10 50

Grass M t ^ l r a n C W v f r , b u s h e l

Alsyke Cloeer , u 21 p m* Tree T i m o t k y , busbei - 3

Also B a r l e y , botk Black and Wkrte , and » a o n e t to

Market Chaage

N o . 1 B A L L ! ) H A Y , p*et i o n $ 1 5 0 0

H A L E D S T R A W pm b a u 9 0 a

And pa.k i n g at April fool, we once knew a boy on a f a rm who g r ind ing **p horee rs-|i«a, root* for bis motlier He saved the juice tb i rk snd *S4 it (n tho cream pi tcher tlie neat morning. Dad t a s d R »o a U coffee

OarllvCbraieli fleering ' «*nore spreader with sl*em-Vv a i l tng »ystam i* a | ? e a t fa VorHe w« h p roa rOa t ve f a r w e r a Poiia ea^Uy under a ful l ^^ad

AAMK WITH A 'X OLV I'M

A newspaper »« known by what it p r in ts i.ud liked by many for whai It doae not pr in t .

f .ife iustrrance eam.pta.Wa *ay tha t o s l y t^ras-

o! ev ar y h wa#re 4 ar - s* if suppor t ing ;ne age of #5. Apparent ly tit*oth«<r ^7 get by selling t h ings tc. on* an-o ther

Lot us give you » dem-If oust rat ion of the \i*Cor-

irk I>e«ring t r ac to r and '-onviaea you of the wonder-ful work it will do.

^up t . of Schools Halyeat ».*•* one life saved In f ron t

of !.lw> school house Is worth two In the ambulance . " Drive slowly past the schools and look both ways for chil-dren.

We car ry Jerome B. Rice's tested ga rden and farm seeds, in bulk or package

D.J.JOHNSON HARDWARE

Farm Imploroente Spar ta , Wfch'

Phone 8

u What J

mileage % 7

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H

r SINCLAIR

O P A L I N E M O T O R OIL

Sear/a Porter at EOery Degree : z

vni i - ion t^Jcen out of the motor oil application-—and SiticWr does if t»y a simple, common-sense meth-od of lubrication whkk *§ racof-mgtd a n d . , aooepted by alert

Motorists have k a g waa tod tb« American motorists

Sinclair has proved that the deter-• '1 f a c t e 'or re commending

1' !"<'t grs'ie of oil you nee«£ ar ii the wear in your

• ri"\ w Weai at tlie engine comes through mileage. The more mile* ft car travels, the more space there is worn between, the pistons, and the c; f inder walls where ail does tts biggest job—Mus space must be sealed hy yonr motor oil to pre-sent your power from blowing by.

Stop being pugglod about motor oi l—jaa t tell us how many miles your car has been driven. We will make the correct application of Opaline for yonr engine to seal its • power a t its present degree of wear., ,

Buying the rifht grade of motor oil is just a» important as buying the right caahty. You bet both— whrj u teH us your mileage. Dnve m today.

SOLD AND RECOVIMENOEO BY

Sparta Oil and Gas Company