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will call your attention to your address label, which shows that it's time to renew. m mmjL This paper is devoted to the interests of Lowell and the terri-tory it serves. Cncxcelled as an advertising medium

and A L T O SOLO VOLUME XXXVIII L O W E L L , M I C H I G A N , T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 20. 1930 N O . 26

MORE ABOUT FLAT RIVER

INDIAN TRIBE L I F E AND CUSTOMS DES-

CRIBED" BY LOCAL R E S I -

DENT—MARK OF HONOR TO

HAVE MORE T H A N ONE

W I F E — L O N G P E R I O D OF

MOURNING.

(Continued From Last Week) In last week's article we told

about the finding of the skeleton uf an Indian on the banks of Flat River near the Lowell vil-lage limits. Through the cour-tesy of Mrs. Angie Hooker of Lowell we obtained much of in-terest concerning the Indians who lived here happily for many years, but were finally forced to leave (about 75 years ago,) to lake up land alloted to them near Hart.

In the following article Mrs. Hooker describes customs and habits of the Indians mentioned:

The Chief of Flat River Indians was Cabmoosa. He was the hus-band of three wives, and treated cach with the respect and con-sideration due the consort of a mighty chief. It was considered honorable to have several wives because he was considered a more clever hunter if he could sup-port them. The first wife was the head of the house. When the Squaw dies, the grief is very .great. Paints face raven black aiid in place of silver or brass annlets be wears black strips of leather and black leather around the neck in place of wampum cut out of hair. The women mourn for the men, for one year,

• and they blacken their faces and put on ragged clothing. The widow generally marries again.

Ottawa Indians full of in-cidents of kindness. They were imbued with the spirit of nature. Whatever they did was done on a broad free scale. They hated mightily and never forgot a friendship.

Cabmoosa, or Walker village, was about two miles from the junction of Flat and Grand Riv-er, and was largest in valley. The Thornapple river at Ada, had a band of Indians and their chief, -Ma-ob-bin-na-kiz-heck, or Hazy Cloud. His sister was the wife of Rix Robinson, who had a trading post two miles west of Lowell. It was established by Madame La Framboise, who lived there and traded with the In-dians, until 1821, when it was sold to Rix Robinson. He was an educated man, the first per-manent white settler in_ Kent county. He died in 1875 at 85 years of age. ,

The Indians were called indo-lent and lazy, but they could not have been very indolent, because he must have been active, alert and always upon the look-out for means of subsistence and shelter, m e n we think of the instru-ments he made from rocks or fashioned out of wood, bone and shell, and how long with a stone chisel, and flre, it took to make a dugout or to construct a ca-noe, in the short time they did, it must have required g r e a t p a -lience and hard labor. They •were educated to be good hun-ters early in life.

The squaw's duties were many: they prepared the food, dressed hides, made clothing, put up the wigwams, provided for and kept the Aires, made bark storage boxes, shaped and fired pottery, cultivated the corn and gardens a n d was the head push (as we would call it now) on moving

call them savage, not be-cause of war, but because of the plane of human culture. Just a matter of aesthetics whether one man crushes another's head with a stone maul or perforates it with a sterilized bullet from n mauser. From the most ancient times to the present, weaker races of men have had to give way to the stronger and thus it was with the Indians, they had to give up their possessions and get out of the way of the while people.

Circuit Court Jurors For December Drawn

Jurors for the December term of circuit cpurt for Kent county have been drawn. Those from this section of Kent County are as follows:

Charles B. Francisco and Ray McArthur. Grattan township; Howard Eldred and Harry Min-niou, Cannon township; Mamie Fros t and Rufus Overholt, Gaines

ship; Arthur J. Porrf t t and Elizah Stahl, Bowne township; A. J. Lewis and Martin Casewar da, Ada township; Guy Patter-•on and Nelson Heintzelman, Cascade township; Arthur Green and Ed. Walker, LoweH town ship; Ralph Whinnery and Bert Ford, Vergennes township; Boy C. Couldge and John Dt-Graff, Wyoming township; If. R. Shbler and Godfrey Waldeck, Caledonia township; Stephen B. Johnson and Edward Vander-Meulen, Byron township; Mrs. Elsie Hlce and Mrs. Wlliiam J. Emery, Grand Rapids township.

CLA8BBB IN DANCING

itjchell Leonard, pro-larjory A. Ford, of

will open classes icing at four o'clock Thurs-

j»y, November 20th, at the Low-II City Hall. Miss Leonard will . pleased to see all who are in-Krested in the various forms of

dance a r t

jCedger

Cn tries

Baing a Collection of Var-ious Topics of Local and

Gsntral Intarait

By action of state ofllcinls pur-chasers of new cars are permit-ted to use 1931 license plates as soon as purchased.

The 1931 American Legion na-tional convention will be held in Detroit, Sept. 21-24. It is esti-mated 80,000 ex-service men will attend.

The warm Summerlike sun which Michigan people have been enjoying for several weeks hns been greatly appreciated. It looks as though that even the birds had decided not to go South this Win-ter as this week some were seen building nesls over the doorway of the Lowell library.

A farmers' club has been or-ganized at St. Johns along the lines of the so-called Williamston plan of controlling hunters, un-der which farmers issue four guest tickets a day and nimrods can invade farm lands only if they possess one of these tickels. The local plan differs from the Williamston plan in that the tic-ket entitles a hunter to hunt only on the land of the farmer issuing the ticket.

One evening recently the flre department was called to the home of Mrs. Lydia Kyser where $45 damage was caused by bare electric wires, the squirrels hav-ing eaten the insulation from same. The loss was promptly adjusted by the insurance com-pany. The action of the squirrels doesn't necessarily indicate that there is a dearth of nuts.

Hunters returning from the north woods report the slaughter of female deer is appaling. Earl Dowling and Walter Hall, who spent a couple of days in Mont-morency county, report slain docs "as thick as sheep" near

IP, within a short distance. Such wanton destruction is criminal. Hunters who blaze away with-out knowing what they are shoot-ing at should be forever deprived of the privilege of carrying a gun. Many human lives are sac-rificed each year because of that kind of criminal carelessness.

A salamander, said to be a spe-cies of the genus Ambystoma, is in captivity in Lowell. It has been placed in the custody of Vern E. Ashley, who is keeping it safely along with the skeleton bones of an Indian recently un-earthed here as mentioned in last week's Ledger. The sala-mander was found by Chris. Klumpp in an old stump. From Webster we learn that the sala-mander is an amphibian of the

Kr Itl rflcial-are scaleless. Salamanders w e r e formerly believed by supersti-tious people to be able to live un-harmed in flre.

Charles D. Pease, a Lowell merchant 50 years ago, recently celebrated his 88th birthday at his home in Fort Washington, N. V., where he is living with a

ddaughter. When in busi-ness in Lowell Mr. Pease occu-

[ded the corner where the Popu-ar Shoe store is now located. That was "before the fire" of many years ago. Sherman B. Avery informs us that the first suit of "store clothes'* that he ever owned was bought from Mr. Pease. Mr. Avery was a small boy then and earned the money to pay for the suit by driving cows.

One of the common fraud stunts perpetrated nowadays is for a person posing as an ex-ser-vice man to solicit subscriptions to some magazine, securing such subscriptions on the basis of a hard luck story, which in many cases is entirely unfounded. Such a fraud was perpetrated on Low-ell Main street a few days ago when 10 subscriptions were tained. Do not patronize such persons unless they show ere dentlals signed by an officer of the local Legion post. If the so-licitor is worthy he can obtain credentials from local post offi-cers, otherwise none.

Politics has its cruel side. For example, before he went to Mon< tana to campaign for Judge Ga len (rep. and wet) against Sena-tor Walsh (dem. and dry) . Seta tor Vandenberg said to the writ-er that he really didn't have "much heart" in the assignment. He then proceeded to explain the superlative value of Senator Walsh on international law and treaties and added that he was in some ways the most useful man in the senate which, of course means the nation. We have never heard the same sort of tr i bute paid by one man to another. To complete the facts, if not the story, Walsh was returned by a 2 to 1 margin.—M. H. DeFoe in Charlotte Republican Tribune.

Have you noticed the handsome new sign above the door of the W. C. Hartman drug store?

ei^oy reading the Greeting cards on

You will Thanksgiving the seventh page of this issue.

MRS. O. I YE1TER ENTER-TAINS OVER THE AIR

IF Boxing contests will be a fea-

boui o i fhts of the Legion

Several radio parties were held Monday evening to "listen in" as Mrs. O. J . Yeiter of Lowell, read over Grand Rapids station WASH. Mrs. Yeiter chose a humorous selection which was greatly en Joyed. Her voice is well adapt ed to the air, coming in clear and distinct and in well-modu-lated tones.

v*2r:

BENEFIT OF SEAL SALE IS COUNTY WIDE

MRS. P. C. PECK HAM. OF LOW-

ELL. CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY

COMMITTEE—NEW PLAN OF

SALE BY CITIZENS COMMIT-

TEE LN VILLAGES OF COUN-

TY, DEC. 1 TO 6.

Nine villnges of Kent County will be competing against each other this year in an interesting experiment in the sale of Christ-mas Seals. They nre Ada, By-ron Center, Cedar Springs, Kent City, Lowell, Sand Lake and Sparta, with Grandville a n d Hockford nibbling at the plan but not yet organized.

Plans were laid at a meeting held last week in the oflice of the Anti-tuberculosis Society, when Mrs. P. Carl Peckham, of Lowell, county chairman, presided. The Ada committee will be headed by Mrs. Frankie Bristol, and her niece, Mrs. McLaughlin, repre-sented bcr at the meeting.

The Plan Plans outlined are as follows:

Campaign to be conducted week of December 1 to 0. Adults to do their work first, followed by an intensive clean-uu campaign December 4,' 5 and b by school children, plans for which arc to be laid by the superintendent of schools, with the idea that all form a committee of responsible students. This will give them a

radical lesson in civics and re-ieve the teacher of extra bur-

dens. Each town has been given a

quota. All funds raised by the village will be placed to the credit of the school and the school having the largest income per pupil will receive a first prize of 25% of their gross re-ceipts. The second highest will be awarded 20%. With keen in-terest manifest amongst several of the school superintendents the contest threatens to be a lively one.

For Enire County In addressing the group Mrs.

Peckham reminded them that the Anti-tuberculosis Society should be called the Kent County Tuber-culosis Society because it has done health work outside of Grand Rapids since 1913, and was the first welfare organization to make its program county wide. Since 1924 the largest share of its net seal sale returns have been pent on a program of free chest

clinics and tuberculosis nursing service outside of Grand Hapids; supervises a program of health education in all grade schools through co-operation with Allen M. Freeland, school commission-er, superintendents and teachers. Prior to 1924 rural cases were

not admitted to Sunshine Sana-torium but this organization suc-ceeded in arranging a plan where-by the doors of this institution were opened to the entire coun-ty. Every citizen in the county benefits through a campaign which works so hard for the bet-ter health of the community," slated Mrs. Peckham.

The prize money is to be used for a school examination pro-gram or welfare work amongst school children.

Preparing for the Big Offensive

Boosting! More than 70 Lowell business

concerns are represented in the advertising columns uf this issue of The Ledger. The publisher; is proud of that fact and believes that every person who takes' pride in his home town will! share in that feeling. These ad-vertisements show more than any other one thing that we have

town here comprising all lines of trade and business—a town able and willing to serve the needs of this trading area in a manner second to none. There isn't a store or business here but that has a more human interest, on the part of both proprietors and clerks in its customers, than any city store could possibly have, no matter how pretentious it may be. There isn't a home within twenty miles of Low-ell, but that is in the Low-ell trading area, and it be-hooves every person living with-in that area to look upon Lowell as his trading point. And it also behooves every business man of Lowell to regularly through the medium of this paper, let the

eople within this 20-mile area now what his store has to

offer. Our readers are entitled to and have a right to know the news from the stores of Lowell— advertising is nothing more nor less than news. Lowell can be-come the greatest trading center

section of Michigan by uniting in team

in this our merchants work effort.

The publisher of The Ledger wishes to express his unbounded appreciation to those merchants of Lowell, who by their contin-ued advertising, week in and week out, year in and year out, in good times and bad, have nev-er ceased to promote this com-munity and advertise to the world that we have a town here.

Every advertiser helps every other advertiser.

Uncle Marcus Down There, But Up Here

Sapulpa, Okla., Nov. 12,'30. Dear Jeff and all:—

1 sure "fell among" friends in Missouri and Oklahoma. Am on first lap of 500-mile drive through this Indian country. Fine sunny weather. Out to a Kiwanis club dinner today with Cousin John. Going from here to Kingfisher, Ok., Friday. Please send a Led-ger there, care Mrs. Cora Sain. Got one here Monday and I had a good visit with the dear home folks. I'm just half here. The better half is back there or "over there."

Uncle Marcus.

Telephone Service Across the Pacific

Sites for radio stations for tele-phone service across the Pacific ocean have been purchased by the Transpacific Communication Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of the American Telephone & Tele-graph company, according to an-nouncement today by Burch For-aker, president of the Michigan Bell Telephone company. Erec-tion of the stations will b e early next year and service tween the United Stales and Hawaii is scheduled for January, 1932.

This is the first step in the move of the Bell System to con nect its United States network with far eastern countries in or bordering on the Pacific. The

roiect contemplates eventual es-iblishment of services to Japan,

Australia, the Phiilippihes and Alaska, as well as ships at sea.

FOOTBALL TICKETS

Hollis Drew announces that tickets for the U. ofM.-Chicago football game at Ann Arbor on Nov. 22 may be purchased at the Strand theatre box office. The proceeds of the game are to be used for worthy causes, each county to share in proportion to its patronage of the game.

FIRST BUCK ARRIVES

Jurl Armstrong got his buck, fine specimen weighing 1251bs. It was shot near Newter ry , ar rived this (Thursday) mornin b y express and is on display weaver 's m a r k e t

Michigan Sportsmen Invited to Meeting

Michigan sportsmen arc invit-ed by the Department of Conser-vation to attend and take an ac-tive part in an open meeting to be held in Lansing. December 4, for the biennial pre-lcgislature general discussion of game af-fairs.

Similar meetings have been held in the past, when sports-men participated in discussions relative to the various recom-mendations to be made to the legislature for action on game and fish regulations.

HOUSEMAN'S SPECIALS

Attention is called to the Sat-urday specials offered by Martin Houseman, groceries and meats. Mr. Houseman is also well pre-pared to care for your Thanks giving needs. Head his adv.

LOWELL MEAT MARKETS

ALL SET FOR LEGION FAIR FRI. AND SAT.

LOCAL MERCHANTS HAVE RE-

SPONDED GENEROUSLY —

BOOTHS ALL ARRANGED—

GOOD PROGRAM OF FUN AND

STUNTS — PROCEEDS FOR

WORTHY CAUSES.

A tremendous amount of hard work has been going on for sev-eral days past on the part of those arranging for the Annual Legion Fair which will be held this week Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, in the Lowell City Hall.

Merchants have donated more liberally than ever before, realiz-ing that the proceeds are used exclusively by the Legion in wor-thy causes here at home. Not one cent comes to the Legion for personal use.

Booths are now completed and the display of merchandise promises to surpass anything previously shown at affairs of this kind. The latest productions along many lines will be on dis-play and the booths promise to be bowers of beauty.

There will be heaps of fun each night for those attending. Games and contests will pro-vide entertainment and surprise features will be introduced.

Oh, yes, and plenty of turkeys for a feather party.

Come and nave a good time each night and at the same time help these worthy elTorts on the part of legionnaires who are do-nating their time and labor with-out reward except that of "well done, good and faithful servant.'

17 HUNTERS KILLED AND

2 5 INJURED SINCE OPENING OF SMALL

GAME SEASON SEPT. 16 — 18

A C C I D E N T S CAUSED BY

HUNTING COMPANIONS, 19

SELF-INFLICTED—MANY PE-

CULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

Seventeen have been killed and twenty-live have been injured in hunting accidents since the sea-son on small game opened Sep-tember IG.

These flgures, compiled by the Department of Conservation

LOWELL TO OBSEOVE ITS FIRST 100 YEARS

THE YEAR 1931 MARKS THE involved in such an anniversary HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY co[« ,bralion. , „ One of the features contem-OF COMING OF FIRST SET- plated will he a historical pa-TLER—PLANS NOW UNDER K i a n t , , , , l , i c , i "8 scenes of local . . . . . . importance during the hundred ^ AY JOR OBSER\ 1NG THE years past.

EVENT LN FITTING MANNER Daniel Marsac Came First j From an old history of Kent

, County, published 60 years ago, robabl> not man> people are r t . c t . M l | v brought lo light by Supt.

aware of the fact that the coming W. W. Gumser, of the Lowell new year will mark the 100th High School, we take the follow-anniversary of the building of i n # | t. ^ „ the first house on the site of the , n , h e ; V i a r f f ' P""1®.1 M a r :

^ 0 ^ J ^ . l i f a , , > : t h e : ! w n K : _ c a . V ^ present village of Lowell. Such amoSg"he Kd^ of accidents years.

as in DreVlOUS . I » • • V III HIV. • av asi 1 lis the case, however, and in or- ity of the present village of Low-Tiuns pulled through fences af- ' 1 ^ ' ' ' ' ) r " l { < T , y u , ,S lTV\" , , U \ T ' 1 " t'11* f a trader, although a regu-•r them or mdled carelesslv u T s a r > ' I ) , a n s have already been lar trading post was not estab-

from the boUonis of boats were ® 0 , n 8 forward under the direc- lished until 1831. when Mr. Mar-again f r e q u e n t caust-sof ' S ' ' »» ° ' V j m e K MhUy. pre,!- Sa,. b u i l t , , log hu, „„ the south .li.nu Trivanr* nninhina ,.n H* o f , h t Lowell Board of side of Grand River, near the dents. Triggers catching on y r a " i "

c id 'enV 1 ' " ' " ' 1 5 C V e r a l 0 , aC". T h c ' !>)•»' W " * | present site of J. Kopf & Co.'s

formulated;extensive chair works. "What changes a few years While i vear a m Drf le l ic f l l lv , c o n U ' m , ) , a , c w i , h o u t , h t '

•ill of the huntinir Secidents were '" 1 0 5 1 s , u lK , | Uhioiis celebration ev- have made! When Mr. Marsac from but a half dozen undertaken by any town.of flr>t pitched his tent within the that i r e considered nracUrnllv s , , n i , a r s i z e i n M ichU: i»n ' T , K ' borders of Kent county, then an mat arc consia i rut p rac tka l > p r o g r a m NviI, doubtless cover almost unbroken wilderness, the

mis sia>on mc o/ n - s t . v t . r a | d a y s . , j i m . a n ( 1 w m c o m . o n | y r o a ( l s W l . r c t | ] e Indian trails.

Lowell H. S. Team Represents State in

National Contest

"standard, ported gun accidents involved many peculiar circumstances. One man was killed when his gun was discharged while he was using the stock to kill a snake. Another was killed when his gun discharged as he was us-ing the stock to kill a rabbit he had wounded. Another fatality occurred when a man carrying a flashlight at night was seen by a "deer shiner" who mistook the flashlight for the eyes of a deer. A hunter was standing on a plank bridge, his gun leaning on the rail. The gun slipped through a crack in the lloor boards, the trigger caught and the hunter was shut in the hip and one hand.

As a result of the blowout of a front tire, W. R. Osgood, well-known St. Johns man, was in-stantly killed and two other St. Johns men, the Rev. Mr. Merrill and a Mr. Shively injured. The accident occurred as they were approaching their hunting camp near Munising.

Another St. Johns hunter, Er-nest Throop, discharged his gun at a movement in the brush, thinking it a rabbit. It was his wife, age 23. She died within a few minutes.

A Charlevoix hunter was killed when the driver of their car at-tempted to take a curve at too high rate of speed.

Eighteen of the reported acci-dents were caused by hunting companions and nineteen were self-inflicted.

The Department will continue to compile repoiis on hunting accidents until the close of the deer season.

bine a home-coming feature as and the only means of navigation well, bringing back to the old was the canoe, or "dug o u l , , r a s home community former resi-dents now living in all sections of the continent.

While the anniversary cele-bration is several months away those initiating the affair feel that none too much time will be pro-vided in order lo make thc event measure up lo the possibilities

it is sometimes called; or, for more extensive transportation, a raft made of poles, or small logs fastened together. We do not need to speak of the railroads and other facilities for travel

the reader can easily the present with the

now, compare past."

as

1931 Chevrolet On Display in Lowell

The meat markets of Lowell of-fer the best the market affords, it is a fact that many Grand Rap-ids people come to Lowell to buy their meats. They save money by shopping here.

The stock judging team of the Lowell High school composed of Adelbert O'Dell, Wm. Read and Adolph Wittenbach, together with their instructor in agricul-ture, W. J. Smith, have been in Kansas City this week taking part in the national stock-Judg-ing contest.

The Lowell team represents the State of Michigan at the contest, having won Stale honors in com-petition with 80 other schools at Junior Farmers ' Week at Michi-

?an State college last June. Jack eckham was highest point man for Lowell at that time but could not attend the Kansas City con-test as he is now a student at Ann Arbor. Word arrived here this morning from Kansas City that Lowell ranked fifteenth—a high standing considering thalt half of the states of the Union were represented.

PROF. C. S. LA RZ EL ERE AD-DRESSES WOMAN'S CLUB

A CHEERY TONE

There Is a cheerful tone to be found in "Hoyt's Korner" on the second page. A little of the op-timism found there and this old world will be moving O. K. "As I traveled on it was plain to see that thc worst was gone and the best to be."

THANKSGIVING BASKETS

Wm. Doyle and O. J. Brezina have been named a committee by the American Legion post to look after the distribution of Thanks-giving baskets this year. They plan to reach the families of all ex-service men where such bas-kets will be acceptable.

MOOSE FEATHER PARTY

Everybody goes to the annual

evening, Nov. at Lowell Moose feather party—next Tues-day c lodge club rooms. Come and get yours. The public invited.

CAME TOO LATE

The Ledger regrets that several news letters arrived too late for this issue. These were Bowne, North Campbell, South Boston, Elmdale.

Notice, Lowell Taxpayers Taxes are due and payable

Dec. 1, 1930. I will be at Low-ell State bank daily from 11 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. for collection of same.

'Hattie Lynn, Twp. Treas. (c 26-27

Members of the Lowell Wom-an's club and invited guests in large numbers assembled at the City hall Wednesday afternoon where they heard a splendid ad-ty . dress by Prof Claude S. Larzel- ^ brought ' in . ere, of Central Michigan leach- phone 263 and some one

Lowell's First House Very Likely Resembled Thc Log Dwelling in the Picture Above

LOWELL WINS 45 TO 7 FROM Next week The Ledger will be printed on (Wednesday, instead

of Thursday, in order that Led-ger workers may be able to ob-serve the annual Thanksgiving holiday.

It will be greatly appreciated if all those having material for next week's issue get same to the FINAL GAME oflice not later than next Mon-' day.

Thank you for your co-opera-tion.

Respy., the Publisher.

COOPERSVIUE

The 1931 model of the Chev-rolet motor car, described as the "new feature Chevrolet," was placed on display Saturday by Webster Bros., local Chevrolet dealers.

Embodying many new features, both from the point of mechani-cal improvement and body re-finement, the 1931 cars, it is as-serted, hold many surprises in store for the public.

A longer wheel base, larger bodies, more powerful motor, and new clutch are some of the improvements, yet the car is priced from $20 to $40 lower than last year's models.

The public is invited to call at Webster Bros., and inspect the new models.

W. Van Voorst Heads Scouts

MARKS TENTH

CONSECUTIVE VICTORY FOR

L O C A L S — T O NAME THE

STARS WOULD MEAN MEN-

TIONING EVERY MAN ON

THE TEAM

AMERICAN LEGION WANTS EVERY CHILD TO KNOW

THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

The American Legion wishes to again emphasize its request for toys that your children have outgrown and which can be put in shape in order to make some child, who might otherwise be overlooked, happy this Christ-mas. Look around your house for old toys, sleds, skates, games, etc. And folks, do it now. Christ-mas is just around the corner and it is going to take time to fix up all the toys and games that will

ers' College, Mt. Pleasant. Prof. Larzelere was at one time

superintendent of the Lowell schools and many former stu-dents were glad of the opportun-ity to again greet their well-loved mentor. We expect to pub-lish a synopsis of Prof. Larzei-ere's address in our next issue.

will call for what you hove, or you may bring them direct to tem-

Krary toy headquarters at Chris-nsen's store. BOYS WANT FARM HOMES

OPENS MARL BED

The fanners in the vicinity of McCords, are fortunate in being able to get a high grade marl at a reasonable price, at the bed Mr. Ward has just opened, as marl seems to be of great value to most soils.

Auction Sales!

C. L. Shear will have an auc-tion sale of livestock and imple-ments at the farm 10 rods west of Kcene church, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, A. W. Hilzey, auctioneer. D. A. Wingeier, olerk. See big adv. elsewhere in this issue.

Otto Cornell will hold an auc-tion sale on Tuesday, December 2, at the farm 5Mi miles south-west of Lowell. N. C. Thomas, auctioneer. Watch for list in next week's Ledger.

Subscribe for The Ledger, $2.00 per year.

Since the County "Y" has taken over the former work of the Big Brothers, some special requests have come for farm homes for boys. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Craig have taken a boy. If any farmer wishing a boy would call 81141 or write to the Y. M. C. A. at Grand Rapids, his message would be hearti iy welcomed. Full references plus two weeks trial assures the farm home and the boy satisfaction.

STRAND ATTRACTIONS

Friday and Saturday: Edmund Lowe and Jean Bennett in "Scot-land Yard." Comedy. "Neat and Tidy." Movietone News. Fables.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: Ed-die Canter in the Techinicolor productior', "Whoopee." Sound News. Cartoon.

Wednesday and T h u r s d a y : Warner Baxter and Myrna Ley in "Renegades, edy.

Special Tha Thursday at 3r

All-talking com'

matinee

The Lowell football team trav-eled lo Coopersville last Friday

• * / • land what promised to be a real ^Omiflff TCCLT battle turned out lo be a walk-

0 jaway for the locals. The final „ . . | score 45 to 7 does not indicate

The Boy Scout movement in t j i e weakness of the opponents Lowell is destined to move for- j)Uj r a t | U T the strength of the to-ward with increased activity, ̂ T h e e n | i r e U i u n i p l a y c d a judging from interest shown at "bang-up" game. Baird and the meeting of sponsors held last Tuesday evening, when commit-tees were named for carrying on the coming year's activities.

A new Scout leader was chosen in the person of Wm. Van Voorst, who will succeed A. F. Zweimer, whose resignation was accepted at his own request. Mr. Zwei-mer is much interested in Boy Scout work and will continue as assistant leader. Mr. Van Voorst has had considerable past ex-perience as Scout leader and steps into the work here with in-terest and capability.

Committees

Thc following committees were chosen, thc first person named being the chairman:

Troop—W. W. Gumser, G. D. Cook, Dr. Shepard, Lawrence Rutherford.

Transportation— Chas. Doyle, John Arehart, Earl Dowling.

Camp—E. R. Kniflln, Dr. Ault-land, R. W. Finch.

Finance—C. H. Runciman, F. H. Swarthout, R. E. Springett.

The Sponsors arc the above named persons and Rev. A. T. Cartland, Rev. A. B. Lemke, V. E. Ashley, H. G. Jelferies.

The Boy Scout organization ranks as one of the finest in the world. While designed primar-ily for boys, older men are proud to be allied with the movement and aid in such ways as are open to them.

The Ledger predicts a fine fu-ture for the Boy Scouts of Low-ell.

Protest Rerouting of Grattan Highway

Protest against the rerouting of M-44 through Grattan township for fear the value of farm lands would be impaired, has been reg-istered with the Kent county road commission by Eugene C. Rust and 27 other signers to a protesting petition. The survey for thc highway was. made by road commission engineers on orders from the state highway department.

Chairman Warren R. Town-send of thc c o m m i s s i o n in-formed thc delegation represent-ing the petitioners the matter would be taken up with the state highway department.

There were 18 forest fires in Kent county this year, according to report of the Conservation Commission.

Staal smashed the interference perfectly; F inds and Houseman did everything that tacklers are supposed to do; Dinsen and Ber-gin dove under the line and over the line repeatedly to stop ad-vances: Johnson gave a splendid exhibition at center. The backs blocked nicely for cach other, and they played a "whale" of a game olfensivcly and defensively. The entire eleven functioned so perfectly as a machine that they ran up 45 points at will and they held their opponents to one first down—which resulted in a score, it must be said that Coopersville's only advance came during the last minutes of play while the second team was on the field. Friesner toted thc ball for the first time Friday and he smashed straight down in five attempts to a touchdown. He looked good in running with the ball. Layer scored live touchdowns a n d Broadbent one. Wepman and Ber-gin, although not crossing the goal line made excellent gains.

Famous Ziegfeld Show at Strand

One of the great events of thc picture year comes to the Strand thratre on Sunday when "Whoo-pee," the Samuel Goldwyn-Flor-enz Ziegfeld musical riot, star-ring Eddie Cantor, makes its ap-pearance in Lowell. This fam-ous pair of producers, kings of the screen and the stage respec-tively, have exhausted every angle of their art to make "Whoo-pee" memorable. Already known to the entire United States as one of the most successful Zie>gfeld musical shows ever produced in its stage form, the greater free-dom of the talking color screen has developed it into a history-making picture.

The cost of the production, originally estimated at a million and a half dollars, was nearer the two million mark when shooting was completed. The filming called for seventy-four changes of scene, many of them taken in such world-famous nat-ural beauty spots as Zion Nation-al Park, 512 changes of costume and scenes including four and five hundred people.

The Conservation Commission has rededicated the 640 acre wild life sanctuary owned by Maude V. Weaver, of Tyrone township, Kent county.

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TWO THE LOWELL (MICH.) LEDGER and ALTO SOLO. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1930

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FARM DOLLAR BUYS MORE EQUIPMENT

In other periods of depression, farm pur-chasing power has been at low ebb but then, as now farm equipment was lower in thc comparative price range than almost any other similar manufactured commodity said Charles Deere Wiman in an address before the recent thirty-seventh annual convention of the National Association of Fa rm Equip-ment Manufacturers. However, in former years the farmer paid more for some imple-ments than he does today; and didn't get, nearly so much for his money. In 1878, a two-wheel riding sulky, less eveners, sold for $08 which was higher than the pricc paid today for a three wheel, frameless plow much better in ever}' respect.

These depressions have emphasized the need for still lower costs in crop-producing operations stated Mr. Wiman, who pointed out the demand for the straddle-row walk-ing cultivator which came shortly after the close of the Civil War. In the Seventies came the sulky plow followed by such out-standing labor-savers as the twine binder, the gang plow, check-row corn planter, hay loader, grain elevator and farm engines. Ev-er}* piece of machinery must be designed to save money and labor through its use, he asserted, since the farmers planning is being based, to a rapidly increasing degree, upon what farm machinery can do for him. The farmer 's problems are the problems of the farm equipment industry and all should work for those measures which will place the American f anne r on the road to greater profits and agriculture on a higher plane where it rightfully belongs, Mr. Wiman con-cluded.

The editor of the Utica Sentinel criticises a recent editorial in The Ledger, saying:

"Whether it be in living in a good house or being able to appreciate Browning, we think the advantage lies in being better fitted lo one's environment, and that, in the scien-tific sense, is better living. An edu-cation, for example, is a power equipment, or should be, enabling its proprietor to grapple with those subtler entities which are perpet-ually at work all about us, but dim-ly perceived by the mass of human-ity, or not at all."

In reply we might quote from Job. XLII:

* * * "Therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not."

For several days the political complexion of the next congress changed with the latest edition of the newspapers. Both parties to control are dependent upon the action of in-dependents. To all intents and purposes the respective branches of congress are in a tie. The thing to do is lo entirely dismiss the question. In the first place thc next congress will not convene for thirteen months, unless called into special session, which is not likely. The lives of 600 men, including the membership of congress and 48 governors (who in case of a vacancy can appoint senators) are involved in the final organization of the new congress. In the congress and term when J. M. C. Smith died, a dozen members passed to their eter-nal glory. This number, as we recall now, was a record, but the figures can serve to show what can happen. Divine Providence will have more to do with organizing the next congress than the voters of the nation. It is too much to hope that the personnel of congress will be the same December 1,1931, that it is today.—(Charlotte Republican-Tri-bune. •

Lowell Items of25,30 and

35 Years Ago

NORTH KEENE

The I New Mufflers Will Make Coalort

Stylish

I Choosing our Muff-; lers f rom W i l t o n

•; Brothers was a good ;

:' idea. Customers tell ; us w e ' v e smarter ; styles t h a n they've

• seen anywhere else. ;: They're t h e b e s t

;; looking, biggest val-' ues we've seen our-

! selves. Silk squares

;; and silk or soft wool reefers t h a t make it

s m a r t to be com-fortable.

Nov. 16, 1905—25 Years Ago.

'Miss Nina B. Hilcr and Charles A. Burr married.

F. Spagnuola remodeled his two buildings on Main street.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dell Bowen, of Kcene, n girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Moon cele-brated their forty-second wed-ding anniversary.

Mrs. Harvey Taylor attended Sunday school convention at Traverse City as a delegate f rom the Congregational church.

Miss Rosa Kropf and Charles E. Brown married.

N. Seitner, formerly in busi-ness in Grand Rapids, opened a dry goods store in the Graham block here.

iMrs.^ F r e d Riddespraker, of New York, visited he r - mother, Mrs. A. Bancroft .

Miss Gracc Blanding, of Ver-gennes, visiting in Kansas.

J . Edwin Lee seriously ill, Adalbert iKinyon returned to

South Bend, a f te r a visit with Lowell relatives.

F . W. Hinyan went ' to Roches-t e r N. Y., on a business trip.

C. M. Edelmann and family moved into house formerly occu-

Sied by C. R. Marsh and Mr. and Irs. Arthur Nerrater moved into the H. B. Aldrich house.

DEFEATING AMENDMENTS

There are two things which are significant in thc defeat of the amendments at the re-cent election. Detroit had a large corps of workers busy disseminating propaganda which would lead the voter to vote for the reapportionment amendment. That their efforts were successful may be seen from the vote. Detroit carried this amendment by 130,000, quite some sizable majority. The weekly press however, all over the stale was also busy. When a weekly newspaper has anything lo say about such matters, it is not because orders arc handed down f rom a higher authority lo write something for or against. It is the candid expression of thc belief of the editor of the weekly paper. The weekly editorial force with a few ex-ceptions thought that thc reapportionment would be a bad thing for our state. They said so. The people of our state read these articles and were evidently convinced that the editors were correct in the stand they took against them. And, did they vote? Well, they just knocked that Detroit major-ity into a cocked hat and put fifty thousand majority on thc other side. Which simply proves that the voters read and think.— Grand Ledge Independent.

A BUSINESS MAN'S PHILOSOPHY

From Michigan Tradesman:

A newspaper editor asks me to answer this question: If you had your choice would you live in the present, a hundred years ago, or a hundred years hence?

I am ready to express an opinion: I pre-fer to live in the present.

I have been on this planet well over a third of a century and that period has been long enough to leach me that it is a waste of time and a vexation of spirit to indulge in idle day-dreams of opportunities to come, or in morbid memories of opportunities missed.

We all owe reverence to the past and we have a duty toward the future. But we are of thc present, and it is "now" that counts with us.

Happiness lies in ourselves. We can talk across the continent now; men couldn't do this a hundred years ago. But did they en-joy life any the less? A hundred years f rom now our descendants may be talking to Mars. Will the men of that day be any the happier?

Don't let us fool ourselves. The opportunities to enjoy life, to express

ourselves, to amount to something, are as plentiful now as they have ever been, or ev-er will be.

—-William Feather.

Business conditions are as good today as ever for those who can visualize their oppor-tunities and take advantage of them.

Work is activity intelligently directed.

FARM AND TOWN TEAM WORK

An Editorial by a Farmer

Robinson Crusoe enjoyed a high degree of independence, but few of us would prefer his mode of existence to our own. Every new invention, every forward step of civili-zation, renders us more mutually interde-pendent. The days when the individual farm was a self-sufficient economic unit have passed. Increasingly is it true that "No man liveth unto himself alone."

The present mechanical agriculture and the comforts and luxuries which are com-ing to be accepted without thought or ques-tion as a part of the fa rm home are largely products of town and city invention and in-dustry. Farm work is being accomplished with less evident human labor, but factories are largely responsible for this transition.

Most of a farmer 's actual work may be performed on his own acres or helping his neighbors, but a large portion of his busi-ness and social life centers around one or more towns. Specialized production means that more things must be purchased and al-so that marketing is of the utmost import-ance. The town is usually the marketing point whether the method be co-operative or old-line.

In the last analysis, towns and cities fur-nish the consumers and purchasing power for a large proportion of our agricultural production. What we raise is of no practical value unless there is someone who wants it and who can afford to purchase it.

The major portion of the supplies re-quired by the farm and the rural home are furnished by the home town merchants. When a farmer goes into a store he wants to find what he wishes in stock, he desires prompt and courteous service and he should not be forced to pay a price that in-volves an exhorbitant profit. In general, the farmer should pay cash, even if he has to borrow funds at a bank to do so. Mer-chant credit is nearly always an expensive luxury. If a farmer runs a bill at a store there should be a definite understanding as to when it is to be paid and there should be no delay in its settlement.

In many instances, the town is the center not only of the farmer 's buying and selling transactions, but of his educational, frater-nal and religious affiliations. Where this is the case, the fa rmer should be a real boos-ter and assume his proper share of respon-sibility. This will broaden his own life and make for a more harmonious, sympathetic and progressive community.

Representative farmers and the spokes-men for rural organizations would do well to present the agricultural situation and pro-posed programs for improvement before town groups and business men's associa-tions. In matters of legislation and tax re-form, for instance, farmers cannot hope for much progress without the sympathetic and active co-operation of town and urban citi-zens. Let us shed the light of a more com-plete understanding and then press forward to greater equity, justice, and genuine good fellowship and brotherhood.—Stanley M. Powell, Ionia, Michigan, in Capper's Weekly.

A TEXT

Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.—St. Luke 16:2.

Don't idly wait for things to blow over or you may be blown over.—Forbes.

Don't mistake a prejudice for an opinion.

$3.00 aid $1.00 to $4.50

KEENE BREEZES

Very fine showers and warm rains. Wonderful weather at this wri t ln

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cahoon vis-ited over the week-end wi th his

arents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Ca-oon. Mrs. Phoebe Bi^nell, of Grand

Rapids, is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. H. N Lee.

Corwin Cahoon and Hiram Lee left Saturday for Bruce's Crossing hunt ing deer.

George Hardy, Jr., visited Sat-urday night wi th Ward Conner.

Word received from thc Abbott and Norman Higgins hunt ing camp at St. Hellen to the effect they were nicely located.

Visitors at Dell Hardy 's Tues-day evening were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reed and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Orlow Weeks and daughter, Angie G. Weeks, of Greenville, spent Thursday and Friday wi th Mr. and Mrs. Dell Lee.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biggs and Kenneth Parker and Ward Con-ner were Sunday visitors at the Dell Hardy home.

(Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Frost spent the week-end in Ionia with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snell.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Simpson and baby spent Fr iday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Dell Hardy.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frost at-tended the house warming at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Greene Wednesday evening.

Mrs. F rank Aldrirh returned to her home at Lake Odessa Sat-urday af ter spending several weeks at

Nov. 15, 1900—30 Years Affo

James Hasty, Lowell 's oldest inhabitant, dead nearly 100 years.

Miss Anna May Pottruff and Will ten P , Laux nferr ied a t home of bride 's parents at Fal-lasburg. Rev. J. Wesbrook, of-ficiating.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs.- John Wingeier, of Vergennes, a boy.

Miss Kate Edmonds and Ed-ward H. Snyder marr ied at New Orleans.

Prof . Thomas rented C. Gunn's house, opposite the Central build-ing.

Mrs. Lois Eggleston opened a fancy goods and embroidery de-partment in the store of Carr 4 Price.

Claude Lane attended a meet-ing of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy at Lansing, at which time he received his registered pharmacist certificate.

Mrs. M. Hiler was taken to Ann Arbor for t reatment .

Eggs sold at 16c p e r dozen and butter at 18c per pound.

Melvin Court went to Durand to work.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Watts en-ter tained the Science Pedro club.

D. Sneathen, of South Boston, had an apple harvest of 200 bar-rels.

Eugene Rennells, of Alton, in-jured while skidding logs.

Born, to -Mr. and Mrs. Ted Vanoakner, of White's Bridge No-vember 10, a 9-pound daughter.

Wilbur Gasper was absent from school pa r t of last week with eye trouble.

James Corrigan is ill with the flu.

Mrs. Albert Houserman and Miss Mae Scott spent Monday af-ternoon in Ionia.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Higgins who were recently married.

Mrs. MUo Towne and brother spent Friday at Alfred Laux's.

Sunday guests a week ago at Alfred Laux's were Lizzie Comp-ton and son Clair, of While's Bridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Herm Newhall, of Lowell.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vorsburg and son Ernest , of near Ada, were Sunday dinner guests of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Houserman.

Quite a few around here at-tended the opening club dance at Smyrna Friday evening. The next one is on Thanksgiving night.

Mrs. Lydia Laux is spending a few days with her son Will and wife, of Lowell.

Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Young, of Battle Creek, and Will Laux, of Lowell, spent Monday afternoon at Alfred Laux's.

SOUTH-WEST NEWS

Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kinyon were Miss Lettie Kinyon, of Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Westbrook, of See-ley Corners, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petersen, of Sidney, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Yeiter and Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Tredenick, of South Low-ell. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Grant Sherman and family were visitors.

Marion Monks, of River Road, spent the week-end wi th her friend, Pauline Christoff.

Myrtle Burch spent Fr iday af-ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Keifer.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kinyon and Mrs. Guy Slocum spent Monday afternoon in Grand Rapids on business.

Mrs. James Boelams and Mrs. William Briggs, of Grand Rapids were Saturday dinner guests ol Mrs. Ernest Aldrich. Mrs. John Carey and son Claire,

of Grand Rapids, were Sunda ests a t the Ed. Easterbroo

J im Boelens and Wm. Brlgg of Grand Rapids, spent Saturday at the E. W. Aldrich home.

The Mapes PTA will be held at the school house Friday night, Nov. 21 with a pot-luck supper at 7 o'clock.

WEST LOWELL

Nov. 15, 1895—35 Yesrs Ago

Edward George Flynn, aged 21, died malarial w i th typhoid fever; Charles Winters , aged 22, died of pneumonia ; George W. Gramer, aged 18, died of con-sumption.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Miche, of Alton, twins, a boy and girl.

J . J. Teeple and wife, of Lake Odessa, moved to Lowell.

Born, t o Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brooks, of Grattan a girl.

Will Lalley came home from Indiana on account of sickness.

Milton Wilkinson, of Keene, attending Grand Rapids Business college.

Mrs. Thomas Keeler, of Ash-ley Church vicinity, fell heir to about $10,000.

Adv. of Farmers ' hotel. G. F. Lane, Prop. Rates $1.00 per day; $3.50 per week.

Lowell advertisers— George Winegar, H. Nash, Charles Mc-Carty, B. C. Smith. Ecker & Son, Lowell Marble Works, A. W. Weekes, A. J. Howk & Son, An-derson & Findlay, C. Bergin, U. B. Williams, Newton L. Coons. H. S. Schreiner, J . Pinckney, Wm. Pullen & Sons, F. E. Lovett, F . F. Craft.

Cost of Ledger Want Ads the R. H. Dodds home, (rifling—results great.

is

Mrs. Helen Reynolds is visit-ing her daughter, Mrs. G. Onan.

Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Court and son Richard, were in Grand Rap-ids Saturday.

Mrs. H. Dawson is visiting her son Myron, and family in Lan-sing.

Claude Schmidt and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Onan.

John Court attended the wed-ding of Miss Mildred Austin on Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Austin.

Mr. and Mrs. Butler and Billie McCarty left Monday for Ken-tucky to spend the Winter .

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Aldrich were callers alt Gabe lOnan's Rriday evening.

Laurence Sargeant, of Grand Rapids, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Sar-geant.

Rev. and Mrs. Dr. Royal Waite, of New York City, visited their niece, Mrs. Swar tz . f rom Tuesday until Thursday.

Maurice Court, of Lansing, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Green and son Harold, visited Mr. and Mrs. Miles Monks in Saranac Sunday.

Byron Green and family, of Grand Rapids, called on his par-ents Sunday evening.

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As an introductory offer in niy new

studio this advertisement and $1.00

entitles you to one of. our regular

$3.00 8 x 10 enlargement—choice of

two sittings.

J. P. NELSON 210 West Main St. Lowell, Mich. ;

The pleasant weather of the past f ew Sundays has called quite

number of people to the park. Many enjoved the games of play-ground ball played both after-noons.

Miss Thelma Eickhoff, of East Grand Rapids, was a recent visit-or at home.

Tom Read and mother attend-ed the funeral of a cousin at Ionia last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Eickhoff enter ta ined the neighbors at a card par ty week ago Friday. Four tables of pedro were played.

Many of the neighbors a re tak-ing advantage of this wonderful weather to buzz their Winter 's wood.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Shreve and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Lena Eickhoff and family.

Most of the folks around here attended the Legion doings at Lowell last Tuesday night and voted the Legionnaires splendid entertainers.

SEELEY CORNERS

Quarterly conference for Snow and Whitneyville churches will be held at Snow church next Sunday and the business meet-ing will be held Monday eveninj at the church. Dr. Wheeler wil officiate Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Burras and daughters, Marguerite, Flarence and Marion were dinner guests Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Fuller, of Hastings.

Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Richards at tended the Reuben Heintzelman sale at Caledonia last Tuesday.

Mrs. Leah Geib, of Ada, is vis-iting her daughter, Mrs. S. P . Reynolds.

Lawton Cole and Howard An toinides and lady friends spent Sunday afternoon and evening wi th Mr. and Mrs. Evan Fuller, of Hastings.

Mrs, Libbie Reynolds, in oom pauy with her brother , Charles Thibos, of Grand Rapids, spent Tuesday and Wednesday with their sister, Mrs. Fred Wood, of Lansing.

Alden Cole, of M. S. C. spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude COle.

The Ladies' Aid supper and sale was very well attended last Fr iday evening. Proceeds of the evening amounted to 167.90.

Read the WSnt Column.

L u m b a r Pa in t C . m . n t P l a i U r HOYT'S KORNER

W a a t h a r Rapor t No t Ilka w h a t wi

uaad t o ( a t

Buildara* Hardware and Buildart ' Supplies

P u b l l a h a d In f n t a r a a t ol Lowall a n d Vlclnlt> Edltad by M. D. Hoyt .

Vol .1 T h u r a d a y . N o f a m b a r 20, IMO No. 21

The Optimist

Just n one-horse yard in a one-horse town, And the times were hard and the plant shut down, Bnt 1 dropped around, like I used to do, And the things I found made me sit up, too. "N 0 . the are such," "no, the town is flat," 1 had heard so much I was used to that. But he went right on and h e says to me. But thc worst is gone, and the best Iq be!"

"Yes, the limes are slow, and the town is dead, Bnt it won t be so in the months ahead. f 0 I I I take a sight of your darned old wood if the price is right and the grades are good." Well' of course, they were , for they always are. So I said. Yes, sirl" and I sold a car. I shook his hand, as I a lways do. And I thanked him, and nearly kissed him, too. Then I moved along to another place, But I sana a song with a smil ing face. As I traveled on, it was plain lo see That the worst was gone and the best to be. When a man said no, then I said, "O. K.,"' But before I go I have this to say: I have watched things, loo, and have traveled some, And the worst is through and the best to come." But It better paid than a lot of gloom. Well, the lumber t rade didn't s tar t to boom, Ey ry Jim and Jack, when they heard it sahf, Stopped their looking back and they looked ahead. I have seached the news for a ray of hope, Head the bankers ' views and the brokers ' dope, But the man who starred when I felt castdown turn a one-horse yard in a one-horse town. So I say to you, as he said to me, p a t the worst is through and the best lo be; And more coins will clink in the lumber game If w e all will think and will talk the same:

Hoyt L-.umber C o m p a n y "Evarythlns To Build A n y t h l n t "

Phona 16-F2 Lowoll, Mich.

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THE LOWELL (MICH.) LEDGER and ALTO SOLO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930 THREE

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the Thanksgiving

feast and make the

day a happy one

for everybody.

Have you seen

the great variety of

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Ton can depend on the quality of oar candies snd freshness.

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Sweden Ihc dihi unlh ' >m lii

DANCE i l FiEEPORT 1. o. o . F. Hail

Friday, Nov. 21, 'SO Music by T h e lonisns**

and a Feature Midfet Orchestrs

Everyone Invited

Admission 75c Ladies Free

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FOOD SALE —at—

Warier & SeelTs —on—

Salirday, Nov. 22

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

The Ledger has an unusually fine line of Christmss greeting cards for those wishing some-thing distinctive and of a person-al nature. Your name is imprint-ed in raised letters to match the design and sentiment, should be placed early.

Orders

T ry Ledger Job printing.

ELMCREST FOR BUSINESS GIRLS

Believing that thc best is none too good for our girls, the wom-en of the Federation of Women's Adult Bible Classes of Grand Rapids and vicinity last So secured the beautiful residence known as the Hazeltine property at 221 John St., N. E. (immediate-ly back of the Masonic Temple,) in which to ca r ry on its project of a working girls' home. It has been christened "Elmcrest."

The supervisor is a motherly woman who relates herself t o the girls in a wholesome, sympa-thetic way, and the girls feel f ree

o to her a t any t ime wi th r business of personal prob-

lems. Good social times a re en-joyed and fine friendships a re cultivated. The commodious living rooms are attractive and inviting to guests. These a re some of the things which make this home so attractive to the working girls.

HENRY McLEAN, FORMER VERGENNES RESIDENT.

DEAD

Henry C. McLean, pioneer and

Sominent citizen of Marshall innty, Iowa, died at his fa rm home near Marshall town, Novem-ber 4th. Death f rom acute hear t disease was sudden. He had been active and in good health up to two days before the end.

He was a son of Alexander Mc Lean, a former resident of Ver-

Knnes and Lowell, and was rn March 16, 1847, on the old McLean f a rm now owned by relative, Melville B. McPherson Mr. McLean went to Marshall-town when a young man and was married there to Emma Jane Roundy, w h o survives him. He is also survived by three daugh-ters and t w o sons.

His death marks the passing of the last member of the Alexander McLean family, his brother . L. P. McLean, having gone on about a year ago.

People get good results every week by using The Ledger want column. You may no longer need some odd article, but it may be Just the thing somebody else wants.

This and That From Around

The Old Town Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wadsworth

spent Friday in Grand Hapids. Mrs. R. J. Maxson spent Mon-

day afternoon in Grand Rapids. Thursday Mr. and Mrs. F . E.

Howk made a business trip to Belding.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller attend-ed the funeral of his uncle in Al-ma Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Miller spent the week-end in Lansing the guests of friends.

Mrs. Ralph Townsend and little, son have re lumed from Mrs. Luz' to their own home.

Thc Shepard group met Friday with Mrs. W. W. Gumser with twenty in attendance.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Howk spent Sunday in Ionia wi th her moth-er, Mrs. Jennie Dows.

Mr. and Mrs. Balcnski, of De Iroit are guests of her sister, Mrs. W. E. Hall and family.

Mrs. Esma Marsh left Saturday morning to join her husband in Chicago for the Winter.

A. 'H. Stormzand, Ed. Hulse and Floyd Dolloway are deer hunt-ing in Cheboygan county.

Mrs. Elsie Lawrence, of Hol-land, is the guest of her brother , Supt. W. W. Gumser and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Washburn and Mr. and Mrs. |Earl Jones were Grand Rapids visitors Sun-day.

Mrs. Clifford Gibson, of Grand Rapids, spent Wednesday and Thursday at the Walter Gibson home.

Norton L. Avery and family, of Lansing, were Sunday guests of his parents,

FOUR THE LOWELL (MICH.) LEDGER and ALTO SOLO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1930

SOUTH-WEST BOWNE

ALTO DEPARTMENT ^ ' ( l a u g h t e r , M a r c e l i n c . of H a s t i n g s , Z «' spent the week-end with her par-^•••••I"M'«Mh|.+*+++*+4H'+++++4'+++'ImM'+++'M'*++++++++ Mrs. Carl Reiser was a (.rand { v n M , h c f u n c r a i o f F r a n k

Rapids shopper Monday. Rrewer. of Gainet, which was Carl Keiscr is working in the|held from the Catholic church in

crcamery for a couple of weeks. Cascade Saturday morning. The Bible Study class met at Margaret Gougherty was in

Hattie Bancroft's Friday after- Grand Rapids on business Satur-

afternoon in Grand Rapids. Mr. Thomas was a Tuesday

overnight guest at Mack Wat-son's.

Vada and Helen Linton were Lowell visitors Saturday after-noon.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ellis, of East Caledonia, visited at Walter Ellis' Friday.

Mrs. Nettie Ellis called on her sister. Mrs. John Layer, of Low ell, Thursday. John Fox, of Freeport had din

ncr with Mr. and Mrs. Will Dan-iels Thursday.

Miss Opal Dintaman, of Grand Rapids, spent Sunday with her parents in Alto.

John Krebs and son Harold were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bryant.

Rev. and Mrs. Lohnes are spend-

WANT COLUMN LA BARGE RIPPLES

noon. Mrs. Geo. Skidmore and Mrs.

Eva Winegar were in Lowell Mondav.

day. Albert. Marvin, and Elizabeth

Porritt were Saturday visitors of Claire and Margaret Anderson.

m . . . . . . „ Mr. and Mrs. Simon Clemens, miini'i i n i " V J Liungston 0f Gaines, were Sunday guests at called at the Stone home S u n - , h n n ' v a , h hnmo. day afternoon.

Mrs. Mary Draper, of Grand Rapids, was a week-end guest of Mrs. lAicy DueU.

Mrs. Sarah Rehler was a Sun-day dinner guest of Mrs. Ida Young, of Lowell.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hunt and AdeJine attended the Strand in Lowell Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Val Watts and Mrs. Dave Washburn were shop-

ing a few days with their son at ping in Grand Rapids Thursday. his college in Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Carr spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harley Vanderlip.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dintaman and son Paul spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Reiser.

Walter Ellis and grandchildren, Gloria and Morris, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ellis Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Than Bryant spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Linton and family.

Mrs. Audie Vanderlip, Mrs. Nettie Ellis and Mrs. John Reiser spent Tuesday in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Thurlby, of Sara-nac, called at the Parrolt and Cline home Thursday afternoon.

Miss Vada Linton, of Grand Rapids, spent the week-end with her folks, Mr. and Mrs. John Lin-ton.

Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Crabb, of Pewamo. were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert DueU.

Mrs. Andy Stewart and son Robert and family called at the Arlie Draper home Thursday eve-ning.

Miss Vada Linton had a little misfortune while playing basket ball, tearing the ligaments lose in her side.

The Misses Mary and Addie Sinclair were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Neu-man, of Lowell.

Mrs. Sarah Behler is spending this week in Grand Rapids visit-ing her sons and families, John and Earl Behler.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bunker and son Gerald. Glenn Catt and Arlie Draper attended the play at Low-ell Armistice day.

Mrs. John Linton and daughter Helen, spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Anton Madsen and Lucile, of Greenville.

Mrs, Frank Bunker and son.

Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, of Grand Bapids, were Sunday eve-ning callers at Mrs. Mary Stone's.

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Silcox were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Valda Chaterdon, of Lowell.

Mrs. Lucy DueU and Mrs. Mary-Draper, of Grand Rapids, called at Ward Proctor's Sunday morn-ing.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wride, and mother, Mrs. Mary Wride, of Cascade, called at Helen While's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Fairchild and Raymond visited Mr. and Mrs. Don Wright, of Dowling, last Tuesday.

Mrs. Stella Van Nammee and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huizenga called on Mrs. Charles Colby Friday af-ternoon.

Emerson Colby and Miss Betty Slater attended the Michigan-Minnesota game at Ann Arbor Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Silcox ate supper Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd 'Houghton, of Clarksville.

Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Rline, of Grand Rapids, were Sunday eve-ning callers of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Proctor.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Freeman and son Perry, of South Boston, were Sunday dinner guests at Henry Slater's.

Mr. and Mrs. Al. Wagner, Mrs. Fischer and Mrs. Campau called at the Mrs. Mary Stone home Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Colby and daughter Leona were Thursday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colby.

Miss Matie Stone was in Grand Rapids Monday. Mrs. Hattie Bancroft cared for Mrs. Stone during her absence.

Mrs. Valda Chaterdon and daughter Dorothy, of Lowell,

the Owen Nash home. Mertin Stiles and family and

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Murray, of Grand Rapids, have been North hunting for the past week.

Emmett Sheehan and family were Sunday dinner guests of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sheehan, of Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Leon Anderson and daugh-ter Margaret, spent Sunday af-ternoon with Mrs. John Troy.

Mrs. Eugene Burton assisted Mrs. Emmett Sheehan with beaii! threshers Thursday.

Thos. Griflin, Jr., of Granl Rap-ids, called at the home of his sister, Mrs. L. Anderson, Thurs-day afternoon.

Ivan Fpynn, George Bruton, Sid Van Aimec and Glenn San-born are among those from this vicinity to go North deer hunt-ing-

Leon Anderson and family and father, Thos. Girffln spent Wed-nesday evening at the W. C. An-derson home. John Murray and wife, of Grand

Rapids, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds.

Rernard Flynn, Jr., and family spent Sunday at the Haley home in Leighton.

DAVIS LAKE

Mrs. Colon Campbell spent Monday in Grand Rauids the

25c FOR ANY WANT AD UF » 0 f h c r n i o l h c r ' ^ r s " C - l " TO 25 WORDS. NONE TAKEN Mr. Mvers Sr., and Mr. and OF ANY LENGTH FOR LESS, Mrs. Myers and baby, of Ralama-NO MATTER HOW SHORT. 25c * 0 0 . sIH'nt Mondav with the

CASH or STAMPS WITH ORDER. I n d ^ h u s b a n S ^ 0 ^ M ^ S , J" B a s h e r

Mrs. Chas. Jonsma was a Mon-ay afternoon guest of Mrs. Ora Dawson.

Mrs. Compton and daughter, of Grand Rapids, were Sunday visit-ors of Mr. and Mrs. Colon Camp-bell.

Mrs. Jennie Schooley nnd Mrs. Carl Higley spent Thursday af-ternoon with Mrs. Vern Loring.

Mr. and Mrs. Wotthorn, of Kal-amazoo avenue, spent Monday with their daughter, Mrs. Will Rnight and husband.

WANTED—Will buy pigs 8 weeks old or older. Phone Elmdale, line 2, 2 long, 2 short. A. T. Eash. (c 20 tf

P O U L T RY WANTED—Highest cash pricc paid and will call for same; also carrots, cabbage and onions for sale. C. H. Al-exander. Phone 115-2. (c 19 tf

WANTED—Holstein cows. Heavy milking, with calves, or spring-

Phone 45. Earl A. Thom-ers. as. (c-20 If

WANTED—To Buy—Horses for Fox feed. Phone Dutton, 15, F 3, and reverse charges. Hide prices. (c 23 tf

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur NofTkc were in Middleville Monday hav-ing dental work done.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and John Austin were Saturday sup-per guests of Charles E. Timp-son and family.

Miss Eva Reugsegger and Al-bert Curley spent Sunday with Mrs. Rate Curley and son.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Schrader and Thom-as Forward attended a party at the home of Mrs. Julia Hull in Grand Rapids Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ansburger and sons, of Grand Rapids, visit-ed Mr. and Mrs. Nick Pitsch Tues-day.

Duncan Ross and family and friends, of Grand Rapids, were callers at U. S. Hunter's Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Schrader spent Tuesday evening with Chas. E. StaufTer and family.

Mrs. Nick Pitsch, Henry Ans-burger and family were in Low-ell Tuesday afternoon.

Miss Dorothea Parmer and friends spent Tuesday evening in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Schrader and Thomas Forward were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orley Burns, and in the after-noon they called on Mr. and Mrs.

FOR SALE—One set of wooden wagon wheels, three patent cow stanchions, about 20 tons of Alfalfa hay. E. L. Timp-son & Sons. (Alto P. O.) c 26 3t

Houghton Lake on their annual deer hunt.

Roy Blough, Wat Thomas and Alfred Custer are hauling logs from near Caledonia to Dutton.

Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Seece, of Freeport, were Thursday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lacey and afternoon callers at Ozi Pardee's.

Wm. CosgrifT and wife, Ozi Pardee and wife, were Tuesday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Grant, of Elmdale, and Mrs. Henry Johnson.

Walter Flynn, of Alto, is doing the chores for his Grandpa Hol-comb during his absence while on his annual deer hunt.

CAMPAU LAKE VICINITY

N. McCORDS—EAST CASCADE

Rev. Vaughn and wife returned to Chicago after spending the

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Frisbie and week with Mrs. Vaughn's par

FOR RENT—Four-room house, inside toilet, water and elec-tricity, 112 south Washington street Lowell. 810. Write to A. W. 'Hoffman, 1139 Innes st Grand Rapids, Mich, (p 26-27

FOR SALE—Sixteen Barred Rock pullets, two White Rock cock-erels and two White Wyan-dotte cockerels. Phone 6-F, 2-1. J . C. Chaterdon. (c 26

FOR SERVICE—O. 1. C. stock hog. Inquire Wm. Klahn, Mi mile west of Madigan's oil sta-tion on US-16. Phone Alto 24, F 2. (p 26

FOR SALE—Wot Point electric range, good as ne^-. Cheap for cash. J. E. Norwood, phone 244, Lowell. (p 26

FOR SALE—Marl, 98% pure M. S. C. test; 80c a yard, 1 mile west of McCords, formerly the Thomas farm. D. Ward, own-er. Residence, Cascade. Phone Ada 17-F-ll. (26-4t pd

T LOST—Small fox terrier dog,

white with brown ears, an-swers to name of Tiny. Sam Onan, west of Grand Trunk depot, or phone 400. (p 26

FOUND—Dog about 1 year old. Owner can have same by prov-ing property and paying char-ges. Lewis Wriae, Cascade.

(c 26 tf

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pitsch and Raymond Bannon spent Sunday

Mrs. Jennie Johnson and Arlie Thursday Draper were In Grand Rapids *1111 M^- Claud S'lcox. Wednedsay afternoon. I Mr. and Mrs. George Houghton

of^Grand H a n i ^ w e r e S S a U m l u y " ^ r "auesS of Mr. a n d " Mrs,'Leslie Daniels, of Carlton Cen-I t r n n n l L n T t ™ ^ Dutcher and family. ler. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curtiss. I Mrs. Dora Godfrey, of Bowne M

A.n f r o m , h i s v i « n i t y

m w , inrcnn loft WVd 'Center, Miss Anna Layer and ?l , , en t ' l ' (^ l ' K ' . Party at Alaska n i . S r inn i ^ n r i ^ r o S i e ' ^ a White were Saturday eve- Saturday evening, is visiting Mrs. Hoy Bird. whilc n i n « caUers of Miss Sada Wilson. u i i ^ o u i i u a j her husband is deer hunting. I Mr. Lyle I roclor left iafternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Nick

Mrs. Fred Pattison and Mr. and ^ o l , > i , s c h -Mrs. Hilbert Mollit a t t e n d e d * , l ' J 0 i " his brot lur Nui, and a j Mr. i m ( i MrSt j o e Anderson and Frank Brewer's funeral at Cas- ''1""^ o f " in te rs toi a tew da>s- (ja l | j .hter Monica, were guests of cade church Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Silcox Mr. a nd Mrs. Wm. Schrader Wed-

Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Watson and Saturday evening callers of nesday evening. dnnchters were Thursdav eve- Mis* ^ a r d 1 roclor and and Mrs. Ed. Davis, of Al-n?ng supper guests of Mr. and ^mghter-in-law. Mrs. Lyle Proc- ,o . spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. Clavton Dvgert and family. t o r - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis.

Mrs | j>nm Dufther clerked at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Freyermuth Mrs. Charles L. Timpson and the Earl Thomas stored . daughters, of Lowell and family visited Mrs. S. M. Van Sundav and Mondav while Mr. Marian Colby spent Monday eye- Namee I-nday. and Mrs. Thomas were deer hunt- ""If w l , h Mr. and Mrs. Charles ing. Colby. BOWNE CENTER GRANGE

Mr m d Mrs John O'Harrow Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. George Hazel, ?"•' c h ' i d f

r i : l L : . ? I , d ^ l r s ' c . . -

feature of the of Lowell were Sundav dinner " " ^ e , of Lansing, were Sunday Saturday night. miesls of Mr and Mrs I- 0 ' H a r - ' < , i n m ' r quests of Mr. and Mrs. F. gram was the feature of guests ot .Mr. and Airs, u u liar p a U i s o n evening. The planned radio pro-

Clarence Yeiter had to submit iJiT80? ',0 niatorialize, but row.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rosenberg .. '.V.'.",'..ijj.","','i,"," ij.V, •'n^J's' lhanks to our local talent we en-and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hough- ' 0 1111 opir.iiion on " is Uf, inurs . . i „ i . n . l s : r -•..i ton visited the former's brother ( 's 'y morning at Blodgetl hospital, 'v- .' s o l . l u 1

rt,s!1 music and ion msmu mc lornur s oromer, Yeiter reuorted him imorov- s , n « , n g ' including German. Dan-Mr. and Mrs. Ansen Rosenberg ;^rs. j u u r n p o r t i d nun impro> i s h a n | I H a w a l i a n s e I e c | i o n s > Sunday evening. Mn8 nicely.

Mrs. Brown and Floyd Clark,' Mesdames Mary Curtiss Eve-of Raiamazoo, spent the week- J y n Mane Smith and end with Mrs. Edmond Clark and i ^ . a u l a . . ^ u r ' l s s niotored to Lan-

A professional entertainer has been invited to entertain us at our next regular meeting Novem-ber 2!l. Every one will want to

daughter Audrey. Mr. Clark is s ' " ^ w 0 n t I ? J i S i C n l l l , C ( l a y o'et in on this," as it will be well north deer hunting. j w l t h Mrs. W. K. Lusk.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fairchild.I .M''.5, ^ ' ' a Guild, who has been of Grand Bapids, and Mr. and v l s ! t , , , 8 her daughter in Lansing Mrs. Will Fairchild spent the !« n d ^ a m o t h e past two months spent week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fairchild.

Leo Bryant is taking care of the postoflice while Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foote are north deer hunting and Merl Rosenberg has Bill Anderson's mail route.

A birthday dinner was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and family, and Mrs. Smith, of Owosso at Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curtiss' Wednesday evening.

Laura Chamberlin, who is teaching in,Muskegon, spent the week-end visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rosenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Uoyd Houghton, of Glarkf-ville.

Mr. and Mrs. Eaii Curtiss, An-na Fairchild, Edith Clark and Richard Fairchild attended the silo fillers' supper Tuesday night at Lyle Clark's, about fifty being in attendance.

Dr. and Mrs. Lustig, of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cur-tiss and Mr. and Mrs. Will Fair-child were Thursday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith.

Mr. n n d Mrs. Fred Pattison,

worth their while and something new. A motion was made to hold Grange every two weeks.

has returned to spend the win-ter at the Albert DueU home.

Miss Josephine Salsbury, Mrs. Dee Bryant and little daughter, of Bowne, Mrs. L. A. Dygert and Mrs. Ed. Headworth called at Sada Wilson's Friday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Claud Loring and daughter Mabel, of East Cale-donia, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schwar-der and family, of Ada, were Sun-day afternoon callers of their mother, Mrs. Lucy Duell.

Deer hunters going North from Aito arc Dr. and Mrs. Thorndike, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foote and Robert, Arch Wood, Glen Silcox, Bill Anderson, Julius Wester, Earl Vanderlip, Edmond Clark and Elmer Ellis.

Sunday afternoon callers at Will Flynn's were John Nash and family, of South Bowne, Floyd Plynn and family and Mrs. Jen-nie Flynn, of Bowne Center, and Mrs. Elmer Ellis and children and Miss Bernice Flynn, of Cas-cade. The regular PTA meeting for the

month was held Tuesday evening in the school house. A very in-

. . . . . , .teresting program was given un-accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. j e r direction of Mrs. Jose-Hilbert Mofilt, were Friday eve-ipj,],^ p 0 0 t e > program chaiman. ning dinner guests of their daugh- . . _ .

THE HOME BAND SPEAKS

A regular "home town" band grew out of the efforts of the Cas-cade "Y" Pioneer club lo have some music for the boys of the community. Now Thursday, No-vember 20, at 8 p. m., there is to be a band concert given by these same boys at the Cascade church. The public is cordially invited to come and bring 25c for entrance.

Plan now to send The Ledger as one of your Christmas gifts to an old friend. Fifty-two remind-ers for $2.00.

nner gues ter, Mrs. O. E. Meyer and hus-band, of Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard

Judge Dalton, of thc Probate court gave a very instructive talk explaining the different things

RusseU that come under the jursidiction and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Loring of his court and the way they are were Thursday evening dinner disposed of. A committee was

giests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest I appointed lo fill Thanksgiving osenberg. Mr. and Mrs. Russell baskets for those needing them, spent the night with their daugh-ter and returned to their home in Middleville Friday. CARD OF THANKS

The M. E. church school has organized a class fo r the young married people of the commun- y ' u f , a 111 m m a h u iu» ity. Thc following officers were t h ™ most generous gift in our ele(

We extend our sincere thanks to the Clark Circle and many others in and around Alto for

lected. President—Mrs. Dale Curtiss. Vice president—Val Watts. Sec.—-Mrs. Blasfi Hayward. Treasurer—Mrs. W. Fairchilds. Teacher—Charles Smith. H i e December social meeting

will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Val Watts.

time of need. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grote and Family. (p 26

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ADA DEPARTMENT ADA VILLAGE

Mrs. Cecil Wfng entertained the Booster Club lust Wednesday.

Mrs. Lctta Patterson, of Grand Rapids, has been here several days repairing and remodeling her house.

Mr. and Mrs. Clouse, of Grand Rapids, were recent visitors of the latler's brother, Jake Felon and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. George Silloway, of Ovid, spent the day with her mother, Mrs. Mary Harris last Wednesday.

Mrs. George Ketchpau and hcr daughter Dorothy, returned to their home in Detroit Sunday af-ter spending a week witb hcr sister, Mrs. Sophie Emory.

Rev. and Mrs. Quartell, of Gcand Rapids, spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Winters.

Miss Ruth Allen, of Detroit, is visiting her uncle, C. F. Jack-son.

Wm. Audre, who was operat-ed on for appendicitis in Blod-jett hospital, is slowly improv-

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Maxwell, of Uansing, were Sunday evening guests of Mt. and Mrs. Seth Van Wormer.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Afton spent Sunday with her people in Kent City. Eugene Curtis attended the fun-

eral of R. H. Harrison, manager of the Lower Peninsula Light and Power Co., at Plainwell Wednesday afternoon.

Lyle Hildreth, of Plainwell, is 'pending a few days with the Home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Martin spent last week with their daughter, Mrs. Roilin Davis, of Litchfield. Beatrice returned home with them for the week-end.

n a n k s g i v i n g program given by the school children will be held in the Congregational

urch Tuesday evening, Novem-r 25. Everyone welcome. Elmer Bailey is confined to the

ouse with yellow jaundice. Katie Burt spent Sunday with

:er daughter, Mrs. Leon Free-n, of Grand Rapids.

Arthur Loveless is in Toronto, janada, this week where he is ooking after the Thornwood airy cattle that are being shown

it the Royal Winter fair.

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Ada Ltierary Club

The last meeting of the Ada Ladies' Literary d u b was held at the home of Mrs. Celia Cram-ton Thursday, Nov. 13.

The reading of the club col-lect opened the meeting followed by the reading of the minutes of the last meeting.

The president then introduced the guest speaker for the day. Miss Annette Foster, Director of the Women's Department of the Michigan Trust company.

Miss Foster chose as her sub-ject "Trust Services for Wom-en." She spoke of the various points of interest to a woman in employing a trust company, -the safety, the personal interest for a wife, a widow and children. That the smallest estate and thc largest estate received the same attention.

After the talk Miss Foster gave a question period which brought out many interesting phases of the subject, and which proved the talk to be both interpsting and instructive to the club mem-bers.

Thc hostess then served a de-licious lunch assisted by her granddaughter. M i s s Evelyn Cramton.

Announcement of the n e x t meeting was made. It will be held at the home of Mrs. May Avcrill, with Mrs. Florence Cram-ton, chairman of the program, the subject of which is "Christmas in the Holy Land. The roll call is, "Ideas for Christmas."

The members of the club then gave Miss Foster a vote of thanks in appreciation of her talk and the meeting was adjourned.

Mrs. Alice Morris, Sec.

LOWELL MARKET REPORT

Corrected Nov. 20, 1930 Wheal 73 Rye, per bu Flour, per bbl 5.60 Oats, ver bu 32 Corn and Oat feed, c w t . . . . l 80 Corn Meal 1 80 Cracked corn, per cwt 1 90 Bran, per ton 26 00 Middlings, per ton 28 00 Pea Beans 3 50 Light Red Beans 6 00 Dark Red Kidney Beans . . . 10 50 Eggs, per dozen 35 Butter Fat Hogs, dressed 11-13 Hogs, live 9-10 Calves, dressed 9-16 Calves, live 8-:(y Beef, live M Beef, dressed 9-12 Fowls, per lb 11-17 Potatoes, per cwt 1 25

The boy or girl away at school will appreciate the Ledger's weekly visit. Leave your order at the" Ledger oflice.

Boxing contests will be a fea-__ ture both nights of the Legion

• M l l l M O M I M * # # fair.

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For Yoar Holiday

Food List

The choicest foods that can be found are assembled here. Make up your list for the Thanksgiving Holiday from our choice stock.

Note These Saturday Specials: Hamburger, 2 l b s . . . . 25c SaoMge, 2 lbs 35c Rib Stew, lb 12c Beef Pot Roast, lb..l6e-18c Pork Roast, lb 18c Pork Loin, lb 25c Pork Steak, lb 22c Pork Chops, lb 25c Veal Chopa. lb 20c Veal Steak, lb 25c Herrnda Frankfurters 22c Freah Side Pork. Ib... 20e Herrada Bologna, lb.. 18e

Homq-Made Bologna, Lamb Stew, Ib Shoulder Lamb, lb.. . Leg of Lamb, lb Porter House, Sirloin & Round Steak, lb . . . . Nice Juicy Swiss

Steak, lb

POULTRY

15c 10c 18c 22c

2 5 c : :

25c ^ i

Turkeys. Ib 28e to 30c Chickens, light, lb . . . . 20c Chickena, heavy, Ib... 25c

Housenan Market and Grocery! Phone 250 We Deliver :

BEN WEPMAN'S Grand Opening Sale Is Continued One More Week

Now it the time to buy ail kinds of Fall and Winter Clothing and Foot-

wear for Men and Boys

AT CUT RATE PRICES

The cold weather will be here before you know it. 'fee prepared! There

is no use paying fancy prices. Save money at

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SIX THE LOWELL (MICH.) LEDGER and ALTO SOLO, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1930

Ledger Magazine Feature THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY

Nearly •!! the makingi for • Thankigiving dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Punkin, the Sweet Potato family, the little Applet and the leading character in the Thankigiving drama.

King Turkey on Path to "Glory"

To the martial music of brass bands 10,000 Thanksgiving turkeys march down the broad street be-tween the gayly decorated build-ings as the cheering multitude ap-plauds the strutting battalions. For TurkeyvlIIe—any one of the half-doren Texas towns which help sup-ply us with rare meat for the fes-tival holiday board�