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H. C. Murray "Queen Qua l i ty" S t o r e

W a l k i n g - S k i r t S h o e s

So l ong as " Q u e e n Q u a l i t y " Shoes are made women will h a v e n o difficulty in ob ta in ing a W a l k i n g - S k i r t Shoe tha t is both s ty l ish and comfor tab le . . g T h i s t ype of ski r t , above all others,

c a l l s f o r f w t t w »V.« r J " ^ u w u

Q u a l i t y " is t he shoe above al l o the r s to make p r e t t y feet .

Queen Q u a l i t y " w a l k i n g shoes and oxfords of G u n Metal and Black Vici Kid meet every r equ i r emen t , and may be worn with a sup reme d i s r e g a r d for cr i t ic ism.

N E W DRY G O O D S Silver S t r i pe Fancy , wor th 50c. per ya rd i . . . New 28 in. W w h Silk, 25c, 29c aod E r f .

Z e p b e r v e r y popular , per ya rd Rep Crepe , per ya rd J J ®

36 in. colorwi Taffe ta Silks, per y a r d . . £ 1 fit

Friday and Saturday S p e c i a l ! All 15c Fleece Hoee, 2 pa i r s fo r n r All 20c Fleece Hose, 3 pa i r s fo r * i All 50c Underwear

One-fifth off on Embro ide ry and Lt.ce ffSJ; " I ( W |

S p e c i a l Not ice W a t c h this space for the Mi l l inery

Opening Announcement next week.

Dora Clute Millinery Co. 8PARTA, MICH.

, Rober t Mrs. Forrest ot RockJoft, Sunday

i console j . " • • MJVUj^bt t b t t

be obl iged to mc*** jmbkim c n u c i « a f o r a n o t h e r year, a t i » . n

Mr*. T. R y a n a o d Mr*. EL]* f r e e - ' " 1 k i t b i r t t t d a m

M F I T I C M 5 « 2 FIELD FENCE * t b o a j ^ i t t h a t ! w . — — — ^ i r e r w p i

large, strong wire., heavily g ^ . " J 1 ̂ P rov ide , tor e x p a n d

and cont rac t ion . Only ~ -««el wires

| w n a io utaok their man v friend". | the beautiful birthday cards IHEM. .. H"

f o r h o w g r e a t a s t ra in « oo i t Does n o t *•

^ u o . v ^ C r e A r o < ! r J C ° " w h i c h * « T U K ? 2 3

J . S . B R A D F O R D , C . A . B L O O M E R , J I * O . M A N C H E S T E R , M A N L Y W. B F E T C H , C H A S . A . J O H N S O N , D R . D . J . W A L L A C E , A U G . A . J O H N S O N , F . D . P E A S E , O . N . B R A D F O R D , B . N . K E I S T E R .

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O p e n a S a v i n g s Account and ar-r a n g e to increase it 9 l i t t le earfc pav day.

T h r e e per cent , compounded twice y e a r l y .

M o n e y to Loan on F a r m Mort-gages .

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Be l l Phone 21 — I f yon don't r e m e m b e r the nnra-b e r j n s t s a y " M U R R A Y ' S " - - C e n t r a l knows

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Events fltwnt to Happen

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NEW WALL PAPER

Every th ing new in Wall Papers . New colors, new designs, the cut-out borders, etc.

P r i c e s f r o m 4 c u p Before you buy we invite you t o come ic and see our samples. W e can show you the very latest in W A L L P A P E R .

Mar . J8—Vaude t te—"Joyou* p r i s e , " "Po l i ce D o j f i . "

M a r . 19—Vaudet te—"A Foo l aod H i s Money Soon P a r t e d , " and " H o o -l i gan of the W e s t . "

Mar . 25—A jrrand concer t by the S p a r t a Concert baud .

A p r . 1—"All F o o l s ' S o c i a l " — a t the B a p t i s t church by C. E. society.

•Apr. 4—Township electfon.

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Bolender's P h a r m a c y S p a r t a - Mich.

General Bakery C o n f e c t i o n e r y and Cigars

Oysters , Meals and Lunches Served to Or-der at All Hours

Ice C r e a m to Order

Hummel M. A.

Now is t he t ime to buy y o u r

Lumber, Lath, S h i n g l e s of which I have a good l ine .

I a l so hand le t h e well-known W o l v e r i n e Roofing.

D* VanWI l tenburg . Potato Crates

16 c e a t s e a c h

OVR BUSINESS IS cbe#*a, ~W\ TT% ~W T M ~W

*M»ts tbat r e s p e c t e d

TO REMEDY %USim day rush, t o n l l .

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do. ifeii ia a b{

T I N G ! Rbjuir&s Some

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" W A T C H U S G R O W ! "

Owing to i u late a r r i v a l the Alp ine nevs do no t appea r In th i s issue.

Miss Km me W i s o e r won tbe prize offered by the Vaudet te , Monday evening.

Ooe of o u r local dea l e r s paid 13c per pound fo r dressed pork d u r i n g the pas t week.

Mr*. R a y VaoAuken and little daughter , J o y , are v o t i n g ber mother a t Moriey.

Geo. Curt is , of She lby . Mich. , h a s accepted a pesi t ioo io H. S. B rown ' s ba rbe r shop .

Miss C o r a l Spicer, of Shelby , is visi t ing her brother , l i o y , aod other re la t ives here.

Lad ie s ! I MI

I " R u k h b « accepted a H e a d r e a r ' P<>s t . o n in a mill inery es tab l i sbmeot u e a n g e a r . % t K f t t o n R a p i d s .

O o . • « > « . « * ! B o j S p i e r . . . 1„ G r „ d R a p i d . Kas ter Sunday , March 27! ihe first of the week t a k i n g his final Add i t i ona l local io tbe supplement . e x * m ' n a t i o o 6 io pha rmacy .

H o w a r d Gregory was io G r a n d Miss Mildred Heath lef t W e d o e s d a y R a p i d s Tuesday . fo r Graod R a p i d - where she h a s a po-

M r s . Dora Bowers is confined to * * t i o n lo a mil l inery s tore . h e r bed p. A . p ~ l . l K „ t t r c o n o e r t „ ^

Mrs . S. 3 . Toothacher h a s been 00 1 prepared f o r the eveniog of Eas te r tbe sick Hat for pa s t week. I Suoday , a t the Bap t i s ; chu rch .

Les l ie Light was, coofioefl to h i . home Mrs. Wm. Fuller, who h a s been a t by i l lness oe* i y al l of l a s t week. G r a n t for several ^ k s p « t , c a r i o g

M - . and Mrs. N. J a c o b s o o visited ' o r as ick daughte r , b a s re turned home, f r i e n d s in Grand R a p i d s over S u n d a y . jLt_ __A M n r . „

o a TT ' M r - * n d Mrs . W a r d C h u r c h at-R . S . Van Antwerp and wife visited teoded the funera l of her g r a n d f a t h e r

r e l a t i v e s in G r a n d R a p i d s over Suo- W m . Holt, a t Nor th Chester T a e s d a y . d a y .

H. A. Van Antwerp, of H o w a r d Miss Ethel Bailey, of G r a n d Ci ty , spent S u n d a y with h is fami ly ids, bas been tbe guest of Mr. mad

6 r e " ] M r s - L- du l l e r fo r the pas t few C. H . B lanchard , of Cen t ra l Lake, d a y » -

Cauklnl ' " 8 " " * h °°* ' M A- Hen -old h i . p u r o( 4-ye.r-* ' • o W m u ' 6 8 l as t week fo r W75.00. Mr. C l a r a n c e Hull lost a fine y o u n g H e f t s a y » it pays to r a i s e the best

h o r s e las t Sunday , f rom inf lammat ion (Next . )

° l ' j * , T . aod M r . . H. A. Black , Mas-i h e C. E. society a r e p l a n n i n g an '©iron, visited a t tbe home of Mr . and

Apr i l Foo l social fo r tbe 1st. P a r - M r s - A. H. Meeker the l a t t e r p a r t of t i c u l a r s la ter . las t week.

Miss Edi th B u r n a p was tbe guest of M r - a n d M r « - I rv ing G r e g o r y weot Mrs . F r a o k Bates , of Eogl lshvi l le , 1 0 G r » n d R a p i d s yes te rday fo r a few o v e r S u o d a y . d a y s ' visi t witb their d a u g h t e r . Mrs.

G e o r g e Browo aod daugh te r , C h a s " C o l e * ' Miss Esther , speot S a t u r d a y io M i " B e r t h a Waloo t t was pleas-G r a o d R a p i d s . ant ly surpr i sed by the a r r i v a l of her

Dr . B y r o n Kiog g a v e ao iosp i r iog ^ r o t b e T » w ! l 0 apeot F r i d a y and Sa tu r -a d d r e s s a t the high school Wednes- y w , l h h e r ' d a y a f t e rnoon . P- Lextrum, who h a s been confined

M r s . J . Hinman was confined to her J? h o u s e t o r *** g rea t e r p a r t of bed tne g rea te r p a r t of th is week on l w o w e e k s *>*h l ag r ippe , is a ccoun t of il lness. 00 nvalescing.

Mr . and Mrs. E. B. F e a r r o n visited u ^ r ' a n d M r * ' • ' ^ n Manches te r and Mr. a n d Mrs. P le r son , a t CooDers- f r ™ ' H e a e U , n e attended the fune ra l of ville, o v e r Sunday . t h e i r b r o t > o r , Wm. Holt , a t Nor th

Miss Blanche Whi t t a l re turned th i s C h ® 8 t e r > o n Tues«ay . week f rom a two weeks' vUit with w a r d I n i r e r so l l aod Linn B r a d f o r d r e l a t i v e s lo Cour t l aod . competed with two G r a n d R a p i d s

S o m e Pos t Eleciion T h o u g h t s , " ^ Home, Wednes-sub jec t for Suoday eveoiog address ^ ^ * " l V * r m e d ^ a t the Methodis t church. 0 a ' r a re flying b igh , bu t

Miss Minnie Meek, of Lowell soent o w , n o 1 over take po rk . T h e S a t u r d a v and Suoday with her p a r e P01^5*0© bas bnoome tbe most ents . M r . and Mrs. Ben M e l P " * * * on tnC f a rm .

Mrs . T h a n e Hulett, of G r a n d R a p - A r o e I l a Boorom, who h a s been Ids, visi ted Wednesday with her par - • P e ° d i o * **>• " ln*er in Gagen, Wis . , ents , M r . and Mrs. R . Coleman. w l X h b e r d a u K h t e r , Mrs. H. Hil ton,

Miss F innucan and Miss Peterson, h o r a e W e d n « d s y evening . f o r m e r S p a r t a teachers, visited old Marsha l l S b o u p and Mrs. F r a n k f r i e n d s in Spa r t a , las t S a t u r d a y . Wood enter tained their paren ts , Mr.

M r s . D. Stedman wishes to thank a D d ^ n " ® b o u P » Bawldin , o v e r her f r i e n d s for tbe many b i r t hday S u n d a J -g r e e t i n g s sbe received las t F r i d a y . Chas . Hal lack las t week so ld a span

T h e S p a r t a Athletic c lub wishes to ° f y o u o < r Worses to San fo rd McDou-1 t hank the public f o r a t t end ing their ? * " f o r , 3 5 0 0 a A p reuy good price ! s o c i y l a s t Tuesday evening, (n i t ) . ° ° 1 U "

MiC aod Mr*. Reuben Carlson ex- . M a r k ! , o r t o ° h a * leased the J . F 1 pect tA move 00 the L o r a n s o Chap- C . u i v e r f % r a j looatod two miles south man fa\n>, nor th of town, th is spr ing. o f t o m . u * ° d w i l 1 ®o^e there in the | T r v

. . ^ n e a r future. * Mrs. 3 ^ h n Teewin, of G r a n d T h „ ~ , '

R a p i d s , so^Bt the week and as the * ° ° r r « p o d « e n t ,

*u«st of M r l w d Mrs. G«>rge Brown. w o e k ^ h f J . ^ J * .*** / • « J w e e k , which ao<ouou fo r their

O s c a r F i n i b and wife, who w « n t o ^ f i M S | C a o c e In th i s Issue, U> S t a g e r , m . , several j l f

! h a v e retunAo S u r M k J M H K f wtm

been under the managemen t of H. A. B l ^ f o r t h e p a s t y e a r , has changed hands . P . C . Mossne r 1. t h H e w manage r .

ta o c o u n t o t the vi l lage election

a .a ci ty p r i m a r i e s in Grand Rap ids , — A. Shaw who is a j u r y m a n this

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C. E. of u . Bap t i s t ^ ' W ~ k W e d w d . ,

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Mr .mod M r . , D F l l k i n . , . h o b . T . been l iv ing on the Lewis Dunn fa rm for the pas t th ree yea r s , a re m o v i n g this «eek on i i e i r own place, j a s t

est o f T i I l m ( ? e

. A jolly bunch of 14 y o o n g neon!e «m>| ;h«ra»elves some aod then some

a t « * b o m e o f M r . a o d Mrs . George Baker l a s t F r i d a y a i r h t . Mrs. B a k e r I served t^ f resbments .

J e s s e Black, deli very man fo r A. A. J o h n s o n & Co. , was obl iged to s to re f i ^ U f h 0 d ? ? o d " a c d board bis ImSl ' /V P T« b e o a u * e *bere a r e no empty houses in town.

Glenn W r i g h t , who h a s been work-ing in G r a n d R a p i d s f o r tbe past yea r h a s re turned to h i s borne here, and is oow working in the machinery depar t -ment at tbe H o l m ' s f ac to ry °ep*r t -

Ohlin Walco t t . Clyde J o h n s o n , Mark Norton a n d Hine Smith spoke

ids, fo r a g r a n d go ld meda l .

Horace Heath, wife aod son-in-law. Ray Middletoo, aod wife, who have S , " 5 ^ tn t h e Fu l le r bou»e 00

d u r i n g tbe winter, have jom.edb.ck 10 their (arm northern., ot

Frank S t age l a s t week sold h is farm, located south and west of town, *o J e r r y Crowley . Mr . Stage then

JPcbaeed the f a rm owned by Glenn ilrnoos, and known a r tbe R. s .

Ooleman place.

CATTLE, HORSES,

H O G S * ~ p l G S .

C W t n y MOD OF A M E R I C A N F E N C E G U A R A N T E C P BY T H E M A N U F A C T U R E R S .

CALL AND SEE IT.

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AMERICAN

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Y O U R S

Shelby Don't

Almest Any One May Secure a Splen-did Growth of IJair

Yon can eas i ly find ou t your-self if your »i*ir needs nour ishment , if It is th inning, ge t t ing dry , ha r sh and bri t t le, o r sp l i t t i ng a t the ends . You s imply h a v e to pull a ha i r f rom the top of y o u r bead and olosely examine its r o o t . If the bulb is p lump and rosy It is all r igh t ; if it is white and shrunken you r ha i r Is d i seased and needs nourishment .

We have a remedy f o r ha i r t rou- | oles that can no t be surpassed . I t has a record of g r o w i n g ha i r and 1

cu r ing ba ldness in 93 ou t of 100 j cases where used accord ing to j direct ions for a r e a s o n a b l e length I of time. I t wiil even grow ha i r o u ' bald heads if the sca lp is not gla*«d a n d s h i o o y . T h a t m a y seem like a s t rong s t a t e m e n t - i t is and we meao it t c be- aod no ooe shou ld doubt it unUl tboy h a v e pu t o u r c la ims to an actual test.

W e a re so su re t b a t Rexa l l "93* Hai r Tonic will complete ly e radi -cate dandruf f , p revent ba ldness st imulate the sca lp a n d h a i r roo ts ' s top fa l l ing h a i r a o d grow new ha i r tha t we pe r sona l ly give o u r positive g a u r a n t e e to r e f u n d every penny paid us f o r Rexa l l "93" Ha i r Tonic ia every ins tance where it does not do as we c l a i m o r fa l l s to give ent i re s a t i s f ac t ion to the user.

Rexal l " 9 3 " H a i r Ton ic is »* pleasant to use as c l e a r sp r iog

ater. I t | s pe r fumed with a p W a u t odor , and does no t grease o r gum tbe ha i r . W e h a v e it io two ,;*es, prioes 30 ceots aod •1.00. W e urge you t o t ry Rexal l

l93" H a i r Toole oo o u r recom-mend atioo aod with o u r gaurao tee back of it . You ce r t a io ly t ake no risk. Remember, you can obta in Itexal! Remedies in S p a r t a only a t o u r s t o r e , - T h e Rexa l l Store . A- B. Way.

NEW SPRING RUGS W e are showing t h e finest l ine of floor cover

m g s ever seen in Spa r t a .

Tapes t ry Brussels, good g rade , SJxlO*

„ " " " 9 x l S I I I I " Heavy .Seamless Brussels, 8 | x l ( H

*4. " 9x12. Quake r Seamless Brussels, no l e t t e r Tanes t rv

Brussels at any price, !»xl2 Wilton Velvet, suitable fo r small Vw£T 7x0 * N llton Velvet 9x12

Axminis te r , line qual i ty , SJxllM

# x 1 2 . Axminis te r , best quali ty made, 9x12. A r t Squares , all wool, best, 9 x 1 2 . . Ar t Squares , Brussels Ingra in , 9x12

B h o r . R „ T M < " f e t 0 ° r d e r 1 0 K l a n > ' room on shor t notice and at very lowest prices.

I n g r a i n C a r p e t s cut and matched without waste. An ntire new hae in all grades f r o m 3 0 c to 7 5 c per yard .

L i n o l e u m . — W e are now ca r ry ing this ever popular cover ing m three widths, 6 ft., 7* f t . and 12 f t . w i £ A large var ie ty of pa t te rns .

„ N ® W 8 E A ? V ou r new Catalogue, showing hundreds cf pa t t e rns of Rugs, Carpets , Linoleums. Matt ings, Lace

w r i t ' ' ™ I o r e - F r e e w b " ° C . ' ' o r

$ 9 5 0 1 1 2 5 1 2 5 6 1 5 t O

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BALLARD Sparta , Mich;

THE CASH GROCERY

W e ca r ry a fu l l l ine of the choicest Groceries , and because of t h e fact tha t we sell for Cash , en-ables us to g ive o u r cus-tomers t he benefit of bad debts, which a lways ne-cessi tates addi t ional pro-fits to cover t he loss.

"Our Choice" Coffee at 20c per lb.

You Want to Buy C O T T O N S E E D M E A L , O. P . L I N S E E D O I L M E A L , G L U T E N F E E D , B R A N

\ ^ ? L I N G S ' C O R N m E A L , B L O O D M E A L , for t he Calves?

I can Save You Money on any of These Feeds

H a m m o n d Da i ry Feed , i 7 pe r cent . Prote in , 3 per cen t

. ^ ^ d d H n g s P e r T C ^ t i t . C a r b 0 h y d r a t e s • c o s U l e s s t h a n B r a n " r

your feed b S l 7 E R T A N K A G E f e d y ° u r h ° R S will reduce you r feed bil l , 5 t o 25 p e r cent . N o t h i n g l ike it to m a k e P i g s grow. Can you afford not to u se it?

N ou can add >5 to 50 pe r cen t to y o u r Corn and Oa t crop, by the use of t he right commercia l fer t i l izers . Work ' j u s t t h e same. W o n ' t it pay? I can f u r n i s h you H i g h G r a d e r e r t i h z e r s a t m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' pr ices .

I S ^ O U R L A N D S O U R ? M a k e it S W E E T , L I M E . L i m e

and he lps ready in th wan t to

ha s consi< with

irable f e r t i l i z ing va lne in i tself ,

r t h e u n s o l u a t > l e fer t i l izers al->11. L i m e is absolute ly indespensab le , if you

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P r i n t e d T h u r s d a y A f t e r n o o n .

S R H T n n t u E s t a b l i s h e d i n -L x a d k b , E a t a b l i a b c d i n - -C o m b i n e d J a n u a r y ,

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S u b s c r i p t i o n , O n e Dol lar p e r Y e a r .

E w r e a at ON poet eAee at Spana. M «h - as suood en ss ataner.

t en t Co.

F R I D A Y , M A R C H 1 8 , M I O

P O I N T E D P A R A G R A P H S .

Ant i - f a t r e m e d i e s are se ldom need ed by the m a n w h o leans on h&p<-

H - V t r t u e Li i t s own reward , but t a k e s c a s h to p r i n t :« n e w s p a p e r Hfclt i o d e l i n q u e n t subscr iber -

A s o r e way t o save m o n e y — d o n ' t spend i t — d o c s no t apply to t he p e r -son w h o inves t s 'n houses a n d lo ts fo r r e n t a l p u r p o s e s when we need t b e m so bad ly .

O l d s a y i n g revised: " T h e t r u s t s o w e us a l iv ing." but wc a re a f r a id t h e r e wou ld b e plenty of e m p t y "Li-ead b a s k e t s " if we failed t o c a t e r t o t h e i r d ic ta t ions .

T h e M C. boys are p lanning t o ; keep busy n U i ! U n O i h i p e lec t ion. ] when K e n t coun ty will g o o a record f o r o r aga in s t the s a loon .

T w o of the b o y s will assist the G r a n d Rapids c lass in a silver medal c o r n e t March 16 a t t h e Soldiers ' H o m e .

Four M. C. b o y s c o m p e t e d for a g r a n d gold medal a g a i n s t fv»ui of t he G r a n d Rapids class a t t b e W e a l t h y Avenue Bapt is t church , March 17-

W e are t r y ing t o a r r a n g e for t be s i lver class to speak March 26. t he go ld class March 20 a n d finish with a d i amond con tes t Apri l *, in Spar ta .

M a n y have been a s k i n g what t he " W a r n e r C r a m t o n l iquor l aw" is as applied t o Spar ta . T h e fo l lowing :s t he exac t word ing of ^ s e c t i o n 39 :

W h e n appl ied Tor in accordance with the provision* of t h i s act . bonds shall be approved by t h e local Board , Board of T rus t ee s . Counci l or C o m -m o n Counci l in each townsh ip , village and city for retail l iquor dealers no t t o exceed the n u m b e r do ing business ir, said township , vi l lage or city in t he m o n t h of April , 1909"

A d i s p a t c h f r o m H o n d u r a s says C o n g r e s s has been in sess ion a m o n t h and a half and has d o n e no th -ing T h e y shou ldn ' i wor ry . W e , in t he U . S. c an beat them by a who le m o n t h .

T h e r e is n o t h i n g tha t cal ls a t t en -t ion and d r a w s people to « t o w n equal t o a g o o d newspaper . In o r d e r fo r a m a n t o m a k e a good n e w s p h e m u s t have the pa t ronage people a m o n g w h o m he lives, h a s h a l f w a y suppor t it s tands t»j son t h a t h e must make a pe r and in do ing this every the t o w n and sur rounding count to bea r a po r t i on of the loss.

reason , if f o r n o other , the t r i e s t o m a k e a good should have the support people , al l of whom r? much benef i t f r o m does h imse l f .

DISCOVERY Stop That Couoh.

paper t o w n

W e hope every oik- will r emem-ber thc contes t of t he Spar t a Concer t Band March 25. T h i s band is al-ways ready to he lp ou t in our meet -ings and the only pay they have re-ceived »s a big " t h a n k you" and ou r hear t ies t gra t i tude. But that wili no t pay hall ren t nor buy music, and n o w «*'hen they are p lann ing to give such a fine concer t , as we know I hey will, a n d -barge a small admission, wc h o p e all w h o can w..l be there . If yon can not be p re sen t buy a t icket a n y h o w and show t h e m you appre -c ia te wha t they havc done for us.

L. DOUGLAS 8 3 . O O , « 3 . 5 0 s » 4 . 0 0 & * 5 . 0 0 SHOES Butt tin Worid

U N I O N M A D E

Boys' Shoos $2.00

T h e I .ans;ng Jou rna l i« one of the la tes t of the influential newspapers ot Michigan to c o m e ou t in favor of local op t ion . T h e J o u r n a l has m a J c an invest igat ion in var ious count ies where local op t ion prevai ls and has found tha t t hc law is being very well en fo rced and is p r o v i n g genera l ly sa t i s fac to ry . T h e m o r a l a t m o s p h e r e is be t te r , d r u n k e n n e s s and crime are o n thc decrease. More than 160 k n o w n Michigan n e w s p a p e r s are now open and aggress ive in their suppor t of local opt ion , while not more t h a n fo r ty in the en t i re S t a t e are openly o p p o s i n g thc an t i - sa loon movement .

#2.5(1 Fast Color EiloU

W . L. Douglas shoes a r e the lowest price, qual i ty considered, in the world. Their exce f ' en t style, easy f i t t ing and long wear ing qualities excel thos* of other makes . If you have been paying high pr ices fo r your shoes, the next time y o u neeu a p a i r g i v e W . L D o u g l a s shoes a trial. Yoo can save money on your f o o t w e a r a n d g e t s h o e s thet are just as good in eve ry way as those that have be«-n coating you higher prices.

If y o u c o u l d v i s i t our large factories at B r o c k t a n , M a s * and s e e for yourself h o w c a r e f u l l y W . I - D o u g l a s s h o e s are made, you would then understand why they hold their shape, fit better and w e a r l o n g e r t h a n other makes . C A i m o N — W. L. Dooclu n s w PT»«* }• UAmprd on U * bottom t c i p w w i tn* wearer hicb p n - n i n d Infrrlor •hwt. T*H.r N o H a h . K . « < • < • : I f W l D o q j l u A M W n o t f o r M l * I n y o n r •l<-lntts. write to* Mm! urdrr Cslslos- W . U Dou*Ua-BrocklonJiUss. ^ >AT .K B-j-

A . A . J o h n s o n & C o . SPARTA. MICH.

As the Merchan t s ' and Manufac tu r -e rs ' Associat ion c la im not to be in-t e res ted in the l iquor traffic aud on ly in te res ted in what is fo r thc best bus iness of the c i ty and county (a l -t hough they \>ere o rgan ized by a roan employed by t h e Brewers ' As-soc ia t ion) t he Ken t Coun ty Ant i -Sa-loon League invites t h e m to select a r epresen ta t ive m an w h o is in n o way connec ted with t h e l iquor traffic and whose spir i t of fa i rness would c o m m e n d itself t o t hc voting public, and the Ant i -Sa loon L e a g u e to select a man a«d these t w o to select a th i rd man , to be known a s an Inves t iga t ing Commi t t ee , t o visit t hc principal cit-ies of Michigan w h e r e local op t ion is in force and examine condi t ions as r e g a r d s business (commerc ia l and indus t r ia l ) in these ci t ies and make a repor t of their findings t o thc v o t e r s of Ken t county , each t o pay half t hc expense of the t r ip and of publ ishing the repor t . T h e r e p o r t is to be m a d e no t la te r than March 29.

fo re loca l op t ion took ef fec t . Al l of o u r c i t izens have p len ty of w o r k a n d are e a r n i n g the s a m e a m o u n t of m o n -ey as they were when sa loons were he re . O a r banks show a h e a v y in-c r ea se in savings accounts . O n r m e r -c h a n t s say t ha t t rade has b e e n be t -t e r than ever before . Men a n d t h c . r w i v e s * h o nsed t o s p e n d smal l a m o u n t s of m o n e y and g e t t r u s t e d , n o w spend t w o or t h r e e t i m e s t h e a m o u n t and pay p r o m p t l y t o t h e dry g o o d s , b o o t and shoe and g r o c e r y s t o r r s . People who were s e l l i ng in -tox i ca t i ng l iquors o r w e r e r e n t i n g bu i ld ings t o sa loons have p r o b a b l y lost s o m e t h i n g t h r o u g h the d e p a r t u r e of t h e sa loons f rom Bat t le C r e e k , bu t s s ide f r o m these , w h o r e p r e s e n t but a smal l n u m b e r of people , all t he res t of o u r communi ty has in my j u d g m e n t been grea t ly bene f i t ed by

people like it be t t e r and b e t t e r every-d a y . "

T h e Grand Rap ids H e r a l d te l l s of o n e J ake Mieras . la t te r ly o n e of G r a n d Rapids mos t skilled m e c h a n -ics. e s r n i n g big wages as a venee r j o i n t e r but fo r some t ime a heavy d r i n k e r T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n of las t week he came home d r u n k a n d im-med ia t e ly began to abuse h is wife, w h o was sick in bed and w h o unti l • hat t ime seemed in a fair w a y t o re-cove r T h c chi ldren t r ied t o p r o t e c t h r r and quiet him, but he d r o v e t h e m away wi th curses and t h e y phoned fo r t hc police and a phys ic i an . T h e h o p e s are en te r t a ined of h e r recov-ery . Abou t thc bedside of t h c dy ing w o m a n are ga the red ten ch i ld ren , r a n g i n g in age f rom the e ldes t cf 21 t o the younges t , a t i d i e r of 4 Al-t h o u g h the hom<- is poor ly f u r n i s h e d , g iv ing evidence of long and s t r enu -o u s usage of tha t p rov ided in b e t t e r days , when the fa the r a n d p rov ide r was an upr igh t , manly m a n , a t t e n t i v e t o the w a n t s of his fami ly , t h e l i t t le o n e s were scrupulous ly c lean as they g a t h e r e d weeping about t h c beds ide of the i r m o t h e r . An effor t w a s made t n gnt the husband and f a t h e r f rom jail as it was t h o u g h t his b e t t e r na-t u r e nvight be touched by t h c affect -i n g sccncs at his wife 's d e a t h bed. O b . vo te r s of Kent coun ty , do you. can you. call yourse lves m e n and m a k e legal a business which b r ings such so r row and deso la t ion? C a n you m e n t i o n t axes with such i n f a m o u s bus ine s s? Tf you could put all t hc do l l a r s of t hc worid in a pi le it could n o t pay fo r t hc awful w i e c k s of m a n -t .ood and w o m a n h o o d . Yes , 1 k n o w you th ink tha t a r g u m e n t s o u n d s o i l It is o ld ; sin is old. but if tha? awfu l d e s t r o y e r e n t e r s you r h o m e y o u will t h ink it i - horr ibly new.

K M vvBeat. 00- lb ! R y e « B u c k w h e a t ! H a y

S t r a w A r t h u r Babcock has b o u g h t a driv- O a t s

ing hor»e. ^ f u e l l e d

Mrs . R. S. E n g l i s h spent las t w e e k ! B e e f , ' d r e s s e d in G r a n d Rapids. i Ch ickens , l i ve

Mrs. E. S t u a r t is e n t e r t a i n i n g » j Ch ickens , d reased

b ro the r f r o m Sag inaw . B u t t e r

Miss H e l e n M e a d spen t las t week witb friends a t Rockford.

Pe te r and J o e I d e m a have g o n e t o Benton H a r b o r t o work._*l • Mr . and Mrs . R e n .Wil l iams a re home fo r 3 sho r t t ime .

Mrs. Carr ie A n d r u s vis i ted a t Mrs, O. H. But ter f ie ld ' s l a s t week.

F r a n k Dar l i ng is w or L ing for t he H o l m Machine M f g . Co. , of Spar ta .

Dan M c D o n a l d w a s h o m e for a few-days last week f r o m B e n t o n H a r b o r .

Mrs . F m m a S. S m i t h en t e r t a ined the H e l p i n g H a n d society ias t P n -day. j

A. H. W i t h r y , of S p a r t a , filled o n r pulpit Sunday . H e read a fine ser-mon.

Mrs. B. B»te> is e n t e r t a i n i n g a niece and d a u g h t e r f r o m T r a v e r s e City.

It seems good t o see Mr. and Mrs Marsha l l M c Q u e e n out t o chu rch again .

Can ' t some o n e scare u p a w a r m sugar s o c i a l ' S o m e t h i n g wc haven ' t had in over a yea r .

Mr. and Mr*. Bur t ch and Mrs. Anna W a t k i n s spent a d a y at Mrs. E. W . S tage ' s las t week .

Mrs. A. Mor ley has b r o k e n the rec-ord in post c a r d *hower>. O n her 74th b i r thday she received 74 cards .

Monday , Mr. and Mrs . J o h n Bu-chanan and son. Dill, and Ber t Bu-chanan , went t o t he c i ty t o a t t end the funera l of the i r aun t . Mrs . J o h n Buchanan.

Your c o r r e s p o n d e n t m a d e a b ic mis take in last week ' s i t ems . Mrs. Elsie Mead w a s no t on t h c sick list and never fel t b e t t e r in ner life t h a n now. she says.

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C H R I S T I \ N E N D E A V O R N O T E S .

T h c C. E. will a l w a y s welcome you.

T h c topic fo r n e x t S u n d a y even ing : " I s money a cu r se o r a b less ing ," Luke 12:13-21; Mat t . , 6:19-21. T h e leader is L y n n F e . g u s o n . M o n e y is some th ing t h a t is of vital in teres t t o eve ryone , so t h e r e is no reason why we should no t havc a • g o o d a t t end -ance. M o n e y ques t i ons will be dis-cussed pro and con . C o m e out and b r ing your f r i ends .

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EggsB p o t a t o e s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H R M D S . HAND o t e V e d .

Business Liners. " P O R S A L E — G u i t a r a o d case , mao--T do l io a n d cane , se t of d r a w i n g ins t rument* a n d a s e c o n d - h a n d gaso-l ine l amp . I n q u i r e of R . S . V a n Ant-

8-x

J J O R S A L E — C h e a p t eam. I n q u i r e a t S m i t h ' s I m p l e m e n t s t o r e 5- t tx

F ° S S A L E — C o w s I n q u i r e a t n m - t h ' n l m n l e m e n t s t o r e . 5 - t f s

LION FENCE is King of Staple Fences. Every wire f rom top to bottom, and f rom end tc cad, line wires, cross wires and locks are of a superior quality of Basic Open Hearth Steel, heavily galvanized, an examination of tbe tie wiil impress any farmer with its superior features.

W e have about 4,000 rods of Lion Fence m stock, also a good supply of Cedar Posts and another car or-dered.

We also make a specialty of Spraying Outfits, Hand and Power Pumps, Bamboo Rods, Spray Nozzles, Rubber Hose, Hose Connections and Spray Tanks, and Rex Lime and Sulphur solution.

PRICES A L W A Y S R I G H T i

1 T O B S A L E — A g o o d s i x - r o o m h o u s e with an a c r e of l a n d . T . C. Teep le

F O R S A L K — A n A l f a r m of "0 ac re s 1 known a s t h e L e e r i s B o o r o m fa rm, i -mi l e n o r t h f r o m M a i n St . , V i l l a g e of S p a r t a . E n q u i r e of V. H. Bl'.liDgs, C o u r t House , G r a n d R a p i d s . l-«tf

P>R S A L E — O n e h o r s e , two cows, one open b u g g y , o n e cu t te r , o n e

•et o n e - b o r s e s l e i g h s , on® l igh t h a r -ness, 18 t o n s b a y , o a t s , c o r n aod 5C hens . I n q u i r e of L o r e n z o C h a p m a n , 41 miles n o r t h e a s t of S p a r t a , Sec. 36,

no. T y r o r 10-12*-tf

I ^ O R - S A L E — S e l e c t e d yellow den t seed c o r n , 2 v a r i e t i e s r t - c leaned

seed oa t* ; c o r n s t a l k s ; a 2 -year -o ld new milcb J e r s e y he i f e r with ca l f . J . R . Be ties, p h o n e 52—2. 10-tf

FO R S A L E — A g o o d work and d r i v i n g h o r s e . I n q u i r e of I.

s t and o n e mile 11-tf

G r e g o r y , o n e mi le e; sou th of S p a r t a .

P) R S A L E — H o u s e , lo t and b a r n on G r d n e r S t . Wm- Ki lgou r .

S p a r t a . 11-12*

T U S T O Kn

S C H O O L N O T E S .

F A C T O R Y B R I E F S

H o n . J . W . Bai ley, M a y o r of Bat-tle Creek, in a l e t t e r says : " T h e s t a t e m e n t s made a b o u t Batt le Creek .

Why Take Alcohol? Are you thin, p ale, easily tired, lack your usual vigor and strength? Then your digestion must be poor, your blood thin, your nerves weak. You need a tonic and alterative. You need Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirely free from alcohol. W e believe your doctor would endorse these statements, or we would not make them. Ask him a n d f i n d out. Follow his advice. j.c.At*rCo..Lowell.Mass.

t s ^ n d ^ e m e n n i ^ o u r d ! ^ PDls as a family laxative. Liver pills. All vegetable. Ask your doctor about them.

I

SPECIAL OFFER 10 per c e n t d i s c o u n t

W e are going to give every customer who buys a Suit or Overcoat of us in tbe aext two weeks an extra 10 per cent, discount. Owing to the large amount of new Spring Goods bought, we will have to make room for goods on the way. They are arriving daily and we are crowded for room. This offer includes all our new SPRING S U I T S

Don't fail to visit this tremendous sale on new Spring Suits and Overcoats, for it will certainly pay you to come and take ad-vantage of it. j

1

THE HUB

Ehib i t day March 25.

Mrs . Spil lcrs visited t h c seven th g r a d e T u e s d a y fo renoon .

Cl i fford Myers has gone t o Grand Rap ids to work in a f a c to ry .

Pea r l King , I aa , Ruth a n d Joe l Bu rk l and are new pupi l s in t h e lower g rades . T h e y keep coming .

T h e t e n t h g rade arc m a k i n g some v ry nice wea the r :naps in connec -t ion wi th the i r g e o g r a p h y w o r k .

F o r e s t Averill and O s c a r M a t s o n i i d V C moved away, leav ing t h c s ix th g r a d e with t w o less iu n u m b e r .

E v e r y b o d y is ge t t ing r eady f o r E x -hibit day by p u t t i n g as m u c h work as possible in shape for exh ib i t i on .

T e a c h e r — I ' m af ra id J o h n n y , t ha t I 'll never meet you in H e a v e n .

J o h n n y — W h y ? W h a t h a v e you been do ing n o w ?

W i t h examina t ions only tV'O weeks off it migh t he well t o r e m e m b e r the l i t t le s t anza . "Of all sad w o r d s of t o n g u e o r pen the saddes t a r e these , I ' ve flinched aga in . "

H a v e you seen AI? AI w h o ? Alco-hol . K e r o s e n e him last n i g h t , bu t he h a s n ' t benzine since. G a s o l i n e him u p t c z l a m p post and t o o k a r.aph tha . Gas the pe t ro leum w a g o n took

| h im up.

M e s d a m e s Crane . R e x f o r d and L o o p visited Miss W a l c o t t ' s r o o m las t week as de lega tes f r o m t h e W . C. T . U. and p resen ted t h e r o o m w i t h a fine p ic ture of F r a n c i s E . Wil l -a rd . W e are a lways glad f o r such g i f t s and they make the s c h o o l seem n e a r e r t o the h e a r t s of t he peop le .

T h e r e are no doubt a g r e a t m a n y p a r e n t s w h o would be g lad t o k n o w of the k;:.d of work t ha t pup i l s s re do ing in school but feel t im id abou t v i s i t ing when school is in sess ion. F o r t ha t reason the v a r i o u s r o o m s will be decora ted wi th t h e pupils ' w o r k on Fr iday a f t e r n o o n . M a r c h 25. a n d all p a t r o n s and o t h e r s in te res ted a r e ea rnes t ly invited t o c o m e and sec w h a t is be ing done in each grade . Pup i l s a r e t ak ing a g r e a t i n t e r e s t in p r e p a r i n g for th i s occas ion and t h e y will be grea t ly d i s a p p o i n t e d if you d o not f avor t hem wi th y o u r prea-

I ence.

H o l m Mach ine M f g . Co.

T h e new line s h a f t i n g i s ' e rec ted and runn ing .

C. S. Rose , a moulde r , h a s charge of t he core r o o m .

P u t t i n g 011? fifteen eng ines a day. T h a t ' s p re t ty good .

Received th i s w e e k — o n e new air c o m p r e s s o r and rece iv ing t a n k .

Seven men were hi red th i s week, and we would like to ge t th r ice as many .

Chas. Bay, S e c r e t a r y and T r e a s u r -er of our c o m p a n y , a f t e r spend ing several days in Ch icago , r e tu rned Tuesday , accompan ied by h is wife.

T h e W e l c h M f g Co.

Jus t rece ived abou» five o r six t o n s of cold rol led steel .

A tank is n o w be ing e r e c t e d to hold about 8.000 g a l l o n s of c r u d e oil.

f W e are n o w ins ta l l ing a S tua r t case h a r d e n i n g f u r n a c c . Th i s f u r nace is used t o ca se -ha rdened steel rol lers used on b racke t s .

N o t i c e .

A n y pe r son f u r n i s h i n g l a b o r o r m a -te r i a l f o r t he t o w n s h i p of S p a r t a a n d who h a s no t p u t in t h e i r b i i i a r e re-ques ted to h a n d i t t o me a t once.

G e o r g e K l e n k ,

11-1* H i g h w a y C o m m i s s i o n e r .

N O T I C E

H a v i n g sold o u r c r e a m e r y t o P . C. Mossne r , and w i s h i n g t o c l o s e u p o u r b u s i n e s s , p a r t i e s h a v i n g a c c o u n t s a g a i n s t us, will p leaae h a n d tbem Id, a l s o those in o u r d e b t will

D i p l o m a c y .

Down on M a r k e t s t r e e t there is a saloon w h e r e t h e y s e t u p a h u g e schooner f o r 5 cen t s . W h e n 6 o 'c lock b lows the p lace is t h r o n g e d by the th i rs ty , f o r t i f y i n g t h e m s e l v e s f o r t he long walk h o m e .

O n e n igh t a h u g e I r i s h m a n in a red flannel sh i r t , open a t h i s b r a w n y chest and ro l led u p o v e r swel l ing biceps, s tood in t he c r o w d and t ap -ped his nickel on the bar . Ju s t as t he ba rkeeper set ou t t he s c h o o n e r t h e wing doo r b u r s t open a n d a l i t t le I r i shman r u s h e d in, flung h is coat on the n«x»r. i L i c w his h a t bes ide it and , j u m p i n g on t h e m , yel led in a h igh voice qu ive r ing wi th r a g e :

" W h i c h o n e of yez b e a t u p poo r • Pa t M u r p h y ? "

1,X>R S A L E — P r i m e c l o v e r seed. E . W . S t a g e , l i m i l e s sou th and o n e

mile ea s t of S p a r t a . 11-13*

P O R S A L E — 4 0 ac res , soil good , 20 ac re s c i e a r e d . 15 ac re s t imber .

Sma l l log house , s t a b l e and h a y sbed, A l a p p l e o r c h a r d , g o o d well of water , s p r i n g b r o o k . M u s t b e sold to c lose an es ta te . A b a r g a i n . W. O. Holmes, K e n t C i t y . 11-x

Eas te r C a r d s a t D o r a C l u t e ' s . l l x

T C K U P C O N T R A C I ^ ^ pickle c o n t r a c t s a t A. A. J o h n -

son & Co. ' s s t o r e . lOx

T I T A N T E D — H o u s e c l e a n i n g , * * ing, p l a i n sewing, a t hoi

to go ou t . Mrs . W . H . R o b e r t s .

WA N T E D — A t e l e p h o r e o p e r a t o r . I n q u i r e of R . S . V a n Antwerp ,

M a n a g e r . 9-tix-

A N T E D — A y o u n g g i r l to a s s i s t " with h o u s e w o r k and c a r e of

ch i ld ren . T o be t r e a t e d as o n e of the j f a m i l y . A d d r e s s , 240 Fu l l e r S t . , | G r a n d R a p i d s . 10-tf*

VjTf A N T E D — Y o u n g Men and W o m e n a s n u r s e s u p o n the i n sane .

Good wages a n d t w o y e a r s ' c o u r s e in t r a i n i n g , f ree . A d d r e s s , Dr . A. I . Noble , Med. S u p t . , K a l a m a z o o , M>cb.

X T 7 A N T E D — W e w a n t good sober , ** i n d u s t r i o u s men to l e a r n t be

work in *be v a r i o u s d e p a r t m e n t s of o u r f a c t o r y . P e r m a n e n t pos i t ions ; g o o d w a g e s to s t a r t a n d s t eady ad-vancement t o t h o s e who make g o o d . Apply a t once , C o n t i n e n t a l Moto r Mfg. Co. , Muskegon , M i c h .

WA N T E D — W o r k by d a y o r week, p l a i n s e w i n g o r d re s s m a k i n g .

R o c m s a t M r s . G o o r g e B a k e r ' s , Ma-ple s t ree t . 11*

WA N T E D — A n a p p r e n t i c e g i r l to l e a r n t be m i l l i n e r y bus iness .

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CAST COOK STOVES, STEEL

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HIGH QUALITY, LOW PRICES

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C, G. LOASE, T h e Hardware Man

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W e are now receiving our New SPRING GOODS. To see them is to admire them.

On all Wool Underwear, 25 per cent discount during this m»nth. This is less than cost but we want the room.

At the Little R-Z-B Store on the Corner

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