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VOL I. LOWELL, KENT COUNTY. MICH., MARCH 31,1894. NO. 40

AT WlBfEOAR'S had one of the best peach farms in At tho head of one advertisement" HOMEJEWS. Kent couuly; but fulling health neces- wo see the names of Hooker, Hunt &- \ We Fit Your Feet! sitated his selling the homestead, since Co. . Th^HH gentlemen have long We Guarantee Our Goods! Albert Jackson's Sufferings which time ho has waited from monthn since ptfoed to their rest, and others Over at Last. to weeks, and weeks to days for the have taken their places. Robert. You Take No Chances! sunimons to a future home. Since Hunter Jr.] was the proprietor of a- DEATH OF MRS. MARGARET E. MOOREsellin. g his farm he resided in the vil- general store. His ad. appears twice Yqu Bring the Feet, lage and bus braved four surgical ope- in the sahfe ^j^per; We Do the Rest. rations in his battle for life. All this N. P. Husled advertises his great •©"Even a Description of The Lowell Cheap Shi»e Nicely Fitted, will Look Well, time he has displayed great courage" variety of nursery tte&. Give us a Triali i curs for Trade, Weekly Star. and fortitude, without a murmur. In another columil ivtlie unnounce- ANOTHER PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson had no chil- ment of the "Wolverine String Band,"* CEO. WINECAR. dren and their fervent love and affec- who uro prepared to furnish.music 1'or^ Nuimrout N«Wfy Notes Neatly tion was bestowed upon each other; excursion patties etc.'-' J. 8. Hooker- Narrated. and seldom have any two shown more is their prompter, and has acquainted affection fur each other than they. himself \vii(i^Ij, th^ latest styles of: ALBERT JACKSON After Your Fences! Relatives and friends froui abroad dancing, ar\d.will on every, occasion Died af -hfcretrfdencpin the village « who attended the funeral wore: Wm. introduce soraf new feature in the- * * of Lpweii, March 27 last, age 49 years, Wright, wife and son, Owosso; Albert terpeiohorean ." Other adver- Having Purchased of the Lin- and IB days. E. and Alice E. Gunn, brother-in law tisements show names an follows: Mr. Jfockson wM borti in Middlesex andsister of deceased, Shelby; C. W. Boots and shoes, I. N. ' White; , gro- dendoll Fence Company the county, Canada, March 9, 1845, came Davidson and wife, Grand Rapids r ceries and produce, J,. D.- Carpenter- to Michigan with his parents and lo- Townghipe of Vergennes, William and Peter Eastman- Green- and U. B. Williama; drugs, A. C. cated in tlie township of Keene, Ionia ville ; Hon. J. W. Hance and wife, Mt Vanderburgh andfCyrus CfUrk;;jew- Lowell, Bowne, Keen®>. Bos- CoiP](j[ichigan, in the year 1866, where Pleasant. Cdntributed. elry, J. A. Taylor and C,, H. Dunks;. he labored'on-the-farm-eunmierp and* ton, Ac Campbell, I am En- FQneral services were held at the (hty.goods, Clmpin & Bu«ilhf , apd JH attended district school winters. Congregational church on. Thursday Houseman & Co's. Grand- Rapids- abled to Furnish my Patrons Mr. Jackson and his only sister afternoon under the Masonic- auspices branch storey hardware, Danieis andv -Alice KWleoded school in Lowell for and All Others with the and conducted by Rev. Charles Young; millinery. Misses Chadwick. about one yfarr Wbe» Mr Jackson Fluhekof Grand Rapids. The church and Miss M> Carpenter; dentistry, J. %«.• lieeded the cal'i of his adopted coun- B: Bnlcom M. D.; photography. May *• was crowded with the many friends of try in the time of the Southern rebel- the bereaved family who listened ai- nard; steam engine works, Anderson lion, enlisted as a ^rit^e in 1862 at BEST FENCE HACHINE EVER SOLS tentlvely to the beautiful service. & Brewer;- saloon, Joseph Sarile!, the age of seventeen years, in the2l8t Mr. Fluhertouchiu^ly alluded to the JacobSnell, ciunselor at law;.- Av IN IQCHIGfAN. Regiment, Michigan infanlry vol- military record of the deoeasad, and Peck, M. D. physician and surgeon; Please Call at my Store and Examine the Superior Merits unteers, where he served hie full term showed how the same eoorage. that select school, Sarah Jennings, teacher. of this Machine. Respectfully yours. of three years, never sbirkiug from had enabled him to face .the. cannon's The hotels wete the Franklin' House, duty, and was engaged in the battles mouth had foiyfcj >d' him tlttough life, wea| side, Af H. King proprietor; Headqunrtere for of Pevrysville, Stync River, Oliick- Lowell House, east side, J. B. Chad- General Hardware. and enabled^ to bear patiently thfe 1 R. B. BOYLAN anaauga and . several others that his sufferings uife.i) cldairig muntha-of His wick proprietorrfand„(Jarri8on House, " J-Lil JL 1 T MgioaeDt jjasied^rongh. Duciug life. The larger faith which holdd- 'Garrison and GilUmn proprietors. Iris active serrice,'he received so that God create* --The D. M. J *; 'R Jiih^ " table / wounds, hut his health became im- and that each and every one is neces- states tbi.it there were hut two trains a- sary to the completion-of His temple The X^atent paired from exposure.' was also dwelt upon. Deeds, not day each way, ^here now there are V And After receiving an honorable dis- words, acts, not belieis,.are important. trains at ail .tiawa a as • - The. Best, charge he returned to his home in "He lives most who thinks riiost aad years come ainfrgo there are niany " ads the noblest and best" ^ Jfow is flie Time to Place Voir Order for a Michigan, and after a short season of •banges all dfoutd us. New faces,, DEATH OP MRS. MOORE: Spring Suit, an Elegant Fair of Pants ot a Jaaoty rest he soured and graduated from old onee pawing away, and new enter- Margaret E., wife of Cnrtis Moor* Spring Overcoat. Our Spring Styles and Sample* the Dttrok Business college, aftas friaes springing up,.aod who can tell which he ooachided to enter the law of this village, died on Thursday what the next thirty years may bring and Styles are novik in, aad we can lit you out better moaning, at the age of nearly 60 years and Cheaper than Ever. This is business. . profession and commenced the study to ia-' of law with Slay tou A Perry iu Lowell, after a brief itlneal, a surgical opei- A PLHASANT PAETT. ation having, been perfurmed only I he- ^ """" the Tailor. finishing with a course at the law de- Wednatday afternoon, March 28r partment at the Stale University at day before. at the pleasant home of.Dr. and Mrs. Ann Arbor. Airs. Moore has been twice married, McDsunell, quite a number of invited A COMPLETE . He commenced .the practice of law her first husband's name being Qunn. guests assembled. The hours passed at Ithica whers he remained one year She married Mr. Moore about twenty (yiicUy. bj' in pleasant converse with LINE OF wiiile at Ithica, he met Miss Sady years ago. Kb children have blessed dear familiar friend s; and though in- fiance who weadeetiaad to be his true the union 'r but she hns been a true terrupted by an invitation to the din- and esthnablfrwiiiaMAh) whom he was and faithful mother to Mr. Moore's iag room, I do not imagine that of- married in 1873 at her parent's home daoghters. Mrs. Wm. Olnrk of Lowell, fense was given, judging by the ani- FURNITURE in Marengo,Ohio. Whou he removed Mrs. E. H. Wmtors of Phcenix, Aria, mated faces that gathered around the firdin Ithaca he lototed at Riw Paw, and Mrs. Dewitt Barrows of Chicago. tebk, and (liligont attention that wkeieUioo^ t|e olkeaad bosiamof Funeral asryioes will be held at the given to- the dainty and elegant m SMMrfamifcMtt iinl tattled the ea house this (Saturday) afternoon, at 9 Mpst eerved by the charming hostess UlepfMiwklo^ p. in., Rev. A. P". Moors officiating. and her loviely daughters. UNBEmZER'S - Mr. liiKim i iaedia Paw Paw I.OWKU'8 KOHEEB NEWSPAPER. Among the guests we noticed Mrs. abeut sf* yealre and'tetainel a looca- We were handed the other day, a L P. Berkley, Mrs. B. J. Peck, Mrs. Uve practice. He WalwajV keen an copy of the first paper ever printed in Chandler Johnaon, Mrs. C. P. Potu-r, ardent RepobUean, worked and voted Lowell. The Weekly Star, Vol. 1 No H*a. P. Hunter,. Mn --^dmand I^e, -—AT— as he fought, for liWrtJi and good gov- 10, pnblisbed by Geo. S. Spaffurd, Mfs. M. N. HineJ ef^Mrs. J. M. ernment. While ai^Piw Paw be lieM and d^ted Noveinber 14, 1800. The Dodfe. . Thow* tVom out C)f town were the office of circuit'- flbnmiauoner for sheet Is yellow witH age and is quite Mrt. A. J. Ltean, Mrs. E. T. Brown two years, in which oa|)aciiy he exhib- a

I Hoy Pierce spent ^uuday in Port- n Iwd. Dr. McDannell was in Grand Sale of the THE LOWELL STATE BMK Rapids Monday. -s^SlfOWBLL5S===LOWELLi, S Mrs. Fred Fallaa haa been visiting CAPITAL, $25,000.00. friends at Morley thla week. Misa Mattie Thompson is spending NEWMAN >STOGK OFFXC^KS^ her vacation in Grand Rapids. A J C 0W8W( • The Ice and Coal company has its -AT THE- - ^ Jf' - %kUr. uftice next door to Boy Ian'a atom now. rUREOTOTO, Claudie, the little qhild of H. A. A J. BOWNE, B. B. COMBS, DANIEL STRIKER, J. C. QRISWOLD, M. C. ORIBWOLD Duvla and wife, died last week Wed- lesday. We Solicit Tour BuBiness. Earl and Ethel, children of Mr. and THE GIANT Mrs. L. P. Thomas aw visiting friewds Register or lose your vote. and relatives in Cauiwu. Uurn out aud vote at' the local For apple, pear ollim ond cherry eleotious. trees, etc, call on vi r. Husted and Everv% Overcoat left from fche Newman stock Claude Coppens of Bowne was in company. Their\itwok cannot be is marked at about one-quarter of what thdy cost town Wednesday, beaten. Register today. A few lady BecsVf Lowell hive at- to manufacture. To make the regular stock keep James B. Post of Clarksville was tended a school of instruction at Ionia You must register today if you company, every overcoat—no matter of whntkiml in town last Monday. last week, and report a pleasant time. want to vote. Miss Batt is visiting in Grand Rap- Our veteran nuraerymnn, N. P. or style—in the immense stock, will go ut prices A. P. lieonai-d of Hastings waa in ids, during vacation. Husted, after an examination, never before heard of. idwu Tuesday. Miss Fannie Lee is homp from col- thinks the peach crop in this locality T. M. Thompson of Jackson was in lege to spend her vacation. not destroyed by the late anup, al- town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Heydlauff were though it was a little early tu say dufi- FOR INSTANCE II. C. Peckham of Frecport waa in iu Grand Rapids Saturday. iuitely. town Tuesday. Misses Bensie and Nellie MoCarty Mrs. E. Darubrough of Grand "We are selling ^20, $22 and |26 Overcoats, John II. Beech of Ionia was in were in Grand Rapids Tuesday. Rapids will be at the Davia house, lioweli Monday. Miss Bertha McCarty started for April 10, to receive pupila ou niando this year's make, long and stylish, Kerseys aud lin, banjo and guitiir. Any wishing •T. H. Stevens of Muir was in Low- the seminary at Kalamazoo, Thuru Meltons, for oil Wednesday. day. to take lessona will leave their name ut Stocking's Music house. J. L. Gillet of Grand Rapids was Douglass £. Spring, the milk man. in town Monday. waa laid up with the grippe the fort- The Republican village ticket is made up aa follows: President, A. Edward Waist's auction, sale, part of the week. W. Weeks; trustee, R. Quick; treas- Tuesday April, 3. Mrs. S. Rossiter Hall, of Grand urer, B. N .KeUter; assessor, Rolmrt When we say they are |20, $22* nnd |25 Stop, stop, Ipd look at the wall pa- Ledge visited her mother, Mrs A, R. Hunter; Marshall, Charles Blakt-Hlee. Hoag, over Sunday lasi. i»cr at Will ^rk'i. The village committee are:. HarrV Overcoats it's right. You save at least 50 per W. C. Burns of Grand Rapids was Mrs. C. McCarty and Mjsses Aggie Hunter, George Winegar and J. W. cent on every Overcoat. in Wwn Wednesoay. Wiley aud Bertha McCarty were in Broad bent. Grand Rapids Saturday. Repairing Aod re-upholitering of Money to loan in si sums, furniture at Iteiter's. Some seconMiand sewing machine All and Perry. |12 Elysian Ulsters |o.00 All tlie Inest slyl^'and patterns in in good ord^r c|eap at R. D Stocking's. Following iaihe vi^I%e Democratic wall paper at Will^Clark's. Eddv" Flynn for the past year in ticket: President, Daniel B. Murray^ $14 Melon, Ulsters fO.-OO* Mrs. M. Hiler anVaqncea the arri- the employ of Geo. Coppens, has trustee, J. Edwia. Iiee; assessor, Syl- 1 $H and $15 Kerseys.. 17^00 val of spring hats^l^wnfc styles. started a barber shop at) Alto. Suc- vester-Brewer;-treasurer, Chanlea H . Call, on Dr. *uul, the optician, cess to the boy. Alexander; marshall, S. F. Edmonds. $12. Meltons $5.00 .Vpri), %and 4. atJtfunter & Son's. Artemas E. Hoag of Vergen.nes has Edward Walsh will have an -auc- Auction sale of iarm stock and urchaaed the N W J of S W-'l sec. tion sale on the John McGee farm tools, at Edward Walsh's April 3. S0, Vergennes, of his aiater, Mrs. Wyrp two miles south of Grattan Center, on H. Hall of Grand Ledge. A L. Braisted and Wm. D.Crueke Tuesday, April 3. See bills. of Grand Rapids were in town Mon- Two of Mr. Moore's daughten, Mrs The Democrats of Grattan town- day. Emma Winters of Arizona and Miss ship have mnoihated the following F. H. White and A. R. Edison of Joaaie Moore of Chicago, are here ticket: For supervisor, Frank Mc- Oomer Oanal and Lyon Streets. (Jrand Rapids, were in Lowiell Mon- called by the sickness of their mother. Arthur; clerk, E" E. Lessiter; treaa- nrer, George Whitton; Justice, fnll Miss CarrieMPotter wishes to an Ivlioh.. a*y. term, J. T. Weeks; Justice, to fill Orand Rapids, nounce that ale is ready to receive William Fox has sold his farm to vacancy, P. D.Cornell; highway com- work at her/A-easmaking rooms on 5. W. Cooper of Saranac, who soon missioner, J. T.Sullivan; drain, com- Avery street. ) takes possession. missioner, 1. B. Rowland; school in- M. H. Walker, F. Ryndere and While walking on the streets Mon- spector, P. Breshahan; board of review, J; W. Stevens nf Grand Rapids wen day, Wm. McWilliama had a faintini> •T. L Randal, J. P. Norton;-coBstabh», in town Tuesday. spell and had to be assisted to hip William Jones, R. Rowler, E. J. homp. He has since been able to be Byrne, Nathan Stanton. Alston's Ma ifacturing coajp- out again. ally's finest qualj of mired pirintB. A veritable jack of all trades came W i-eady for use Ul Clavk's. The exercises at the congregational to town Tuesday, He struck the church last Sunday evening were The Athletic c! ib is making; prep: Ledger office ibr twenty-five cents, varied with a violin and organ duet on the atren-ith of being a printer. 2 arationi for an entertainment to be by Floyd Coppens and Gladys Chap- 2 given in the near futnre. Then he weilt to the bakery and asked* £ man. for aid because he was a baker. John Nicklen fell down stau?. and Mrs. J. 8. Kplley and' daughter From there he went to a harness shop H broke his arm above the elboW while Miss. Margaret of, 166- West Mux and aaked if they did not want to coming from the gymnasium, on Bun- kefton ave., Mpfkegon, are the guesu- issist a harness maker. At last ae- i U • day last of J. D. Kelly and wife this week. o.Mints he was working the black- SI a Lost between Lowell and Alton, All penpnsWebted to me wil smith shops on the Rc<>re of Iwng a March 16, a bundle containing lady's please call and iMke immediate settle smith, and what bia trade is now good- i wearing apparel. Finder will confer meut. » D. G. Lpok. ness only knows. a favor by leaving the same at tfris CAMKOPt Thanks.—Wa desire Now is the tln^ to paper and paint A office. thank the many kind friends and and you will fiy the ftnest line of s\ Mia. A. Courter of Stanton, Mrs. neighbors foi* the kindmas shown dur wall paper an* paints in Lowell at I. De Spelder of Greenville, Mrs, An ing the sickness and death of our lit Will Clark's/\ f•p# . Taylor, and daughter Elsie, of Trn- tie Claudie. The Democrats- of Lowell have I—< fant, spent Easter with theU sister, Mr. and'Mrs. H; At Davis. placed in nomination the fnlWing Mrs. B. M. Hoag. The ladies of the missionary society township ticket: ftnnprvisor, C. Ben- Since his successful wrestle with of the IL £. church will give a tea ai Tin; clerk. Willis Howk; treasurer, o Levant Sinclair, Claud Giles is in se- the luime ofc Mrs. Reuben Quick, on John S. Egglestnn; highway commis. ceipt of a challenge from a Grand Tuesday of next week. TV» served •loner, Charles Yeiter;jlrain commis- Haven man for a wrestle for large from 5 to ?-"'dock. Every one ioner, Charles Oliarrow; adi^tol inspec- stakes. Our Claude is gaining con- cordially invited. tor, M. N. Hine; board of review, J. siderable notoriety. Bvetyboilv is invited to call and W. Walker, 1 year. Eftnnnd Lee, 2 Wm. H. Keech's suspension from see Mrs. M. Hiler's.new spring stock vears; Justice. John Freyermuth; 55 the pension rolls has l>een rempved of millinery. eonstables. Robert Woodcock, Al under and by virtue o£ the late order Boaedebs WaNT*n.—The nnder- Shepard, Fred Clerk, Wank Pfokard; .made necessary by the law of Dec. 21, signed has rented the building oppo- Aa township committee, F. M. John- 1893, enacted by Congress. Mr Keech site the Davis house where she will son, 8. F. Edmonds and J. W. Walk- is again drawing $6.per month as be- estnbiwh a. boarding house to be er were chnaen. Same will also act Ita AH Kinds of fore. known as the Lowell boose. Board- as villsge committee. The Ledceb was jiyt nine months en taken by day or aroek. As there has been some discussion old last week and.a large number of Mrs. Df. Fsck. w to the right/) of candidates for office Mibscriotions expired w^i that num- Wm. B. Gardner has onntneted Sir sitting aa inapecton of election, we ber. A prompt renewal is requested. Mrs. John Devoe'a ten acre lot on sec thought perhaps it would be well to There are still a number who have examine into tne law in snch oases, > FOOTWEARS 14 of Lowell, and expects to go into not vet paid a cent on their paper. flection. )54, Howell's Annotated Stat- the busineM of fruit, berrv and truck 41 < onsidering their promise to pay im- raising and marketing. utes reads as follows:- At the gen- For Cash at mediately after the first issue, paiience eral electron the supervisor, the justice D> C. Watters, our east side livery- has ceased to be a virtue. ofthe peace not holdftig the officc of •"~"l hag uiu7d po^iflwl. dandy rig. The price of milk will sen by hal lot at the township meeting, Tbe Prohibition ticket for tbe town E. M. Andrews was in Freeport TOw, or ao p»y required. ItU^rt" not be raised. the inspectors of election shall be the tetdXo git« pM-fort irtkuction or money« ship.of Lowell ia. as follows: Super- same as at the geneaal eleetion." Sec- Tuesday on busioess. John Daffy of Parnell left Ireland fended. Price 25 cento p« l)0*. visor; Carl 8. Rnglisfa; clerk, Norman tion 3, act 292, Session Laws of 1893, Miss Anna Hunter visited Grand lOt SALE BY HUNTER & SON. l^ in 1954 ard arrived at Grand Rapids B. Blain^tnaanrer, Barnes Soott; in the lattei paitef the section we Rapids friends ovnr Sunday. in September of tbe following year, TO tHl AFFLICTED. highway ooauaprionerr Adam F, Beb- find this prohiMtMa:- " And provided Henry Hefderaf Detroit was ihe where he helped to lay t^e fint lar; iwtioa offaMe, James C. Rich- fkrther, that no person shall aet as Whoevtr km FUs. ErHf W or StJltui guest of A. W. Waakaon Dnc« mm bt cond by l>r. Be»> N* ment on Omal st**. Since 1 nnnd; seAMfll inapeetor, Bnrt Hoag; aneh inspector, who is.a candidate for has followed geaual fiunupg on hk The peach trtai^f K. vtw. Teawlll4Utt»UUUrepr«ent®d. I bonvinf nriaw, Odney E. Hoag, any oftoe to be elaeted by ballot at anb company when M k eateemedi for, K» Weriey Johnaon; Aitablea, Cbaa. L said e1eotion.M oiany estimablle qualities. Ita. Beniaoun Sanies, Sylvmer can be grown. ) Extra owpies of jkb mae (qr sale Low niian and mUk rice en a..- » iwwIfyrmarekiufftrer n. See Dr. HplIl^h e optidan. F^BdNnrd^l. at " rb.i^af atthaUw Sitae.