Serving the Boyne community for over a century and a quarter.

--Fresh Bread, buns, cakes and cokies at Taylor's.

Wm. Hipp of Boyne Falls was in town Tuesday on business.

The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Kurtz on Friday afternoon of next week.

Mrs. Wm. Lamka of Traverse City is spending a few days with Mrs. Harry Decker.

Garland gives a dance in his hall on the evening of February 20. The usual good time assured.

W. J. Lewis si have stone drawn for the foundation of a handsome upright he will build to his cottage this spring.

Arthur C. Staley, formerly of Boyne City purchased building and stock of Jos. B. Beam's meat market and solicits a generous share of your patronage -- Leader

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Meller left the first of the week for Illinois and Wisconsin, to spend several weeks among the latter's relatives, some of whom she has not seen in a great many years.

G. C. Dow, who has been located at Boyne Falls as purchasing agent for Hood & Wright of Big Rapids, has severed his connection with that firm and accepted a position as foreman of the Boyne City Lumber Co's camp near Thumb Lake.

Supervisor Lewis of Wilson township received a slight injury to his wrist a few days since which being poisoned by blood poison or something else causes him to carry his arm in a sling. He was in town today to have it lanced. - Enterprise.

The lecture, "Nuggets of Gold," given by W. D. Hender- at Garland's hall last Friday evening, was largely attended and proved one of the most interesting numbers so far on the course. His lecture is out of the beaten path, and decidedly interesting and uplifting to all from start to finish. During his stay here he was a guest of W. L. Martin.

The most interesting and profitable series of meetings ever held in McBain are now being conducted by Rev. H. M. Morey, of Ypsilanti. They are void of exciting demonstrations. Mr. Morey's sermons are such as to create deep though and, no doubt, lasting impressions. Mr. Morey will go to Lake City Saturday, where he will conduct a series of meetings. --Chronicle.

Not the least of the sensations produced at the Smiley revivals at Petoskey were those caused by the posters placed about the city to advertise the meetings, some of which had suggestive locations. "Prepare to meet thy God" found a resting place near the entrance to a drug store: "Whither goest thou, to joys above or tears below?" confronted visitors to a bank, above which is the office of a justice of the peace; at the railroad station was an allusion to the "dark and stormy road," while "The way to Paradise" pointed to the entrance to a saloon.

Pimples, faded complexion, chapped skin, red, rough hands, eczema, tetter, bad blood, cured in a short time, with Rocky Mountain Tea, the great complexion restorer. Watson's drug store.

--Ladies coats at half price at The Hub.

--Arbuckles fancy black Ceylon tea at Beeman's.

--Whitehouse and Dwinnell-Wright coffees at Beeman's. None so good anywhere at the price.

Dr. Sudman made a professional call to Maurer's stock farm near Thumb Lake one afternoon last week.

Mrs. E. Walters of Levering returned to her home Wednesday after spending a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. F. L Bailey.

Mrs. Harry Decker fell last Monday afternoon on the sidewalk in front of Fairchild's store, and quite seriously injured her left arm.

--Marks has a full line of samples for tailor made suits for the spring and summer trade. Perfect fit guaranteed and prices reasonable.

James Carson lost a valuable horse at his farm near East Jordan last week. Dr. Sudman of this place was called but was unable to reach his destination on account of the severe snow storm and drifts,

The burning slash pile at the East Jordan Lumber Co's mill last Thursday was productive of so much smoke as to give rise to the belief here that our neighboring town was all being consumed. Telephone messages soon quieted all fears.

The days when "I've a new coat made out of dad's old coat, and dad's got a new coat made out of the meal bag," was a common thing, are vividly brought to mind by the advertisement of an East Jordan grocer that the sacks in which he sells flour make good toweling.

Last Week's East Jordan Enterprise contained an account of an exciting horse race, alleged to haqe been participated in by J. S. Bisnett of that place and M. Cunningham of Boyne. Barring the fact that there has been no such race, and in all probability never will be, the item may be correct. Somebody has been "stringing" you, Brother Lorraine.

We are sorry to be compelled to announce that owing to the critical illness of A. W. Chew, he will not be a candidate for re-nomination as school commissioner this spring. Mr. Chew, during his incumbency of that office has established a reputation as one of the best commissioners in the state. He has been industrious, progressive and popular, and the county will lose an oble official - Sentinel

A story is told of a new manager who took charge of a rundown hotel in New York and in three weeks put it on a paying basis by advertising it properly. There were other hotels in the immediate neighborhood and the field was somewhat overcrowded, but the clever ads used by the hotel man did the business. Advertising may not always be depended on to revive a dead business but if the advertising is properly done it will help make the dull business lively.

In order to prevent her 50 employees from freezing because of the scarcity of coal, Miss Helen Miller Gould has built a 2,000-gallon kerosene oil tank on her estate, Lyndhurst, Tarrytown on the Hudson, and from this she supplies her men with fuel. Deserving poor families in the neighborhood are also supplied with oil from a wagon which was especially built for Miss Gould. John D. Rockefeller has a gang of woodchoppers at work in his private park cutting down trees and selling cord wood to the poor at $3 a cord. In contract, Miss Gould gives her fuel to her poor help free of charge.

Baby sleeps and grows while mamma rests if Rocky Mountain Tea is given. It's the greatest baby medicine ever offered loving mothers. Watson's drug store.