ION, OF CHIOS

(4. 421 B.C.); Gk. poet and historian; won prize for tragedy at Athens. 29’ W.), island, at S.W. corner of Mull, Inner He brides, Scotland; about 3% miles long and 114 miles wide; area, c. 2,000 acres; scarcely half cultivated; coast rocky and surface mostly rough. -’s chief interest lies in a ociation with 8t. Columba (q¢.v.) and introduction of Christianity into Scotland; great center of learning and religion, VI. cent. onwards; frequently ravaged by Norsemen; abounds in hist. antiquities; ruins of ancient nunnery, monastery, and chapels; also restored ruins of cathedral, with choir, sacristy, transepts, and a 70-ft. tower, as well as Columba’s tomb and numerous cro es and carved stones. Pop. 200. ' TONTA, a city of Michigan; in Ionia co., of which it is the county seat. It is on the Pere Marquette and the Grand Trunk railroads, and on the Grand River, 85 miles E. of Grand Rapids. It has many important industries, including the manufacture of paper, furniture, tools, clothing, etc. Ample water power is furnished oy the river. It is the seat of the State House of Correction, and the State Asylum for the Dangerous and Criminal ‘Insane. It has also large railroad repair shops. Its public buildings include a eae and a library. Pop., 1920,