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HoiiKhtoii vill builil another reservoir to inci'ease the capacity of the village water system. John Lierman of luilay City has Ifought the Johnson House property mid will soon become its landlord. Wajdand township, Allegan county, has in the past 10 years spent Í6,()OO iu iniproving the roads within its boündanes. Van Buren county paid out {335.03 for sparrow bouuty during the past year. Iu 18i2thesum of 48ü.öO' wi,s paid lor the '-ame purpose. The township and villaje of Mendon. in St. Joseph county, have eontributed 5,700 pouuds of food to the destitute miners in the northern península this winter. Saturdav. Jan. 20. A young child of Almer Robinson, liviug near Buciianan, was choked todeath while eating an apple. 1 A warehouse and 3,000 bushels of vrheat were consumed in a fire at Rockford at 2 o'clock Friday moriiiiig. Tbe Muskegon cracker faetory, which was burned a few weeks ago, has resumed work, havlug been practically rebuilt. At Convis William Benson. a deaf mute, was struck by a tree he was feüiug, bis skull cracked, and he will die. Holland farmers are plowing. They tore up tiie sod in November, December, mul ■ now in January, but are not very hopef ul I about Februai-y and March. Monday. Jan. 32. Hert Wheaton of ' Sherwood fell from a tree while hunting 'eoons and broke his leg. Bangor's fruit package factory has coramenced making berrybbxesíor the coming erop. AVakelee Methodists have dedicated a handsome new brick church. entirely free I oL debt. Vandalia business men want some ' italist to establisb a state ba.nk rn that village. Van Buren county paid out $981.95 during 1893 for bounty on woodchuck scalps, which necessitated .the slaughter of ti,4l: I of tbe pests. Mrs. .íohn Metzger, living near Penn, I Cass county, was bhrówn from a carriaíce. ] breakíng her collar bone aud sustaining severe ínternal injuries. Tuesday, Jan. 2a. Covert has three churehes, in none ol which are regular services held. Beldfñg citizens have organjzeS a hook I aud latlder company. and procured a full ! outfit of ladders. Au agricultural society for Ontonagon ! county and a fair next fall are among the probabiiiDies of 1894. The taxes in Haynes township, Alcona i county, are 1 1 per cent of the total assessed valuatiou of toe property. .John Whalen, a resident of Berrien SpíingS, died at Elkhart, Ind., while taking a gold cure treatment. Real estáte is at a discount in Escanaba at present. The other day a house and lot which cost $1,900 were sold for 1650. W'eduesday, Jan. 24. Cheboygan has sold its S30.000 issue of school bonds at par, the bonds drawing 5 per cent interest. The Young Men's Christian association of Grand Haven are endeavoring to raise $J,000 to erect an association hall. Decatur's cornet band is springing a full-fledged minstrel show upon defenseless neigh boring TÍIlage$ The ninth annual meeting of the Van Buren Farmers' institute will be held at Paw Paw Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Cari Selouke, a Milford salooukeeper charged with selling liquor on a legal holi day, has been bound over to the circuit court for trial. Thursday, Jan. 35. A Brotherhood of St. Andrew has beeu organized at St. John's. Only two members of the Pontiac lodgt of the Ancient Order of United Workmeu have died since tlie order was established. 10 years ago. Jeremiah O'Connor died at Carsonvüle Wednesday morning of la grippe. He was an oíd and respected resident of Sanilac county, and left a large amount of property to be divided among his five children. The Columbian club boys at Pontiac are making arrangements to move into the new I. O. ü. F. building when completed, where elabórate quarters, with gymnasium, bathrooms, etc., will be fixed vip for their use. A township Sunday School association has been organized at White Lake, witli A. E. Van Tyne as president, Mr. Jackson as secretary and Mr. Voorheesas treasurex. A similar association will be organized at Waterford.