Willis

Mrs. R. F, Walters bas just returned from Petüskey, where she bas been with her danghter Mabel for soma weeks. Little Mabel is a sufferer of hay-fever. She is much iinproved. Rev. Air. Emery, we regret to say, is to preaeh in Sooh'eld tbe coming year. Rev. Mr. Gibson, of Stouy Creek, filis t,he pnlpit at Wills. Henry Hammond bas a very ruotherly ben iudefd. She drove a motber cat away aun ciaiined the little kitteus for berself. We regret fo learu of tbe illness of Dr. Post's patiënt at Benton florbor, and it is sad to relate, the doctor has the same comí la nt. I'8 a deoided case of "heart" cüsease. Miss Katie O'Brien is visiting relatives at Benton Harbor. She intends to visit Chicago before her return. Cbas Alban who went south after his sick son, returued home sick some tbree weeks ago. He contraeted a soutbern fever vhich seems to hang abonfc him yet. Mrs. H. M. Abbey is visitiug her daugbter, Mrs. Geo. Hammond. .7. B. Lord bas just lost his yonngesfc brother Andrew Lord, of Iowa, by general breaking down of the whole system. He leaves a widow. one son and daugbter. Mrs. Poley bas been on the sick list, but is gaining somewhat. Harvey S. Day took first and second premiums on cheese at tbe state fair at Grand Rupids. Also over $100 of prizes on Holstein cattlfi. Mr. Lord expects his sister on Tuesday evening and also his daughter Clara, who has been visiting at Hopkin, Deleware couuty, Iowa. Meivin Brining has been under the care of Dr. Huston, of Ypsilanti. He was threatened with typhoid fever, but wo are glad to known be is gaining. Would it be wicked for a band of Wbitecaps to take a man and put a rope arouad his neck and pound him and kick bita (as he did his sick horse), then pull him up and let hiña admire the beauty of soine tall tree, and ■while suspended ask hiña a few humane questions, such as ve would propose? "Do you solemnly promise in the presfnce of those now surroundiog the foot of this tree, that hereafter you will give or próvido for your stock something suituble for them to eat (and plenty of it); and that you will take oath never to pound, maul or íll use said stock in your possession or cara ; and that your horses whea sick shall have proper care and medicine, and when they are in agony, or in the agonies of death, they shall be provided witn room sufScient for snoh ; and that you will feed more than pea vines and green cornstalks and old tumttle weed and ruoss on rail fences?" Then if said man would not snbmit, let him hang long, for his neck will be as tough as his heart. We think it is necessary for Humane Officer Peterson to make a few inquiries about Willis.