Our County's History

Tho sturdy pioneer wlio cndured the privations anil hepdthips of frontUr fiffl In the Hctllcuicnt ot' Waubtonaw county aro fast iafling away. Ono by one their funeral dinges have been sung, until now wo find bat few who werc bere pnvioM to or shorlly alter tho organization of' tho county, and this numbrrwill rapidly lessen. The silvery lock., the diniiucd oye and bendcd f'orni teil us that they can remaiu n our midat but a few more years :it best. Their lifin will moa be forever sileneed to human car, and il va dasin to Icavc a true and correct record of the settlcnicnt of tho county, and Óf their lires, lor the benefit of future generations, we darc not dulay longer. Of the vast iuiportaneeof com piling in a convenient form the inaiiy interesting and valuablc facts of the county's history, we know all of our reades will readily realize. Wc are, therefore, glad to announco that the labor of gathering up and publixhing bas been undertaken by Clias. C. Cliapman & Co., an historical publishing firm of considerable reputation, and a book of unusual interest may be cxpeeted.