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The Purchases Of One Man

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
January
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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THE PURCHASES OF ONE MAN

WHAT A WILLIS PRODUCE BUYER HAS BOUGHT

A Willis Man Arrested for Cruelty to Animals - Willis Maccabeets Growing in Number

Willis, Mich., Dec. 30. Augustine Turner, of the Province of Ontario, is visiting his brother-in-law, Timothy Bornyea.

Deputy Sheriff John Dawson arrested Antoine Grimsly, a few days ago, for cruelty to animals, for letting his team stand out in the streets one of those cold days.

Mrs. Winnie Dawson Nugent, of Montpelier, Ind., is, with her husband, visiting during the holidays at the residence of Michael Dawson.

Mrs. Owen, of Toledo, O., spent Christmas with Mrs. Naoma Darling and family.

Mrs. Mollie Dewey Stitts, of Detroit, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dawson. Her husband, Ed. Stitts carne out for Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. James Cosgrove and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Greenman visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Russell last Sunday.

Miss Anna Fausts, of Ypsilanti, is spending her two weeks' vacation with relatives In this place.

Miss Annie and John Greenman, of Ypsilanti, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Russell spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Greenman and family.

Mr. and Mis. Arthur Faust, of Cherry Hill, were visiting at Geo. H. Hammond's last Sunday.

Louis Wilcox, of Milan, was in this place last Friday.

Henry Hammond has built an addition to his barn for a cow stable.

Mrs. Ina Champion's health is very poor.

Miss Sarah Pester had a Christmas tree for her scholars in the Island district the day before Christmas.

James Bunton and family have been entertaining a lady friend from Ann Arbor.

Stanley Norton was visiting friends in Wyandotte Christmas.

Sarah J. LaTour, lady deputy great commander of the L. O. T. M., has been holding a two days' school of instruction for the Lady Maccabees of the Willis hive.

Mrs. Marian Sanderson fell a few days ago and sprained her wrist very badly.

Mr. and Mrs. George Russell attended the reception at Hiram Eaton's last Saturday evening and report a very pleasant time.

Mrs. Bertie Sherman, who has been very sick, is gettin along nicely.

Stephen Foley and family spent Christmas with Roy Sherman and family.

F. J. Fletcher is filling the ice house at the Willis butter factory.

Milt Faust is working for his brother Arthur at Cherry Hill.

The Eastern Star tent of Maccabees of Whittaker, having disbanded, 10 or 12 of their number have joined the Willis tent, which gives Willis tent a membership of about 110.

Charlie Hammond and family spent Christmas with relatives in Ypsilanti.

The following shows what an enterprising man can do, or rather has done, in Willis, this last fall. Bert Youngs has bought at his mill 15,000 bushels of oats, 14,000 bushels of rye, 10,000 bushels of corn, 3,000 bushels of wheat, 2,000 bushels of beans, 2,000 bushels of buckwheat, 5,000 bushels of potatoes, 200 barrels of apples, 150 tons of hay, and also a large amount of straw.