New Depot Building At Willis

NEW DEPOT BUILDING AT WILLIS 

Willis, Mich., July 9–The flood in Augusta township has nearly subsided. Those fellows who went to the trouble of building an ark wont have to use it from present indications. 

Miss Jessie B. Greenman is visiting with her sister Annie in Detroit. 

Irving Post, of Belleville, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William A. Russell. 

Mrs. Albert Draper is visiting friends and relatives in Detroit. 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruthruff spent the Fourth with Mr. Harrison Ruthruff and family. 

The Wabash railroad is erecting a new depot in place of the one destroyed by fire sometime ago. 

Mr. and Mrs. James Blackman have returned home after an absence of several weeks visiting relatives and friends in Rhode Island and Connecticut. 

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Arbruster, of York township, was visiting with Wm Johnson and family last Sunday. 

Mr. Addison Childs, engineer at the State Capitol at lansing, attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Lucy A. H. Childs last Friday. 

There is a sign tacked on the O’Brien hotel sign, which says on it Dr. F. H. Smith. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robins, of Milan, were visiting with Mrs. C. H. Finney last Sunday. 

Mrs. Hortense Collyer visited with her parents last Sunday. 

Miss May Fullington returned to Detroit week before last after spending several weeks in this place. 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fullington, of Toledo, Ohio, were visiting friends and relatives in these parts last Saturday and Sunday. 

Mrs. Ina Champion is home apparently somewhat improved in health after several weeks treatment at the Phelps Sanitarium at Battle Creek. 

John B. Harris, who has been teaching school in Huron county, is home for his summer vacation. 

Miss Alma Sanderson is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sanderson after an absence of several months working in Detroit. 

John M. Greenman spent the Fourth with friends at Frankfort, Mich. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Alban were visiting Mr. Thomas Essex and family last Sunday. 

Miss Cealia Burns, of Detroit, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Burns. 

Mr. Harvey Ostrander, of Indian River, was calling on friends in this place a few days ago. 

Mrs. Emma Roberts and little son Glen were visiting friends in Detroit last week. 

Mrs. John Burns, who has been quite feeble for some time spent the Fourth with rs. C. W.. Alban. 

Glen Walters spent a couple of days on Detroit week before last. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Walters and daughter Mabell were calling on relations in the Island district last Sunday afternoon. 

We are happy to announce that we now have free rural mail delivery. The carrier comes right past our house, although we shall use the postoffice for a while yet on account of our daily paper. 

Fred Roberts spent last Sunday in Detroit seeing the sights on Belle Isle, etc. 

John Kramer and family, of Monroe county, were at their old home in Whittaker one day last week. 

Jerry D. O’Brien has built a new barn. 

Mrs. C.H. Finney was visiting her daughter in Milan one day last week.