The New Depot Built At Willis

THE NEW DEPOT BUILT AT WILLIS

MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE IN AUGUSTA

Many People Have Been Visiting-A Successful Maccabee Picnic

Willis, Mich., Sept. 2.- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gotts, last Friday, a little girl.

L. H. Miller went to, Detroit last Saturday on business.

Mrs. E. L. Sanderson has her mother visiting with her from Bascobell, Wis.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hammond were visiting at Maurice Hammond's last Sunday.

Miss Lindsley Mather, of Saline, was visiting at James Bunton's last week.

Mrs. Elmer Sanderson has been quite sick with malarial fever but is better now.

W. B. Sherman and Grant Douglas had business in the western part of the county one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. George Russell spent last Sunday with C. H. Greenman's family.

Frank Gotts went to Milan on business last Saturday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Peppiat have gone to Coldwater on a visit.

Fraternity Grange took in nine new members last Tuesday.

The grain threshers that formed a combine last winter to rob the farmers appear to be laid up for repairs.

Charlie Hammond has got the material on the ground for about 80 rods of new wire fence.

The Maccabee picnic and dance last Thursday afternoon and evening was a complete success. Net proceeds a little over $60.

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Moore have returned from a visit with Mr. Monroe's sister at Kalamazoo. They report a very pleasant time.

The Misses Genevieve and Gertie O'Brien spent the afternoon one day last week with Mrs. Alma Hewens.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Snowball, formerly of Augusta, but for the past three years residents of Portland, Oregon, have come back to live on their farm again on section 21.

Charles R. Greenman is working in the new canning factory at Ypsilanti.

Mrs. Eliza Darling, of Dundee, spent a couple of days visiting with her cousin, Mrs. Calista Hammond.

The new depot at this place is completed and the ticket agent has moved into the same. It is quite a handsome building, a credit to the place and to the railroad company. It is much handier than the old one. The passenger depot is 100 or more feet long with a railing along the back of it. The company has built stock yards west of the depot so cattle buyers can ship live stock from here after this.

Mrs. Jessie Wallace has taken the brick school to teach for the next year.

Charles Peppiatt has been visiting in Denver, Colo.