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H. M. Burt's store is closed. Business slow ior the past week. Fifteen cases of la grippe in Milan. Will Gary has returned from his sonthern trip. Mr. Zim merman went east on business Wednesday. The postoffice war has reached Milan and the fight wages hot. Mrs. J. Rouse left on a business trip for Port Huron Saturday. Miss Grace Huntington entertained a few friends Monday evening. Miss Ball.ofAnn Arbor, visited Milan friends Friday and Saturday. The Friend auction sale Saturday was well attended, but the chattels went low. Mrs. D. Harper visited Ann Albor and to)k in Mr. Moody's talks this week. Tpsllantl. Over 500 cases of "la grippe" in the city so far. The Cleary Business College flag has bravely withstood the high winds. Ypsilanti Grange was entertained by a speech from Gov. Luce last evcning. The classes in physioal culture are progressingfinely underMissNewcombs instruction. Louis Hardy has returned from Minnesota where he has been preaching for the past six months. A new drug; store is to be opened in the Georpre block on Congressst. by Mr Beale of Northville. Uexter. Mrs. Wm. VanNordam was buried Saturday afternoon. People in this vicinity are bezinning to realize the benefit of graveled roads. The influence of Moody's meetings are feit in Dexter, as scores of our people are in attendance. Huron lodge, No. 30, 1. O. O. F., have held its semi annual election. It commeDces the year with a good outlook for the future. The week of prayer was one of munh interest atnong our churches, and would be continued the present week but for a desire on the part of many to attend Moody's meetings. The massive walls for the railroad bridge are about completed, and the great blocks of rock which remain are evidenlly going into the archway forming the tunnel at Chas. Warner's crossing.