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Bert Parker, of Carson City, is here making a stay ofseveral weeks. Will Wade announces his incention of seeking a home in the land of the "loud whirlingblizzard." He goes to Dakota in April. George English took a carload of stuff to Cold water, Monday, where he is going to reside. Mrs. English follows him in a few days. The Grange meeting at the hall last week was well attended. They meet this week, Friday, at the residence of J. V. N. Gregory. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Whittaker and Mr. and Mis. Jas McLaren, all of Chelsea, were the guests of the Hqn. Sampson Parker, last Friday. The remains of the late Miss Lizzie Dancer were taken from the vault at Chelsea and interred in the family lot at Parker's cemetery last YVednesday. George Nordman caught a pickrel one day this week out of Nordman's lake that weighed 19 pounds. That is about the biggest rish of the kind on record. Artie B. Mitchell started for Logansport, Ind., Wednesday, where he will visit relatives a few days beiore going on to southern Illinois, which we believe is his objective point. Mrs. Sampson Parker and her brother, Rev. Samuel Clements, of Ann Arbor, started for Grand Rapids last Monday to visit Mr. John Clements, who is serously il' and not expected to recover. Next Saturday is registration day Don't fail to have your name on the list. In the greater part of the places where they have voted on local option they have not polled more than a two-third vote. Shake off your apathy and come early to the polls. There has been some little noise created here lately over the disappearance of some valuable dogs and the wounding and laceration of others caused apparently by a shot gun in the hands of some one regardless alike of humanity and his neighbor's rights. The people are justly indignant overlhe case. Indeed one gentleman was heard to retnark that he would "Yust as soon schoot sqme squirrels as to schoot der mans vot kill his tog."