Our First Advertisers

There was little advertising in ilie flrst numbers of the Auous John Davidson, Sr., desired to buy several thousand feet of lumber. ïwo mortgage sales were advertised, E. Mundy being the attorney and Jay Olmstead and .J E. Field being the mortgagees. There was one probate notice and two magazine prospectuses. ïliis constituted tlie first advertising patronage. In the third number the laws of Michigan began to appear. Edward Clark advertised that lie wished those indebted to him to settle and Leonard Morse didn't wish the public to harbor or trust any persou on liis account. One divorce notice appeared, anti Leonanl Morse, of Lodi, advertised a smal] farm,four fat oxen and 2,000 poundaof smoked liams and slioulders for sale Andrew Oornish notiiied lus friends in Ypsilanti of tlie removal of bis office to -the Thomas Andrews hotel, on the east side of the Huron river. Osborne .V Mundy notilied their customers in pay their bilis as theywere about to for New Vork. By July, advertisizag had picked up. Thos. Collaiiin. of Scio, advertises Tor a stray horse', Michael Roche of near Whitmore Lake does the same. ('. Ingalla è: Co. threaten to sue their customers if accounts are not settled. Dennis iV Groodspeed announce tlie purchase by tliem of the stock of Ilenry Welch and the. continuance ï tlie business on tlie corner of Hurón and Main streets. Osborn & Mundy offer 100 flrst quality plated ox and cow bells for sale. A bank election notice for the Bank of VVashtenaw is given by E. W. Morgan, cashier. J. ('. Mundy and D.B. Brown advertise dry goods, groceries, etc, for sale on the west side of the public square. Osburn & Mundy have a general store adverti'sement, one of the articles mentioned being palm leaf bats. E. Bliss wants to sell linie at his linie kiln on tlie G. W. Jewett farm, two miles uortli of the village. V. H. Shaw and A. BedeiJ have an advertisementof a general store at Dixboro. Mr. ■J. C. Smith of PittsfieM wants to seU 150 good store sheep. Geü. W . liller. j strayed. Josiah Beckley has sale. Michael Camprin, tailor on Main street south of Huron, Iays special stress on military eostumes. The Waehtenaw Temperance House is under the management oi Williijra R. Thompson. There are seven mortgage sales besides several probate notices.