Local Brevities

Henry Quinn - exhilerated - fine and costs or 10 days. Cars will begin running over the old track early next week. Send in your subscription to the Argus, $i for 104 numbers. The Populist county convention is in an all-round session today. Political "idles" canbe found on every principal street corner, now adays. The street railway extensión frora Lincoln avenue to Packard street is nearly completed. A needlework guild is to be organized in this city by Mrs. d'Arcambal, of Detroit. The ladies of St. Andrew's give a tea social in Harris hall Thursday evening, at 6 o'clock. The Schwaben Unterstutzung Verein held a kirmiss Sunday at Sperry's grove on the gravel road. Hugh Pacquette died Sunday morning. The funeral was held at St. Thomas' church, Monday morning. Whitaker Bros. will be at the fair with their Black Top sheep. Parties desiring a ram will do well to see them. Twenty-six copies of the Argus will be sent you for twenty-five cents. It costs you twenty-five cents for three months. The name of J. "ÍV. Watts, of Jackson, will be presented as that of republican candidate for the dubious senatorial race. At Terre Haute, Friday, Robert J.'s record against time was 2:01. Now clear the way for the two-minute horse. He's coming sure. In ordor to establish the third tennis court at the Normal, it has been found necessary to deliberately destroy an elegant patch of Russian thistles. Norvell A. Hawkins, late of Ypsilanti, but now of Detroit, charged with embezzlement from the Standard Oil Company, has been bound over for trial in the recorder's court. This morning's dispatches announce the annihilation of the Chinese army in Corea, by a surprise attack of the Japs. This ends the war till another Chinese army can be raised. Prof. Darling, assisted by local surgeons of Jackson, recently removed a 25-pound 'tumor from a lady of the above city, and at last accounts the patient's prospect of recovery was good. Eleven tramps arrived in the city early Thursday morning. It is thought they set out to attend the anti-tramp convention held the evening previous, but their "side-door Pullman" failed to arrive in season. The Hillside drum corps, under the leadership of Drum-major Lew Butler, of Hamburg, arrayed in their full parade dress uniform, received the delegation from Ann Arbor at the train last Sunday morning in fine style. Ere long the postoffice forcé, throughout, will receive new suits emblematic of their business, and "verily, verily we say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was never arrayed like unto those fellows will be" when those suits arrive. As was anticipated, Miss Emma E. Bower was re-elected Great Record Keeper of the L. O. T. M., at that recent state meeting. This is as it should be. Miss Bower assumed the responsibilities of the position when the financial affairs of the order were in a confused state and now has them in excellent form and reduced to a method. The rer4scognition was deserved. A shirt salesman from Grand Rapiiis was anxious to test the Ypsilanti ' Ícense ordinance. Attorney Kirk, however, told him to keep cool and 1 not tear his wrapper. If he wanted ; to bring a test case he must put up I for the costs. The agent pulled down his shirt front and went away. It is reported that an M. C. coni ductor was calling, Saturday night, in this city, when her husband met him at the door as he was departing and parted his hair down through the scalp, with a beer bottle, wielded after the manner of an Indian club. "Parting gives suchpain." Phillip McManus was before Justice Pond, yesterday morning, charged with having on Saturday night been found in a state of sobriety. McManus did not think he was, but His Honor did, and he went to spend ten days where he could look down toward the T. & A. A. railroad. Cyril Tyler, the boy soprano, is at present making a tour of Australia and New Zeland, and expects to return to this country about Feb. i. He went away expecting to be gone only four months, but the great success with which he met in the old country has stretched his stay into a year and a half. - Times Ypsilanti Local. The company who recently left Ann Arbor and other Washtenaw points, for Frankfort, on a pure and simple fishing expedition, have returned, and each and all who cast out a line are enthusiastic in their declaration that of the fishing resorts in Michigan, Frankfort beats them all - for pure air. The Lyra society last Thursday evening, at Lyra hall, received and entertained the members of the old Beethoven society. There were songs by both societies and refreshments were served. It was an evening of pleasure and music and the air bloomed with harmony. The old Beethoven flag was presented to the Lyra. Hon. T. E. Barkworth arrived in the city this noon and was hustled into a hack by Chas. H. Kline, Jacob Schuh and John E. Duffy. There were many of the faithful around to hear what Torn had to say. - Times. Yes, and our republican friends will not be denied the privilege of hearing what "Torn has to say," early in the campaign. W. K. Childs, in a card to the Daily Times, winds in the string attached to his county clerkship boom and is out of the canvas. This leaves Mr. Pond, of the Courier, a clear field so far as the city is concerned. There will be a squabble in the county convention between the Pond delegates and those who are for Ferguson for sheriff, as both cannot very well be nominated. An immense salt water turtle, fresh from Baltimore, "alive and kicking," and weighing 75 pounds, is watching for the heels of the small boy in front of Glaser's place on Huron street. After exchanging courtesies with such of the people of Ann Arbor as choose to cali on him, he will be converted into soup, by the "secretary of the interior." A lady chiropodist was in the city the other day, pecking at the corns of the afflicted. Men who never knew before that they had shoegalls, suddenly awakened to a sense of it, and gave up a dollar or two each for the privilege of sparing them, though the same day at dinner, at least three of them had told their wives and daughters that owing to the hard times their summer bonnets must last all the fall. The following in Saturday's Times indicates that sin has beenmasquerading in the robes of righteousr.ess, and gained a point or two: "The authorized canvass for rooms by the Students' Christian Association began Sept. 14. The parties canvassing several days ago, who claimed to be working for the Christion association misrepresented matters. They were engaged in a urivate enferprise. D. F. Mertz, Gen. Sec." Concerning the bicycle races at Manchester last week, the Enterjrise says: "E. M. Stofflet, S. J. Richards and F. R. Dodsley, of Ann Arbor, and Chauncey Ogden, of Clinton, entered for this race, which was for the best two in three. The start and finish were both on exchange place so the people had a ine opportunity of seeing the race. Stofflet took first prize, $4; Richards second, $3; and Dodsley third, a silver cup."