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Day
9
Month
October
Year
1894
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The board of public works has elected A. M. Clark president. Work on the Liberty street and Washington street sewers will commence as soon as the material can get here. Louis Boes is engaged in organizing a mixed choir for Zion church. The first meeting will be held next Thursday evening. Demeteo Kalenoff was made a full citizen of the United States in the Circuit Court, Monday, forswearing allegiance to the prince of Bulgaria. Don't cali your friend " Say." Cali her by her name. - Ann Arbor Democrat. Right you are, Cora; but how shall we proceed in case she is a gentleman? The tax rolls on Washington street and Liberty street sewers may be in shape next Monday. If any kick is to be made the taxpayer in these districts must be prepared to make it then. Rev. Wm. Collins, of South Bend, has been assigned to the charge of the A. M. E. church, of this city, whose former pastor goes to South Bend. This being an " even exchange, is no robbery." Hon. S. O. Fisher is not only a highly successfu! business man, a bold champion of tafiff reform, with clear ideas of the situation and the nerve to urge an aggressive fight for principie, but is also well versed in the lore and language of the bible, as any interviewer may discover in the course of a short conference with him. A. L. Alexander of this city, is becoming known for his busts. " Busts " is not here used in a Baccharialian sense, as there is no sense in Bacchanalian "busts." Piaster busts are referred to. He has placed President Angelí, Prof. Denison, and others in piaster, and the work is excellent. Mr. Alexander's work is attracting attention. Squire Pond now has the monopoly of justice in the supreme court of Ann Arbor; but there is no occasion for competition. There is no ] more business than he is capable of ' attending to, although he is I times hustled a little, when wicked i persons from Ypsilanti, Dexter, Saline, and Grass Lake come here and start a row with our peaceful ' community, ' W. G. Snow has bought out H. Kittredge's feed and boarding stable. Rev. Mr. Duff conducts the serv ices at St. Luke's church, Ypsilanti, Sunday morning. One hundred and twenty-two Orchard Lakers took dinner at the Cook house, Saturday. Deputy O. M. Kelsey, of Saline, was in the city, Friday, trailing the rather cold track of some burglars. Zion church was allowed $450 by the insurance ccmpany for the damage done to the steeple by lightning. The Monroe Democrat says: 'To Gov. Felch belongs the credit of having given to Michigan her motto, 'Tuebor' ". Union memorial services in memory of the late Prof. Estabrook were held in the Methodist church at Ypsilanti, Sunday evening. The democrats of Ypsilanti will have an opportunity to listen to a fine speech from Hon. Thos. E. Barkworth at Cleary's Hall, Friday evening. A young sou of Dan Ross " weighed in " at 12 pounds, Friday evening, but was too much of a to be rated into the football team. A. M. Clark has been chosen president of the board of public works vice Mr. Keech resigned. G. W. Bullis succeeds to the vacant membership of the board. Hon. Thos. E. Barkworth will speak at Ypsilanti on Friday, October 12, and at Emery on Saturday. J. Nelson Lewis wiil speak at Jerusalem school house on October 15, and at Sharon townhall October 16. Elmer M. Stoffiet came out ahead in the one-raile novice race at Tecumseh Saturday. The prize was a $35 gold watch. Miss Rena Stofflet won the first prize, a $50 gold watch, in the half-mile bicycle race at Tecumseh. Mrs. M. A. Stofflet and Miss Mae Stohl attended the races. The Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti motor line has changed time. Cars now leave the iunction at Ann Arbor at 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 a. m., and 1:15, 2:45, 5:30, 7:15, 9:30 and 11:00 p. m., city time. The Packard street cars to connect with the motor, leave the couit house fifteen minutes earlier for each train. Wilkie Knox, the great Ypsilanti horse, lowered his record at Chillicothe, Ohio, to 2:09. Thomas E. Goodrich, senior literary student, is the republican candidate for register of deeds in Eramett county. Burglars broke into the house of Mrs. Anna E. George, on River street, Ypsilanti, Friday evening, and took a gold watch, a suit of clothes and a number of other articles. Sheriff Brenner and Marshal Banfield Friday escorted Bert Carpenter, John Cairns, and Joseph Keiezek to Ionia. Carpenter will do ten months for burglary, Cairns eight months for comraon tippling, and Keikzek two years for horse stealing and having concealed on his person that unpronounceable name. Bicycle races at Battle Creek on the nth. It will be the first tournament given there by the club. The Adventists of the city have gone wholly back on the bicycle, believing that a " header " does not "head" toward glory; but this will not interfere with the exercise on the part of hopeless sinners. The tournament will take place. A volume instead of half a volume in the new Commentaries, soon to be issued. has been assigned to Dr. C. M. Cobern. Many recent disclosures from Assyrian records have been made confirmatory of the narrations of the bible, and along this line Dr. Cobern is esteemed as an authority. The new public park, formed out of the oíd cemetery, has been named by the council Alpheus Felch Park, in honor of Gov. Felch. A happy thought and graceful and appreci ative act would have been to have conveyed to the venerable ex-governor, on the night of the banquet in his honor, official notice of the action of the council, in an address by the mayor befitting the occasion. The Star laundry horse, having heard much of the lowering of records this season, concluded to start in himself last Friday, and hoisting the clean shirts as his ensign, scud away on Main street. The wagon became rattled, the king-bolt "bolted," and the wagon seggregated. The horse was caught near the court house, with the two front wheels of the rig still in his custody. Note : - $2 for advertising the Star laundry. Lost. - On South Main street or East William street, a pair of gold spectacles. If the person finding them will leave the same at No. 33 South División street, they will receive reward. it Three lawyers and a jury before Justice Pond tussled with a " hoss " note case last Friday. Plaintiff recovered $33-30, and feels quite cheerful to think that the judgment will go quite a little way toward feeing his attorney, saying nothing about the fun of coming out on top. But for such spices, life would be a melancholy hum-drum, and suicides would be more frequent. The first general reception of the Students' Christian Association was held at Newberry hall, Friday evening. The hall was neatly decorated and a splendid program had been arranged, but owing to the machinations of the old fellow with the split hoof, or from some mechanical defect, the electric light gave so much trouble that the literary bill of f are could not be served. It will keep, however, and will be presented at the next general reception to be held in a few weeks. Work on the lateral sewers will soon be commenced. The work must go forward at an industrious rate to reach completion "before the snow flies". On the arrival of j material the Washington and Liberty street work will begin. Ann Arbor labor will be chiefly erhployed. On October 15 the council will sit as a board of review on the Washington and Liberty street assessment districts. Taxpayerswho "have a kick coming" are invited to try the effect of foot propulsión on the defences of the review board. The ladies of Ypsilanti are endeavoring to raise $1,000 to put with another $1,000 donated by Mrs. Starkweather on condition that it was made $2,000 by other gifts, to erect a soldiers' monument in Ypsilanti. In furtherance of this praiseworthy project, a cheap excursión will be given to Detroit on Saturday, October 26, from Ann Arbor and , Ypsilanti. From Ann Arbor the rates for the round trip will be adults, 95 cents; children, 50 cents. From Ypsilanti the rates for the ' round trip will be, adults, 80 cents; children, 40 cents. A special' ' cursion train will be run, leaving ' Ann Arbor at 7:30 a. m., and Ypsilanti at 7:45 a. m. Returning the train will leave Detroit at 5p.n1. ' Some people have ability to do more than one thing and do it to perfection, as has been demonstrated at the last two fairs. A prize was offered for the handsomest baby. Mrs. D. B. Fletcher, of this city, had her baby at the fair two years ago and won the first premium. This year this same lady won prizes as follows: First prize for best window garden by an amateur; first prize on best display of bread, biscuit and cakes, first prize on best collection of eight classes of canned fruit - eight preserves, eight pickles, and ten domestic fruit jellies. Next Saturday and Monday, Oct. 13 and 15, the people within reach of Ann Arbor will be given an opportunity to attend the largest fur sale ever known in Ann Arbor. The largest house in America - the John Rusitz Fur Company - will be at Mack & Schmid's cloak and fur department with their entire line of sample garments, which will be sold direct to the customers at 75 cents on the dollar. Special orders for new work, also repairs in fine furs, will be taken during this sale. Every one is invited, whether in need or not.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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