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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
January
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Harugari lodge has 112 members. Frank Heath is clerking for druggist A. J. Mummery. The waterworks company are digging a large new well. There are nearly $15,000 of unpaid city taxes as yet. Those who attended the Lyra concert were greatly delighted. The small boys have been keep ing out of the postoffice lately. The Odd Fellows give a grand banquet at the rink St. Valentine's night. The Ann Arbor Organ cornpany has shipped three of their organs to África. The motor forced its way through an eight-foot snow drift, Saturday morning. James R. Sage, of this city, is teaching singing school in Dexter township. All but six of the 224 new lockers ordered for the gymnasium haye been taken. The Swabian Unterstuetzung Verein gave a grand ball at their hall, Thursday evening. The council has extended the time for collecting taxes through the month of February. The Ann Arbor Rifles will as usual hold their annual masked carnival on February 22. Wm. F. Erdmann paid $2 fine and $3 costs into Tustice Pond's court, Saturday, for drunkenness. Ex-Sheriff Dwyer has purchased the grocery stock of Andrews & Son, and took possession yesterday. There are 208 graduates of the University of Michigan in the ministry, besides 56 engaged in missionary work. Prof. A. B. Hinsdale is one of the committee to present a model course of study to the state teachers association. Hiscock & Son, in addition to their coal business, have commenced laying in a supply of excellent wood for the benefit of a freezing public, who will find them good parties to deal with. William G. Dieterle will close out his stock of goods, to give possession of his furniture store to the new clothing firm of Lindenschmidt & Apfel, March ist. Mr. Dieterle will build himself a new store on Liberty street. Alfred L. Koon was arrested last week on the charge of being drunk. He vehemently denied the charge and the case was tried by a jury in Justice Pond's court on Friday. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. Mr. John Packard, of Superior, died in his chair, Sunday afternoon. He was a prominent and respected citizen and had lived many years in the community where he died. He was sixty-five years oíd. The funeral will be held tomorow at 10 o'clock at the house. Regular trips on the motor line' were made yesterday. The Inland League held an enter-1 tainment iast evening. Ice cutting for the Michigan Central at Ypsilanti is over. There is talk of producing the "Mikado" by local talent. The Michigan Central freight business here is on the increase. The next ccncert in the Choral Union series is set for next Friday night. Eleven converts joined the Salvation army in Ypsilanti, on Sunday evening. It was reported fourteen degrees below zero in Webster yesterday morning. These zero times makes coal move lively. E. B. Hall is delivering 60 tons a day. Louis Robinson was sentenced to the Hotel 'd Judson fortwodays by Justice Pond. There will be a pupils' recital on Wednesday, January 30, at 4:30 p. m., in Frieze Memorial hall. VValter Roost and sister Miss Mary Roost attended the funeral of a cousin in Williamston, yesterday. The Wolverine cycle club give their fifth annual ball at the Light Infantry armory, Thursday evening. A number of dogs have been poisoned in the last few days, and search is being made for the guilty parties. A number of friends assembled Saturday evening to assist Mrs. Frederick Schmid celébrate her birthday. Rev. J. Hallisey, of Detroit, had a good sized audience at his lecture in St. Thomas' church, Sunday evening. The Courier states that James É. Harkins is a candidate for the republican nomination for alderman of the third ward. Esther, the little year old daughter of John Maulbetsch, of Northfield, died of measles, Saturday. The funeral services will be held this afternoon. It took about fifteen hours Sunday for five engines. to plow their way through the drifts on the T. A. A. & N. M. railroad in the cuts this side of Emery. A series of ten lectures will shortly be delivered in the M. E. church by Hon. James M. Dunn, who lectured in the Unitarian church Sunday, on the liquor traffic. E. J. Smith, recently with the Argus, is shoving his witty pencil on the Adrián Press, of which he has charge during the absence of Mr. Stearns, who is taking a trip through the south. Sunday, Feb. 3 - Mr. George E. Dawson in M. E. church at 12 m., on "The Problem of Temptation as Treated in Literature," with special reference to the temptation of Goethe's "Faust." The last lecture of the series. Services will be held in the M. E. church next Sunday evening in memory of Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop and all the members of the W. C. T. U. are requested to meet in the church parlors at seven o'clock wearing the white ribbon. Prof. ). Knowlton had his hands about as full as a minister, Sunday. He delivered a lecture before the Baptist bible class on Jewish life and customs in the time of Christ, and in the evening he delivered another lecture on the Trial of Christ in the Trinity Lutheran church. There will be a social at the North Side chapel, next Saturday evening, Feb. 2nd, to which all are invited. An interesting program has been prepared for the occasion and after that has been rendered an oyster supper will be served. No admission fee will be asked at the door, but a charge of ten cents will be made for supper. Come and you will be welcome. __ Services to the memory of Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop will be held next Sabbath evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the M. E. church of this city. All members of the W. C. T. U. are requested to meet at 7 o'clock, in the church parlors, wearing the white ribbon badge. An interesting program has been arranged, and it is hoped these services will be largely attended by friends of the deceased. The council, after a long and heated debate, Friday evening, succeeded in doiug nothing towards amending the charter, as will be seen by reading the official report of the proceedings in another column. As a matter of fact, the present charter occupies the middle ground between the conflicting elements and is probably as satisfactory a compromise between the conflicting views as could be arranged. The Imnherhood tf St. Andrew ield a meeting last hight. The Foresters meet at Dr. A. ('. Nichols' office this evening. There were two run aways, yesterday with no serious danage done. Thos. Brown was given two days . in jail for vagrancy by Justice Gibson. Julius V. Seyler was elected treasurer of the Detroit musicians last Friday. Tracy McGregor talked to the inmates of the county jail Sunday afternoon. Edward Treadwell left $ 1,000 to the endowment fund of St. Andrew's church. The annual meeting of Trinity Lutheran church will be held tomorrow evening. The Res Gestae board is making rapid progress towards getting ready for the law annual. It is thought that the woman's annex to the gymnasium may be built next summer. A hundred and fifty men have been cutting ice for the Michigan Central at Geddes. The social of the V. W. C. A. on Friday evening was attended by over 100, and was a delightful one. J. E. Beal was a member of the committee of arrangements of the Alger club reception last night. Rev. C. M. Cobern lectures in Saginaw next Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the Bliss hospital. The Women's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. give the committemen of the association a supper this evening. Professors Kelsey and Newcombe will be ordained as new elders next Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church. George Storms, of Ann street, celebrated his forty-ninth birthday Saturday by entertaining his deaf mute friends. The Ann Arbor horsemen are planning a fast trotting matinee on South Üniversity avenue for tomorrow afternoon. The football burlesque at the Light lnfantry entertainment February 11 and 12 is said to be alone worth the price of admission. Miss Emma Bower goes to Washington, February 15, as a delégate from the L. O. T. M., of the world, to the national council of women. John Lindenschmidt and George Apfel left yesterday for New York city to buy goods for the new clothing store they will open March ist. Rev. E. Adams, father of Prof. H. C. Adams, addressess the S. C. A. chapel meeting next Sunday morning on "Pioneer Missions in Iowa." Two burglars robbed the merchant tailoring establishment of John J. Rafferty, of Chelsea, of a large quantity of goods Sunday night, but they and the goods were captured at Dexter. Chas. N Stevens was sent to jail by Justice Gibson last Thursday for being drunk on the streets. He is an old soldier, who will be sent to the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, Ohio, as soon as his five days are tip. The Michigan Potitical Science association hold their February meeting in Kalama.oo. Among the Ann Arbor men down on the program are Profs. H. B. Hutchins, H. C. Adams, F. M. Taylor and Otto Kitchner. "Side Tracked" with [ule VV'alters in the leading role will be witnessed here at the Grand opera house, Jan. 30. Mr. Wakers as Horatio Xerxes Booth is said to be a whole show in himself. He bobs up at the climaxes in the nick of time, and is very amusing. There is enough of the melodrama in "Side Tracked" for those who like it, while the specialties and comedy features will undoubtedly please those who go to theatres for amusement.