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Day
19
Month
February
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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Thomas Godkin is the father of a ffeek old boy. K new boy has arrived at the home of George_Bauer_ The legislative com mittees visited tjie üniversity yesterday. The Knights of the Whiskers of the University have shaved. Big preparations are being made for the Eastern Stareception. Mine tramps and drunks occupied the city lockup, Friday night. Ex-Coun7yClerk Brown has two girls now. The last one was born Snnday evening. The Baptist Young Feoples' Union gave a social at the church parlors last evening. Rev. C M. Cobern is delivering a two-weeks' series of lectures in Appleton, Wisconsin. The sermón at the M. E. church, will be preached by Dr. L. R. Fiske, president of Albion college. Howard E. Coffin, of Hill street, has been recommended for appointnient as substitute letter carrier. Fred Cole was fined $2 and $.50 costs by Justice Pond, for being drunk on the streets, Friday night. Rev. Wm. Walker lectures this vening, in the Congregational ;hurch, on "Strassburg and the Alatian Question." The junior hop, as it i&still called, or the annual ball as it is now officially named, was a brilliant success, last Friday evening. Mabel Ransom, aged two and a half months, infnnt daughter of Edward Ransomf of Pontiac street, died Friday afternoon. Tax-payers who have not given attention to their taxes yet, will have to get a hustle on. There are only nine more days which to pay them. An appropriation bill for the Normal school has been introduced into the senate by Senator Chittenden. It carries an appropriation of #59,200 for 1895 and $57,700 for 1896. The University Bible class, at 12 m., will be áddressed by Dr. Wm. F. Breakey. Subject: Healthful physical life essential to the best, mental, moral, social and religious life. A very very pleasant surprise party occurred at the home of P. G. Mclntyre, in Northfield. Fine music and refreshments were furíúshed and dancing was indulged in by about 43 couples until the wee hours of the morning. Congressman Gorman has secured the passage of a bilí through both houses of congress giving R. Carpenter Post G. A. R„ of Chelsea, two condemned cast iron cannons and twenty cannon balls. Chelsea will now begin to take on war like airs. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week occurs the meeting of the National association of school superintendents, at Cleveland. Dr. Boone, of the Normal, and Supt. Whitney, of the Ypsilanti public schools, will attend. The Argus is not informed as to those among Ann Arbor educators who will attend. Hon John J. Lentz, of Columbus, ühio, has been secured to address the laws on Washington's birthday. He is a gradúate of the class of '82, an eloquent lawyer and Gov. Campbell's principal opponent for the Ohio democratie gubernational nomnation. He opened Tom Johnson's big tent meetings in the last campaign. While every republican judge in Michigan, with few exceptions, were candidates for the supreme court judgeship, a nunaber have had the good grace to withdraw, leaving but about twelve in the race at the present time. Among these are the following: Judge E. D. Kinne, of this circuit, Judge P. T. Van Zile, f Detroit, Judge J. B. Moore, of -apeer, and Judges Hatch and Shepard, of Bay, and Judge Cahill, of Ingham. The Glee and Banjo clubs sing in ' Ypsilanti next Monday evening. The Ann Arbor Rifles give their : annual masked ball next Friday evening. The Lady Maccabees hold a social in Maccabee hall next Thursday evening. C. A. Matthewson, of Broidway, owns the violin which was the property of Thomas Jefferson in 1795. Mr. and Mrs. Max Heinrich sing in the Choral Union series at University hall, next Thursday evening. F. Grove Campbell, of Detroit, was in the city the last of last week. He returned to the city yesterday. The monthly tea social of the ladies of St. Andrew's church will be held Thursday evening, in Harris hall. E. F. Mills talks before the Voung Men's Christian association this evening, on "Character, a Requisite for Business Success." Representative Wortley, of Ypsilanti, will introduce a bilí for a onefifteenth of a mili tax for the support of the Ypsilanti Normal. A Salvation Army meeting in Ypsilanti broke up Sunday afternoon with a disturbance which resulted in two arrests for disturbing the meeting. Emma Louise Hopkins, of Peoria, 111., a sophomore hterary student, becarae insane from overwork, Sunday, at her room on Washtenaw avenue. The ministers of the city held a meeting in McMillan hall yesterday and adopted resolutions protesting against the taxation of church property. Dr. D. A. MacLachlan delivered an address before the Hahnemannian association of Cleveland last Friday evening on "Medicine Among the Jews." The Light Infantry find it impossible to obtain the opera house in Jackson before the henten season and have consequently given up their trip to that city. Frederick Stearns & Co., of Detroit, have established a fellowship in the School of Pharmacy to be given to the best student, which will enable the fortúnate holder to devote one or two years to research work in the laboratories. James A. hiñen, who was at first arrested for the burglary of Sheehan & Co. 's store and' afterwards discharged because of the discovery of the guilty parties, has brought suic through his attorney, M. J. hehman, against Marshal Banfield, Patrolman Collins, Deputy Sheriff Peterson and John V. Sheehan for false imprisonment, placing his damages at $5,000. Attorney Chas. H. Kline is feeling happy over the decisión ot Judge Ricks in Toledo, Saturday, which awards Mrs. George Alberts $8,500 for the death of her husband in the wreek at Hamburg. Mr. Kline was assisted in the case by E. B. Norris. The testimony was taken here before Gen. Trowbridge, as comraissioner, and he awarded $9,900. Alberts was a fireman. The award must be paid before the receiver of the road is discharged, so that Mrs. Alberts will get her money.

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