Adrian Press Items

Floyd Simth, uf Salem, has finally j married a youDg lady of South Lyon, nd "Salem's daughters weep around." Having had some troable with his 'amily, an Ann Arhor butcher has skinned' out, and searoh fails to reeal hide or hair of hiru. A new device by an Ann Arbor man, s a post hole boring machine, wbich 8 a marvellous snccess aod "augurs" well for the inventor. The Washtenaw supervisors made a lot that brought down high game, wben they ent the salary of the game warden froru $2 to 50 cents per day. The village treasnrer of Manchester will test a law of disputed validity by )ringing suifc to recover poll tax. He jelieves that if he can aerare the poll e can hook the fish, on tha!; line. A thief stole six head of cattle in Torthfleld, passed their soalps off on he connty treasurer for 120 and esaped. The treasurer has muoh at teak and is doing his best to capture je cattleman. Wm. Walker, of Sharon, plaoes his :robity in doubt by the statement that ie has this season, husked 120 bushels f oom in 10 hoars, taking it f rom the hoek. Even the corn stalks shut their ars and were shocked. Henry üilbert, of Manchester, reused an offer of $300 for four fat teers, made by Wm. Rehfuss. - Ann Arbor Courier. "Four fat steers made by 'Wniíaou Rehfuss." The Rehfuss make, seerns ;o, be held high. Jimmie Blytheman - bress his little ïeart! is in trouble again at Ann Aror. He tapped a till whioh yielded 10. A six-year old child whom Jimtnie failed to persuade to do the job, "blew" on him and Jimmie was arrested. The Arena says he will now, doubtless, b" není over the road. O, no he wod'i. The ubiqnitous little "cuss" beatv a uharmed existence, and will probatily slip tbrough the net and steal the sheriff's pocket bandkerchief as he walks out of court "discharged on exaruination. " A New Jersey insuranoe company wishes that Prof. J. Stanley Grimes who recently gave a lecture at Aun Arbor, were dead. Prof. Grimes is now 90 and smart as a cricket before a frost. Wben he was young he procured a $3,500 policy. When 70, be asked what the compauy would pay him'and cancel the policy. The company said $2,000. He refused. "Tben" said the compauy, "we will pay you $410 each year so long as you live, as payment of the policy." The professor said it was "a go" and started in to beat the company, which relied on his courtesy to die as soon after 70 as was convenient. He didn't do it, but lived on and the tired company wearily pays him each year $410 and has paid bim in all $8,200 and are quoting the exclamation of the prophet, "How long, O Lord, how longï"