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An Undertakers' War

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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There was a war on between the undertakers Satnrday, (Jnly 10). At an early hoar in the morning, Peter Pacquette who had been ruaking nis home with John Fritz, was found dead in his bed. Fritz at once called F. Weissiger to care for the body, and a littla later 'phoned yoong Pacquette afc Ann Arbor of bis father's death. A little later an undertaker from Ann Arbor, (Florian Muehlig) carne over preparad to take charge of the body. The rale with undertakers is that the first called holds the job regardless of circuinstances or preferences, and accordingly Fred was the boss. The oity oaptain however put up a strong bluff so niuch so that Fred locked up the corpse and thev darfid not hrnnk tho srĂ­iI ThA

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News