Local Brevities
From Friday's Daily Argus.
William Boyce, residing at the corner of Moore and Brown sts., is the happy father of a handsome 9¾ pound boy. He arrived yesterday.
The Michigan Central has asked for a trial of the case against it by William Finnegan as administrator of Don Finnegan for $20,000 damages.
Fred Hoertler, with Henne & Stanger, is enjoying a house warming of his own. He yesterday moved into his new house on S. Third st.
The superintendents of the poor, E. P. Mason, James Taylor, and Tracy L. Towner, and Veeder L. Shankland, the county house keeper, are making a tour of inspection of the Wayne county house today.
Fans in offices are generally used to cool the atmosphere. At present the fan in the office of the fluff rug factory on W. Huron st. is used for the contrary purpose. The floor is very cold and the heat naturally rises. When the fan is started it causes the heat to better circulate throughout the room.
A special meeting of the Salvation Army will be given on Thursday evening, Feb. 16, by Lieut. -Col. George French, their beloved leader of the great northwest division. He will give a stereoptican lecture upon the spiritual and social operations of the Salvation Army. All who heard him two years ago will be pleased to hear him again.
Hon. Charles R. Whitman, for the past year or two engaged in practicing law in Detroit, left Wednesday for Chicago where he will engage in his profession. He was formerly prosecuting attorney of this county and a regent of the university. He is an eloquent speaker and a skillful attorney. He is an ardent democrat who bas often been heard in the political campaigns.
Mr. Lamson was most enthusiastically received at the concert of the Saint Cecilia Society, in Detroit on Tuesday last. His part in the cantata was a dramatic and effective piece of work. After three insistent recalls he was obliged to respond with an encore to his group of songs in the miscellaneous part of the program. His singing was marked by dignity, depth of feeling, and purity, and accuracy of tone.
Laura, the wife of Joseph Shaw, of Miller ave., died this morning at 4 o'clock from consumption. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her late residence, Rev. J. W. Gelston officiating. She was born in Dundee, Mich., and was the daughter of the late James Nelson, of Hiscock st. She was about 42 years of age. Her husband and two children, Mina, wife of William Krapf, and Leon Shaw, of Fourth ave., and one twin sister. Mrs. Mettie Bindle, of Lansing, survive her.
The thermometers last night took an extra hitch in their "gallouses," and went a little lower than the night before. At 7 o'clock this morning the glass at H. J. Brown's drug store hung on the north side on W. Huron st. showed 16 degrees below zero. Across the street on tho second story at Dr. W. W. Nichols, the glass registered as the coldest during the night 17 degrees below. At the doctor's farm it was 16 degrees below and at the Detroit Observatory 15 below.
From Saturday's Daily Argus.
Thomas Walker John McCann and James Lawson were arrested separately for being drank on the streets and have each been sent to jail by Justice Duffy for 10 days.
The friends of the Argus should not forget that there is a well equipped job office in connection with the paper where from the smallest card to the largest book job will be printed with neatness and dispatch. Give us a call.
Aaron Canine, of York, was struck by a motor car on Packard st. yesterday afternoon. He was walking behind his wagon when he heard the car coming. He rushed to pick up his lines, but the car struck him and sent him under the wagon and went on without stopping. No bones were broken.
The thermometers are beginning to show some of the warmer sides of life. The glass at the office of Dr. W. W. Nichols, corner of Main and Huron sts., registered this morning as the coldest during the night being 11 degrees below zero. The glass at the Detroit observator of the university went half a degree lower.
It's a cold month when Randall & Jones don't commence a damage suit against, ex-Sheriff Judson. This is a cold month but nevertheless they took out a summons late yesterday afternoon to commence a suit in behalf of Selby A. Moran, the editor of the Register for $10,000 damages against William Judson and Lester H. Canfield.
James H. Hunter, of 433 W. Huron st., died this morning about 1:30 o'clock of heart failure. Mr. Hunter was a well known machinist and a brother of Robert Hunter. His former home was in Canada and the remains will be taken to Guelph, Ont., for interment, leaving Ann Arbor on the 4:58 train tomorrow afternoon. The services will be held at the house Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Carlo Biglieri died this morning at the home of Alex Ratti, 108 E. Huron st, of inflammation of the kidneys. He was working for the Ann Arbor railroad and came here Thursday from Elsie, Mich. He was 45 years old and leaves a wife and two children in Italy. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning from St Thomas church and the interment will be in the Catholic cemetery.
A party of 25 young people some time ago accepted an invitation to spend an evening at the hospitable home of Alfred Paul, on the Lodi gravel road. They chose last evening as being one of the balmiest, most gentle ones that could be found, the thermometer being way below zero. They took Godfrey's four-horse covered dray with canopy top. They had a splendid time, as of course they knew they would. It was 4 a. m. when the happy young folks returned to the city.
Dr. Cyrus Smith, of Jackson, died at an early hour yesterday morning, aged 62 years. He was a graduate of the medical department of the U. of M., class of '57, and had practiced in Jackson most of the time since. During the civil war he was assistant surgeon of the First, Ninth and Twenty-sixth Michigan infantries. At Murfreesboro he was captured by Gen. Forrest, but only remained in captivity 10 days. His nephew, Cyrus F. Smith, is captain of Co. D, 31st Michigan, and is now in Cuba with his regiment.
John Haarer, of W. Liberty st,. last evening received two letters from his son Lieut. John Haarer, dated Feb. 1 and 4, written at Cienfuegos, Cuba. He writes that everybody is well and in good spirits. The surrounding country is very beautiful and the cottages with their red tile roofs looked like the pictures in children's story books. The city is quite pretty except in the side streets where the filth is beyond description. The probability was at the time of writing that the 31st Michigan Infantry would leave the city in a few days. All the men are trying to learn Spanish.
From Monday's Daily Argus.
Luick Bros. planning mill shut down this morning for a few days on account of the cold.
Sousa's band will play here on the evening of April 8, for the benefit of the Woman's league.
Col. B. M. Thompson speaks next Thursday before the Calhoun County Farmers' Instituto at Marshall on "Early English Farming. "
Judge Victor H. Lane speaks at the Farmers' Institute at Grass Lake next Thursday on "Habitual Criminals," and at the Farmers' Institute at Carleton on Friday next.
Alderman Hamilton will soon erect a fine building at the corner of State and William sts. The wooden structure which now occupies this corner will be removed and a three story brick building put up in its place.
A certain county official who is off duty today, it is stated on good authority, will lead a blushing bride to the altar next Thursday. The license has not yet been issued but it is presumed he will get it at a reduced rate.
The building committee of the supervisors this afternoon opened the bids in the addition to the jail. Two bids have been put in, Welker & Fritz $865, and Henry S. Pipp $787.86. The latter received the contract.
There were 3,060 students enrolled in the university Feb. 9, divided among the various departments as follows: Literary 1,271, engineering 247, medical 421, law 745, dental 237, homeopathic 61, pharmaceutical 78.
The ladies of the Northside realized about $38 from the entertainment which they gave last Friday evening for the benefit of the chapel. Up to the present time the ladies have raised altogether for this purpose something over $1,000. The energy and perseverance they have shown certainly deserves success.
The coal dealers of the city are doing some kicking as they claim the railroad freight rate on a ton of coal is $1 to Detroit and $1.40 to Ann Arbor. Must the inter-state commerce commission be blamed for this state of affairs? The dealers to get even propose to raise their rates. Of course they have no trust as they would be opposed to a trust in Ann Arbor.
The business in the probate office was done this morning right up to the radiator, where Judge Newkirk and Register Lehman were trying to keep warm. The probating of the will of Herman Calhoun, of York township, was adjourned for four weeks. Comstock Hill, of Lodi, is mentioned as executor. Mr. Calhoun's daughter inherited 40 acres of land from her mother, and quit claimed 20 acres of it to her father. In the will he provided that this land should go back to his daughter. To this some of the other heirs object. The land involved is worth about $400.