Press enter after choosing selection

Washtenaw County

Washtenaw County image
Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
February
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
Obituary
OCR Text

The Detroit owner of the horse left at the Commercial house in Milav by the stranger who asked the landlord, Fuller Dexter, to change a $50 note, called yesterday and secured his property. The stranger has not yet been found.

The township board of Freedom has appointed Frank Koebbe health officer. It is reported that the schools in district Ko. 5and 6 are closed on account of scarlet fever. There seems to be quite a number of cases among the children.

Comstock Hill is one of the boys, of Lodi, who feels as young as they ever did. Mr. Hill rode into the city on his bicycle Monday and says he was much more comfortable than if he had used his horse and buggy. In spite of his 68 years he is willing to go into the woods and chop cord wood with any man in the county. He comes of good sturdy stock.

A. H. Covert, superintendent of schools at Schoolcraft, son of Arthur Covert, of Superior, made a speech, at the republican club banquet at Kalamazoo Monday night. Those who heard it say it was a fine effort. The many friends of Mr. Covert in Washtenaw county will be pleased to know of his success. The Argus is informed that he expects to enter the practice of law in Detroit next year.

C. H. Carrick, superintendent of the Milan schools, is a candidate for the nomination for school commissioner on the republican ticket in Monroe county. He resides just across the line. Mr. Carrick has had some experinence [sic] in this line, once being defeated for the nomination in convention, and once after nomination by a democratic majority.

W. H. Burnham, an old settler of York township, residing at Milan, died Sunday. He was born Dec.27,' 26, in New York, his parents being Allen and Olive (Harrison) Burnham. Mr. Burnham was married in Monroe county, New York, June 4, '49 to Jane M. Lawrence. Four children blessed their union Helen, born Nov. 13, 1850, Caroline E., born July 10, 1852, Allen H., born Feb. 8, 1854, Lillian J. born Nov. 1855. Mr. Burnham was a staunch democrat in politics.

In Staebler's coal office, the manager Edward Staebler, has several photographs of a rock that is worth more than a passing notice. It is located on the farm of Mr. John Sweitzer, of Saline. It is 6 feet above ground, and how far it extends below ground is not known. It is over 35 feet in circumference and is estimated to weigh over 100 tons. The stone is a conglomerate, apparently cemented together by a green cement. It is worth the study of geological students.

In the circuit court in the case of Frank Staffan vs. Gottlieb Ahnmueller and Barbara Staffan, the defendants by their solicitor, have filed their answer. In the complainants bill he claims an undivided two-thirds of the north one-half of the south-east quarter of the south-east quarter section 12, range three east, in the township of Sylvan, valued at $100, and he asks for a partition. In the answer of the Ahnmuellers they deny that Staffan had any interest in this land and claim that Gottlieb Ahnmueller is the sole owner of the laud, and therefore they have refused to make a division of it.

Alfred Fulford, of Whitmore Lake, is in the city visiting his neice [sic] and greeting old friends. Mr. Fulford says Whitmore Lake is bound to boom. Two additions have been laid out and the lots are selling rapidly. An effort is being made to secure a factory of some kind. The lake is now covered with ice from 14 to 18 inches thick Mr. Fulford claims there are many fish in the lake. Mrs. Fulford and himself were out one time last year and secured 10 good sized fish in a few hours.