Washtenawisms

WASHTENAWISMS

It is six years since the great Ypsilant cyclone.

Supervisor Beach, of Lima, will build a large sheep barn this spring.

M. L. Burkhart is fitting up ice cream parlors on Middle st. in Chelsea.

Three blocks of Congress st, in Ypsilanti have been ordered paved with brick.

Supt. W. W. Gifford, of the Chelsea schools, has been retained for another year.

Three fish wagons visited Saline in one day last week and it wasn't flsh day either.

The main topic in Ypsilanti just now is the location of the proposed new city hall.

The Michigan Central has reduced the number of its employees in Ypsilanti by two.

George Hoffman, of Imlay City, and Miss Mary Eisele, of Chelsea, are to be married soon.

Robert Howlett of Waterloo, fell from the top of a high ladder and broke his collar bone.

There are 34 non-residents attending the Chelsea schools and a total of 335 pupils in the schools.

Mrs. Edward Hinddelang has purchased the house and lot of Abner Beach on Orchard st. . , Chelsea.

Ed. Chandler has purchased the Sears property on Park sts. in Chelsea and will soon make his home there.

Ossian S. Kenny and Miss Mary L. Starks, both of Webster, were married on Saturday, April 8 at Whitmore Lake.

William Arnold and family have removed from Dexter to Detroit. They will be greatly missed by their old neighbors.

H. P. Glover and E. P. Allen were in Saline a few days ago hunting up purchasers for bonds for the Ypsilanti and Saline electric line.

Erastus W. Reppleye died at his home in Ypsilanti April 13, of pneumonia aged 55 years. He had lived in Ypsilanti for several years.

When Archie Freeman, of Ypsilanti, town, was dynamiting stumps last week, he left a crow bar leaning against a stump while he lighted the fuse. He has not found the crow bar yet.

Fred Jerry has just been re-elected marshal of Saline by the village council, and Frank Buck has been made street commissioner. He succeeds Major D. Wallace who had held the position for 14 years.

The following village officers, of Saline have been appointed by President Hauser: Health officer, Dr. B. F. Sheeder; village attorney. Chas. Awrey; special police, Henry A. Jewett; fire chief, Samuel Josenhans; special assessors, A. C. Clarke, J. Adam Klein and Fred Weissinger.

If the stove works remain in Chelsea there is one business man who will this season put up a number of medium sized houses for renting purposes. He would put up between 20 and 30 in all before he got through with his job. This would mean lots of work for our local contractors. - Chelsea Herald.

Within three miles of the north, east and south sides of Four-mile lake, 14 farmers are making changes as follows : William Arnold goes to Detroit ; Ralph Arnold from Mrs. Johnson's farm to William Arnold's; G. Heiber from Elmer Beach's to Mrs Johnson's; Henry Hudson to Elmer Bedach's; Charles Fisk to Mrs. Cooper's; Frank Nixon from Mrs. Cooper's to north of Dexter; J. Nixon from R. Buchanan's to east of Ann Arbor; E. Wilde to R. Buchanan's; A. C. Yearance from G. Yearance's to Alonzo Davis'; H. Neeb to G. Yearance's; E. Genter to H. Baldwin's; A. Spiegelberg from Ohio to his farm ; J. Lucht from Pierce farm ; W. Coe from New York to Pierce farm. - Chelsea Standard.

Dexter has organized business men's association with the following officers: President, E. F. Chase; vice-president, Alfred Davis; recording secretary, John O. Thompson ; corresponding secretary, E. H. Carpenter; treasurer, Joseph Gallagher; executive committee, E. Jedele, A. S. Yost, Pat Sloan, A. Olsaver; finance committee, Frank Lemmon, W. I. Keafl, C. W. Stebbins.

Although Editor Carlton of the Grass Lake News, has been on this mundane sphere for many years, he is evidently not posted on chickens, and especially roosters, but then Grass Lake is such a big progressive city that he may be excusable when he notes a common sight as follows: "An overgrown sorrel colored rooster haunts Lover's Lane in this village together with a lot of huge hens of the same color and breed. A day or two ago the feathered biped found a dainty morsel of kitchen refuse and forthwith by persuasive clucks drew his hungry partlets around him. He then ate it himself. ' '