Local Brevities

PENSION REISSUED- Charles W. Teall, of Milan, has had his pension reissued at $12 a month.

A SASH FASTENER- Edgar M. Comstock, of Ypsilanti, has been granted a patent on a sash fastener.

DEXTER PICNIC- The German society at Dexter held a Sunday school picnic Aug. 3, in Richard Smith's woods, southwest of Dexter.

COST OF INSANE- The state expended $504,778.13 last year tor the care of the insane. This is in addition to the expense of buildings and repairs.

LARGE EXPECTATIONS - The oats and corn crop in Washtenaw county is expected from all reports to be the largest the county has ever seen.

EIGHT BUSHELS- Louis Koebbe, a thresher of Freedom, reports much of the wheat turning out better than expected although the average is not over eight bushels an acre.

GOES TO MANILA- Major Seymour Howell is at his home in Adrian on a furlough. He goes to San Francisco, Aug. 10, to pay off the returning soldiers  and will then be sent to Manila.

APPLIED TO ANN ARBOR- Charles V. Krause, who recently purchased his partners interest in a Howell blacksmith shop, needed a first class. horseshoer, so he applied to Arn Arbor and got one.

NONE FR0M WASHTENAW- The U. S. grand jury drawn yesterday will not have on it anyone from Washtenaw. The names of two dead men are found on the jury, John Watts, of Detroit and Horace A. Wilkerson, of Dundee.

NEW CHANDELIERS- Rev. John Schmaus and Bernard Koebbe, a committee of the German Evangeiical church of Freedom, were in the city today and contracted with the Eberbach Hardware Co. to supply the church with new chandeliers.

DID NOT APPEAR- The reason for Judge Newkirk's non-appearance at the Whittaker Catholic picnic yesterday was that he was billed to speak there without his knowledge and having made prior engagements for that day could not accept, much to his regret.

PRISON DELEGATES- Governor Pingree has appointed Prof. Charles H. Cooley to head the delegation of 42 members from Michigan to the congress of the National Prison Association in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 23 to 27. H. S. Holmes, of Chelsea, is also a member.

MARRIED IN PITTSFIELD - Susannah A. Crane, who married Gilbert F. Pearl in Pittsfield July 3,1870, has applied for a divorce in Detroit on the ground of desertion. She alleges that he deserted her Dec. 31, 1891, and that she has not heard from him since. They have four children the youngest being 15.

RURAL MAIL DELIVERY- Congressman Henry Smith, of Adrian, was in the city today and called on Deputy County Clerk Philip Blum in reference to a petition presented for rural  mail delivery to the gravel road. Mr. Smith stated that a special postal agent would be in the city Aug 15, to investigate  them latter. 

JULIA FORN DIES- Julia, the three, year old daughter  of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Forn, of Fosters Station, died last evening of a stomach trouble of long standing. The funeral services will be held at the parents' residence tomorrow  afternoon at 2 o'clock, the interment to take place in Fairview cemetery in Ann Arbor. Rev. Alexander Nicklas will officiate.

EXPENSES OF THE STATE- The disbursements of the state treasury tor the past year has been $4,391,081.71. The receipts  were $185,843.27 more than the disbursements and there is now on hand $1,403,055.88. The war debt is. $500,000 and besides this the state holds $6,130,008.56 trust funds of which $533,904 belongs to the University of Michigan, On this trust fund the university gets 37,303.08 interest.

TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS- School Commissioner Lister announces the teachers' examinations for Washtenaw county during 1899 and 1900 will be held as follows. Ann Arbor, beginning the third Thursday in August; Ypsilanti, beginning the third Thursday in October; Ann Arbor, beginning the last Thursday in March ; Ann Arbor, beginning  the third Thursday in June. Final eighth grade examinations  will be held the last Saturday in February and the last Saturday in May.

HIGHER TAXES- One reason that the city taxes are higher this year than last is that in the wisdom of the city government not sufficient money was raised to pay the existing overdraft. It will take several years to make this up. The same condition exists in the county finances. An overdraft has existed for a number of years. It was $13,000 January 1, 1899. It will continue and grow larger from year to year, until the supervisors get moral courage to wipe it out. Then the taxpayers will be astonished.

MUST DESTROY TREES- Justice Chauncey Orcutt, of Ann Arbor town, is an experienced peach grower. He says "You will see that in five years there will be no peaches in the vicinity of Ann Arbor. Last year we removed and destroyed 7,000 peach trees afflicted with the yellows and this year the number will be over 10,000. All the trees here will have to go. After the land has rested a time, growers can again plant peach trees. This was the case in New Jersey. Their peaches are now being replanted. It is the same case in the St. Joseph region in this state."

From Saturday's Daily Argus.

SMUT IN OATS - The Lima farmers are complaining of smut in their oats.

A FLOWING WELL- A flowing well bas been struck on the Jonn Haeselschwerdt farm in Sharon.

PAINTED THE SCHOOL HOUSE - The school house in the Martin Merkle district in Sylvan has been repainted.

SOLDIERS PICNIC- The Salem soldiers hold their annual picnic Aug. 12, on the lawn of Richard Butler, on the base line.

GONE TO TECUMSEH- Grass & McMonagle, of this city, have opened a photograph gallery in Tecumseh, according to the Tecumseh News.

KILLED A RATTLER- A rattlesnake having 26 rattles was killed near E. A Nordman's lake in Lima recently. He was an old timer.

ANOTHER BARN- Irving Storms is building a new barn in Lima. It has been many years since there was so much building among the farmers.

LOST HIS SHEEP- Philip Seitz, of Lima, lost 11 sheep recently. The cause of their death is unknown, but Mr. Seitz thinks they were poisoned

A FRUIT EVAPORATOR- Dexter expects a fruit evaporator to be built there employing 25 or 30 hands. L. S. Towne, of Manchester, is the man in charge of the new enterprise.

THE CURFEW LAW- President Copeland, of the village of Dexter, is striving to enforce the curfew law requiring children under 16 to be off the streets of Dexter after 9 pm. 

FINE RESORT- W. G. Bain is conducting a very fine hotel at Cavanaugh Lake, which is one of the most popular resorts of Washtenaw. A great many Ann Arborit.es are now stopping there.

WILL PROBATED- The will of Elizabeth F. Baldwin deceased, was admitted to probate yesterday. Her two son-in-laws, Prof. Joseph B. Davis and E. E, Baldwin were appointed executors.

ENTERTAINED IT - Supervisor Walter, of Bridgewater, one of the best known and most liked men on the board of supervisors, has been entertaining a felon on the thumb of his right hand.

MOVES TO DEXTER - Patrick Kearney, for many years a leading farmer of Webster, has purchased the Alex Dancer residence in Dexter and will move there Sept. 1. Mr. Dancer goes to Detroit.

YPSI RURAL DELIVERY- Congressman Smith, while in Ypsilanti yesterday, said that rural mail delivery was a sure thing for that city and that the final arrangements would be made by a special agent Aug. 15.

LAKE CONNECT1ONS- Bass Lake is to be connected with Strawberry Lake by a canal. Fred Bross, who owns some cottages and considerable land around Bass Lake is doing the work and it will be completed in a few weeks.

LIGHTNING- The house of Fred Kalambach, in Freedom, was struck by lightning Thursday afternoon, the bolt passing down the chimney. It injured the roof and chimney slightly. At the time of the stroke Mrs. Kalambach was in the barn milking and Mr Kalmbach away from home.

DOOMED IT TO DEATH- Th Xrays doomed a Kalamazoo dog to death this week. The dog had been shot sometime ago and its hind legs had become paralyzed. The dog was put under the X rays and the shot located in the spine, the dog being beyond medical aid and hence it will be killed.

MANY RATTLESNAKES- Twenty one rattlesnakes were killed in the Robison marsh in Freedom by Herman Ortburg, Charles Haschle, Win. Rothfuss and John Alber, who were engaged in making hay. This is the marsh which at one time was owned by John J. Robison and Charles H. Richmond.

TWIN SETTERS- While cutting brush near Pinckney Wednesday, Edward Kennedy came upon a quail and a hen, both setting upon one nest. In the nest were 12 quail eggs and six hen eggs. They were not molested, and the two returned to their maternal duties. lt is a conundrum as to which will own the chicks and which the birds.

ON ITS LAST LEGS- The Grand Rapids Medical College, which was before the legislature at it's last session endeavoring  to be put on the same footing with the University of Michigan as far as dissecting  material is concerned, is in financial distress and it is thought may not again reopen. When an officer  in making a levy for a $15 judgment forced an entrance into its building yesterday, be found the dissecting material uncared for and decaying about the building wherever the students had left it last June.

From Monday’s Daily Argus.

EAT - A number of citizens yesterday enjoyed their Sunday dinner at the American house.

REGULAR MEETING- There will be a regular meeting of Washtenaw Chapter, R. A. M., tonight. All members are invited. T

TONIGHT- A regular meeting of the city council will be held tonight at 8 o'clock local time. Important business may come before the gentlemen.

IMPROVEMENT- The new cement walk in front of the Ryan block, corner of S. Main and Washington st. is a big improvement which will add much to the beauty of the street.

IMPROVEMENT- The waiting room of the University School of Music will be much improved when the students return in the fall. There will be a new table, better settees and a beautiful floor rug to greet them. The room will be very cosy and inviting.

FINE TEAM- O. L. Yost, of Ypsilantti sold available team to K. S. Bailey, of Williamsport. Penn., few days ago. Mr. Bailey in a letter to Mr. Yost says they are the finest drivers he ever drew reins over. He paid Mr. Yost $1,375 for the team.

A BlG OUTPUT- The Ann Arbor Organ Co. are now shipping 300 organs a month, which is just six times the output of six years ago. Manager Henderson is a hustler to sell the fine organs manufactured under the care of Superintendent Allmendinger.

RECEIVES THREE LINES- The Gazetteer  of Michigan of the year 1838 devotes three lines to Whitmore Lake. It says: "Whitmore's Lake lies on the northern border of Washtenaw county and the township of Northfield. It is vented into the Huron river by a small creek. 

STARTED AS A HOBO- Officer Isabell picked up Henry Harris on the street yesterday. He was a boy of 16, the son of a Detroit tailor, who was endeavoring to beat his way to Chicago. A brakeman put him off the train and he had not a cent of money in his pocket when found. His father was sent for and came here this afternoon and took his boy back to Detroit.

SHORT OF CARS- Dennis Reily, of Toledo, the commercial agent of the Ann Arbor road was in this city this morning. '-Our road is suffering like all other roads from a want, of sufficient freight cars. I think it will last until after Jan. 1. In spite of the large equipment that has been added by the roads, I believe the general business of the country has increased still faster."

OLD BARK MILL- The building torn down on the Ann Arbor Chicory Co's property was built by the late Frederick Kuhn for Weil Bros. about the year 1854. It was used in connection with their tannery, now the electric light station, as a bark mill.

BIG FISH- O. M. Van Kleek this morning showed a three foot, six and a quarter inch pickerel, weighing 151/2 pounds, which he caught with a trolling line in Whitmore Lake yesterday. The fish got away from him three times breaking the line. Mr. Van Kleek's hands look as if he had been through a threshing machine or had a seance with the house cat. This is the largest fish caught in the lake for many years.

WANT TO ORGANIZE- The postmasters of Michigan are receiving a circular letter asking their opinions in regard to the value of an organization to the presidential postmasters of the state. The letter suggests that Detroit be the first meeting place, and that the time be fixed for Oct. 3-4. The letter is signed by the postmasters of Saginaw, Port Huron, Ann Arbor, Hillsdale and Albion.- Alpena Review.

SWIFT JUSTICE- Geo W Tiegel, of Scio, was brought up with a round turn Saturday in Justice Doty's court. Saturday about noon he brought in a mowing machine and left it in the street by Henry Richard's place of business. About 4 o'clock Marshal Gerstner made a complaint against him in obstructing the street. Justice Dot issued a warrant and Marshal Gerstner drove five or six miles into the county; got his man, brought him back, and he was tried, plead guilty and paid a fine of $2 and $4.50 costs, all in little more than two hours. Who says Ann Arbor justice is not swift?