Local Brevities

The Y. W. C. A. - Mrs. Bach, of 424 S. Main st., invite the Y. W. C. A to her home this evening.

LANSING GETS IT - A rural mail delivery route was established at Lansing yesterday 23 miles in length.

REPLACING A BARN - Herman Ortbring, of Sharon, is having a barn built to replace the one that was struck by lightning.

AS LOW AS TWO BUSHELS - Threshers report the yield of wheat in Freedom as ranging from two to 12 bushels to the acre.

DIVORCE SUIT - George F. Gale, by his solicitor, John P. Kirk, of Ypsilanti, has commenced a suit for divorce against his wife Carrie J. Gale.

WANTS DIVORCE - Bertha Hahn has applied for a divorce, through her solicitors, Cavanaugh & Wedemeyer, on the grounds of extreme cruelty and non-support.

KILLED THE DOG - Lightning struck a pear tree near the residence of Mrs. S. Schneider, of Freedom, and killed the family watch dog which was in the same room where Mrs. Schneider was sitting. 

FRENCH COMEDY - Prof. Moritz Levi, has edited a French comedy of the seventh century called "the Miser", for use in high schools. The manuscript is now in the publishers hands and will soon be issued.

DEATH OF MRS. ROGERS - Mrs. Mary E. Rogers, of Ypsilanti, died yesterday afternoon aged 74 year. She had been a resident of Ypsilanti for 12 years. She was the mother of C. W. Rogers of Ypsilanti and James Rogers, of Columbus Ohio. 

MANY APPLES - Peter Lehman, register of probate and family, spent Wednesday in Freedom, visiting his brother-in-law Jacob Braun. Mr. Braun has just sold 30 bushel of fall apples at 60 cents a bushel. The crop of winter apples will be large this year.

TOO MUCH CURVE - Jack Weinlander, of Manchester, while pitching a curved baseball the first of the week, developed too strong a curve and a moment after a bystander's warning, he repeated the curve, a bone in his arm snapping with a noise like a percussion cap.

JUSTICE - An indignant Daily Argus reader asks if it is justice to fine a farmer, who thought he had been imposed upon, for obstructing the highway by leaving a farming implement in front of the dealers store, and do nothing in reference to the city leaving a road scraper in front of Zion's church all day Sunday.

PRICE OF EGGS - "What makes the price of eggs average higher this year than last?" was asked of Sedwick Dean, of Dean & Co. "The cold storage people made money last winter, and are paying good prices this year," said Mr. Dean. "If they do well next winter again, you can look for still higher prices next season."

TWEAKED HIS NOSE - John C. Wilson and Chas. Fox had an altercation over some chickens which got into the Fox cabbage garden. Each made uncomplimentary remarks abou the other and finally, it is alleged, Fox tweaked Wilson's nose. Thereupon Wilson had Fox arrested and there will be a hearing before Justice Duffy.

A GROWING SCHOOL - The annual report of Sept. Austin George, of the Ypsilanti schools shows that the attendance at the high school has increased from 172 to 262 in the past three years. The books in the school library have increased from 1,461 to 3,000. In the past year the average daily attendance in the grades has increased from 641 to 729.

From Saturday's Daily Argus

MOVED TO YPSILANTI - Frank Ross moves from Milan to Ypsilanti and has purchased the laundry of Herbert Tenney near the depot.

FLOWING WELL CELERY - Prof. J. B. Steers reports his crop extra fine this year, and he has an unusually large acreage planted. The celery he supplies the grocers of the city will compare with the finest of Kalamazoo.

ST. MARY'S PICNIC - The annual picnic of St. Mary's church, Chelsea, will be held at Cavanaugh Lake and speeches will be made by Congressman H.C. Smith, Hon. James McNamara, of Detroit and Rev. Dr. Charles O'Reilly, of Adrian.

Mrs. Jacob Lutz, of Saline, was in the city yesterday afternoon to take the Ann Arbor train for Byron to visit her son Louis F. Lutz. Mr. Lutz is one of the successful merchants of his village. He has recently been enlarging and beautifying his residence and his mother is going to Byron to inspect his improvements.

FIRE FROM LIGHTNING - Lightning struck the barn of Jacob Staebler a quarter of a mile north of the Salem church at Weinsberg in Scio last evening. It burned to the ground with its contents consisting of farming implements and lumber from a house recently torn down by Mr. Staebler. The loss is estimated at $1,500. It was insured in the Washtenaw German Farmers Insurance Co. The barn was so far away from the house and Mr. Staebler's new barn that no damage was done to either building.

From Monday's Daily Argus.

REMOVED - L.D. Carr has removed his office across the hall from Cavanaugh & Wedemeyer.

PROFITABLE - The Bethlehem society report at their last week's lawn social the gross receipts were $83 and the net $48.90.

RAISING TRACK - The Ann Arbor side track at the freight house is being raised so that freight can be handled more easily.

MEANEST THIEF - A thief stole the poor box from St. Thomas' church yesterday afternoon. There was probably not to exceed 15 cents in it.

NORTHFIELD PICNIC -  The Harugari Society will hold a picnic Aug. 20 at Northfield in Kempf's woods. The train leavs here in the morning at 8:30.

WANTS A DIVORCE - Mrs. Mariam Richardson has applied for a divorce from her husband Geo. W. Ricardson, through her solicitors Randall & Jones.

FUNERAL SERVICES - The funeral services of the nine months old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Sachs were held yesterday afternoon, Rev. John Neumann officiating.

BAY CITY - A large excursion party in six Michigan Central cars passed through here yesterday on the Ann Arbor road for Bay City. They took the Michigan Central track at Owossu Junction.

GOOD JOB - Ewdard Pierce, a compositor of the Inland Press has accepted an excellent position with the Ellis Publishing Co. of Battle Creek, of which W. B. Phillips is manager. He left at noon for his new field of labor.

WHIPPING POST SUBJECT - Erastus Brooks, of Milan, was brought before Justice Duffy this morning on a warrant sworn out by Chas Bishop, charging him with indecent exposure before three little girls aged eight, five and three years respectively. His examination was set for the 18th.

FINE POLES - The Ann Arbor Electric Light Co. has received seven beautiful poles from Detroit. They are said to be the finest lot of poles ever brought to the city. The longest is 70 feet and six inches. They are as straight as an arrow. They have been peeled with a drawing knife at the station and today they have received the first of their two coats of paint.