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Local Brevities

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
August
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

From Friday's Daily Argus.

WRIST BROKEN- Miss Tuomy, of Pittsfield, who broke her left arm at the wrist last week is doing nicely and will fully regain the use of her hand. The accident happened while she walked from one room to another. She slipped and fell.

HEAVY BOX- Supt. Reeves has just finished the removal from an Ann Arbor freight car to the university of an electric commutator. The box in which it was packed was not so very large. It only weighed 3,000 pounds, and therefore received very careful handling with jack screws and block.

From Saturday's Daily Argus.

AN ENGAGEMENT- The approaching nuptials of Miss Helen Ames, of this city. and Dr. McDonald, of Calumet, Upper Peninsula, are announced. They both have many friends in this city.

BIG BROOM CORN- At Miller & Pray's Farmers Shed grocery is a broom corn stalk,12 feet and six inches long on exhibition. It was grown by S. J. Beardsley of Spring st.

DEATH OF JOHN C. BURNS- John C. Burns, of 540 N. State st., died yesterday about noon of tuberculosis. He was 34 years of age and unmarried. The funeral will be held Monday it 9 o'clock from St. Thomas' church.

DEXTER- On account of the annual mission festival to be held in Chelsea tomorrow, there will be no services in St. Andrew's Evangelical church. Sunday, Aug. 27, the pastor Rev. Louis F. Koelbin will preach in the afternoon in Dexter.

ARE MARRIED- Emmet Magnee, head chef at the Portland cafe, returned last night from Detroit where he was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Marquette, of Arlington, O. They will start on their honeymoon trip next week.

FINE NEW QUARTERS- Staebler & Co., the grocers are fitting up and will soon occupy one of the finest grocery stores in the city. The walls are covered with a very tasty paper and the furniture is new and there is a fine office at the back end. The whole will make most complete quarters for an up to date grocery.

FARMER'S PICNIC- The annual picnic of the farmers of Washtenaw, Livingston, Oakland and Lenawee counties, will be held next Saturday at Whitmore Lake. President Philip Duffy and his fellow directors are doing all in their power to make it as pleasant occasion. Among the Ann Arbor speakers will be ex-School Commissioners W. W. Wedemeyer and M. J. Cavanaugh.

A SPLENDID EXAMPLE- Youseff Ivanoff, a young Russian and graduate of the University of Michigan, was in the city last evening for a short time visiting a few of his college friends. Ivanoff is a bright young man and holds a fine position in New York as a custom house interpreter, he having mastered well eight different languages. He is certainly a splendid example of the output of Michigan university. - Battle Creek Journal.

ON A HEINOUS CHARGE- Erasts Brooks the 72 year old man from near Milan who was arrested some days ago on a charge of indecent exposure was brought before Justice Duffy yesterday and after an examination he was held to the circuit court. It was brought out by the evidence that he has been guilty of the same offense before.

DEATH OF ALEX SCHLOUPE- Alexander Schloupe, of 1202 Traver st, died last evening at 11 o'clock, aged bout 39 years. His funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at his late residence. He was born in Arch, Switzerland. He came to Ann Arbor some 20 years ago. He has worked as laborer in the city and farms of the vicinity. He leaves a widow, a daughter of the late Mr. Eberspecker, of the Dexter road, and one child. He had a strong individuality that occasionally made him have difference of opinion with those around him.

From Monday's Daily Argus.

HELME FOR CONGRESS- An Adrian dispatch in the Detroit Journal says that Senator James W. Helme is being groomed for the democratic nomination for congress in this district.

DEATH OF MISS DUNCAN - Fanny the only daughter of Mrs. Martha Duncan, of Miller ave. died suddenly this morning between 5 and 6 o'clock. She was 20 years of age.

TWO WERE FINED - Jack Dennehee and Lester Wallace, of Hamburg were arrested Friday and fined for being mixed up in the Tuesday evening's brawl at Pinckney in which a man was shot.

A HANDSOME BLOCK- The Pardon brick block on N. Main st. is approaching completion. It looks very handsome and is a great improvement for the street. If some of the old pioneers could come back and see the street they would feel lost.

A SHED BURNED- The fire department was called out at 7 o'clock this morning by the burning of a shed back of August Hinz residence, No. 721 Spring st. It was burned down but the house was not injured. It is supposed the fire started by a 'itt'e boy playing with matches.

TWO NEW HOUSES- Architect George Scott, of Ann Arbor, has prepared plans for a two-story frame residence for O. M. Van Kleek, to be built on S. Ingalls st., to cost $4,500. Also for a two-story frame residence for Prof. Julius Schlotterbeck, to be built on Israel ave., to cost $2,500.- Free Press.

CAN RAISE TOBACCO- In the botanical garden on the campus some fine large tobacco plants are in bloom. They are an evidence that tobacco could be grown in this county as well as in Wisconsin. It would start up a new industry if some of the farmers in this vicinity would hire some young man who understands tobacco growing and curing to instruct them.

GIVES SCHMID THE CREDIT- The Jackson Evening Press says: "Nate Schmid, of Manchester, the originator of the Washtenaw-Jackson German Day celebration, at Saline Thursday made a strong p!ea for Jackson as the place for holding the celebration next year. Mr. Schmid is a wide awake business man of Manchester and his influence did much towards bringing the celebration to this city."

A GOOD VOICE- Miss Lillian Cowley, of Harrisville, sang in excellent voice yesterday in St. Thomas' church an "O, Salutaris" as offertory. It is one of the most cultivated as well as one of the most dramatic voices ever heard in Ann Arbor. It is not often that one listens to a young lady whose voice compass easily carries the tones of a basso. Miss Cowley's voice would make her remarkable among a thousand altos.