Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

From Tuesday's Daily Argus

Schlemmer Bros, of the Ann Arbor Fluff Rug factory had a handsome float in the Labor Day procession in Toledo yesterday.

The receipts of the state of Michigan during the past year from university lands were $2,534.31. The state now holds only 40 acres of university lands.

The last of the Sunday evening union service, Sept. 17, will be held under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. Speaker, Dr Blodgett, pastor of the M. E. church, Detroit.

The annual picnic of St. Andrew's Sunday school will be held on Thursday of this week at Campbell's grove on the motor road. The children will start from Harris hall at 10 o'clock.

The census of the school children in the city now shows 3,073 children with still 50 houses to hear from. Secretary Mills of the board thinks the total number may go from 75 to 100 more than last year.

William Aprill, of Scio, was in the city Saturday. He has a large vineyard which looks very promising. He says the grapes have ripened so early this year and were as far advanced as other years on Sept. 10.

The meetings of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will reopen Thursday, Sept. 14, at 3 p. m. in rooms over the post office. The progam will be conducted by the superintendent of scientific temperance instruction, Mrs. Williams.

A citizen of the Second ward wishes it stated that if the dogs on Second st. are not shut up at night, there will be some dead ones in the morning. He is tired of getting up at night and appearing on the streets in dishabille to quiet their noise.

Interest in the Young Men's Christaian Association does not seem to lag. The report comes to us that three applications for membership were handed in at the close of their meeting Sunday, while the attendance showed an increase of 40 per cent over the average for the summer.

The office of the Ann Arbor Brewing Co. was entered Sunday morning between the hours of 1 and 2 a. m. When Ernest Rehberg, the president, entered the office be found the money drawer broken open the three pay envelopes containing $21.20 in money and $19.80 in loose money in the drawer, a total of $41 was stolen. It is be lieved some one acquainted with the premises was the thief.

From Thursdav's Daily Argus.

A sidewalk has been ordered on the south side of Prospect street.

The front and interior of Jacob Laubengayer's butcher shop on S. Main st. is receiving a handsome coat of paint.

The Ann Arbor druggists are making quite a reputation.. The people along the Ann Arbor line are sending for medicines almost daily..

There were rumors last evening among the small boys that the tiger at Staebler's grocery had escaped from its cage and was at large. It is so fierce looking that if alive a small boy would be a most desirable dessert for the creature.

C. S. Turner, a well known character, of Milan, and George Lambert a chimney sweep, were brought to the jail last evening by Deputy Sheriff Luxton. Justice Boyle, of Milan, sentenced them to 10 days imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly.

The Daily Argus acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to attend the Dundee Fair to be held Sept. 19, 20, 21 and 22. One feature of this fair is well known among horsemen. It has one of the finest racetracks in the state, which naturally is a great attraction. If this track could be transferred to Ann Arbor the natives would astonished.

Few people in Ann Arbor fully apprecíate the enterprise and good work done by the Ann Arbor Fluff Rug Factory. George Schlemmer, of Schlemmer Bros., returned yesterday from an extended trip through Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. He appointed agents and got orders. He left on the evening train for Toledo, where the firm has a booth at the Elks fair.

Parents should note that hereafter boys under 16 years of age will not be allowed in the Y. M. C. A. rooms after 6 p. m. The association directors find that their facilities are too limited to accommodate the boys at the time when the larger number of their members frequent the rooms. They also believe that parents generally do not care to have their boys encouraged to spend the evenings down town.

Edward Maul, of Rockport, Ill., who has been appointed professor of mathematics at the newly built normal school at Marquette, has many friends in Ann Arbor. He is a hard worker as was shown when he took both high school and university work at the same time. He is a '93 lit. During his stay in Ann Arbor he was an active worker in the Episcopal Sunday school. He deserves all the success he is receiving.

A Daily Argus subscriber says "The people of Ann Arbor do not know what they have in Cedar Bend Avenue. I took a number of friends around the road a few days recently and they were very enthusiastic. The glimpses of scenery, the river and city are beautiful. It could be made as far ahead of Belle Isle as Belle Isle is ahead of the flat on which the new gas house is being built. My guests wer astounded. With a little more money great imrovements would be a good investmenc for the city."

Jacob Reichert, of Scio, president of the German Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and wife are home from their month's visit in California. Mr. Reichert reports having had a delightful trip. His brother-in-law, Mr Belmet, at Cmpbell, with whom he visited, has a farm of 40 acres all planted to fruit. This year he will receive 100 tons of prunes, which shrunk abont one-half in drying. He has olive, English walnut, orange and lemon trees on his land. Mr. Reichert picked oranges from trees that were ripe last January and still living on the trees. He visited the big trees and stood in the hollow of the tree on which Gen. Fremont camped in 1843. They spent two days in San Francisco, where thev saw the sea lions at the seasbore, and the other sights. Mr. Reichert likes California in many respects, but there are some things that he does not fancy. The people are very pleasant there, but they are not as well acquainted with each other as in this country. The country is more like a big city, so far as the people are concerned.

From Thursday's Daily Argus.

Gruner & Luntz, the shoemen, are remodeling the interior of their store.

Judge Victor H. Lane, of this city, was one of the speakers at the dedication of the Hillsdale court house yesterday.

Ann Arbor Commandery, No. 13, Knights Templars, will attend the grand opening of Knights Templars in Canada at Windsor, in a body Sept. 19.

The funeral services of the infant daughter of Martin Welch, of Third st were held yesteraay afternoon. The intertment took place in St. Thomas' cemetery.

A handsome cement walk has been laid by J. M. Perkins in front of his residence on Broadway. This is the pioneer cement walk laid on the North Side.

The regular work of St. Andrew's Sunday school will be resumed next Sunday. It is extremely important that all scholars should be on hand to get their lesson books.

During the past week the Ann Arbor Electric Light Co. has made connections with the two Cornwell houses on Kingsley st., Glass' shoe store and the two Haller stores on E. Liberty st. to be occupied by Hendrick's Millinery.

Notice has been given by Jacob Ganzzhorn, inspector of diseased fruit trees in the city, to 20 property holders to destroy 258 peach trees which have the yellows. There were six orchards having over 1,000 trees each examined besides individual trees in yards.

The New State Telephone Company are stringing wires from Byron to Howell and the work is almost completed. This will give Owosso subscribers of that company better connection with the south including Howell and Ann Arbor. - Owosso American.

The first frame house ever built in Ann Arbor has been torn down by Robert Benz, to make way for a fine agricultural implement warehouse to be built on the lot, corner of W. Huron and Ashley sts. The history of this house was published in the Argus recently. The upright posts of the center of the building were 10 by 12 inches, and all the sleepers only hewed on one side. The building did not shake.