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Ypsilanti Locals

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
September
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
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YPSILANTI LOCALS.

From Tuesday's Daily Argus

The Ypsilaniti-Saline road carried about 500 people Sunday.

The fire department was called out to put out a brush heap fire on E. Congress st.

Henry Lafttin's horse was stolen from the barn last night. No trace of the thief can be found. The horse was a heavy, eight year old bay.

Dr. Wilcoxson and Mrs. Mary Willard left for the east today and it is announced that when they will return Dr. and Mrs. Wilcoxson will occupy rooms in the Savings Bank block.

Justice Childs reports the greatest number of assault and battery cases during the month of August ever tried in any one court in Ypsilanti. The total number of cases was 18.

A petition is being circulated among the democrats of Ypsilanti to support the Commercial if it will change its politics to democratic. It is also understood that Editor Munro will do it.

There was quite a sensation at the grove last evening. It seems that a married man from Ann Arbor came here and danced with strange women, when his wife appeared on the scene and pulled a gun. There were only a few who saw the parties and they did not know the names, but knew they were from Ann Arbor. One person said that he knew the man was a retired business man, well dressed and of athletic build.

From Wednesday's Daily Argus.

Jatnes Reidout was acquitted in Justice Childs' court Tuesday. He was charged with stealing an antiquated gun from Jonathan McGee, who is 167 years old.

It is stated that there is a boycctt on between the students of the high school and one of the business houses on Main st. The students appear grieved over something that was done or not done by the firm.

A party of jolly campers departed Wednesdey for Vineyard Lake between Watkins and Brooklyn. They bear the following cognomen : W. J. Hyzer, D. R. Morford, S. C. Fisher, T. C. Fuller and William Meanwell. They have promised themselves a good time.

Tuesday night brought cutting affray upon Hungry Hill. It is alleged that a certain man of color became soaked with snakesfoot oil and became abusive to his wife, calling her bad names, etc, and that in self defense she finally used a knife on her unruly lord. The matter has not yet reached the courts and may not.

The case against Wayne Shier charged with larceny was tried in Justice Childs' court Tuesday. The complainant was Miss Jennie Wright who had Shier arrested for the larceny of some rings. It appears that Shier who is about 19 or 20 years old, was paying some attention to the young lady and that on one occasion last November after he had been at her home she noticed that three rings of hers were missing. She charged him with taking them. He retnrned two and said he had lost the other one. The case resulted in his conviction as charged. Justice Childs gave him a fine of $5 and costs, the whole amounting to $17.85 or 65 days in the Detroit house of correction. He paid up or his mother did for him.

From Thursday's Daily Argus.

John Post, father of Mr. J. R. Post, of Willis, died at that place last night. The funeral will occur from the Tyler street church, this city, Friday at 1 o'clock. Mr. Post's family lived in this city.

Simon Crosby, father of Etta Crosby, who was recently convicted in Justice Childs' court on a charge of assault and battery on Julia Tolgbot, says the report that his daughter was in the river bathing with the husband of the Talbot woman without the regulation bathing suit on is not true.

It is reported that Capt. Allen and A. J. Sawyer, of Ann Arbor, are to ride a fat man's bicycle race at the Ann Arbor fair grounds during the Washtenaw fair. This will certainly prove a great attraction if properly advertised. Surely nobody would want to miss it. The Argus will wager on the Ypsilanti man.

The slander case of Comstock vs Hotchkiss was called in Justice Jocelyn's court this morning and knocked out by Attorney Fred Green, attorney for the defendant, on the plea that the court had no jurisdiction. Mr. Green presented the law so clearly to his honor that there was nothing to do but dismiss the case. Whether it will be commenced in the circuit court or not has not been determined.

A couple of days ago a baby cab came to the D., Y. & A. A. waiting room properly checked. It was placed in the store room and while standing there awaiting a claimant, a package of drugs for C. W. Rogers happened to be placed in it. In due time the owner presented the check for the cab and took it away, not noticing the package of drugs. The surprising thing about it is that the drugs have not been returned. It is not clear, however, what the ordinary person would do with such articles.