Local

Court stands adjourned to Saturday next. Judge Joslyn is holding court n Monroe this weck. Farmers report the new wheat fields looking finely. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. X. Foster, on the 14th inst., a boy. The pulp mili has been obliged to shut down because of high water. Several of our prominent republicana are making arrangements to attend the grand banquet at Detroit. Miss Clark, teacher in the school of iniiíic rendered some fine solos in the Presbyterian choir last Sunday. The City Mills of Swathel, Kyer & Peterson have shut down for a few days while pottiag in Bw machinery. Tuesday next being the 22d day of February, the schools of the city will be closed in honor of Washington's birthday. Emma M. Minkley asks for a divorce from George Minkley, on the grounds of extreme cruelty and f; illure to provide. The dedication of Hobart Guild Huil has been detinitely fixed upon for the first Thursday after Easter, April Uth. The cold wave flag after being hoisted last Friday troze fast to ttie pole and thus kept signalling the cold waves right along until Monday. "Last Day of School " will be the next entertainment given by theCooker League Feb. 2Sth (Honda? eveninjj). Full particulars next week. Dr. Dailing is authority for the statement that the health of the inmates at the county house this winter is better than for some winters back. If theprohibitory amendment is carried it means instead of $10,000 animal taxation for the expenses of the city of Ann Arbor, somethlng like $32,000! Good music and an opportunity to hear the Amphion Club at the spinning wheel entertainment at the Baptist churcli Saiurday evening Feb. 10. Clirislain Sehaebefle died at the Pontiao asyluin, and was buried here last Saturday. He was formerly a successful inusic teacher here, and was 'M yearg old. The opera house iiad to close its doors on the Goaldock performance last Friday nlgbl becauM of the tailtire of the ras supply, s lid faltare exteudlng over the entire rity. There will be a Miela] held at the ivsidence of Mr. Adam Sehlee Friday evening, by the Geddes Sunday School for the purpose of raising fin ld s tor a library, Turn out and aid the noble cause. The republicana cannot be too aclive or alive this spring, for the electiou of two supreme court judges aud two regenta of the university have more siguificince this spring than ever befOTO. The jiarty should organize for the campaign. Charlie Martin, a tousorial artist once kiiuwn to fume here as the '"Black Prince," opeued up a barber shop in Munich, Bavaria, Jan. Ut, and reports liim-elf having a princely time thtre. There are about 500 American ttutoatl la that city. A. L. Noble, as representative of the Ann Arbor Thomaon-Hutoa Electric Light Co., desires us to say that while the company would be pleased to have the citizens examine the works thorouglily, they object to having the plnce made a loafing headquai ters. If the Huron river should ' get on a te:ir" and wash away the flaughter bouses that perfume the air tor blocks in the vicinity of tlie (tb irard sc:io:lhouee, wc are sure that a jrayer of thankfulness would go up from m.iny a parent's heart who has to send hH childreu to that school. Hutzel & Co., have taken the contract for laying the water works pipe at Klgln, III., 21 miles iu lengtb, and will commc-nce work about Ayril flrst. If more of our business men would show the energy and "git-up" of tliis firm there would be more bootning, as they take all the sk'illed labor from this city. There was a sound of revelry at the postorHce last Mouday, where all the beauty and the chivalry- aged from 4 to 14- had gathered to look for Valentines. Some weregratitied, some displeased and some tlisappointed, and some, we regret to say, took advantage of the occasion to send 8aucy and impudent messages to those they disliked. The many friends of Dr. Alabaster, a former fastor of the M. E. church in this city, now pastor of Trinity church, Chicago, will be pained to know that he is in failing health. Leave of absence has been given him, and he is now at Cl f ton Springs, H. Y. It is sincerely to be hoped bil health may be restored, and that lic nmv live many years to do efficiënt work in the church. Our genial and usually shrewd friend, Morton, on Orleans st., made a trip to Ypsilanti, and seeing in a store a fine looking crock of butter he purchased it, and e.ime home chuckling over hu grand bargain. The quality of bis purclia.-iwas extra fine until he ;ot down about four incbet, then he struck a rioh mine of oleomargarine which to hi utter disgust Wied the balance of his crock. Moral When you want good butter buy at home where you rtnd good houest grocers. The "donkey social" craze has struck this city, and several such afTalrs have already been lield. The modus operandi i tlnis described : "You cut a big silhouette of a tailless donkey out of cloth or papar and tasten it lo the wall. Each of thegupsts receives acambrie tail and pin, and Itthen Mind-folded and placed in a corner oppoilta tha donkey. After whirl " - :ircuii(l three times he starts out to pin the teil to the donkey. Whercver he strikte the wall there he must pin the tail reialt generally is a still tailless donkey surrounded by a galaxy cl tails and lots ot fun." Laat Sabbatb afternoon funeral services wera beid at St. Andrew'i church over the "niainsol UteKollta Backu, who died at MacGreüor, Ia., on the Thursday previous, where she had beun living with a rdative ince the death of her father. ¦Miss Buckiis was a thorouglily aceomplbhed lady, and left behind her v.ry many warm friends. Heronly l.ror l.,-r. cii;,s. K. Baekiu, whose home is n Dttr.Mt, h absent in Europe, where he s travelm.; in the or regaining his Health, and cousequently wat ti ot preMDt at the funeral. Tlie ranaini will be interrwl in the f.imily lot in Forest Hill cemettry. Democratie county convention has been called for the 28th. Wliere were you when die gas we nt out last Friday night ? W. Frcd Sclilanderer has been awanled a pension. F red saya it is al! beeause of those twins. The full beard aêsociation is to turn out with full rank to Co. A's masquerade next Tuesday eveuing. The demócrata are talking op Capt. Schuh for mayor, in caso Mayor Roblson declines a renomination. Miss Mary Romlnger now keeps books for the Thomson-Huston Electric Llglit Co., and also for A. L. Noble. Henry Hcnderline of Ypsilanti was "run in"' by Officer Amsdeu for raislng a row on the street Monday evening. The social held at the residence of Mr. James G. Rash last Friday eveninj was a grand succe89,notwithstandina; the inclement weather. Rev. Dr. Ramsay preaches in the Presbyterian church on Sabbath morning next on an exchange of pulpit with Rev. Dr. Steele. The secret marriage in Canada of Miso Lucy Spiegelberg and Mr. Fred Koper, both of Whitmore Lake, bas just been publicly announccd. Marricd by the Rev. J. J. Mills at bis residenee,Whitmore Lake, Saturday evennlng, Feb. 12th, Frank Hoefler and Miss Cornelia Sheffer, both of that place. To-day's papers bring news of the death of Col. Delos Phillips, of Kalamazoo, formerly a resident of Ypsilanti. He will be greatly missed in that section of the stite. The ushers of the Grand Opera House who have now ushered there about four seasons, had a pioture of themselves taken and presented to the manager, Hon. A. J. Sawyer. The Improvements in the new armory hall (Hangsterfer's) willoost Co. A $500 it is estimated. Amon the new things will be electric liffht. When eompleted it will lip one of the tinest armories in the state without doubt. Rev. Dr. Rexford of Detroit will preach at the Unitarian church in this city next Sundiiy in exchanee with Mr. Sunderland. Morning subject, "The Mechan ical and the Xatural in Religión." Evening snbject, "Loyalty to Christ- what does it mean ?" Tlirnujrli the illness ofsompof its membrrthe Beethoven society has been obliged to postpone ite concert which was to have been given Feb. 17ih, until 9ome future time. In it place the society will give :i social hop on Friday evening nest. the 18th i nst., at Beethoven hall. The attractiona, Capt. Schuh tells us, for Co. A's grand masquerade, at the rink next weck Tuesday will be unsurpassed by anythiiijr ever before seen by the people. There will lie :i girarte, two donkeys, and thp bigsest elephant ever seen, two feet blgffer than .Tumbo. Keep your eye on the date. The new Germán story paper which Louis J. Liesemer bas establishe.d here is a bright, neat. attractive looking journal, and althnugh we ghall not probably spend mucli time in perusinsr its columns, vet we can imagine that those who read the Germán readil.v will he grently interested therein. Succes? to you Louis. The Ypsilanti Sentinel gives its city credit for having some enterprising men, on jts council, at least. It says : " VVe got an engine before the public knew anything about it, perhups some morning the city will wake up drowned out with water works." Oh, horrors! Just think of it! Supposin' - but then, what's the usef The recent eruption of the volcano of Mauna Loa, of which Prof. V'an Slyke, of Honolulú, gave a glowing description in part in the last Courikr, and completes in this issue, gives doublé interest to these two letters. The eruptlon began Januuary 15, and eartliqiiake shocks followed each other in quick succession. No damagc done at latest accounts. Last Monduy morning O. G Wales, of Toledo, was appoiuteil station agent of the T, A. A. & N. M. R. R. at this place vice E. A. Phillips. This is a change that will be heard with regret by our citizens universallv. With no disparagement to Mr. Wales, Mr. Phillips lias made an exceedingly popular and painstaking official, and ninnbers hls lricnds by the hiindre.ls. In tact we ncver have heard a word Siiil agninst him by auy one, which is much to say in a man's favor who luis served a railroad company four years as fathfully as Mr. Philips has servtd hls cotnpany. Under prohibition in our state constitution Ann Arbor had upwards of eighty saloons, and no reven ue to its treasury thcrefrom, and the saloons kept open at all hours, all days, and at all times. Under the present tax law Ann Arbor has leas than f'orty saloons with a revenue of $12,000 and upwards yearly, and sale allowed only during certain hours. This is a question that touches the pocket booke of the people, as well as the moral senses. If this community has been henetited by the tax law, will it not he corraspondliifc Injored by a return to the old method? These are questions for our voters to weigh wel! before decid ing how they will vote on the pruhibitory amendinent. Cupt. E. P. Allen, M. C. elect, bas been offlcially notifled that a cadetship in the Annapolis Xaval Academy awaits a representative from this distrlrt, and he has decided to nomínate the young man wliom the following committee shall recomend : Prof. W. .f. Cocker, of Lenawee; Prof. A. E. Haynes, Hillsdale College; Dr. V. O. Vaughan, Universlty ; Rev. W. W. Washburn, Monroe; E. G. Walker, Lenawee. The examination of i)lic!ints will be held at the Central k;Iioo1 building at Adrián, Wednesd .iy, March 9, comuiencing at 9:30 a. m. The examination will include reading, writing, orthograpliy. arithmetic, grammar, geography, and llie fuiidaniental rules and simpli! equations of algebra. Candidates for Hppoititinent must be between the ages oí 14 and 18 years, and must be residents of this Congressioual district. Tlie effort to establisli a theological school la this city, by the Presbyterians has at length taken deünite shape, and Mrs. Hackett, the owner of the Seaman property, corner of Huron and State sta., where the sehoolfof inusic is now located, bas made a handsome commeucement for the enterprise by deeding that property valued at $12,000 to the Presbyterians fur that purpose. It is hoped thit a fund of $50,000 can be ralsed throughout the state. $10,000 of which will be used in the erectionof a suitable building. The institutiou will be managed by seven trustees, four of wliom will be chosen by the Presbyterian Society of Ann Arbor and tliree by the state synod. The very best wishes of tin: people are with this most excellent movement. To make a denoinInatlonal Rchool or seminary gucces-tul here, where 80 many studente congrégate, and where the great librarles are íree to everybody, would appear to be kil euy matter, and we believe the Prefbyterians are maklng a grand move in the right direction. It bas been de.U-rmined to name this new school after the late President Tappan.