Our Han About Town

In walking around the city I find a aumber of cross walks badly needed in many places. There onght to be one on the corner of East Ann and Thayer, anc on Kast (Jatheriue and Thayer streets 'Ibis oaght to be attended to at once. It would be a good idea for the sidewalk committee to cali the attention of the owner of the Condón property on Eaai Ann Btreet to that piece of torn up walk. Somebody will be hurt there if it is nol tixed before the heavy snows of winter come. I have noticed several persons trip and nearly f all tiiere. I noticed in several places, during the hard rains of last week, that the streets were completely flooded. On the corner of Main and Ann streets pedestriRrs waded ankle deep in water in attempting to oross the street. The sewers ought all to have a thorough cleaning out, as they are undoubtedly fillert with dead leaves, and this should be attended to at once. I ehould think the common council would put a stop to fast driving. On State and Detroit streets when the hacks are going to and from the depot it is dangerous for a pereon to attempt to croas tliese streeta. The haokmen seem to think they have the right of way, at least they act as if they had Little children cannot always be kept oflf from the stroet ind a number of times I have expected to see them run ovur. Now let the council look into this and protect pedestriana from this dangerous fast driving. it is too bad that we have not such a man as Judge Grant, of Marquette, in our city . He has given the liquor men iu that part of the state to understand that he expects them to obey the new law. That the hades and blinde of a saloon must be taken out of the way on Sunluys and legal holidays. If the law is not cornplied with the judge proposes to make the meu suffer. Last Thursday was a legal holiday but the shades and bhnds of the saloons in this city, were most of them up, when they should have been taken down. Where were our oflïcers on thut day, and why do they not compel the law to be complied with ? I believe in having our laws lived up to in the striotest sense and each offlcer should do his duty every time. It is a pity that those boors disgnised as men who frequent tlio opera house could not be singled out and summarily dealt with. At tbe opera of " The Little Tycoon " Monday night, I was ashamed of the demonstrations made when some of the actors came upon the stage. This smacking of the lips when a pretty aotresB appears is msulting, not only to her but to the cntire audience and I um sure thoee who were out that eveuing feel as I do about it. Mr. K. E. Graham in a quiet, gentlemanl.v way, in answer to some smart "Aleck" iu the gallery said, " I see there is a monkey in the house " whiuh completely silenced the monkey for the evening. I suppose we must make due allowance for the ignorance and stupidity of these men, and when they have attended a few more entertainment, and a they become more civilized they will know how to behave in publio. 'Ten dimes make one dollar," Raid the schoolmaster. "ÏSTow go on, air Ten dollars make one- what? ' I hey make one mighty glad these times," replied the boy, and the teacher, who badn't got his last month'b salary yei, ooncluded that the boy was about rigat.