In And About The City

"Win. and Geo. Clancy have gone into ■business in Toledo. A. G. FielcVs "Darkest America" at the opara house, May 25. The electric car between Ann Arbor and l'psilanti makes 210 miles a day. Mrs. Catherine Stoll died, Monday. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. May F. Crosby, the nine-year-old daughter of W. A. Crosby, was buried Sunday. Frank Warren wheeléd home from Detroit, Monday, but he won't do it again after a rain. Will Dieterle has retired from the undertaking business which will be continued by E. Dieterle. Ed. Tessmer and MissLouise Seyfried were married last evening at their residenee on Fourth street. .T. F. tíchuh has the contract for a modern bath room in Mrs. Anna 13. Bach's residence. The criminal docket of the circuit court was cleaned up Monday morning when the Estleman case was disposed of. An intermedíate society of Christian Endeavor f or the Presbyterian church was organized at liev. Gelston's, Monday aiternoon. Frank Nylor is doing a very successful business buying stock this spring. He leaves on a business trip to New York in a few days. Capt. Manly will turn over the city treasury books to E. L. Seyler next Monday night, after two years of very satisfactory service. Washtenaw cou-nty counts up 11,655 urchins of school age and consequetly receives $6,293.70 i'rom the primary school f und this year. W. W. Wedemeyer had the pleasure this week of attending the Xational convention of state railroad commissioners at St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Greene's celebrated nerve tester is having a phenomenal sale. It is manufacturad at Luicks' mili and machines have been sent to all parts of the United States. Three studsnts paid 82.70 each into Justice Pond's court, ïuesclay, for the privilege of riding their wheels upon the sidewalk. That is Judge Pond's price for the flrst offense. D:. Louis Hall was indiscreet enough to try his bicycle on the sidewalk Wednesday in the vicinity of ütücer Armbruster- price $2.70. Supt. Reeves is making the University campus a place that is fair to look upon. The superintendent must, however share the honors with the exceed" ingly moist weather of last season. The A. A. & Ypsilanti electric is now entitled to the distinetion of being called a trunk line. A pair of trunks have been added to the car upon which tired bicycles are suspended for the trip. Fred "Weisenger and Miss Clara Kuster were married at the residence of the groom, on Detroit street, Wednesday night. A large number of Iriends were present, Ilev. T. W. Young olliciating. Kailroad Jack figures McKinley pros perity out thusly. When "Mac" was in congress he received S5,000 a year. Now that he is president his stipend is $50,000. Of course that's prosperity- for McKinley. Many citizens who have taken the trouble to build and seed lawn extensions, complain that bicycle riders destroy the grass, either by riding upon it or by riding upon the sidewalk and forcing pedestrians upon the grass. An uuusually large crowd took ■vantage of the first Sunday train to Zukey lake last Sunday. Club men, fishermen and all other sorts of men with bait, lunches, wives and sweethearts, enjoyed such an outing as can only be enjoyed at the lake on a nice day. The thoughts of the numerous bicyelists who, with drabbled plumage, ■wearily pushed their wheels into town after that delightful shower Sunday afternoon, were not such as are supposed to be appropriate to the Sabbath day. Karl ilarriman pronounces the story about his going to Turkey as private secretary to Minister Angelí one of Liesmer's alleged jokes. Mr. Hamman will occnpy a responsible and lucrative position upon the staff of the Detroit Journal after the close of the school year. One would not think from the coltish appearanceof Jim Kobison that he had been traveling in doublé harness for 12 years but such is the case and a goodly iiumber of friends assembled at his residence on Fifth st. Tuesday night to remind Mr. Robison and his estimable wife of their 12th wedding anniversary W. r. Wedemeyer will deliver the memorial address at Kalamazoo on Decoration day. Lucky dog. He can paralyze the Kalamazoots and see that girl on the same railroad ticket and when you know that the toilers in the Pingree vineyard have to put up hard cash in exchange for the services of soulless corporatioi s, this mea' s something. The Boston Festival Orchestra is quartered at the Hawkins House, Ypsilanti during the Festival. A Toledo man has said that he would lay brick paving in this city for $1.25 peí square yard. This would be a less tlian 84.00 per front foot or about S85 per store front. "Baby Bliss," the 502 pound bicycle rider who will ride the streets of Ann Aiiior tomorrow is not, as some may tliink a n exagraíed facsimile of the duke óf Lodi. The bicycle track at the fair ground is now in good order and tickets entitling the bearer to use it must be obtained at Storllet's news depot or of the attendant at the track. Fred Uuntoon and Arthur Jones have secured a cottage at Zukey. Af ter the old erop of bed bugs has been replaced by a fresher and livelier insect and the larder stocked with all that is necessary to niake lii'e at the lake enjoyable the new resort will be opened under the euphonious name of "JUew drop lim."