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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
October
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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- retel1 Branden of Ypsilanti wás robned of $15 in Detroit Monday niglit. - After six years service in the post iillci' al i'paiianti, Levant W. Juddhas ;one to Toledo to reside. - Washtenaw connty is called upen :o raise $38,325.80, ts apporlionment by the auditor-general of the state. -F. W. Cleveland of ypsilanti owns a steed that can make the distance bfetween the two cities in 80 minutes. -On Thursday morning of last week the residence of W. T. Butler a barber of Ypsilanti was burned. An incehdiary ftred it. - The stomach of John Larey of Bridgewater, wbose death was very Budden, is in possession of the university autliorities tor analyzation. - On Sunday next the evangelical Lutheran Synod of Michigan will convene at Salem ohurch in Scio In nnriual session. A large attendance is expected. - Gco. F. Kiraball of Ypsilanti an '80 gradúate of dental surgerjf has beeh granted the privilege of carlng for the molara of Jactaron convicta, and has removed to the prlson city. - Thieves have been plying their vocationin Ypsilanü. Mr.Delloahproprietor of the, Barton house lost a watch valued at S"; James Weeks a watch wortb $150 and several dollars. - Offlcers for 1880-81 of Vpsilanti fair: President- H. D. Platt. Vice Presidents- John Uhl, Tpsilanti Town; Andrew J. Murray, Superior. Secretary- J. M. Chidister. Treasurer Wm. Campbell. - On Satnrday afternoon about 4 o'clock a hail-storm passed over Manchester, which was very violent for a few minutes, breaking many windowlights. Some hail-stones were of enormous size. One, pieked tip in the street was measured and was found to be two and five-eighths inches in diameter. Pailsfnl were picked up that ïTOuld average as large as walnuts. -Over $1000 in money, partly the property of the employees and part in registered letters besides $800 worth of postage stampa, and some silver were Laken by burglars who cracked the Ypsilanti postofflce onSundaymorning last. The burglars entered by the rear yard gate and thence with a diamond eut the glass from the door that gave hem access to the federal headquarters. 'ostmaster Spencer lost some private s well as government property for vhich lifi is held responsible. -James B. Yanatta of Salem OU1 ominee for representative for this (2d' istrict, was born in Xew Jersey inc! ame to Michigan in 1836. He is 68 ears of age, and is one of the most terling farmers of the many residing n this county. Althongh the townhip is and has been since the orgaöizaion republican by a good majority, Mr Vanatta has been elected to the posirins of town treasnrer j ustice and others, proving that the voters thereof believed nm competent and wortny or mist. Juring the war no man did so much as ie to look af ter and flll the quotas of ecruits apportioned to Salem. Ilimelf and the present supervisor, Mr. T. ). Lañe íilled all the quotas demanded rom the township, aggregaten!? 1.56 men, a larger number than there were men subject to military duty in the ownship. He was treasurer of war unds of the town throughout the rebelUon, andafter the town voted $5,000 f or bounty purposes Mr. Vanatta spent a portion of the following winter at Lansing to procure the passage of a special act legalizing the appropriation and in procuring the passage of a general bounty bilí. Upon one cali for roops he made himself individually responsible for the raising of 36 men. He advanced $2,300 to the township for recruiting purposes, piaceu two sunstitutes in the ranks t'or his sons who were not drafted at an expense of $1250; gave $100 at last cali for troops, and algether contribnted about SlöOO to prosecute the rebellion. The farmers of the district of which he is so eminent a rnember, ought to see that he receives a ;ood support at the polls.

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Ann Arbor Argus