Local Brevities

William Bigs, Jr., has returned from Texas.

 

The Light Infantry will give a dance at the Armory Jan. 22.

 

The 20th Century club give a party at Granger's academy on Feb. 7.

 

The High School Athletic association will give a party at Granger's academy on Jan. 31.

 

Mystic Shiners have received notice of initiation at [unintelligible] Temple, Detroit, on Feb. 7.

 

Friendship lodge No. 70, D. O. H., will give a program dance and oyster supper Jan. 21.

 

The case of John Cox vs. William Binder Tuesday in a verdict of no care for action.

 

Several offices of the O. E. S. of Dexter attended the initiation in this city Wednesday evening.

 

Edward Gilligan, charged with being drunk was given 15 days in jail by Judge Gibson yesterday.

 

Mrs. [unintelligible] Exinger, who underwent an option at the Homeopathic hospital Monday, is on the gain.

 

Douglass Campbell, of S. Fourth avenue who broke his collar bone a week ago, is getting along nicely.

 

The Young People's society of the Bethlehem church are planning to give a social some time this month.

 

[unintelligible] of Marshall has had to return to Ann Arbor for another operation for removal of cancer from his tongue.

 

[unintelligible] program of music is being [unintelligible] for the Y. M. C. A. anniversary [unintelligible] in the Baptist church next day night.

 

[unintelligible] Charles Fox has purchased a lot in College Hill addition is located opposite the residence of vart Scott.

 

The Michigan Furniture Co. has received a carload of oak lumber from Oak Grove and a carload of soft elm from the south.

 

This year the Y. M. C. A. skating carnival will be given on Friday evening, Jan. 24. The association orchestra will furnish music.

 

Miss Mabel Vedder of Adrian, who has been in Ann Arbor to have her eyes treated, returned home Saturday night with her father, V. H. Vedder.

 

Chief Forester C. Petrie. of the Woodmen, will be at the hall Friday evening, Jan. 17. All neighbors wishing to join the team will please be present.

 

Henry Braun of Ann Arbor township has sold to Christian Frey of Pittsfield a two-year-old steer, weighing 1,395 pounds, for four and a half cents a pound.

 

Lizzie, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bohnet of Sharon, underwent a difficult operation on Tuesday. It is hoped she may entireIy recover.

 

Ann Arbor officials state that their information on the subject is to the effect that General Manager H. W. Ashley will not leave the road. —Owosso Argus.

 

Oswald Herz of W. Huron street, who is having a hard siege of inflammatory rheumatism, is reported as being a little better, but he is still confined to his bed.

 

Darr Hand has left for Boulder, Col., to join his family. They expect to make Colorado their future home. Mr. Hand was formerly in the marble business on Detroit street.

 

Edward Schneider, Jacob Hartmann, Gottlieb Lambarth. John Klumpp, David Rupp and Charles Lambarth, together harvested 250 wagon loads of ice for the Saline creamery.

 

Maj. J. A. Brown had a 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 Wizard folding camera stolen from 427 E. University avenue some time between Jan. 1 and 9. The sheriff's officers are looking for it.

 

While Mr. Ashley, of Gott street, was unloading some truck in front of the American house, the horse became frightened and ran away. Fortunately Mr. Ashley was not hurt.

 

Prof. M. L. D'Ooge will give a stereopticon lecture on Greece and Athens at the Y. M. C. A. rooms one week from Saturday evening. The lecture will be for boys from 14 to 18.

 

Russel C. Reeve of Dexter, who recently had a stroke of paralysis, is a little better, but still far from well. Dr. T. J. Ritter of Ann Arbor is attending him.

 

G. H. Cornell, formerly of Detroit has been appointed local manager of the Western Union office. He has been acting as substitute for the late Milo Pulcipher for five months. 

 

The Northside Lyceum meets at the First Union church on Saturday evening. The subject for debate will be "Resolved, That the Boland line will be detrimental to the Northside."

 

Miss Margaret Eckman entertained a number of her friends Tuesday evening. Games and music made the evening pass quickly and very pleasantly. A dainty supper was served.

 

Frank McDonald Lowe, '03 law, one of last year's cross-country club winners and a member of the Wrinkle board, has left college to accept a flattering offer with Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago.

 

Max Holke, son of John Holke, 517 Summit street, who has been attending the celebrated bookbinders' school at Duesseldorf, Germany, has started for home, visiting the cities of Berlín Leipsig, etc.

 

The Hawks & Angus line in Jackson was not completed Tuesday evening as was estimated by the workmen. However, a number of men are at work pushing the construction work to completion.

 

Mrs. Sophie Hutzel of W. Washington street left for Chelsea yesterday afternoon, to attend the wedding of Grandson Karl Otto Steinbach and Miss Maud Wortley, which took place at 8 o'clock in the evening.

 

Mrs. Betsy Lee has received word that her son, Sam T. Lee, has been promoted to the position of deputy division superintendent of schools of the Division of Negros, Philippine Islands. He is stationed at Bacalod.

 

Tommy Hession, arrested Monday on the charge of larceny from the person of Charles Kreuger, was brought before Justice Gibson Wednesday and waived examination. In default of bail he was committed to jail.

 

The cases and desks have been removed from the register of deeds' office, preparatory to puttig in a new cement floor and the new fireproof vaults. The work will be pushed through as rapidly as possible.

 

The many friends of Mrs. Victor Sorg, of Jackson, will be glad to hear that she was able to be present at a dinner given in honor of Mrs. L. O. Cushing, of Belding by Miss Sophia Schleicher, of W. .Second street.

 

The O. E. S. Wednesday evening initiated Ald. and Mrs. John Koch and Mr. and Mrs. Hawxhurst. After the initiation cards were indulged in and a delicious supper followed. There was an unusually large attendance.

 

Mr. Darling Wednesday operated at Adrian upon Miss Matie Galpin for appendicitis. Although her condition was very serious the doctor has great hopes for her recovery. Miss Galpin is an instructor in Adrian college.

 

At a meeting held by the directors of Crescent Gold Mining Co. Monday evening the following officers were elected: President and treasurer, L. C. Weinmann; vice president, A. K. Peterson; secretary, Wm. A. Gwinner.

 

The proposed franchise of the Adrian trolley road will come up before the council next Monday evening. The citizens of the second ward are not like those of the third ward, but are very anxious that they have a trolley road.

 

The Olympia quartet will give an Old Folks Jubilee concert at the A. M. E. church this evening. Doors open at 7:30. Supper will be served afterwards. quartet is made up of Messrs. Johnson, Jackson, Bates and Thomas.

 

The Misses Emma and Louise Weinmann very delightfully entertained the members of the "Musenkraenzen" at their home on E. Washington street Monday evening in honor of Miss Johanna Stanger, who expects to leave Seattle, Wash.

 

Judge of ProDate Watkins, Wednesday rendered a decision in favor of the heirs of Caroline D. Foster of Scio, and held that by operation of law Dr. Edwin S. Sherill of Detroit, executor, became liable for the amount still due on his personal notes, it being $3,185.25.

 

The chancery case of George Mason et al. vs. Sarah J. Mason, was settled between the parties Wednesday. The bill was filed to set aside a deed given by Mr. Mann to his wife. The complainants were represented by Arthur Brown and the defendant by A. J. Sawyer & Son.

 

Mr. and Mrs. John Kuehnle of W. Liberty street, gave a very pleasant progressive pedro party Monday evening. There were six tables and 24 games were played. Mrs. Hofstetter and Mr. Gehringer won first prizes and Miss Shaffer and Chas. , Hutzel won consolation prizes. 

 

Julius Trojanowski, ober bade of the grand lodge, D. O. H., was in Detroit Tuesday, where he instituted the Marlett ladies' lodge, 132, D. O. H., at Delray, a suburb of Detroit. It starts out with 24 members. Mrs. Trojanowski accompanied her husband. In the evening they attended the opera.

 

Michael J. Beaudin, one uncle of Mrs. Bruno St. James, died Sunday in Bay City, aged 72 years. He was the father of Miss Jennie Beaudin, who has been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. St. James, during the winter. Mr. Beaudin was born at Quebec, P. Q., and in 1850 removed to Detroit, and in 1877 to Bay City. He is survived by a widow and two sons and four daughters.

 

The Odd Fellows gave another of their pleasant parties Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance and everyone had a most pleasant time. The Chequamegons furnished the best of music for the dances. The Rebekahs served a very line supper which was greatly enjoyed by the dancers.

 

While Mrs. Christman, of the north side, was in the postoffice Tuesday attending to some business, a drunken farmer drove into her carriage, which was standing at the curb, and broke two of the wheels. Mrs. Christman was lucky not to have been in the carriage at the time as she might have sustained serious injuries.

 

The chancery case of Millard Clement of Dixboro vs. James Hanley of the same place, was heard by Judge Kinne Wednesday. The matter in controversy was the account for the payment a note and mortgage. Judge Kinne took the case under advisement. Frank A. Stivers was the solicitor for Mr. Clement and Cavanaugh & Wedemeyer for Mr. Hanby.

 

The Detroit & Chicago Traction Co. has decided that Commissioner Osborn was right when he demanded a separation of grades in Albion, and plans or an overhead crossing have been filed with the railroad department. The proposed bridge will be 135 feet in length and will span the Michigan Central and Lake Shore railways and lie Kalamazoo river.

 

A very interesting letter was recently received from Thomas F. Kearns rom the Philippines. He makes no complaints in regard to the tropical, climate and says that when he is mistered out in May he will be one of he few soldiers who will return in perfect health. He writes that he never felt so well and that in regard to health he has been very fortunate.

 

W. R. Lehmann, the township treasurer of Sylvan, was in the city yesterday and paid County Treasurer Mann $2,000 on state taxes and $1,000 county. There are still five township treasurers who have not responded, although the law provides that they shall pay over the money in their hands Jan. 10. It would be well if some of their constituents would hurry them up to do their duty.

 

It is the intense sympathy in "Two Little Vagrants" that gives it a life and virility beyond others of its class, and makes it, at the present time, as great an attraction as when it was first produced in New York city and Boston. Manager Seabolt, of the Athens Theatre therefore selected "Two Little Vagrants" as his attraction on Monday, Jan. 20. Miss Mildred Holland, long identified with this production again directed rehearsals. Her attention.to detail and thoroughness at rehearsal is well known, consequently smooth performance is assured.

 

All the numbers of the Ann Arbor Unterstuetzungs Verein are urged to be present at the annual meeting to be held next Monday evening, at 7 o'clock. After the business of the evening is completed a little spread will he enjoyed. It is requested that every member who reads this notice will make it known as a large attendance is desired.

 

Fred Krause, the well-known auctioneer of the Northside, is very frankin saying that he thanks the farmers of the townships through which the Lodi toll road runs, are making a great mistake If they let the charter of the road expire, and do not renew the same. In muddy weather, when away at auction, he always knew that when he struck the gravel road he could have his horse trot right along.

 

The Battle Creek & Marshall Construction Co. and the Jackson & AIbion Construction Co., corporations formed for the construction of the electric road between the points named. elected directors Tuesday, the same list being chosen for each company. It is composed of W. A. Boland of New York and Evans R. Dick, E. A. Haggerty and Jerald Holmes of Philadelphia.

 

The regular meeting of the Ann Arbor Medical club was held last evening. A carefully prepared paper on "Auto-intoxication a factor in the treatment of nervous and mental disorders." was read by Dr. Theophile Klingmann, the pathologist of the state asylums. The discussion was opened by Dr. W. J. Herdmann and followed by Dr. H. S. Peterson and others.

 

Ann Jarvis of Ypsilanti township, who died Dec. 28, '01, left an estate estimated at $1,000 real estate and $2,000. By a will dated Jan. 12. '98, she bequeaths $500 to each of her grandchildren, William and Laura Scovill. The rest of her estate she gives to her sons, George W., William and Alfred Jarvis, share and share alike. The will is witnessed by D. C. Griffen and Leolyn Nichols.

 

The funeral services of Gottlob Hanselmann, held in the Bethlehem Evangelical church Tuesday afternoon, were very largely attended. Rev. John Neumann, the pastor, officiated. The Schwaebischen Unterstuetzung Verein of which the deceased was a member, attended in a body. The floral offerings were beautiful and numerous. The pallbearers were Gottlob Gross, Fred Steb, August Behringer and Frederick Walther. The remains were interred in the German cemetery on Jackson avenue. The deceased was born March 13, 1865, at Obersteg, oberamt Stuttgart, Wuertemberg. He carne to Washtenaw county in 1886. He made many friends and was much respected, which his large funeral plainly showed.