Local Brevities

LOCAL BREVITIES

The decree has been signed in the Lowry case.

Reuben Hoffstetter has accepted a position in King's shoe store.

Mrs. Sheeley has moved from 212 E. Williams Street to 429 Hamilton Place.

Philip Becker has accepted a position with John Koch, furniture dealer.

Geo. Miller has recovered from a few days illness and is back at his business.

John Etzel of Lodi has sold his farm to William Webber. He expects to remove to Aim Arbor.

Miss Sara Ulrich fell on the icy sidewalk Friday and sprained her right arm very severely.

Delta Upsilon fraternity will give a house party on Saturday evening after the concert.

E F. Mills, the dry goods man, contemplates about March 1 opening up a stock of millinery and ladies' wear.

There are a large number of people nursing bruised knees and elbows as the result of falls on the icy sidewalks.

The building committee of the board of supervisors, consisting of Bacon Wood and Oesterlin, were in session Monday.

Dr. L. P. Kapp is open to the congratulations of his many friends.  A baby girl arrived at his home Sunday evening.

John N. Merchant has taken possession of the Chelsea flouring mills and will place $2,000 improvement in the near future.

Harris Ball, who has been seriously ill with typhoid pneumonia, is able to sit up, after being confined to his bed for a couple of weeks.

Messrs. Schoen and White of Traverse City are in Ann Arbor for the purpose of purchasing a carload of heavy draught horses.

Word has been received here that Geo. Moe, formerly of Northfield, died in Chicago last Saturday. He was a brother of the late Orville Moe.

Miss Lizzie Greenan, who received an injury while skating, is still confined to the house and will not be able to be around for some time.

William Saul died at his home in Dixboro, Monday, after an illness of long duration. The funeral took place at St. Thomas' church Wednesday.

The papers in the case of the L. O. T. M. vs. the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, have been returned from the supreme court to the county clerk.

Jennie, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin St. Clair of Brook street, who had her right arm broken by a fall in the ice a few weeks ago, is recovering rapidly.

Miss Anna Mann, of Fifth avenue, was pleasantly surprised by several of her friends Friday evening. The guests were entertained at cards. Lunch was served.

The postmaster-general has rearranged the various states and territories into 16 divisions to facilitate the work of postoffice inspectors. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have been grouped together and the chief inspector will have an office at Chicago.

Mrs. M. W. Milward entertained a few friends Saturday evening. The guests derived a great deal of amusement from a phonograph. Refreshments were served.

The past month has been a very busy one for O. M. .Martin. During that time he had 18 cases, and most of them in fifteen days, having eleven cases in that time.

The fire department was called out Saturday at 6:45 p. m. by a small fire in lower town. The chimney in the Miller house had set fire to the roof. It was easily extinguished.

The power on the Hawks-Angus line between Jackson and Grass Lake was off from 2 to 9 Friday afternoon and traffic was suspended during that time. The rotary at Michigan Center was acting badly.

The roll of honor at the Delhi Mills school for the month of January contains the following names: Jessie Roost, Eearl Slimmer, Arthur Strehle, Ruth Strehle, Irene Kleinschmid and Grace Hylle.

Beginning with next Sunday Trinity Lutheran church will hold special services each evening during the week. The pastor will be assisted by Revs. Ott of Grand Rapids and Bosy of Auburn, Ind.

Mr. J. A. Wessinger received a message on Saturday from Dr. Wessinger, who is in Chicago, stating that her nephew, Lee Walker Bush, is slowly recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia.

There is a change of clerks in the Cook house. Charles Kimmerman has gone to accept a position in the Downey house at Lansing and Adolph Shank, of the American house, takes his position here.

Leroy Johnson, son of George Johnson of Brook street, who had one of his limbs quite badly scalded a couple of weeks ago while just recovering from an attack of la grippe, is getting along nicely now.

The Northside Lyceum was very well attended Saturday evening. subject for debate was: ''Resolved, That the United States should mediate between the Boers and English." The judge decided in favor of the negative.

The Ann Arbor railroad is said to be considering the advisability of building large coal docks at Menominee next season. This company could get a great amount of business, as it could haul coal there cheaper than any other line.

The Northside Lyceum has challenged the literary society of the school to a debate in the future. The high school is to select the subject and the Lyceum the sides. The high school has taken the matter under consideration.

The soldiers relief commission met Saturday and organized. All the members, Messrs. Hoyt, Carr and Kelly were present. Gideon L. Hoyt of Lodi was elected president and C. C. Carr of Ypsilanti, secretary. A large number of bills were passed upon.

The special musical service at St. Andrew's church Sunday evening was well attended in spite of bad weather. The solos sung by Harlan Briggs and Leslie Brown were unusually good as was the chorus work. The service was highly appreciated by the audience.

 A petition has been filed by David Rinsey and Moses Seabolt in the circuit court asking that their claim against the agricultural company be made a preferred claim. They base their petition on the fact that that claim consists of labor claims assigned to them.

Mary Howard, wife of Martin Howard, of Northfield, died Sunday at age of 42 years, after an illness of one week, with pneumonia. She leaves a family of seven children. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from St. Patrick's church.  Rev. Rf. Goldrick officiating.

The statement that the sheriff or his deputies are required to kill all dogs which are not provided with tags on the first of February, does not apply to cities where a license ordinance is in force. It applies to the rural districts and cities and villages where the taxes spread upon the rolls by the supervisors.

Seneca Litchard shows little improvement. The doctors are a little more hopeful that he will recover but the man shows little change. He has been very violent most of the last week, but last evening he went to sleep and slept all the evening. This was considered a good sign, as he has been very restless.

Ex-School Commissioner W. G. Lister was in the city on Saturday greeting friends. He is spending his time in Battle Creek taking treatment for rheumatism. He is able to walk with the aid of a cane but is not yet able to lead in a cross-country run. His friends will be glad to see him entirely rid of his complaint.

The Northville U. S. fish station received a million brook trout last week from some private hatcheries in Massachusetts and 57,000 rainbows from the government hatchery at Neosho, Mo. The government buys eggs for 40 cents a thousand from private hatcheries, and that is cheaper than Uncle Sam can hatch them himself.

Jackson is to have a new hotel. This was given out Friday authoritatively. The structure will be erected on Main street opposite the court house and adjoining the park, corner of Jackson and Main streets. The building will cover 8 by 8 rods and contain 135 rooms. It is to be modern in every respect. The promoters are E. G. Cook of the firm of Cook & Felder, Chas. R. Durand, T. E. Barkworth and L. Blake Hamilton of Battle Creek. The structure is to cost $200,000.

The members of St. Thomas orchestra gave a very enjoyable entertainment for the benefit of the patients at the University hospital last Thursday evening.  The program was good, short, entertaining and lively and served to put the weary patients in a happy mood. They were all delighted and encored the orchestra several times,

The driver of Godfrey ___ _____ Monday had a pretty hard time trying to get to Whitmore Lake. He started out early and when he slacked at the Towar farm he found the snowdrifts five feet deep. His wagon got stuck in the show and he had to get another team to pull his team and wagon out. He turned around and started for home.

Saturday afternoon the effects of the Ann Arbor and Lodi Plank Road Co. were sold at public sale, Fred Krause being the auctioneer. The toll house at the city limits brought $425, being bought by Edward Hammel of Lodi, the last toll keeper. The big road scraper sold for $11 and the two small scrapers for $2.50 apiece. The toll house will have to be moved back on the lot, which is 3 x 12 rods in size.

The last issue of the Pilgrim, which by the way, has leaped into the very forefront of progressive magazines, contains an interesting short story, entitled, "The Calling of Lydia Butts," which is of especial interest to Calhoun county people as it was written by Shirley W. Smith, elder son of Judge and Mrs. Clement Smith of Hastings. Young Smith is an instructor at the U. of M. of which he is a graduate. - Marshall News.

Mrs. Florence Crooker gave a charming thimble party on Friday afternoon to about 75 ladies. The afternoon was a very enjoyable one being spent with dainty needlework and social conversation. The house was elaborately decorated in cut flowers and palms, the dining room being especially pretty where an elaborate lunch was served.

The ladies of the First Baptist church will give their next monthly tea on Thursday evening. Everyone welcome.

Quite a number of tickets are being sold for the concert to be given Friday evening, Feb. 14, at Newberry hall for the benefit of the Second Baptist church. A valuable prize will be given to the one selling the highest number of tickets over fifty. The contest is daily increasing in interest. Mrs. Lizzie Shewcraft and Mrs. Estella Blackburn seem to be slightly ahead, with Mrs. Wm. Zebbs a close second.

The funeral services of Ida, the wife of William Morris, were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, at her husband's residence, near Mill Creek, in Scio. The remains were placed in the vault at Chelsea.  She died Sunday of typhoid pneumonia.  She was 25 years of age, the daughter of the late Jacob Staebler of Lima.  Last fall she nursed her brother, Jacob C., who had an attack of typhoid pneumonia.  Her husband and an 8-month's- old baby daughter survive her.  They have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement.

It is announced that the Michigan Central Railway Co., in addition to relocating its lines between Niles and Buchanan, will expend $75,000 in reducing its grades between Michigan City. lnd., and Galien, Mich.; also work on the Air Line, between Niles and Jackson, will be carried on to the extent of $135,000. There is to be a general reduction of grades between Chicago and Detroit not to exceed 20 feet to the mile.  Upon completion of the reduction of grades, a second track will be built between Niles and Jackson, Mich.

A large  audience at Trinity Lutheran church Sunday evening to hear the second talk in a course of lectures on "Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress." A number of appropriate songs opened the meeting. Rev. Tedrow did justice to that part of the book which was taken up at this time- the meeting of Good Will at the coming to the Wicket Gate. This is exemplified in our own lives. We constantly meet a good will, but whether we will take him as our friend or not must be decided by the individual. We are prone to put aside the best and take that which is inferior. Next Sunday evening the third lecture will be given and all should continue to listen to the rest of the series.