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Picked Up In Washtenaw

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
July
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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Brief Notes From the Towns of the County

About People and Things Which are Told in a Short and Crisp Manner

E. J. Smith, in the Detroit Tribune, writes the following: "A recent 'hurricane' rolled up the tin roof on the Manchester hotel of Tax Commissioner Freeman as tight as a bolt of carpet, and, carrying it over seven buildings, dropped it on the roof of a block owned by E. B. Clarkson, of Jackson. It was known ever since Freeman was made tax commissioner that there was an atmospheric disturbance brewing for him, and the symptoms greatly increased when, in nominating Wedemeyer at the second district congressional convention, he took occasion to charge Monroe with faking Burt Parker on the convention alleging that at no time was Parker seriously in the race. This had the effect of stiffening Monroe's spine for Parker for 750 ballots. Freeman was fortunate to escape with merely the loss of a tin roof. When next he has occasion to visit Monroe he had best take along a few trusted friends to hold his hair on."

Dan Hoey, of Dexter, is building a new house for himself in Dexter. His old residence has been moved across the street and the foundations for the new house are going up.

W. R. Mount, who has served for 25 years as superintendant of the Sharon Center M. E. Sunday school, has just been re-elected for another year.

A new rural route has been started from Salem and the farmers are feeling particularly happy who are fortunate enough to be on the route.

Haselschwerdt Bros., of Sharon, have just sold Burtless & Amspoker, of Manchester, 23 fat steers for the nice little sum of $1,490.60.

The Manchester Canning factory Is putting up many tomatoes. Two car loads of three pound tomatoe cans have been received.

Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Tower, of Augusta, have a daughter who weighs 11¾, pounds. Pretty good for the first weigh.

Huron Belle, the pacing mare belonging to John Gallagher, of Dexter, won third money in a Cleveland race in 2:18¼.

It is said that the first issue of the Manchester Herald was out last week, but not a copy of it reached Ann Arbor.

The bridge near Robert Foster's place in Sylvan was washed away by the heavy rains Wednesday night.

The Manchester creamery last week shipped 4,545 pounds of butter for which over $1,000 was received.

Rev. George Dengler, of Dexter, is assisting In conducting an Evangelical grove meeting near Cohoctah.

Material for the new depot to be erected in Willis in the place of the one burned, is arriving.

The Stevens family in Southwestern Manchester have all been down with the measles.

Dr. Smith, formerly of Britton, has located at Willis for the practice of medicine.

The corn fields on the flats near Milan have been way under water this week.

Fred Roller and Fred Beutler, of Freedom, each lost a horse last week.

The new house of Robert Mahrie in Manchester is about completed.

The Fourth was observed at Worden with a picnic at D. Peebles.

Merchant Brooks is building a cottage at Cavanaugh Lake.

John Kalmbach is building a new barn in Chelsea.