Local Brevities

The regular monthly tea will be held at the Baptist church on Feb. 5. 

The Macabees will give another old-time dance in their hall on Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Mrs. Horace Purfield will have charge of the meeting at the Y. W. C. next Sunday afternoon.

"The Wild Rose," with 80 people in the caste, will be seen at the Athens Theatre Saturday evening.

Ex-Speaker Gerritt J. Diekema, law '83, is an announced candidate for the next republican nomination for governor. 

Miss Lois Smith and Frederick J. Austin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., will be married on Feb. 11 at the bride's home on Packard street.

Miss Martha Johnson fell on the icy sidewalk Monday and broke her left arm. This is the second time she has broke this arm within the past year.

Mrs. Esther Parker, widow of the late Sampson Parker, of Lima, died Sunday afternoon at the home of her son, George Parker, in Scio, aged 84 years.

At a meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of St. Andrew's church Tuesday, it was decided to give an entertainment in Harris hall in the near future. 

Miss Margaret Dickenson, who rooms at 413 S. Division street, fell Sunday and broke her wrist. Dr. Darling was called and reduced the fracture.

Mr. Andrew Muehlig is attending the pigeon show at Chicago, his birds winning first prize and also the special prize offered by the Pouter Club, of Chicago.

Marshall Stokes died Sunday at his home on Traver street, of enlargement of the heart. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m., from the M. E. church.

An exhibition of rugs which have been woven in Ann Arbor and baskets which have been made here will be shown at the Ann Arbor Art school on Saturday afternoon.

Some of the best home cooks in Ann Arbor will contribute some of the best examples of their skill for the sale of baked goods to be held by the Y. W. C. A. in Nickels' store on Saturday. 

Some miscreant stole the brass sign from the front of Dr. O. A. Griffen's office on Saturday night. It was one of the handsomest signs in the city, but of no value whatever to the thief.

The summer school of the University has been in operation for nine years and has shown a small but steady increase, having grown from an attendance of 91 in 1894 to 463 in 1902.

The board of trustees of the Ann Arbor Unterstuetzungs Verein organized Friday night by electing Christian Martin, chairman, Franz Rothenbucher, secretary,, and August Hinz, collector.

Again we hear of street cars running from Ann Arbor to Battle Creek. This time the date is fixed within three months and the running time at 2 hours and 50 minutes. This is too good to be true.

W. M. Eaton, who is the secretary of the Washtenaw Light & Power Co., which furnishes this city with electric lights, has resigned his position as manager of the Jackson Gas CO. to accept the management of the Grand Rapids Light Co.

Dr. V. C. Vaughan was on the witness stand in the Wier murder case at Cassopolis Tuesday to finding two and four-tenths grains of arsenic in Mrs. Weir's stomach. He has his test tubes in court to back up his testimony.

The O. E. S. held an initiation and banquet in the Masonic temple Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Will Miller and Prof. and Mrs. L. L. Renwidk were initiated. After the meeting was adjourned an elaborate banquet was served in honor of the new members. Dancing was enjoyed after the banquet until midnight, when the party broke up. 

Christian Wiegand, the newly elected corresponding secretary of the Ann Arbor Arbeither Unterstuetzungs Verein, has received a letter from Christian Volz, who reports himself and family enjoying good health. Mr. Volz will be recollected as a former resident of this city. 

At the last meeting of the Women's Relief corps the following officers were installed for the current year: President, Mrs. Delia B. Dean; senior vice president, Mrs. Mary E. Soule; junior vice president, Mrs. Flora Scott; secretary, Miss E. C. Allmendinger; treasurer, Mrs. Gabrella Sutherland; chaplain, Mrs. Ada Warner. 

The program for the North Side Lyceum for Saturday evening is a very interesting one. The quotations will be from Chaucer. There will be an essay on the life of Chaucer, and original story, the Knocker, and a debate the subject of which is to be "Resolved, that coasting on the streets of Ann arbor should be prohibited. 

Walter C. Mack has been elected a director of the Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Co., to succeed his father, Christian Mack. At the same time Phillip McMillan was elected to fill Senator McMillan's directorship. Three new directors were elected in place of three former directors. D. M. Ferry was re-elected president of the company.

The officers of the Hod Carriers and Mason Tenders union for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Gottlob Gross; vice president, Herman Koernke; secretary, Julius F. Schulz; cashier, Albert Zemke; conductor, Chas. Weier; steward, August Winter; trustees, William Piske, William Howard, John Janke.

Senator Chauncey Depew, of New York, will not be the orator of the day at the annual celebration of the University of Michigan law department on Washington's birthday. An invitation was extended to the senator, but he replied that he would not have time to prepare the oration. Associate Justice John M. Harlan, of the United States Supreme bench, has also been invited and may accept.

Thos. Horen, recorder of subordinate division No. 76 Knights of the Loyal Guard, paid to Mrs. James Donnegan last week through the supreme deputy, Fred Weiman, $1,827.65, being the amount due her from the supreme council of the order for the certificate held by her late husband, James Donnegan. Thanking them for their promptness I wish them ever success. Dorothy C. Donnegan, his wife. 

The Women's Relief Corps celebrated their twelfth anniversary in Odd Fellows hall Monday night by giving a banquet. The members of the G. A. R. and the Relief Corps sat down to a delicious banquet and after having enjoyed the viands set before them listened to toasts by various members of the two organizations. The guests were in a happy mood and everything was accordingly pleasant.

John George Reichert was granted a divorce in the circuit court Tuesday by Judge Kinne. The decree was granted on the ground of desertion. No little interest attaches to the case because of the fact that some time ago Mrs. Reichert sued for a divorce in this court and was refused. The case was then carried up to the supreme court and the decision sustained. This afternoon the court is devoting its attention to the amount of alimony to be granted the defendant.

Consternation reigned in the home of Emil Golz, the saloonkeeper at 314 S. Main street early yesterday morning. Mrs. Golz jumped out of bed and yelled "Fire, fire, fire," and "Fater" hastened out to see what was the matter. The arc wire which runs to the building from the rear had burnt out and the whole back yard appeared to be in a blaze. In a moment it had disappeared. It was simply a freak of the electric current and no damage to speak of was done.

FARM AT AUCTION

The undersigned will sell at public auction Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. on the premises 2 miles southwest of Saline on the Tecumseh road, the John L. Hoyt farm, 131 acres, good land, finely located. Will be sold together or in parts as seems best. G. L. HOYT