Local Brevities

Local Brevities

John Roller, of Manchester, has been granted a patent on an overweight register.

Fred Jaeger has sold his farm in Webster to William Benz, Jr., and will move to Dexter village.

There is much complaint about the city of neighbor's chickens interfering with gardens that are being made.

E. A. Hauser shipped ten carloads of livestock from Saline and Bridgewater last week and Gottlob Hertler shipped two.

Ex-Sheriff John Gillen bas been elected to another office. He is now one of the trustees of the village of Saline.

The University hospital contains 151 beds. The Palmer ward will have 24 beds and the psychopathic ward 40 beds.

J. Edward Gause has been appointed substitute clerk at the post office and Víctor Kurtz has been appointed substitute carrier.

Mrs. Elizabeth Root has sold her house at 412 E. Huron Street, through the Emmett Coon real estate agency, to George Wahr.

William C. Keppler has been appointed rural mail carrier from Ann Arbor office, with J. Milton Keppler as substitute.

Walter Feldkamp, of Bridgewater, was kicked in the face by a horse recently so that the doctor had to take a number of stitches.

Game Warden Chapman baa appointed his deputy game wardens, and Otto Rohn, of Ypsilanti, drew the prize in this county.

J. B. Markey, of Toledo, a brother of John W. and B. L. Markey, of this city, was brought here Monday, very ill with consumption.

Gottlob Hertle, of Saline bought the best bunch of lambs which ever crossed Saline scales. They were bought of Wm. Blaess.

George Klager has signed a contract with the new firm of Bucholz & Roehm for the erection of a fine new residence on his farm in Pittsfield.

The confirmation services of Trinity Lutheran church will be held on Palm Sunday and with them the regular quarterly communion of the church.

Several arrests have been made this week for playing ball on the streets. The first cases were allowed to go with a reprimand, but the later cases were fined.

Harry Rose has been appointed carrier for rural route No. 6 with Everett Rose as substitute. This route is through Superior and will be started April 1.

A Detroit telephone man says the poles being put up by the Webster farmers for their new telephone exchange are the finest poles he has ever seen put up.

Miss Elizabeth Hutzel, of Pittsfield, entertained at a dinner party Wednesday in honor of the Misses Schlenkor, Hagenburg, and Shafer, of Toledo. Covers were laid for 20.

Ottmar Noll, who bas been employed with the Ann Arbor Gas Co., has accepted the management of the new sub plant in Dowagiac. He moved his family there this week.

The City Y. M. C. A. will give an "April Fool" festival and social at their rooms. 111 S. Main Street, Wednesday evening, April 1. All are invited to come and share in the fun.

A telephone message from Ypsilanti to the officers here Wednesday was to the effect that a large shepherd dog had gone through Ypsilanti headed for Ann Arbor, acting mad. Officer BalI looked for the dog, but did not discover it.

The case of Philip Heimendinger vs. the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R.R., has been appealed from Justice Howe's court in Saline. Heimendinger got a judgment of $22.50 and costs for a cow killed by the road. He "aimed that the cattle guard was defective.

The Board of Public Works Wednesday recommended to the council that the culvert across North Main street near the old brickyards, which bas been gradually undermined, be rebuilt.

The case of Stella May Bowins vs. Margaret B. English, et al., the Manchester case, recently decided by Judge Kinne in favor of the defense, will be appealed to the superior court.

Gladys, the two month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Potter, of 1035 N. Main Street, died Friday last Funeral as held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Tedrow officiating.

Marshal Warren has sold his house on Thayer street to George Inman, a farmer from Pittsfield, who will move into the city. The marshal is thinking of joining the hay fever colony in the north.

The sale of home baked goods which the ladies of Trinity Lutheran church conducted on Saturday was a great success. Everything was sold and more could have been disposed of if it had been brought in.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moore, of Ann Arbor, who was married to Henry H. Moore In South Bend, Ind.. in 1891 has sued him for divorce. He is now living in Battle Creek. The charges that he deserted Her in 1895.

A couch in a student's room in the home of Wm. A. Gwinner, on Thompson Street was burned Tuesday as well as some of the draperies of the room, during the absence of the student. This is the second fire in the same room this year.

A was received at the Ann Arbor post office addressed in shorthand. With the usual promptness the letter is sent on its way. The address was deciphered by a stenographer and written out in English to facilitate prompt delivery.

Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks, of Cornell has been invited by Mexico to make suggestions regarding the establishment of a monetary system in that country. Professor Jenks is an alumnus of Michigan, he having been graduated in 1878.

Silas P. Hill fell frorn a step-ladder on the outside of the State Savings bank yesterday and landed on some planks. severely injuring his head and hip. It was lucky for him that his fall was not on the cement walk. He was taken home in a back.

The Ladies Aid society of the Bethlehem Evangelical Church tendered Rev. John Neumann a very pleasant surprise party Saturday in celebration of his birthday. The afternoon was spent pleasantly in social conversation and a delicious supper was served. The ladies presented Mr. Neumann with a spoon as a souvenir of this occasion.

Patrick O'Niel, a section boss on the Michigan Central, recently developed a suicidal mania and was Tuesday committed the the Pontiac asylum. O'Niel came here from Chelsea about two months ago where he had been in the employ of the road. About two years ago he lost his wife and has hardly been the same man since. He acknowledges his firm intention to end his life.

The supreme court has reversed the decision in the Washtenaw circuit in the Jane Lamb estate whereby Rebecca Lamb was given five-eighths of the 200-acre farm. Rebecca and Jane Lamb were twin sisters and in the belief that she would die first had deeded her share of the farm to her sister. Miss Lamb, it will be remembered, was killed by a Michigan Central train at what was then the Fuller street crossing.

The Martha Rebekah lodge, of Jackson visited Lois Rebekah lodge, of this city Tuesday evening, and conferred the degree. Six candidates were initiated into the mysteries of this order. The work was done very finely, as one visiting member said, it was the best he had ever seen in any Rebekah lodge. He said of course he had not seen Lois Rebekah lodge give this work. After the work was completed a supper was served. Dancing was indulged in until 1 o'clock, when the special car left for Jackson.