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Wa-hoo ! '90 ! Happy New Year ! There are 3G5 cliildren in Zion's Germn Sunday School. The store of John W. Hunt has been closed on chattel mortgage. The T., A. A. & N. M. R. R. Co's offices will be at Owosso hereafter. Tho large plate glass front of Martin Ilaller's store came near blowing in Sunday. The common council met last Monday niglit, and approved the electric light contract. Among the list of pensioners who receive an increase, is the name of George Schill, of Ann Arbor. Schools wil) open again next Monday for the long term. Only one more hollday, Feb. 22d, until April lst. The city folks who hve not been fortúnate cnough to pay their taxes will have to add H per cent. now. M:ic LeBeau will take an insurance on your life and give you value recelve('. If yon don't believo it ask him. The janitors at the court house are clianging, S. Crawford has moved out and Jas. A. Stark is moving In. City Treasurer Watts rcports more taxes paid in Monday than in any one day in the city's history, over $11,000. Anybody wanting to buy the fair rounds should apply to President Braun, Treasurer Dell or Secretary Pond. This year Assessor O'IIearn has put 350 dogs on the roll. Good for hhn. ery dog In tlie city öught to be on the roll. Tliere is to be a meeting of tlie board of managers of the Washtenaw County Agricultural & Ilorticultural Society on Tiinrsday Jan. Otli, 1890. Prof. W. S. Perry will address tlie temperance meeting at Cropsey's hall, next Sunday afiernoon at thrce oVlock. You are eordially invited. To-day, Wednesday, Jan. lst.bting the feast of the circunicision of Christ therc wlll be communion service at St. Andrew's church at 0% o' clock a. m. The fire alarm Sunday cvening was caused by the bnrnlng of a chimney In one of the brick houses on Mann slreet, near Ihe oíd mineral spring!. Prof. Hinsdale was made a member of the executive commUtee of the state teachers' association, for three years, at its recent meeting at Lansing. Express Agent Ames says that never before in the hUtory of this offica has so many Christinas presents been sent and received. And the postoffice ofliclals teil a similar story. C. A. Conover, of Cold water, the Secretary Treasurer of the Mich. División L A. W., rejoices in a Christmas present of. an heir which he has nanied Charles Junius Conover. County Clerk Ilowlett has drawn orders for about 13,000 sparrows killed this year, and Treasurer Brehm has paid for tlie same. Let the good woik go on' There are lots of them Ieft. The ílre department has been some. what crippled the past week or ten days by a sick horse. Ilauser's horaes have ulso been sick and a team bad to be secured to takc their place Sunday nlght. Lois Lodge No. 115, Dauglitera of Rebecca, will be ofliccred as follows tliis year: N. G.- Mrs. D. C. Fall; V. G.- Mr?. N. B. Covert; Secretary- Miss Ida Jolinson; Rep. to Grand Lodge- Mrs. F. Underwood. This is the first day of the first month of the lirst year of the last decade of the 19th centuiy. Now is a good time to form good resol utions to keep for ten years to come. Keep thetn tbat loDg and they will ahvays be with you. Charles A. Muma, of this city, was elected as 3d vice president of the Commercial Traveller's Association at their annual meeting In Detroit last week. Mr. Muma is one of the hustlurs, and probably tlie best story teller traveling in the United States to-day. Did the people living in the surroundIng country ever have a greater appeal for good roads than the roads themselves have been this fall ? A inacadainized road leadirg to this city would have been tlioroughly appreciated. Why can not 8ometliing be done to that end? Last Saturday City Treasurer Watts received a certified check for f 200 from the Ann Arbor Street Railway Co., to be forfelted providing tlicy do not live up to tlieir agreement and build the road as per contract. It looks as thougli the coinpany means business, and we shall have uickle rldes before 1891. A wiiterln the Argus protests agulnst the unmitigated nuisance of boys wlio peddle bilis and open the front door and then ring the bell. These boys often bedaub the front steps with mud and filth from the street, and are enough to set a tidy housekeeper crazy. But we can teH all good people how to get rid of them Just tack up a scarlet fever card on the steps. A su re cure. The store of F. E. Tale, on State strcct, has been closed on chattol rnortgage. Talk abcur California weather! DiJn't December give it to us In fine shape? Charlie Parshall is now busy tnaking berry crates for next seasou'a fruit erop. Monday Judge Kinne entered a decree vacuting the old cemetery of Ypsilunti. The wind lastSunday was a leveler for all fences lniving decayed posts to hold them ui. Those holding tickets in J: ï. Jacobs & Uo'a New Years presents are to meet at thelr store to-day and make arrangcments. Smart G years old.-" Say papa, do you know why they dldn't hang the Dr. Cronin murderera ? " Papa-" No, my son, why was it ? " S. b.- "Oh ! 'cause McGlnty stole the rope." We have received a fino map of North Dakota, from Alvin H. Dodsley, who occupies a responsible position in the nation&l bank of the Mortgage Bank and Investnient Co., of Fargo. The whcíit erop, wliich looked so. very unfavorable In the fall, has changed entirely, and all of tbat cerealthat is In the ground now bld3 fair for a fine erop next season, that is if snow shall come suffleient to cover the roots and prevent freezing out. The fol'owing are the officers chosen by the Germán Farmer's Fire Insurance Oo. of Ibis county: President- Slraon Hirth. Vice-presldi-nt- Matthew Seegcr. ftecretary - Ilenry Paul. Trensurer - (Jeorge Manu. Director for three j-ears- John Kcppler. Director for two years - Jacob Jedele. Director for one year- Johu M. Qross. By the Censu3 Bulletin sent us from the Interior department at Washington, ït appears that Michigan will be divided into six districts, this county being In the first district, with Brancli, Calhoun, Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe and Wayne counties. George Paul of Scio township, died on Sundas' nlght of last week, aged about 70 years, and funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Tuesday frora the fecio church. Mr. Paul was one of the early settlers of the county and very highly estcemcd by his neighbors. Qeorge W. Wanty, of Grand Itapids, won a great legal victory last week in securinr for hia cliënt Mrs. E.K. Sherwood a verdict of $13,388.88 against the C. & W. M. Uy. Co. His closinc pica was lifrlily complimented for its eloquencc. Always glad to see the success of Ann Arbor boys. President Charles Kendall Adams of üornell in his inaugural address as president of the American Historical association at Washington, D. C , last Friday ïiglit, paid a high tribute to the work of Andrew n. White, at Michigan Universit}', in giving a noy impulse to the study of history in this country. On the 17th day of September, 1888, Sabina Tice, deeded lier property In the lil ward to her son James Tice, the condition being that he should c:ire for herself and husband tlie remainder of thelr natnTiü lives. On Monday Judge Kinne et aside the deed on the ground that the condilions were not complied wlth. There is stron? talk among housewives of forming a league, and refusing to rade with any merchant or dealer of aDy kind, who shall allow h3 hand bilis or advertising matter of any kind to be hrown into the front doors of residences. Phey cannot be blamed very much if they do form such a leaugue, for of all the nuigances of the period these boy bill pcddlers are the very worst. Ann Arbor Lodge No. 44 K. of P. have elected the following oflicera for the enulng year: P. C. C- John Ijlndensciitmu. C. C- Fred Barker. V. OL- M. M. Oreen. P.- G. W. Stevenson. M. of Ex.- S. B. Nïckels. M. of F.- Ollbert Bllss. K. of R. & S.- James II. Ottley. M. at A.- Frank Kelner. I, G.- Walter J. Green. O. G.- John Looker. liep. to G. L.- Jno. Llnilensclimltt. Altérnate.- Gllbert Bliss. E. Baur, secretary, announcos tlie ponaological meeting next Siturday at 2 p. m., in court house. Topics: p;iper by Hr. Gaiizliorn on the ïpple; paper by Mr. Wm. McCreery on the ways of the commlssion men, the spraying of trees, etc.; has the warm weatlier liurt the fruit buds ; report of committees; exhibilion of dried and green fruit. Ie wlll pay fruit growers and farmers to attend this meeting. All are cordially invited. The fashionable disease, the "Kussian influenza," or "La Grippc," as the Frenchman would term it, 8 spreud'mir rapidly tliroughout tlio countrj'. In some places it developes into pneumonía and peritonitis, and in such cases it is quite apt to prove fatal. Years ago this same epidemie was known as the epizootic. Thcre have been one or two cases in Ann Arbor so far, but unless cold, sharp weather overtakes us soon, we are Hable to have a sieffe of it with other places. Last Tliursday the business public were surprlsed to learn that on the Tuesday previous George Scott the architect and Iniikler, had flled an assignment with tlie countj' clerk, to Henry Richards. His liabilities foot up $4,500 and his ussets about $000. The heaviest creditors are Jas. Tolbert, luniber, $1,700; W. J. Just, lumber, $700; Luick Bros., plaining mili, $405 00; Stark & Gartec, painters, $207.55. Mr. Scott is one of tlie mosc active builders in the city, ahvays having a large number of contracts on hand. Tliere bas never been a more beautiful Chrlstmas Day in the history of Michigan than the one just passed. The sun shone brightly, and the calm, deüghtful weather lielped to make the minds ot tlie people of a similar character. It was a green Christma?, however, the writer of tliis item picking quite a bouquet of pansies from an outdoor bed on that day. Services appropriate to the day were held in various churches, the stores were quite generally closed, and a day of rest enjoyed. The Christmas of 1889 will not soon be forgottcn. It closed with a heavy tbunder storm, just like th e spring of the year. Herbert Cratison, who was struck by the cars and killed on Christmas Day, abont one mile west of Dexter, was an only son, a stuOiou?, industrious young man, 19 years oíd, and a meuiber of the senior class of the Dexter high school, lie contémplate a course in engineering at the univerelty. Ir, was at first reportee] a case of suicide, but tuis theory is not accepted by his friends who know him. He either did not see and hear the approaching train or else he became confused and could not et ofT the track. Hls parer.ts Mr. and Mrs. Bdward Cranson, of Webster, h:ive the deep sympathy of many friends n their doep bereaveinent. One of the cbimncys on the west side of the rsi U. house was blown down by the wind Sucduy. The Saline Manufacturing Co. has been dissolved by Judge Klnne, on the request of Andrew J. Warren, one of the stockholders. And now the traditional "old nsiüent" predicts " the openest of all open winters ever seen In Michigan." Look out for icebergs and blizzards. A few cases of tho "LaGrippe" are reportod by local physicians. It is altogether probable that tliat is what caused McGinty to go down. The Oddfellows give another of tlieir socials un.der the auspices of the Daugli:ers of Rebekah, Wednesday, Jan. 15th, at their hall over Jacobs & Co. 's store. All Oddfellows in the city are cordially invited to nttend. According to the Washington dlsaatches a pensfon has beea granted to Mrs. R. S. Dunster, wldow of the late Dr. Edward S. Dunster, of this city. Many friends will congratúlate her upon his good fortune. Mr. Charles II. Worden bas In his possession tlio costly and beautiful medals awarded to Stearns, Worden & Co., of San Francisco, for the display tliey made at the great expositlon, noted in a recent issue of this paper. They are worth taking a peep at. Saladins Council No. 998 Grand Order of the Oriënt installed the following offlcers Monday evening: G. O.- M. M. Green. G. V. O.- Wm. II. Hallock. F. G. O. - John Looker. G. r.-G. W. Stevenaon. . H.- A. J. Lord. O. 8ec.- J. H. Ottley. O. Tres.- Frank Felner. G. W.- S. B.Nickels. G. V.- Wra. R. Fulde. G. A P.- Fred Bark er. J. D. Williams, Esq , having moved into the city, Ann Arbor towu now has only one justiceofthe peace, Chauncey Orcutt, to adjust claims made for the killing of sheep by dogs. Well, we have full faith in Mr. Orcutt's ability to do that business all alone. And if more sheep had to be paid for that aro killed or injured by worthless dogs it would be a good thing. Here is a valuable recipe that should be carefully jotted down in memory for instant use: Fires resulting from burnIng oil are not extinguishablo with water, but may be readily smothered by tlirowing flour upon the burning oil. If clolliiiig is set on fire by spilling oil or by the bursting of a lamp, a handful of llour thrown on immcdiatels7 may be the means of quenching the flames and saving life. From the Los Angeles Daily Herald, of Dec. 14tli, we learn of the death of Mrs. Matilda A. Blanchard, at the age of sixty-seven years. She had been a resident of California for the last fifteen years, removing there from this city. She was the widow, of Iiev. Jonathan Blanchard wlio lor many years was a minister In Detroit conference. Her funeral was on Sunday afternoon Dec. 15th, at the Fort St. M. E. church, Los Angeles. Mrs. Ellen Caldwell Ofllcor, daughter of the late Major J. F. Frueauff, of Leadville, Col., died on Dec. 20th, from injuries received by being trampled upon by a borse while crossing the street at Leadville, on Thursday, Dec. lOtli, never recovering consciousness, after the accident. The deceased was a gradúate of the Ann Arbor high school, class of '83, and while here a member of the family of Eugeno K. Frueauff. She is remembered here as a very lovable young lady, and the news of her death will be a shoak to lier friends. Ellis Freese, son of Samuel Freí 8! of hls city, wout to Dextrr last Friday with a companion, John Pratt, Jr., of Dexter, and in tlie afternoon tlie boys went Iiuntng. Coming home young Prattput up lis gun in the house, but young Freese said he would take bis to the wood-slud and clean it out. He Uien took sotne warm water from tlie stoVc and stepped out. He had Dot been out more tlian a ninute before young Pratt heard a report of a gun, and stepping out found Freese with the whole sideofliis face and liead blown off. The gun was a doublé barrelled shot gun and wlien found one barrel only was empty. It is supposed that Freese accidently discliarged the gun wliile attempling to clean it while loaded, as there are marks on the ramrod indicating that he had attempted to pull tlie rod out with his teeth.