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10
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September
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1890
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Keuben Keinpf witli otliers Iia3 purchased a lurge tract of land in Texas. A liorse of Mr. Herlier dropped dead Friday at the side of Mack & Bchmld'g. The sewing school will re-open on Saturday, Sept. 13, nt 2 o'clock In Cropsey's hall. The engagement of Douglas Adains, Ph. D., and Miss May Breakey is announced. It is reported that one of the new stores novv nearing completion on State st. will be occupied as a boot and shoe store. F. G. Gruber, of the post olllce news stand, will handle the roserved seat chart of the opera house for the coming season. "Cardinal Newraan" will be the subject of lier. J. T. Suiulerland's sermón next Siiiuiay mirnlng at the Unitarias church. P. Irvin gold a four-year-old mare by Membrino Gold Dust for $000 at the exposilion in Detroit last week to be shipped to au eastern stock farm. New stone sidcwalks are Koin; down in front of the stores occupied by Doty & Feiner, Gilbert Bliss, B;ich Abel and Co, Wm. Allaby and L. Gruner. The telephone company s going to do a considerable work on their linea at this place In running them more direct and not over the stores so much. John A. Gates' gray horse took a spin down Washington st., nbout one o'clock Monday, and when he linislied the wagon looked as though it had been struck by a cyclone. A ton of wheuton a Pittefield farmer's wagon bent a wheel for hlro in front of the Coukier office yesterday. A short delay and a new wbeel and the farmer drew 93c a bushel at the mili. William A. Tolchard was liome L.st week and left for Washington where he liassecured a fine position. Sorry to lose hiin but we can say that Seattle gains one of the best of accountants. Dr. R. S. Rust, of Bprtngfleld, Ohio, will probably succeed Dr. W. S. Studlev as pastor. He Is a man of fine culture, and social qualities, coming strongly endorsed by three of the bishops. At the postoffice a new desk has been placed in the money order office for the convenlence of patrons; and the wallsand i ceiling inside show what a diflerence a f resh coat of whitewash can make. The clothing, dry goods and shoe clerks who organized themselves into a "Society of United Salomen11 last week have secured the signatures of all of their employers, except onn, to the carly closing agreemenf. Turee liackmen ran up against a city ordinance Mondny. The ordinance bad the best of it and they met Justice Butts In an official way later. They won 't know what wlll kappen to tliem iintll next week when the case will be taken up. Tliere will be a reception next Frlday evening given at tlm rooms of the Presbyterian Sunday scliool. All new corners and all tlm.se who do notattendany other Sunday school are cspecially invited. The new high school pupila are also cordially invited to attend. Last Wednesday at Port Iluron occurred the marriage of Prof. Henry C. Aduins and Miss Bertha H. Wright. lioth are well known and popular in Ann Arbor, and The Courieu presents congratulations, with a hopo for a long, prosperous and happy journey through life. The other day when the democratie convention met at the court house, one of the delegates on being asked by a citizen what was going on, replied: "It ia the Congregational convention." He tried to correct himself, but the crowd had already been struck with the absurdity of the mistake. The members of Co. A drew pny last Monday for their services dcfending the state at Goguac Lake last encampment. The boys go to Adrián Sept. 24th, wbteh day is set apart as military day by the tair managers there. About twenty new members have been electeU dnring the past month. The Ann Arbor Street Hnilway Co, has made a proposltion to Haines Bros., to carry their passengen lrom the city limits down town for two cents each or to accept the proposition of a cent and a half each if guaranteed five dollars per day. Haines Bros. have offercd to guarantee three dollars per day and noagreement bas as yet been rcached. The prospecta for an excellent Washtenaw Co. fair this year are very encouraginfj. The new fair grounds have been flttted np in excellent style so that exhlbiU of all kinds can be seen to advantage without havinjr to range all over the grounds to lind tliem. The track will be In good condition for a ncw one, and the oflkers deserve much praise for their untiring tfforts in fitting up the balldlngi and grounds in so nttractive a shape and condition. The southern exliibit alone 8hould draw all the farmers of thecounty to see it. Rosey Is rcnoyatiiig hls bllliard hall. joe Parker ia the father of a tcn-pound giil. The visitor carne Saturday last. Fred DuBois will be behind the counter of the butcher shop of Williams & Sou on State st. Mis. F. A. Eandall, of Spring st., who lias been suffertog with heart troubie for some time, is very low. A large brlck aüdition to the machine shop of ihe Ann Arbor Agricultural Couipnny 3 in process of erection. The comnanv has met with discouraging reverses in the past bat tlie prospects are brlght for gettitig on a firmer basis before the close of the senson. The engine and dynamoes for the Street railway have arrived and have been put in place iu the building next to the electnc light building. The cars are expectcd every day, tlie wires are rapidly goinB up and it is confidently expected to liave tuem running to carry you to the f iir the first of the inonth. The sentiment in the democratie county convention and among the congressional delegates appointed yesterday was that Louis Liesemer is the most available man to pit against E. P. Allen for conijress. It also appears to be the feeling among the democracy throughout the district that the young autbor and journalist is the coming man. - Democrat. The man; friends of Mrs. Florence E. Case were saddencd to learn of her death last Thursday afternoon in this city. lier home was In Findlay, Ohio, and slie had been visiting her sister Mrs. E. B. Hall, and Mrs. Lottie Jícdaris. About six uci ka ayo i-he was taken ill with typhoid fever resultin? In her death. Tlie funeral services wnre held on Saturday and the reinains weru interred here. üvoryüody Jikes John (Juttiiig the popular tniveling dotuing salesiniin. Some time aga the Clothier and Furnislier offered a prlze of an elegant twenty-five dollar nlligutor skin "grip" to tlie clotliing salesrnan whom its siibjcribers considered most popular. Mr. Cuttini was the lucky winner and I1Í3 imillng countenance wlll ornamuiit the pages of tlie above nimed publication in its next issue. Laat Thursday night as Miss Colier who resides at 34 S. Ingalls st., was walking alona: S. University ave. with a friend, Miss Eddy, she missed her footing on turning the corner of Ingalls street and feil with such force as to break a leg. The street is very dark at this point, there being no liplit between State st. nnd E. University ave., and it would seem that the aniount for an extra light tliere would bc a good investinent to the city. At a meeting of the faculty of the dcpiirtment of medicine and surgery hela last Saturday afternoon, the appolntment of])r. AValter S. Christopher to the chair of Theory and Practice of Medicine and Ulinical Medicine was recommended to the board of regent?, and the board at its next meeting wlll make the appolntment. Dr. Christopher is a man of about thiityiive years of age, a good lecturer, and has held the position of Professor of Diseases of Chlldren in the O'ilo college of medicine for the past eight years. Ex-Governor St. John and Mrs. Irithrop spoke Frlday for the "lost cause1' of political prohibitionism. Nothing was said about tlie tempcrance work, but everything was politics. One of St. John's biïght remaiks was tliat Mr?. Liitlirop liad a bruin wliich f comparecí uitli Blaine's would make the lntter a piginy and that there was not a man in Congress that knew sr mucii as she did. Both were very bitter against the republican party, and are trying to break it down so as to put in power the dr-mocruts, from whom they admit tliey cnnnot expect anything. Tliey reason that whcn the republicana re beuren tlicy will ;U come over to the prohlbltlonlsts. It seeras strange liow illogically minds will work. As tlie oíd fellow out westsaid: "Wliat fanny tlilngs we can see whon we havent got a gun." Last Thursday the demócrata held tlieir county convention In the court house to send delegates to the state, congressional and senatorial conrentions. C. H. Richmond was choseu temporary ch:iir111:111 and S. W. Beakes was chosen temporary secretary. After selectlng coramittees on credentials, organizution umi order of business the convention adjourned nntil half-past one. On reasseuiblinK, the temporary offlcers wcie made permanent and after a speech by Chairman Richmond the following egates were elccted: State- Chas. R. Whltman, Edward DufTy, Peter T. Glll, J. S. Gorman, D. Craraer, J. B. Vanatla, Wm. Blerle, P. O. 8ulsey, C. 8. Gregory, Lester Swoetlaod. 1'. Fleming, M. O. Peterson, J. D. Ityan, Wallur Taylor, MIehael Iluffy, Andrew J. Murray. M. J. Lelniüin, Wm. Klrcligessner. J. Willard liabbltt, F. ö. Swaloe and John Tems. Congressional- ïhos. Burlingame, John Dutfy, John J. Uoblson, John Nanry, Nathan Schrald, E. T. Walker, Jacob Kimpp, N. .J. Itainey, Levl Lee.Kdward DePuy, Chiistlan Frllz, Charles H. ïllchmoad, Seward Cramer, C. II. Manly, E. O. Llddell, W. A. Hussell, Ira Glover, Henry Landwehr, Wm. Pattlson, John P. , W. L. Marquardt. Senatorial- W. D. Harrlman.W. H. Dancer, W. 15. Huston, Henry StumpenhuRen, Wm. Oaspary. Walter Vorhels, Fred Seyler, Ja. Doyle.Wm. April, J. Mauly Young, J. V. N. Gregory. Guetave Brehm, J. II. Sturk, Frcd Belser, Nathan Sutton, 1'. Jl. O'Krlen, J. 8. Gorman, T. J. Cavnnaugh, John Martin, W. li. Staffln, George KIe hul. After speeches by Messrs. Craraer, Manly and Gorman the convention adjourned. Last Friday the prohib'tlonists of the county met in county convention to nominate a legislativo aud couuty ticket and te send delegates to state, congressional and senatorial conventions. Prof. J. B. Steere was chosen chairman and O. II. L. Crozier, sccretary. A committee was appointed on credentials, consisting of Messrs. Taylor, Boekus and Woodruff; on permanent organization, Conrad, PY'llows and Folk; resolutions, Jennings, Dohm and Crozier. The following resolution was adopted: Whkhkas, We do Dot approve thecoursu cf the old pulilicHl partles In regard to temperence measures aud leglslallon, both stat aud national, and in view of past lelslatluu In the state by the party In power upon tlie llquor traille, all loverH of good order and eltecttve leglslallon shouM support tbeprohlbltlon party In tüe stule aud uatlon. A couimittee was appointed to leleot names for county ollieers. It reported as follows: County olerk, Prof. Bailey; sheriff, Clias. Boylan; treasurer, 11. P. Chase, register of deeds, il. C. Reeves; prosecuting attorney, D. B. Taylor ; coroners, John Folk and Jacob Bullockj representative lst district, Wilbur Thompson 2nd district, A. B. Derbysliire. After an address by Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop of Jackson the convention adjourncd till evening. In the evening a connty committee consisting of C. M. Fellows, chairman; O. R. L. Crozier, secretai y ; and E. B. Lewis, treasurer, was appoiuted, and after choosing slx delegates each to state, congre8Sional and senatorial eonventions, ex-Qov. St. John addressed the convention taking up about two houra in delining the poaition and defending the platform of the prohibition party. Ihe convention tlinri adjourneü.

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