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Frank H. Rutter, of Wayne, law '87, died July 22d, aged 39 years. One fare, round trip rate has been secured on all Michigan railroads, for the Farmers' Picnic, to be held at Whitïnore Lake on August 25th. Win. L. E. Mahon, lit '82, is in charge of the shops of the Eogers Typographic Co., of Detroit. It is a Regers typograph that is used to set the type for the Courier. Secretary Mills was in Detroit Saturday, to secure some special attractions for the county fair. How well he succeeded the public will be inforrned in a few days. QHerbert S. Jennings and Dr. Chas. A. Kofoid, of the U. of M., are studythe life and traits of the white fish, at Round and Pine Lakes, near Charlevoix, this surnnier. The real estáte agents are pretty busy men these days, and it is a good sigu for Ann Arbor that they are busy. It indicates a good attendance at our schools this fall. About the only Ann Arbor names on the northern resort register in the Daily Resorter, are those of Mrs. W, J. Ottaway, at Bay View, and son E. J' Ottaway, at Petoskey. Elmer Stofflet made the 25-mile run at Belle Isle park, Detroit, last Saturday, in 1 hour 13 min'. 50 sec. The winner .made it in 1 hour 5 min. 58 seconds, beating the wold's record. The national meeting of the Knights of Pythias is to be held at Washington, D. C, Aug. 26. It is doubtful about thé Ann Arbor lodge leaving its dastle hall for that purpose. When Aid. Wagner returns from up north the boys can all look out for some lively fish stories. Here is just a little inkling of what is in store for thein, clipped from the Daily Resorter : Kitty Carew, a nom de plume familiar toAnn Arbor people, is "doing" the northern resort society events for the Daily Resorter. And she knows how to write them up entertainingly, too. No workingman or anyone else ever yet made anythina by giving up his position to aid another person's quarrel. If he does not take care of himself, he can rest assured that nobody else will take care of Mm. A number of Ann Arbor people who ■vere at Witmore Lake last Friday evening, expecting to return on the train were disappointed over its non-arrival, it being delayed severa! hours by reason of a sink hole near Hamburg, dropping the track down a ways. It will not be nessary to cali out the state militia. St. Audrews' Sunday School has a young people's órchestra. Oh, boys, when you're out, look out what you're about, and keep off of the boulevard. The date of the picnic for St. Andrews' Sunday School has been appointed in the last week of August, to be held at Geddes. There wil] be a regular exarnination of teachers for first, second and third grade certificates, at the court house, tomorrow. Aug. 2d. A trip to Witmore Lake is convincing that raany people from the city make it a poiut to spend a considerable time there during the sumrner. It is strange how the general run of people are ignorant of the looks and names of many of the conimon flowers. The róse is about the only flower that everybody is familliar with. The city treasurer informa us that his office is open from 8 o'clock a. m, to 4 o'clock p. m., continuously through the noon hour, to aceommodate those who may be emplo}'ed during other hours of the day. "Agent Hare, of the C. & W. M. accompanied by C. W. Wagner, of Wequetonsing and Ann Arbor, went up to Maple River last Saturday and tried to clean out what trout Jake Struble loft last week. They got about forty of them." It is a recognized fact that if some people can't have the running of the whole business which they have anything to do with, they take their doll aud go home, sit in a corner and wonder why the world still moves because they have withdrawn. W, J. Howard, a gradúate from the law department of the University at Ann Arbor, has opened a law office over Hughes & Van Riper's store. Mr. Howard is a young man just launching his boat on the business sea, and we wish him a successful voyage. - Fowlerville Observer. Col. Dean has in his possession those famous battle flags of the old 22d infantry, and will unfurl what remains of them at the reunión of the regiment in Lapeer, to-day. It will no doubt be an effeeting sight when the old boys gaze once more upon the colors they bore in those days of battle. Mis Sean L. Coyl, of Detroit, died on Friday of last week. She willed $10,000 to Michigan TJniversity library and the remainder of her estáte, about $100,000, to Harper Hospital in Detroit. A brother, named Luke Coyl, died about a year ago, leaving his eutire estáte to St. Luke's Hospital, Detroit. If farmers would protect the birds, they would have less spraying to do. The quail consumes both iusects and the seeds of niany weeds and grass ; hut it is protected only to be destroyed in the winter. Formerly, quails were very numerous in some sections, where they are now extinct, or but seldom seen. - Ex. The following compliment for one of our citizens is clipped from the Demowat: "Mr. Joe T. Jacobs assures the members of Lhe republican party of the second district that he thinks more Of the love and confldence of his friends than he does of the nomination to any office. Were all candidates so devoted to the principies of right and justice as Mr. Jacobs there would be less of strife and bitterness in the political world than there is to-day." Congressman Gorman callee! upon the lst Assistant Postmaster General Jones, at Washington, D. C, the other day, in the interest of more mail carriers for the post office at Ann Arbo-i. He presented Postmaster Beakes' petition and argument, a synopsis of which was given in the Courier recently, and carne away very much encouraged over the prospect of securing two, if not four more carriers. For the convenience of the people of this city, it is to be hoped the extra help will be granted. It is very much needed. A cement walk on the south side of W. Huron st., from H. J. Brown's corner to Ashley st., is being laid. The premium lists for the County Fair will be ready for distribution to-mor'row or day after. Date, Sept. 25-28. The gentleman who was elected to succeed Prof. Dewey, Prof. Garman, of Amherst, lias declined the position because of ill health. Three boys named Henry King, Fred Gardner and Leo Kennedy, have been arrested for tapping a till in Kemper's saloon in the Buchoz Elock, Detroit st. Martin Schaller has gone to New York to select a stock of books for his new store to be opened up in the new block where the Fulton uiarket has been during the summer. Thos. Supples, of Pa., a brother of Richard Supples, who was killed in the sewer accident here last winter, is in the city, and seeking a settlement of his brother's affairs. Fred A. Howlett, ex-County Clérk, commences work for Uncle Sam to-day Aug. lst, as money order clerk in the P. O. He will be a genial and pleasant gentleman for the public to do business with. Some one here sliould obtain the formula used so successfully by the rammakers in Yankton, S. Dak. If tliey can produce rain there, there is no reason wby it cannot be successfully done here. Aid. Arthur J. Kitson is making the repairs in the M. E. church. Ainong the other things is the extending of the gallery to the organ loft, on each side of the church, thus making room for the church choir. The hot winds that destroyedsomany thousands of acres of growing corn in Kebraska, Kansas and Iowa, will have worked out some good with all its great evil. It is thought that it will cause a great decline in beef, because cattle. f rom the western ranches will be rushed in and sold at any price, for the reason that there will be no corn to fatten them on. Meat may become so cheap that everyone can afford it for their daily table. Chas. Lutz, who keeps a market on N. Main st., is the owner of a farnily which is the wonder of everyone who sees it. It consista of a litter of fourteen pupies, all of which are lively and hungry. The parents are full-blood English Mastiflfs, and Charlie wouldn't take a fortune for the family This is the largest litter of pupies ever heard of in this section, and we believe that Wonderland would consider the little fellows a wonderíul attraction.. It is asserted that Mr. Lutz is oppósed to the dog license law, juat now. It is understood in democratie circles that their county nominating convention will not be held until four or fiue weeks previous to election, and then everybody is to join in and whoop it up lively every minute from that date to election day. Onr democratie brethren propose to have a short campaign, but a mighty livoly one, and if any republican gets elected iu this county this fall it will be no fault of the managers, but simply a determination of the rank and file of the dominant party to kick, just to see what will result thereform. Nevertheless there seems to be republican victory in the atmosphere this fall. It may not come, but the fates are predicting it. According to this item from the Plyrnouth Mail our Ann Arbor base ballist are being imitated by a spurious article going about the country and pretendingtobe what they arenot: "A ball team, claiming Ann Arbor as their home, struck town Saturday last to do battle with the Playmates. In making the match the Playmate's manager did so honestly, supposing it was to be a team from Ann Arbor. But the first ball bed no sooner passed over the plate whea they found out that no sueli a team came from Ann Arbor. After playing about three hours, during whicfi the spectators were treated to more fun thiin has ever been given them on the ball grounds, the score stood 37 to 9." The boulevard appears to be a dangerous place evenings, and young couples will do well to wend their steps some other way, when they choose to stray by the sweet silver light of the moon. At the University Hospital there has been some excellent work done in the way of cleauing up and renovating. Sup't Clark has had the entire interior, walls and all, f rom cellar to garret, painted, and it ruakes the institution a' much more iuviting óne to enter. Supt. Carroll, who will have charge of the street railway after it is in running order once more, will arrive in Ann Arbor in a few days. Mr. Hawks, the contractor who is to rebuild the road has been unavoidable detained and will not come on till next week. Mr. Carroll, the new superintendent, Is a thoroughgoing, experienced railroad man and will see to it that the road is run as it should be.- Daily Times. George J. Lomas, formerly one of the best mechanical engineers in the state, 'died on Friday last, of paralysis at his home in Webster township, aged about 73 years. He was born in Nottingham, England. In an early date he ran a locomotive on the Albany& Schenectady Railroad, and helped build the flrst docomotive that ran on the Michigan Central. During the war he was engaged in building locomotives in Centralia, 111. He was much respected, and leaves a son and six daughters. The people of Ann Arbor will quite generally, without regard to party, extend congratulations to their former fellow-townsman, Fred A. Maynard, of Grand Eapids, who has been placed upon the republican state ticket for the position of Attorney General. Fred was born, reared and educated in this city, and his father, John W. Maynard, who yet retains his Jacksoiiian democracy, still reraains in the ranks of Ann Arbor's business men. Mr. Maynard will be remembered by his old friends here when they go to the polls in November. The Council.met Monday evening and retnained iu session until about 11 o'clock, adopting specifications for the construction of the lateral sewers. They then adjourned until to-morrow night to finish tlie specifications, when the E. Liberty st. lateral will be ordered. Mr. Plummer, of the Ann Arbor Street R. R., gave the Council a little talk. He said that arrangetnenta had been perfected, and that within sixty days cars would be ruiming again. He stated that the new superintendent would be on hand in a week or so and theri the Council would be asked for permission to extend the tracks so that a loop line could be made.