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C. Brogan oí tlie '94 medie class has out kis shiugle at Stockbridge. The 27th aainual reunión of the 18th Mich. Infajiti-y wül occur at Blissfield Aug. 24. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Booth, of North Fourth Ave., lost their infant son, Harold E., from cliolera infantum last Thursday. The National G. A. R. encaanpinent is to be held at Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 10 to 14 . Quite a from this sectlon will attend. Justice Pond gave Albert Burns 65 days in the Detroit House of Correction last Tlmrsday, for an assault and battery upon bis motber. Chas. Mills will be the delégate froim Ann Arbor tent K. O. T. M., to the graat caimp at Lansing next month. Johai O. Jenkins is alternato. The young gentlemen members of the Lyra Maennechorof this city, captivated the Bay Cityiana, ladies especially.at the Sangerfeet in that place last week. Rev. W. A. Burch, D.D., of Washington, D. C, has been in the city during the week, looking after the work among colored people, for the Y. M. C. A. Jacobs & Allmand will be the name of the new shoe house firm that will open up a stook of footwear in Mr. Jacobs' new block, on E. Washington St., in a few days. ■lames Butler öied on Tlmrsdny last Aug. 9th, at his residejiee ooi ]i. AVashington et., frota injuries received some montlis ngo while employed on the M. C. R. R. J. Kennedy of the 3rd ward, a young man who works for Aid. Snyder, didn't know it was loaded, and shot a hole through his hand last Sunday witli a revolver he was cleaning. At tlie state prohlbition conventiora, he.ld at Kalainazoo last week, Mr. Fred. M. AVhite, of this city, ■"■as put on the ticket for superintendent of public instruction. Oai Thursday last, Aug. 9th, Orville Moe, died at his resideaice in this city ag-ed. 63 years. TQi funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Jrom the family residence. The lateral gewers ooight to be commenced .at omce il it is expected that anytliing can be accoeipüshed this fail. The $35,000 that Ann Arbor has laiil in the g-round from the Hurou river to tlie 6th ward is Interest all ifche time, and no sewag-e is being drawn froan tlie city by it. Cali at the Courier office or at the Farmers and Mechanics Bank and get a premium list for the county fair, Sept. 25-28. Sunday's ISTews-Tribune gave a cut and fine write up of the Columbian organ now being put in position in University Hall. If there is anything you don't know about the Washtenaw county fair to be held on Sept. 25-28 that you want to know or ought to know, just ask F. Elmer Mills, the secretary, and find out. The Courier hascommenced work upon the catalogue of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. It will be a work of 1,000 pages, and will be gotten up in the very best style of the printer's art. There is much regret expressed by many of our citizens over the resignation of John W. Bennett as justiee of the peace. He made an excellent official and the people generally are sorry that he gave up the office. Sidewalk grades make a great deal of trouble for the city engineer and board of public works. There are often serious objection ï brought by resideats along streets where the grade has to be raised or lowered, but the board fippears to stand its ground pretty well. The corner stone for the new Ènglish Lutheran church, at the corner of S. Fifth ave. and E. William st., is to be laid next Sunday. To which exercises the public are invited. The foundation vvalls of this edifice are said to be extremely fine, in fact the workmen claim them to be the very best in the city. An.n Arbor Jias the doublé barreled systean of tax&tion, the city tax coming in Ju.ly, and the state and county ia December. The July assessment has all been paid but $24,000 . Tlie total levy was $24,560,- Adrián Press. The Press did not secure its figures from a reliable source. The total aisessmmt is $40,000. TSie Petoskey Daily Resorter had this item, in a recent issue : "Eev. Br. Camdeji M. Cabero, of the First Methodist church, of Ami Arbor, occupled the pulpit oï the M. E. clnirch Sunday morning. He preaehed from Deut. 31 : 32, deflnimg tlie difference befrweea the agnos-tic and the Christlan. He relat'eü a great deal of perMinal experienee wltlh. noted infidels. His sermón appealed to stndents and was spoken of a-s a splendid effort." }hs. Augusta Otto died at her home on E. Washington st., last Thursday, Aug 9th, aged 54 years, after au exextended illness. Mrs. Otto had followed the mülinery business Jiere in Aam Arbor ior nlne years, and for 31 years previoais to that had followed the Bame business in Germany. Sihe was nai indueti'ious voman and iiad made many friends since coiming to Aim Arbor to reside. Attoroey General Illis has givon it as his opinión that wliere butter, egge meat and other produce are sold from wagons, the seller is Hable to the peddler's license fee. This would make -a great commotion among the farmers and garden truck raisen?, should this consi ruel ion oí the law be enforced. It is evident from the above opinión that Attorney General Ellis s not a candidate for reelection. Jacob Ganzhorn, L. Gruner and Chas. Clark, are the commissioners for the city in respect to the peach yellows disease, and Mr. Ganzhorn bas been appointed by them to take care of the city. He has been investigating, and reporta finding it very bad, there being over 100 different places that he has already visited where he fiuds trees effected. The law is very explicit in regard to the duties of these officers and the people notified must obey the order and take out the trees. If they do not they are subject to a fine of $100 and three months' imprisonment for selling the fruit, and if they neglect taking out the trees, the city must take them out and the expense thereof will be charged up as taxes. For the benefit of everj-body we publish the state law respecting the yellows and black knot. Brother H. O. Wills is to be at the I. O. G. T., picnic at Wbitmore Lake, on Aug. 17. The Rev. E. M. Duff willhold services and preach at Fosters' on Sunday next, at 3 p. in. Anyone desiring a copy of the premium lists for the Connty Fair, can obtaiu the same at the Courier office. President L. D. Wines is now a temporary_ resident of 'the glorieus 4th ward. He is living at 91 E. Huron st. uutil his nevv house on Tappan Park is completed. The state militia went to Island Lake yesterday. There is no doubt but the boys will deport theinselves like old veterans when the battles shall be fought. The University campus looks like au entrenclied camp with trenche out from the center citadel in every direction. There is sme tal] being done by contracto is. The street raihyay is to be equipped with six closed cars and two open trailers wiiicli will be here in a few days now. Mr. Sweet proposes to have the tracks all eleaned, ready for business, this week. The people of the city are certainly rejoicing over the prospecta. A slick sort of a tramp sneaked a watch from the office of Dr. J. A. Dell, on E. Huron st., Monday evening, and has been shrewd enough to keep out of the claws of the officers," so far. He talked horse to the Dr. and passed himself off as a respectable dealer in equines. President Henry C. Waldron writes ua thiit all the noininees for Governor of the several political parties in Michigan will be present at the Annual Basket Picnic of the Farmers Picnic Association of AVashtenaw, Wayne, Oakland and Livingston counties, to be held at Whitmore Lake, Washtenawcounty, on Saturday, August 25. Each will make a short address to be followed by an appropriate campaign song. Daily Resorter, Aug. 13: "Ann Albor people are to have a social this afternoon at 3 o'clock. There won't be any ice cream and cake but something better will be served. The people from the Uiiiversity city will meet at Evelyn hall and proceed thence to Hitchcock hall, where Dr. Camden M. Cobern wil] show the Egyptian colleetion to the visitors, giving a running lecture at the same time." The name of Michael Staebler's hotel, heretofore known as the Germania, will hereafter be called tlie American. It is being thoroughiy overhauled and repaired, and when the workmen get through witli it will be as good as new. Mr. E. E. Hallett, who is to be the clerk and general assistant, is of the class of youug men known as hustlers, and will make the guests who stop there as comfortable as is possible for ' any raie to make them. Tlie traveling public can rest assured that the new American will be a delightful place for them to put up. Tlie iinusemn building at Ann Arbor is io luive a new rooi. The HausfiiMiiid sug-gests that the vhoOe be torn down mnd rebui.lt, as it is the mot misera til? and weakest of the lot. Tihiat i ,-i g.reat deal, but it ils probal;y the truth, as there is not a building on tlie campus that can le considered a imodel oï excellence. - Ypsila.nti Sentinel. Aaid isO it g-oes. WHen it is not the Uiiiversity curriculum its something that President Angelí has aid, and winen it ea't th.at, its the building-s. Verily, notliing good caai come out of Xazereth., - to the Sentinel. Zenas Sweet has the contract for cleaning the street car tracks, and proposes to have the work done on time. It is thought that tlie material for other repairs will be here by the time that is eleaned, and that travel in Ann Arbor by street car service will soon be commenced again. When the cars start again there will be enough of them so that the service will be better, and on time. The making of a loo]) line is proposed will also do away with a great deal of the unpleasant .waiting on switches. The new management proposes to have things done in a business ma'nner. Probabiy one of the bast publications, that is oue that attracts the most attent ion, ever gotten out in Ann Arbor Is the little 12-page publicatiom called The Hard Times. It is published monthly by Jas R. Bach and V. H. Butler, oí the BaOh Eeal Estáte and Insurance Agency, No. lö E. Hurón st., and lias much in it that people are interested in. If you are in need of rooms, house, or farm, it tUs you all about what you desire to fmd out, You can learn of some excellent opportunities to exchange proper t y also., in faot there is nothing in the line of bargains that is forgotten. The cireulation is 3,000. Get one and read it. Hon. Samuel Gr. Ives, who dieJ at bis liome in Chelsea last week Fridav, was at one time a very prominent man in the state, and one of the best known men in this section. He residedfor many years in Unadilla, and was the flrst republican ever eleeted to the legislature from Livingston county. fie oceupied a high place in the councils of his party, and was esteemed by thousands of people who knew him. His death will be sincerely regretted bj' many people outside of his immediate family, to whom will be extended the condolence of the community in their loss. Mr. Ivés, while a man of decided convictions, was a pleas" ant and genial gentleman, and made everybody fee! that he was their friend. He was one of the pioneers of the state which he liad seen develop from a wilderness into a great and wealthy commonwealth. 1 1 e fought a good flhgt and left a name behind him that will long be reuiembered and honored. Ou Wedaesday night last, a yooing man named John Butler, who had been in the empïoy of Snow's livery stabl; io.c some time, cied very sudd?nly in McNally's saloon, on N. Main st. The facts of the ease appear to be that he caaie into the saloon nader tlie Influence of liquor, and was very abusive Xo young Tony ScJiiappacassee, who was engaged in a game of cards, and fiinaUy got into a scufile with liim. Sohiappacassee hit Butler a blow wliich knocked him down, and he never got up, Oying within ten minutes thereafter. Jlartin Clark, coiouer, suinmoned a jury, a postmortem was held and a. verdict retiirned tliat Butler caime to his death by the bursting of a blood vessel wihile iishting with .Schiappacassee. ThOfe who witaiessed the row do not appear to blame Schiappacassee, and do not tliink that the blow he struck couQid liave p.roduced death. Prosecuting Attorney Jvearney ordered the release of Scliiappacassee, who had gtven ihimseü iip, last üatm-day, on the gruond that there was no evidence to convict.