A Few More Statistics

The posto.'fice does quite a banking business in a' certain way, that of transmitting money. Because of the location of the University here, there is. a far greater amonnt paid by the office than is received for transmission. 'By considerable figuring we give the amounts, both foreign and domestic received and paid, by (jaarten, during the year : i sgig S 1 ---' ú C iiO OD SC 'A N o ■ .2 ËgS?iS 3 L ,=-,00 0=10 il 38? 1 2 o O CM SOC3 tM O =O 5 uiiiriii o A M cc es -ü - ' - ïa . s i" fe . i C ") fír-ao i ► - v Q C0 O I C , i- -1 CO .SSgSS IE? ti ej w as I aT ls Ib wlU be noticed that the amount received at this oftice from ioreign nations exceeds the amount sent from here 'by $2,032.17. This is something that happens in but vei'y few offices in the United States, and is caused by fOTeign students at the University. The amount of money sent to foreign countries through postoffices by residents of this country is something like $10,000,000 more than is received here. The reason ie in the f act that the children who come over here earn money and eend it home to the oíd íolks, to either come here with, or to live with there.. The time may come when this drain upon the nation's resources wil! cease In a great measure if not altogether. The iact that thie office paid out to people liere in Ann Arbor, $95,760.08 mare -than it sent away, is another evidence oí a handsome income to the city. At the Probate Office- Perhaps one of the most accommodating officials in the court house is Deputy Probate Register W. G. Doty. When he was aaked for statistics he was ready and willing to give of such as he had, but there were few to be obtained. It was learned however, that there were 252 estates probated during 1895, of which 70 were by will. There has been two or three instances in whicli the decisión of the probate judge had been appeaied from but in every instance the decisión had been sustained. Judge Babbitt sent 25 peop'-e to the insaneasyluni at Poutiac during the year, five of whom were private patients, the balance at the expente of the county. By inquiry at llie county treasurer's office it was fouud that it cost the county quite a handaome Iittle sum to take care of these uniortunate people . The record by quarters is as follows : lst quarter .... $710.45 2d quarter 810.82 3d qnarter - - - - - 023.07 4th quarter 'J59.99 Total - - - $3,401.33 It will be noted that the amount has gradually inci-eased, each quarter being just a Iittle higher than i is predecessor. The rate charged the county is 46 cents per day for board alone. If the patiënt requires any ciothtag or medicine or postage, or breaks anythtng, the county pays extra for that. It is a pleasure to announce that Waehtenaw county is at last to have ü, Farmer's Institute. It is to be le'd in Cleary's Hall, Ypsilanti, on January 29 and 30. Pretty short notice, but better than not haring any. Charles Brant, of Chelsea, is serving 60 days in jail in prefe-rence to payng $50 fine. Young Brant wrote some obscene letters to Miss May Thornton, also of Chelsea, and this s what it cost him.