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Day
2
Month
February
Year
1888
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Barney Morrison ; drunk ; 30 days. Dr. Hendricks has telephone No. 129. The circuit court is adjourned to Feb. 20. Be sure to see, Feb. 23, that you are registered. Station Agent Hayes has a son just a week oíd. Gottfried Sohoettle was adtnitted to citizenship Monday. There are now twenty three " Japs" attending the University. M. M. Green is greatly elated over his foot-warmer for cutters and eleighs. The Knights templara and their families indulged in a hop in the hall Monday evening. Mary Howard died Jan. 29, aged 79. The funeral occurred at the Catholic church yesterday. Samuel Howard w8 sent to jail for 65 days by Justice Frueauff, Jan. 31, for being disorderly. How about the women temperance workers? Will they look after a few doubtful votes? E. Duffy was elected president of the land league, and Miss Devaney secretary, last Thursday evening. The meeting of the regente that was to have taken place tomorrow evening has been poetponed to February 17. Christ. Koch has established a machine shop on S. Main-st, in the building which Fred. Bross used as a carriage shop. Ann Arbor lodge, No. 320, I. O. G..T., will hold the 22d anniversary of that order in Ann Arbor, in Cropsey's hall, Feb. 7. Three of Prof. Loisette's Ann Arbor pupila think so much of his pamphlets that they have had them bound in cloth at The Registe bindery. A fine red squirrel has taken up his abode at 62 Washington-st east. His owner can have him by paying for his board. Thomas Cahill, of Green Oak, died of consumption Jan. 25, aged 43 years. The funeral occurred Saturday at the Northfield church. Solomon Sutherland, of Green Oak, youngest son of the late Col. Sutherland, of Ann Arbor, and brother of A. J. Sutherland, is very sick. A sleigh-load of sons of temperance from Ypsilanti expect to opend an evening with Walter 3. Bell in Ann Arbor some time next week. Miss Susie Clark, of Ann Arbor, was married Jan. 21, in Ypsilanti, to Louis W. Holiday, a junior law student, whose home is in Chicago. Ann Shaw has commenced proceedings in the Washtenaw circuit court for divorce against Jacob Sbaw, on grounds of cruelty and failure to support. The Registeb'í Webster township correspondent says that A. J. Sawyer and Judge Kinne are to talk before the Farmers' club of that township. messenger Judd Tyler, who was painfully bruised in the railroad smashup near Durand, Saturday evening, is an oíd resident of Dexter. Dr. Ford mei with a severe accident last Monday, falling down stairs and seriously injuring his ankle. Until his recovery, Dr. Hendricks will take his place. Mrs. J. H. Smith, aged about 35, daughter of Caspar Bohn, of W. Liberty-st, died on Saturday of consumption. and was buried on Monday from theCatholic church. The Michigan Central authorities have issued an order restraining the enthusiasm of Ann Arbor hackmen, and confining them to certain positions at the depot. The taxes for school purposes, including the mili tax, in Ann Arbor city, in 1887 will be $23,C4.E9, and in the town of Ann Arbor for school district No. 1, it is $1,666. Last evening fire broke out in the basement of the cbemical laboratory, but it was extinguiahed before much damage was done. Cause : said to be charcoal left lighted by a student. Stephen Heinzmann, aged 75 years, died last Sunday evening in Jackson where he has been living during the past year. He has lived in Ann Arbor for fifty years. His funeral occurred on Tuesday. Yolland's harness store, on Sunday at 2 p. m., caugbt fire from the chimney, and a little damage was done to the floor. Assistant engineer Moses Seabolt put t out easily without bringing out the hose. On Monday William Robison made coieplaint before Justice Frueauff, against George Lane of assault and battery. Both live in Saline township. Lane pleaded guilty, aud was fined $1, and $5 80 cosw. The case of Archibald G. Ellair vs. David B. Taylor has been ordered transferred to the Wayne circuit. Ellair is a f rain commission merchant of Detroit, and fx. Taylor is a wellknown citizen of Cbelsea. The following persons have taken out licenses to marry: William Horton, Superior, and Ineus Dolber, Milan ; Josiah W. Davis, York, and Jennie M. Johnstone, Augusta ; William Reynolds, Augusta, and Mary Beaver, Ypsilanti. The spirit of the University and ita studenls is strongly in favor of local option, 8Dd if this trausient population could be allowed to vote this spring, Washtenaw couDty would redeem itself easily from the record it made in 1887. The report of the regular quarterly meeting of tlie board of directors of U.j Star Mountain mining company, held in Ann Artor, Jan. 9, has just been received in print td foim. They expect that the capacity cf the mili will be 40 to 50 tons per day, and they will mili their own ores, and buy or mili their neighbors' ores. Jame.s W. Wing, of Sdo township, bas rented his fine farm (o Micbael Paul, aot wil!, in about four weeks, make his home in Anu Arbor. He has resided in Wash tenaw county 5G years. M. H. Brennan, of Devil's Lake, Dak. formerly of Ann Arbor, writes to The Register that he did not feel the cold so much this winter as he did last, and tha the late storm seemg to have hurt south more than north Dakota. C. H. Wilson, of Milán, recently cut a white wood tree in Augusta township which made G,300 feet of timber. The body of the tree was 88 feet long. He has been in the lumber business 25 years, an( never cut so large a tree before. Rev. Dr. E. L. Rexford was unable to preaoh last Sunday morning in the Uni tarian church, on account of a gevere cold and Mrs. Sunderland took his place in the pulpit, on short notice, and delivered an excellent sermón. In the evening Dr Rexford spoke on " In what sense is Jesus a savior?1' Mathias Kipp died last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. Abele a Delhi, at the ad vaneed age of 88 years am 9 months. The funeral was largely attended, and was held f rom the residence. The remains were deposited in the vaul in the Germán cemetery one and a hall miles west of this city. Preston J. Parshall, of Wayne, and Miss Mame. L. Benham, of Ann Arbor, were married yesterday at the residenoe of the bride's parents, 32 E. Liberty-st. Only the immediate relatives were present Rev. Dr. Earp performed the ceremony The couple started for the east, and wh;n they return will take up their residence near Wayne. A very elegant wedding took place ai the residence of S. P. Jewett, at 6 p. m. yesterday. It was the occasion of the unión of Miss Francés E. Jewett, one ol the most admired of Ann Arbor's daughters, to Dr. Hamilton E. Fish, of Detroit. Many people from Detroit were present Rev. Howard Duffield, of Detroit, performed the ceremony. The "Oíd Time Leap Year Dance,' given by the Nil Dicit club, at Nickel's hall, last Friday night, was a success in every particular. About 26 couples danced to the strains of the harp until 11 o'clock, when supper wasserved, after which dancing was continued until 2 o'clock. The ladies having the affair in charge can justly feel highly gratified with the result of their efforts. The. printed annual report of the First Congregational church of Ann Arbor for 1887 shows the membership to be 350. During the year t lost by death, Mrs. Margaret A. Cook, Nelson Strong, Mrs. Rachel E. Brush, Mrs. Mary Hathaway, and Mrs. Emma M. Andrews. The church contributfd $1,7G5.68 to benevolent purposes, and its total parish expenses amounted to $3,835.64. Washtenaw lodge, I. O. G. T., Monday evening, elected the following officers : 0. T., R. A. Winslow; V. T, Mrs. L. McMann ; seeretary, O. W. Sage ; finance secretary, Carrol Édmunds; treasurer, Mrs. E. Flannigan ; chaplain, Chas. L. Allen ; marshall, James McGill; guard, Alta B. Gretton : sentinel, George Coats ; superintendent of J. T., Flora Scott ; past chief templar, John Flinn. Two or three weeks ago, Wm. Felske was tried for assault upon Mrs. Minnie Schmidt Yesterday, Mrs. Schmidt was in Justice Frueauff s court asking for $100 damages. D. Cramer was her attorney, and J. F. Lawrence appeared for the defendant. The testiaiony was sensational, and attracted a great crowd. The jury was out 20 minutes, and said that Mr. Felske must pay the lady $33, aho $7.95 COSt8.

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