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Day
29
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Joe Parker is spending a few days at Zukey Lake. A ld er man Rhodes has loaned a half dozen lamps for use on the Tsland. Au eclipse of the sun wa8 visible about ten o'olock today. The view was a fine one. The Young Peoplo's Society of Zion chureh hold their annual picnic at Whittnore Lake today. Judge Newkirk will take a vacation and will be absent from the probate office from Aug. 4 to Aug. 17. Chas. Chamberlain, of Ypsilanti, gave a little spread to friends at the apartments of the Elks, yestorday. The councilmen will look over the disputed ground on the Ann Arbor railroad, along Pirst-st., tomorrow. Work on the electric üghting plant for the University is progressing rapidly. About 40 students are einployed Jackson and Lansing have been dropped from the Michigan base ball league for f ailure to keep their schedules. Some body threw a match out of the window, yesterday, and set on fire the awning ef the Collins saleon. The fire company prevented a conílagration. C. G. Palmer. '96 engineer, who has been loeated in Detroit, sailed for tho Klondike June 12. He arrived at Sitka four days too late to caten the Youkon steamer. lilmer J., the iofant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cowan, of Ann Arbor town. died of cholera infantum Tuesday. Funeral services will be held this p: m. at the home. The University summer school Is coming up to expectations after all. The enrollment in the literary department 189. In the !aw department more than 40 are enrolled. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hammond returned yesterday from White Pigeon, where they were called by the severa illness óf Mrs. Hammond's mother, whose recovery is doubtf ui, The fire department was called out thi8 morning on account of a fire started inthe house of George Mack, on S. Second-st. by a easoline stove explosión. Kogreat damage was done. Prof. Wenley lectured before the Summor school studentsTuesday night. His subject was "Some Hints to Literary Critics." The largest audience ;hat has attended any summer school ecture was present. In.-wiciog the rooms of the south wing oMTöiversity Hall for the new flpctric Ï)ght8 a section of floer was torn up and a student workman caused a göod deal of confusión by ialling .hrough the ceiling below. The Marlette-Bennett will case came up last Saturday and was adjourned to September 15. Capt. Allen tried to lave the case dismissed on the ground ;hat there was no will nor copy of tha will proven and agreed to submit the case just as it stood. Two.University students making a tour of the country on their wheels, camped on the banks of the Shiawassee pear the Valley Mills, over Sunday. Fhe boys carry a camping outfit to the amount of 18 pounds ach. and manage xo get over 75 miles each day, six cIrj-s n a week. Alter Michigan thoroughly they intend to do the Doninion and then into the easter.i states jcfüre the school year opens. - Owosso Press. ____ Remember evorybodies social No. 3 glven by the Y. M. CA. on Friduy evening. Aug. fi, at Mr. Daj 's lawn, No. 04 S. Main street, art the head of Pack,rd. Thisisono of the largest events of the season and everyone is asked to present. In the evening's enertainment there will be lire works apd a baloon ascensión. Ice cream and eake wül be served for 10 cents. The music will be furnished by Becker's -military band. i The Board of public works and the water committee met a few days ago. t was decldcd to have the water comany put in an extensión meter to measure the water used on the park?. The ireinen will, hereafter, do the practico which is ajlowed them under the terms of the contract, on the streets where work has to be done. It was suggested that it be made a fineable ollense or anyone not connected with tho flre department to tamper with the hydants. It is said that the Grand Trunk railway is disEatislicd with the newmileage ;-ook scheme as outlined by tlie Central Passenger Associution. By the charler of the road it can charge only two c.-nts a mile l etween Port Uuron and Gi.viger, a town in the southwestern corner of Michigan. Should one of the $30 Tpilage books be forfeited because the ignatures did not corrcspond, the rel ate would not be allovred and the road v, ould thus be charging three cents a mi!e, making itself Hable to prosecution for '"lolation of its

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