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The Ann Arbor Register THE ANN ARBOR REGISTER. ( TVTGLTIi VOL XXI NO 27. I PAGES. ANN ARBOB, MICHIGAN, THUESDAY, JULY 4. 1395. WHOLE NO. 1071 era. The entire county was for the WEEDS Will GROW. KICKED OUT. time being at the mercy of outlaws and any maroundlng bands thakmight ALL (;)',M5K.1L STKKEI1 WORK TO IPKOF. JI.VUK W. flit to invade its precints, a3 the e BE STOPPED FOB THUS PRESENT ISO LONGER CHIBF OF THE force of deputy sheriffs from i 300 SUITS! 300 WfATBGB BIKKAl. corner of the county wore congregated The Council Ooes Tbreeen Lots ol PURCHASED AT OUR OWN PRICE. bere. Likewise the business of the Routine Work ."Hominy Nislil-T Aj President Cleveland in the Hands ol' city was at a stand still, every city offi- BoKle to Look Alter llic Cast- of tlie The s>'crt<s at our recent salt enabled us to again go into th Spoilsmen — While There U<* '"><-cial and his professional deputy, if he Big Reduction OUT own figures Three Ilmitlml Suits which an novoon City vs KflcbigaD neutral 86,987.57 timnds Prol". Iliu*rin;^ton's Krsls£*;si- could lind one, being on dock thirsting Worth of Bills Allowed — Police tion—Trouble fiSeltveen See. .Ttoi'tou for blood. The county officials, Lr Force Allowed u Weeks' liest With and the Professor — The Latter Op- their overcontidence, allowed .the city Pay-Tlie Mayor Given No Sue!i TO CLOSE ALL SUITS SOLD FOR $5.00 poses the Spoils System—Tills Cul- to Mileet an umpire. They are not yet Privilege. WORTH $7.00 AND S8.00. minate* In Jli> Being Itouiteed By through kicking themselves for this 1'resldent Cleveland. act of indescrotion. The'game was Regular Council Meetlngi called promptly at three p. m. with sunriER The council was able to meet Monday Stuits Sold tor $y and #7.50 Civil Service llclorm! Condon as umpire. The make up of the night, notwithstanding the great ALL WOOL two teams was as fo.'lows: Reports were reeeivd from Washing- struggle in the ball game during the WORTH $10.00 AND $12.00 ton yesterday morning announcing that COUNTY. afternoon. Every member except Aid. FABRICS. 1'res. Cleveland had removed Prof. Geo. Vinkle p, J. McCover c, C. War- Prettyman was on hand. A number of Harrington from the head of the ner lb. Fred Dansinuburg 2b, Frank petitions relative to various matters Leach ss. P. J. Lehman 3b, Ike Davis FINE ALL WOOL Weather Bureau. To those who had were read by the clerk and referred to Our ?c Bargains. faith in President Cleveland's civil rf. Martin Wackenhut cf, John Ger- the proper eommities. Patrick O'He rn 1 back If. • [• vice reform ideas, this report came was allowed $121.00 for assistance in Shan-Tong Pongees, worth as a great surprise. It has been known, CITY. making out sewer rolls for the Wash- however, by many, that for some time Seymore p, Tob Green c, Doc Collins ington and Liberty-st. sewers. The 18c UITS FORM the relations between the Chief of the lb, Lewis 2b, Ryan ss, Spencer 3b, Fer- bonds of John O'Brien, as plumber were Moire Satiues, worth 15c THAT WOULD BE GOOD VALUE AT $15.00. Weather Bureau and Sec. Morton have guson If, Kline cf, Champion If. accepted. A number of street and side- Dotted Swisses with colored been strained. In regard to his remov- The city had the first inning and led TUB is nity not to be overlooked and anyotu hoiking for a Suit at a less walk resolutions relative to grades and designs, worth 15c j ,7ci than can bt /HKI.II elsewhen should attend this al, Prof. Harrington said when inter- of with eight runs. They batted the repairs were passed. The monthly re- Oudine Weave Satines worth .nwed by an Associated Press Repor- ball all over the rield and landed scores ports of the city officers for the month -THE GREATEST OF ALL SALES. ter: just about as they pleased.their antago- of June were read by the clerk. The 15c "The main reason, I think," he re- nists, seeming to be decidedly rattled. city treasurer reported a balance at Cotton Cashmeres, very pret- plied, '"was the fact that I declined to The star act of this inning was the time of last report of $23,204.58 and a ty, worth 12*c permit the scientific corps of the bu- home run of Tobias Green, who has de- balance now on hand of 920,134.57. The In all about 2,500 yards reau to be sacrificed for the benefit of veloped wonderful running ability in city clerk's report agreed with that of very desirable fabrics for sum- the spoilsman. When a bureau of the performing his duty as dog catcher. the city treasurer to a cent. The re- sort over which I presided comes under W hen the deputies for the County came port of the finance committee was a vol- mer wear, worth 12ic to 18c. the spoils system it is no longer a de- to the bat they were promptly shut out uminous affair and showed bills allowed will be closed at sirable billet for first-class men." without a single score. In the second to the total amount ot 86,967.57. The "Do you acknowledge that Secretary inning for the city the tide turned and large total i.s due to the water bill Morton attempted to till your office with not a city official nor one of his deputies which is for six months and amount to 7c a Yard. incompetent men?" was asked the pro- was allowed a smell of the home base 82,865.00. The bills allowed were as fessor. and left the bat without a single score- follows from the various funds: "I do not care to discuss that ques- In the second inning for the county Contingent fund $ .VW.72 executives the tide went in tion unless the necessity for it should Sewer fund 230.19 their favor with a rush, they Half Wool Challies, worth arise," he answered. "You can, how- Street fund 1416.92 20c ever, see," he continued, "that before succeeding in piling up seven scores. Bridjje, Culvert and Cross-walk loth ing House Fancy Organdies, lovely de- the bureau was placed under the class- The game now began to get intensely fund 202.5.-) ilied service a number of men unfit for exciting and inning after inning was Fire fund 665 92 signs, worth 18c the duties of the office might have re- played with each side making but a _'olice fund 2ti7.(H) Big lot of Dimities, new ceived appointments and under the score or two. At the beginning of the Poor fund 88.78 styles, worth 18c ninth inning the score st>od 13 to 13. iloak of civil service hold them for a Water fund 28H5.UO The boys had got warned up to the French Cambrics, very hand- Business i considerable time. This is what I ob- Cemetery fund 3.00 business and it looked as if neither side some, worth 20c, now closing jected to." would score again and the game "What have you to say as to the Total $6284.06 at That's wha,t we intend to for tlie next twe weeks (profits not considered), would result in a tie. But rder to accomplish it we must saeritice a lot of clothing and other merehane. charge of extravagant management?" The lighting bill came in later and the city had learned the tricks of the "Somedays ago I had a statement pre- was allowed. It amounted to $562.51. county pitcher and, so the county team 12 I=2C. pared as to the relative cost of conduct- 'his and the bill of $121 allowed P. O- $7.50. claim, got him rattled by rank umpir- l ing the office during its four years as Hearn swelled the total to *ti.(>i7.">7. ing, and the game was lost, the city That is the price we will make on a couple Hundred Mens' Suits tBese-gcooi- a civil bureau, compared with its cost for Aid. Taylor offered the following res- ?ere made to sell for $10 and $12 we rather loose a little money than to.carrtw ten years as an adjunct to the military making two runs in this inning. The m over. county officials take their defeat philos- olution : 50 Doz. Calico Wrappers, establishment. This was prepared be- 'In view ot the present condition of cause I knew that I was to be removed, ophically and are ready to furnish the street fund be it resolved that the board worth $1.00, at $1.98. as I desired to have the official figures Bupper, so they say, when the city or'n" of public works is hereby instructed to Three Hundred pairs of Pants we bought of a manufacturer late im tfc© seas- cials are ready to show when the ap- do no more general street work unless on which everybody sells at Three Dollars will no at the above pt- to sot against any reports of that kind. ordered by the council, excepting such "This statement shows that during pointment of a certain deputy city atty. as is absolutely needed for public safe- the last ten years of the existence of the and city clerk was made and when and weather bureau as a branch of the War who signed the bonds of said deputies. This resolution was unanimously a- Special Department the average annual cost of On the other hand the city team de- [lopted, and now the weeds may grow as maintenance was $924,060, while during clares that it had not been for "pr >""^_ high as one head on our side streets Ladies' Shirt Waists beauti- the four years of civil administration sional" deputy sheriffs.they woald have and in the gutter and no one will molest ful styles, the very latest sea- the average cost has been only $849, ~>'22."whitewashed the county team.
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