The Detroit times., 1908-12-16
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The new wing of the Jewish institute
of Detroit. Will be dedicated sunday
evening, Dee. 20. at o'clock. The
building IS located at Nos. 23l-2il
Highest. east
A Third car struck IL stilI Alarm wagon
at Grand River and second-nves.,
Tuesday night killing the horse and
hurting the driver, Anthony Schiller.
several feet. Schiller escaped. how
ever. with a few slight cuts and
bruises. He was taken To his home.
No. IL Abbott st. IN a daZed condi-
tion.
Gordon j. Leggntt, IA Windsor lawyer.
has been appointed by the Ontario
government to succeed Alexander
Bartlett as police magistrate FOR the
city of Windsor. The appointment
which is for life. carries a salary OF
81 400 and fees. Mr.. Lcggatt is a
son OF the late q. w. Leggatt, for
25 years Judge OF the county court.
Aid. Loui. Broxoi ~ used to be In
favor Of cleaning the city hall hut
now l am not. We built some new
Chimncys a short time ago and in six
months they were as black as the
remainder OF the stone work OF tho
building That convinced me that
We would have to get rid OF the
smoke nuisance before II would pay
to brighten up the old stone house
The December dinner of the New York
society was held Tuesday evening In
the Alt Heidelberg, about l25 people
attending. a program was given by
r. c. Adams. Leo Lester. and Mr..
Blodgett. The following are the Of
hcers OF the organization: Edward
Goodrich. president; Dr. Il. Is. Smith,
first vice president; II. II. Fuller. sec
ond vice president; Arthur -. Ma
guire. secretary, IL. J. Underiil.
treasurer
Fires which have been out since last
March, were started Tuesday, In the
blast furnaces OF the Detroit Furnace
Co.. at the foot OF Meldrun- AVE, and
175 men were put To work. The
lighted match was applied by a
young daughter OF Charles F. Fraser,
secretary treasurer OF the company.
The company. which turns out spe-
ciai brand OF pig iron, has orders
enough 10 keep the plant running
for several months
Residents OF PnrkbilI subdivision, that
part of the city lying between Tay-
ior-ave. and Glyn-ct.. will meet in
the North Congregation church next
Monday nisht 10 form an improve
ment association. one OF the hrSt
things 10 be taken up il. the Improve
ment OF Voigt park. Residents as
sert that the park has been shame
fully neglected. and is now almost
In "A state OF nature. Last summer
cattle were herded there.
AIonzo 4. Hart, who was arrested
again, Tuesday, on a chnrge OF sell
ing oleomargarine not properly
stamped, says he did not Intention
ally violate the law. He says he put
the unstamped packages on coun-
ter TO be taken away by grocer
with whom he deals. and that the
grocer carried them OF before ne
could stamp :hem. The internal rev
enuc Inspector seized the oleomar-
garine as soon as the grocer unload
ed IL from his wagon at his store.
A..
from Russell aud Catherine-sts..l late
Tuesday afternoon hook and ladder
truck No .. ran into one or John
Taormena u Co.'S bakery wagons:
scattering bread and cakes over the
pavement. M one was hurt The
fire was In the home OF Hester Gold
berg No 1856 Mullett-st and was
started by children. who accidentally
set fire to the lace curtains while
playing with matches The damage
was slight.
Edward Rndtkc, aged Is, was set upon
by "a crowd OF young hoodlums near
his home, No. 1873 Military ave,
TUT Jday afternoon, and badly beaten
with clubs and the butt end of re-
Volyers He received Il. deep cash
over the right eye. Radtkc says the
boys attacked him because he re-
fused TO dance" when they ordered
him 10 do So one OF his assailants.
he says, Is Leo kowalski, who has
been arrested IA number OF times for
truancy. The Vlnewood police are
investigating.
George VI. burns. formerly general
officer of the Wabash railway, sta
toned in this city. who lost his d.
vorce suit In the courts OF ST. Louis,
has fled new bill. Mrs. Burns.
formerly Miss Morphy OF this city.
will be defended In the new suit by
Charles II. Buell.. the family attor-
ney who represented her In the first
instance. Mr. Burns claims that his
wife deserted him. but she says that
she returned To her family only after
brother to come after her.
sherin-eIect CASTOR he's rendered his
resinnation as city clerk to the coun-
ell. to take effect Jan. /. A commit
tee consisting OF Aid Gutman. Heine-
been appointed TO draw up appropri-
ate resolutions in behalf OF the coun-
ell CASTOR announces that Edward
+. Stein, former baseball pitcher and
a prominent figure In city politics for
years. will be chief deputy sheriff at
$4,000 n year while Simon :. Blum
berg will become purchasing agent
for the sheriff's office at 1900 a
year
More thnn 100 members of the Board
OF Commerce visited the burroughs
Adding Machine Co. plant. Tuesday
afternoon. They were shown through
the factory and later enjoyed refresh
ments I'm the gymnasium. A lecture
on the growth OF the business was
illustrated by lantern slides. The
cost OF moving TO Detroit was figured
at $4,000 r II Holt. chairman OF
the manufactures COmrnittpp of the