The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-07
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Attorney James Pound, who IL acting
for the preachers who are endeavor-
ing to stop sunday ball, will appeal
To the supreme court at Lansing.
Residents OF Jefferson ave. In the vi
entity Of Electric park are starting
movement TO have the amusement re-
sorts near the bridge closed on Sun
day.
To satisfy his longing for cocaine, Pat
Brogun, weIl-kn0wn to the police,
stole an iron grating from the near
OF No. 81 Champla nst Monday aft
ernoon. and sold II to Junk dealer.
He had jus, closed the deal when
Patrolman Lester Potter happened
along and took Brogan to the sta
tion along with the grating.
The police received hurry call, Mon
day afternoon. TO the corner of Al
fred and St Antoine SITS, where, II
was reported. Wholesale slashing and
shooting was going on. few min
utcs later Garfield station reported
TO police headquarters that there
was cause for alarm. 1T was
just a quiet family quarrel" said
the officer In charge, over the tele-
phone. "A woman hit her husband
over the head with berry dish,
that's all"
The family of Jabex kerby, No. 222
watson-st.. was driven ont of doors
In their night clothes by "a fire which
did $500 damage to their house ear
~ Tuesday morning. A barn owned
by Jacob Gerber, In the rear OF No.
220 aWtson, and Isaac Weinstein's
barn at No. EOS aWtson also caught
fire from spreading flames. They
were damaged about $500 each.
August r. seideI baker, Of No. 74s
Hnstings-st., was robbed Of SIS ON
the rear platform OF Woodward
car at Woodward and Jefferson
Monday evening. lie suspects three
men who jostlcd him and then has
tily left the car
Charles w. DoNell, 90 years old, was
taken taken from the county. house mt
brought to Detroit to face a charge
OF passing forged check for IS on
the Emerson Shoe Co. The police
have been on the lookout for him
for nearly year. never suspecting
that he was an inmate OF the poor
house.
james Cassidy, Michigan Central spe-
cinl ofher. was thrown In the river
Monday evening by number of men
who were bathing from the com
panys wharf Cassidy was furious
at the insult to his dignity. and ar
ter he had clambered out drew his
revolver and fired at his tormentors
His aim was bad and no one was
injured.
Twenty friends OF Thomas Nsvin gath
cred nj M. home, No. 20sO Wood
ward ave, Monday night TO bid him
farewell on the eve OF his departure
for Europe. Mr.. Navin was present
ed with a fine pair OF binocular
glasses. ne SAILS SATURDAY Tor a\tWO
mofths visit In Ireland. England
and the continent.
Miss julia Andhoe. of No. 3 Baltimore
ave-. fell from "a chr nj the intersec-
tion % Woodward-ave and Forrest,
Monday night and was severely
bruised The Detroit q ambulance
took her 70 West Side hospital.
where physicians say she will recov-
err
The oficisI hoard of simpson Methodist
church. by unanimous vote. passed n
resolution instructing District SUI
perintendent John Sweet TO request
the bishop TO return TO Simpson
church for another year the pastor
the Rev Frank r Fitchett The
meeting was held Monday night
The Rev. e.. =. Hickey, n retired Meth
odist Episcopal minister. formerly
pastor or several prominent church.
IS. severely criticiees the aristocratic
city minister OF the rich and fash
ionabie parish. who takes long vaca-
tions VIXEN most needed to combat
the devils cunning