The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-22
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Bind cOncertst Wednesday evening
and Thursday afternoon, Belle Isle.

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Bind concertsi Wednesday evening
and Thursday afternoon, Belle Isle.
The street opening committee may have
to get nm interpreter when IL comes
TO hear the arguments for and against
the opening of Kinsman-st. from the
alley west OF Lovett-ave to twenty
eighth-st. The district Is Polish
one and the opening is stoutly adj
vocated and bitterly contested. JOS
eph JanisZewski leads the protestants
and John Ciesinski the advocates.
Aid. LittIeheIdi at makes me lnuEh
to see how aldermen VIII vote aye
in low tone OF voice sometimes on
proposition that may be unpopular
with acme OF their constituents.
Others yell their vote, but when II
comes to the printed record the two
votes look Just alike on paper.
Police Commissioner Smith In working
"a plum to put under ground the
wires in use for the public service.
is greatly impaired by the induction
on it's wires caused by the use or
poles that also carry the feed wires
OF the public lighting plant: AT
| present IL is almost impossible TO
carry on conversation with any OF
the outlying police stations.
August Newman, deserter from the
United States army, was arrested
the police by his wife. who resides
at No. 22S Michigan-Hve. She Alleges
her husband deserted her leaving
her with babe one month old lie
several months, and the woman was
present when the officers arrested
him Newman was turned over TO
the federal authorities.
Residents Of Long felIow-ave. are OBJ
Iecting 10 the condition of the creo-
sote block pavement on their street.
These blocks have swollen 10 such
[, degree that the pavement has risen
and then split. leaving bare patches.
Tho first requirement or creosote
| wood block is supposed TO be that IL
does not soak up water. These blocks
are said to have been laid by mis-,
take from a lot that were condemned
by Commissioner Iiaarer. only hall
block OF the street being laid with
them
Members Of the simpson Methodist
church deny the charge made by
certain Mrs. Bishop that the pastor
OF the church. the Rev. j.. II. Fttchett
had made eyes" at her In prayer
meeting In statement signed by
members OF the church. ~ ~ SAID
There is no more discreet and pru-
dent and highly respected minister
OF the gospel in the city or Detrolt
or elsewhere, than the Rev. +. L.
Fitchett. lie has the utmost conii-
dence. respect and love OF the en-
tire church and congregation, and no
one who knows him will for a mo-
ment be influenced by the statements
which are but the imaginings or
dsordered mind"
The first meeting Of the general den-
concss board Of the Methodist Epts-
copal church was held III Detroit
Tuesday morning, among those who
attended being Bishops James ).
| Berry and Luther J. Wilson, the Rev.
w II. Wilder, the Rev. L. g. Muir
dock and the Rev. Christian Colder.
The meeting was held in the Central
A Methodist church ,.o, The p poi9W.ns
Bishop Luther Wilson; first vice pres.
ident. Bishop James S: Berry; second
vice-president. Rev. w. II. Wilder;
treasurer, James NJ. Gamble. Before
the meeting adjourned IL was de-
cided to hold the next meeting in
Philadelphia on Jan. next
The committee real estate and
buiIdings of the board of education
made tour OF inspection Tuesday OF
the ten sites for the new Duane Doty
school In the North Woodward dis
trict. offered as the result OF the re-
advertisement ordered by the board.
The committee finally decided on the
lot offered by the Hannah Real Es-
tate agency. bounded by Glynn court.
Third and Calvert This site
met with the unanimous approval OF
the committee. The lot Is 262x2S5
feet. giving abundant room for a
commodious building and good sized
decision Of the committee will be
submitted TO the board OF education
In the meeting Thursday night.
1 II. siegeI. the Woodvn rd-nve. merchant,
| idence ut No. $50 Woodward ave,
through Walter Wooley, OF the Han
nan Renl Estate agency, Tuesday.
The property was occupied for many
years by the Babillion family. old
residents OF Detroit, but has been
owned for some time by the Michi-
gan Mutual Life Insurance company.
The property has been listed at u.s.
was made at price less than that
figure. The purchase was made as
an investment by Mr.. Siegel. There
on woodward-avc during the last
10 DAYS. John Faltis bought the
property at Nos. 759. 7e3 and 7s7
Nine. Rouen Hunt bought the resi-
dence at No. e62 Woodward. All the
purchases have been made as an In
vestment.
Mrs. Flora Coombs arrived IN the city
from Toronto. Saturday, 10 Join her
husband. from whom she had been
separated for several months, be-
cause OF hard times. Tuesday night
she. rushed into Emergency hospital
with blood streaming from y wound
| In her hand. caused. she says, by a
razor In the hands of her husband.
I The husband. Robert Coombs. chef
I NJ tHe Ilobrl ONlOIus was lOCktu up,
but as his wife refuses To prosecute.
| he viii probably be released. The
two appear to be very fond OF each
| other. but the husbands drinking
| habits cause frequent quarrels. Tues
| day night he came home intoxicated.
| and when his wife scolded. Robert
grabbed his razor. Before he had
| time to use IL either on himself or
his wife, the woman seized 10. and
| after a struggle took II away from
him. Two fingers on her left hand
were almost severed. and blood
! marked her course from the boarding
/ house at No. 1876 Cass-st. TO the hos
| pital
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