The Detroit times., 1908-10-12
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rector Of tAe recent babyiontRn ex-
petition, delivered an interesting lee
ture before the y. NJ. c. A. sunday
afternoon. The lecture was Illus
trated with stereopticon Views whlch
gave an excellent idea OF the ruins
and OF the people who dwell there.
sJoc" PinGrees yacht was torn from
Its mOOrings mt Chicago, sunday. and
blown out into Lake Michigan. Three
men aboard were in great danger for
some time. but were rescued and the
yacht recovered by the life-savinB
crew. Mr.. Pingree left Detroit two
weeks ago for a trip down the Mis-
sissippi to the gulf
Aid. xtnk, candidate for president OF
the common councilf "If the alder
men dodge committee meetings TO go
To the ball games. would send the
sergeant -at-arms and patrol wagon
TO b'ing them back from the ball
park 10 the city. I will, II elected.
make the committees up 80 that
every alderman will want to attend
all meetings"
Lieut.-Coi. }. y. Henkel, NJ. H., who
with Mira. Henkei Inns just returned
from Europe, where he spent several
months, says he saw nothing finer In
all his travels than our own Belle
Isle. During the course OF his wan
behring's DR.. Henkci visited Weimer.
Wartenburg. Cassels, Cologne, the
falls OF the Rhine. Heidelburg. Stuff
CART. Berlin. Munich, Lake Constance
and the Alps. q
Abraham slime, the Hnstings-st. grocer
who accidentally shot himself while
toying with what he supposed was
an empty revolver. Saturday morn
ing. died In st. Mary's hospital Sat-
urday afternoon. The bullet pierced
the juguiar vein. Coroner Bennett,
after an investigation. decided that
there was no necessity for an In
quest. Deceased Is survived by his
widow and four children, ranging In
age from three months to nine years.
Jere c. Hutchinx, president of the De-
etroit United Railway, has gone TO
Hot Springs for trip. lie will not
be back until after election time. IL
IL this phase OF the trip that leads
the wise ones TO say that his fitting
The u. L. II. has declared itself out
or politics. and Mr.. Hutchins has
chosen time TO go away when he
can prevent any chance OF being
drawn into the sQuabbles OF the con-
tending parties.
Clinton N. Howard, delivered two tenn
peranec addresses to large sudiesces
Sunday. speaking In the United Pres
byterian church, Grand River-aye. In
the afternoon. and In the North
Woodward III. e. church In the even
Little Giant" and is one OF the best
temperance lecturers in the country
He paid a high tribute to William n.
raff ; ana % %ther Of t nSynn BUT s he
enough to overthrow the saloon.
,. II. Simpson, land commissioner OF
the Pere Marquette road, has gone Ia
California. having severed his con-
stood that there were some cuts in
salaries as a CONSEQUENCE OF the re-
organisation of the road. and that
Mr.. Simpson, salary was one OF those
that suffered. Mr.. Simpson IL a veter-
an railroader. having been In the
business since 1876. During the GU
accused Mr.. simpson OF too great ac-
tivity in behalf of DR.. Bradley.
sTAs rehsllion Of Detroit" wss the subj
tect Of N sddress by the Rev. II. ID.
cass-ave. NJ. E. church. Sunday night
during which he delivered a scathinz
criticism of the manner In which the
liquor laws are enforced in Detroit
the citizens awake and administer a
rebuke to the authorities on election
day The riot following the win
blamed not to the fans but to the sa-
loon element. The true fans, ne said
went home at q reasonable hour"
The new Church OF Our Lady Of the
Lake, above wsikeryille. ON the river
front. was dedicated with impressive
ceremonies, Sunday. Archbishop No
Jcvay. OF Toronto. and Bishop Arch
:Ss ssrSe Of , .na ss. Rssefs led in
Antwerp. OF Holy Rosary church, De-
troit, preached the sermon. He spoke
strongly against graft in high places.
: termed the legalized polygamy OF al
vorce. Music was furnished by the
massed choirs OF st. AlphonsuS and
the Immaculate Conception churches
Windsor.
Mrs.. Julia Preston, . resident o. De.
troit from 1857 until 1855, died Sun.
day morning in her home In Ashviiie.
as a bride and resided here until the
death OF her husband. when she re-
turned to her former home. Her
nq gm N Fisher Booth e'son p os tns
bankers. Mrs. Preston was charter
member Of the woodward-ave. Con-
gregationaf church and sang in the
choir Mrs. Carrie r. Hudnutt. OF
No. ~ Henry-st.. 10 a daughter. Ser
Vices will be held In the home Of
Mrs. Hudnutt Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
report has reached that city 10 the
effect that ]. Oliver Curwood. q De-
troit literary man, whose home IN at
mo fnS,a So ths nss Ia T Rouss e eo py
try. some 400 miles northeast OF Port
Arthur. The report II not credited
by his wife. who Is suing for a d.
voyce. and who says she has excellent
private reasons for believing that the
story r. without foundation. There "
possibility, IL 10 Thought. that Cur
WOOU MAY uhNS iuNenteQ the 8tOry
himself. Mrs. Curwood says her
husband IL supposed to be with a
surveying party on the line Of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railroad. He IN
under contract TO the Bobbs Morrill,
Co.. and his writings have attracted
considerable attention
Two Brush ears came together head
On, abeut 10i16 o'clock SaturAay
night. on Brush. between Adelaide
and Alfred. when one OF them over
ran switch. The north-bound car
was loaded with passengers, who
were thrown into a panic by the
crash. Several sustained slight in
Juries. The south-bound car COZ, :
tanned but few passengers and none
was Injured. ~ Vincent Nowicki. mo-
torman OF the north bound car. was
buried in the wrcckage of his vsstI-
bule. but escaped with bruises and
cuts. The collision tied up the Brush
line for some time. The company h
Investigating the accident TO deter
mine responsibility.