The Detroit times., 1908-02-01
DETROIT

rlrewood from Belle Isle may be dis
&.tributcd to the poor this winter. The
council committee which visited the
island Friday found a number OF
fallen large trees which must be
n cut up and hauled away.
fhe subject Of the talk at the Art
museum Sunday afternoon will be
IA day in old Spain" This viii
" close the talks on Spain, which
4:have been among the most popular
7yet given in the museum.
Engine Mo. 3, Clifford and Griswold-
\ sts., broke all records Of the depart
ment during January, responding 10
/ Sc alarms In doing this the COM
many covered 81 miles. The COM
pany worked at 81 fires, putting In
"a 1-2 hours In actual fire fighting
Five men were injured so seriously
that their temporary retirement
from active duty was necessary
No. 3 company is captained by VIII
y liam H. Courtney.
AGENTS of the Michigan branch OF tne
Sun Life Assurance company V.
Canada held their annual banquet
I'm the Hotel Cadillac Friday n.snl
as guests of the company. John A.
Tory. of Toronto, late state manager
who Is now III charge of the-wesiern
division of Canada and the united
States acted as POSTMASTER.
Speeches were made by a NUMBER
Of those present, and Postmaster
Homer Warren and Haroio Jar'is
sang.
Albert n. Taylor, aged ~, OF NO. 9Iz
Warren-ave, west, was arrested, fri-
day afternoon, on charge or wire
abandonment. Mrs. Taylor. whom
Taylor declares is his common law
wife represented to Justice Jenrles
that her husband was about To leave
the CITY with another woman. ana
the latter was with Taylor when ne
was taken into custody. Taylor ae'
!, .clared that the woman is his cousin
while the woman insisted tnat she
ia his aunt. The husband PLEADED
not guilty In police court ana MS
examination was set for Tuesday.
Taylor is an elevator conductor.
The nurses of the various hospitals
and nurses clubs of the city are
working overtime These days, CAR
Inc for cases of pneumonia and grip.
In the last two weeks there mas peeh
n call that greatly exceeds any pre-
yious record The lists OF unem
Moved at the several registers 81
graduate nurses have dwindled I'M
IN now IL Is necessary to utilize the
services of undergraduates. The re-
quests OF physicians In the suburbs
and smaller towns for trained
nurses has been no greater than In
preylous years. The demand seems
confined entirely TO the city.
A check for $50 in payment for the
(, wreck of the steamer Milton D..
Ward. was found in the mes OF the
city treasurer's Office, Friday, bring
Ing up the history OF an old -transac.
ton. The city leased the boat from
II. q. Grummond years ago TO use
for a smallpox hospital and 1t soon
afterward caught fire, was partially
destroyed and went to the marine
cemetery off Twenty-fourth-st. where
lay until the late +. t. Hawley
bought it for the sum named. GruT-
mond had sued the city for the value
OF the boat and the suit was nevcs
terminated in the federal court.
The new north end postoffice branch
opened Saturday morning. James
X. Koran is in charge, with four
clerks and 16 carriers. The new
district includes all the territory
north OF Medbury and Holden-aves..
from Brush-st. to Twelfth-st. The
station Is located at Woodward-ave.
and the Boulevard, and more fire.
uuent deliveries will be made TO
the adjacent business section, while
there will be two and three deliv-
cries to the residence district. The
Office will be open from 2 a. m. to
D. m. week days and from $3.50 70
1890 Sundays. Samuel Durham
has been made superintendent Of
the Grand River-ave. branch.
Wise is the man who doesn't allow
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