The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-13
'uTTI LOCAL STORIES

An Invitation has been extended by the
Board of Commerce 10 the Nationai
Real Estate board to hold It's next
convention here.
There were ninety-six applicants TO?
positions I'm the customs service VINO
took tn. civil service examinations
IN the federal building Tuesday. he
, suits Will not be known unuI oc-
tober when vacancies in the service
will be filed.
number OF friends OF Charles r.
Zielk~ formerly % deputy assessor
accompanied him 10 the station
Tuesday, when he left for an extend
ed European tour. He called upon
Mayor Thompson before leaNlhS anu
WAS given best wishes.
A bill of sis3.sI has been rendered the
city by the Grand Trunk RAILWAY Tor
damages done TO the railways dock
by the fireboat Battle when respohu-
ing to an alarm OF fire secretary
St5ckweIi. OF the fre commission. has
asked the corporation counsel Tor an
opinion as to the liability or the
city.
Isauc q. Jenkins has commenced sur 10
collect from DIR. Frank W. ficher
several thousand dollars loaned 10 lhe
latter while ne was student. jenkins
alleges he carrier Pitcher along
through his student days ana even
started hIm UP in practice, anH w.
when he asked for mis- money Pilcher
,esorted to bankruptcy proceedings
The Detroit Engineering society VIII
meet In association hall, stevens
building Friday evening, May IL.
Horace II. Lane VIII present paper
on Modern practice IN car shop con
structton," which Will be Illustrated
with lantern slides. The usual DIN
ner Will be served In the ruler no
tel for members and friends, at
o'clock.
Goloou bond, are still coming into the
council although, according 10 the
letter OF the Jaw. all bonds shouio
be in and tax cards taken OUT o..
fore May l. The number up TO dats
Is 1897, which IS within a hundred
OF the number taken out last year
The bond asked for by John w:
been rejected. Churchill Is the man
who IL testing the Watson ordinance
Alleging TINT liquor sold 60 two boys
Floyd BENJAMIN and Archie DeWht;
OF Leroy, Ingham county. caused
them TO turn a switch and wreck
freight train. the Pere Marquette mas
commenced suit for damages against
Andrew Healy saloonkeeper, at NO
81 Third-st. The wreck occurred AZ
weberville. fngham county. July ~
1907, causing q loss OF $I.6OV' ana
the railroad brings suit for TINS
amount.
Albert streIow, owner Of n warehouse
ON the belt line railroad, has com
menced suit against the Amendt
Milling Co. OF Monroe, alleging that
IL FAILED To carry out dI dsIeSi'iths
20 rent his building after he had
gone TO considerable expense hitting
up the place. Strelow claims the
Monroe INN backed out because OF
an agreement with Detroit millers,
who combined To control the snip
ments of Hour to this city. He claims
the agreement was In unlawful re-
straint OF trade.
~he trans pertntion committee OF the
Board at Commerce adopted n rcso-
luton In its meeting, Tuesday, pledg-
ing the board to act with other com
mercial bodies to dissuade the rail-
roads from putting into effect a gen
eral increase in freight rates prior
60 next year. Ii Is also recommended
that A hearing be asked before the
interstate commerce commission and
that the railroads be requested 10
determine whether some commodities
are not now carried at so low rate
as TO increase the proportionate cost
to other commodities.
commencement exercises of the grad
uatiug class of the Detroit HomeO-
pathetic college were held in the
Detroit opera house Tuesday after
noon. The speakers were Prof. ID. A.
mclaughlin. dean OF the college.
DIR. John Boyd and Prof. Bruce An
derson. George G. Duggan was
valeditorian. Prof c. G.. Miller con-
gan, w. J. Lowering. Frank w. Lamb.
] r. NORM. f. w. Sheppard and A.
NJ Watson.-Musical numbers were
provided by the opera house orches-
ira David Duggan. and Mrs. Burton
Colver In the evening the class
held banquet In the Hotel Cadillac.
Also the smile OF beauty may be
only skin deep.