The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-20
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Band Concertss Monday evening, BelI
Isle; Tuesday afternoon, Palmer park

Band Concerts. Monday evening, Belle
Isle; Tuesday afternoon, Palmer park.
r. ID. witteIsberger's bakery mt Michi-
gan-ave. and Eighteenth-st, was
damaged to the extent of 5000 by
fire early Sunday morning. The fire
was burning hereby when discover
ed, and when the department arriv-
ed almost the whole building was IN
flames. All the machinery in tho
building. the ovens and $4,000 worth
OF flour were destroyed.
Mrs. vi. l.. Thompson, of Almn, Mich,
whose husband, Melvin Thompson,
lost $500 betting on pool games IN
Detroit two weeks ago. and who
wrote TO his wife that he would COM
NIT suicide. has written a pathetic
letter to the police. imploring them
to do all in their power to find her
husband. Mrs. Thompson does not
believe he would take his life do
for Gods sake and my sake. ind
him" she writes
out OF st. Antoine-st. resort by De-
tectives Black and Wilson, has been
identited as Anna Gribe. OF No. 80
Ciayton,ave. She is but l6 years
old When first taken to the station
she gave her name as George and
said she lived in Jamestown, Pa. The
girl left her home three weeks ago
after quarrel with her parents.
They VIII ask the probate court TO
send her 10 some institution.
When the buxzer attached 10 the tele-
phone booth In the Grand Trunk
depot sounded Sunday afternoon,
Special Officer Krimmel and Patrol
man Canaan rushed in and found
three young men trying to pry open
the cash box. They were taken to
the central station, where they gave
their names as John Hamlin. No. All
Champlain-s st: James Ross. No. IS
Abbott-st. and James Newman. No.
sc Broadway.
Before leaving for Rome, Bishop Foley
made the following assignment OF
priests: Fr. Dolan to be assistant to
FIR. McManus at Port Huron; FIR NAL
anowski who was recently ordained
at Meinrads i'm Indiana. assistant at
st. Anthony's Detroit: FIR Dowdle 10
convent at Crosse Pointe. and FIR
Pourke, who was chaplain at Sacred
Heart. 10 he assistant TO FIR Staple
ton. OF the Church of the Annuncia-
ton.
Mrs. Alice Barnum. OF wheeling, w.
VA. and Mrs. Kirk. of No. 20 Cherry
st. visited Robarges road house Sat
urday. and while there became ac-
quainted with Harry Mcleod. a bar
tender in the saloon at Grand Riv-
er and seventeenth st. and a man
who gave his name as Frank Ken
nedy. Late In the evening while the
four were out walking Mrs. Barnum
missed her diamond ring. valued Mt
Sl2O. When she was reporting her
loss TO Patrolman Williams, Kennedy
disappeared. The police are looking
for him.
There was no sunday baseball on Belle
Isle sunday. because there were no
official permits out. The decision 10
allow ball playing was only reached
by Commissioner Breitmeyer and the
park committee Saturday. and no APP
plications for use of the diamonds
were made that afternoon. This
week there will undoubtedly be plen-
~ OF applications and next Sunday
the diamonds Will be used. Some
clubs OF boys tried to play Sunday
without permits. hnt
away by the police.
Henry w. Busch, superintendent of the
park system, II going TO try 10 get a
government life saving station estah-
lished at the lower end OF Belle Isle.
II is a startling fact that more peo-
pie lose their lives in this locality
than on any three OF the most dang
erous reefs or shoals along the
Great Lakes. During three years. 1S3
persons were drowned in the river
most OF them near Belle Isle II the
ton. Busch will try TO get a life
boat and equipment to be left at the
Detroit Boat club.
Mrs. {. >. Fox, manager OF the smith
FOX home md the West Side hos
pital, which helps to support the
home. has found the task OF sup
porting both institutions too great
for her. and has decided to put them
In control OF board OF directors
composed entirely of women. Mrs.
Horatio $. Earle is to be president:
-niS iIIiidh NJ ftOlllStef, Vicc-prest-
dent; Mrs. Mary Baxter. treasurer.
while Mrs. Fox will remain as man
ager. The executive board will be
comprised OF IL women, but an ad-
visory board. composed OF men. will
be chosen.
Some ZOO members of the knight. of
Pyhtins from Michigan will attend
the national convention of the order
in Boston the first week I'm August
The delegates from this state will
meet in Detroit and leave by special
train over the Canadian Pacific rail-
road. They Will spend Sunday In
Montreal, and go on Monday in time
10 arrive in Boston for the opening
Tuesday. About 100 members OF the
order Will be from the uniformed
rank and Wayne company OF Detroit
and the drill teams from Battle
Creek and Albion will compete In
the great annual prize drills.
Woodward-nve. will not be In such bad
shape this year as Inst, when It's con-
dttion angered people who went by
automobile or carriage to the state
Fair grounds. Temporary repairs
are being made by hauling gravel In
to FIJI ruts and scraping the surface
OF the road To level IL generally. The
county good roads commission has
suggested TO the Greenfield township
authorities that oil be spread on the
road TO keep down the dust Other
wise IL may be necessary for the road
To be sprinkled every day. The roads
commission is spending no money on
Woodward-ave. this year because
other roads leading out Of the CITY
are in Infinitely worse shape. Next
year an appropriation will be asked
for Woodward-ave. and also for cN-
tending the pavement out other
streets and roads.