The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-25
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Loaf. PtotrowskI, aged n. of No. d8s
MitchelI-ave., was badly sIashed
about the head and arms I'm aloon
end the police "S are iooKins for MS
assailant. The young mans wounds
are not serious.
AMER shaving. Thursday morning, Jo-
scph stenard. aged ~, of NO. I2s2
Twenty ffth-st.. applied what ne
thought was "A shaving lotion to his
face only To learn, TO his sorrow, that
the bottle contained earDolic aEld.
The young mans face was horribly
burned and may be SCARED for life.
4. Il. stearns made his annual dis
tribution OF presents 20 1000 poor
children Christmas morning. his gifts
filling six auto delivery wagons The
procession left the laboratory early
Friday morning and made the rounds
I 10 several hundred homes which had
been recommended 10 Mr.. Stearns by
the poor commission as being worthy
OF assistance.
w. Wallace Masee, secretary OF the &C.
partnient OF public works, was tho
most dumbfounded man in the city
hall when he received his Christmas
gift from the members OF his cleri-
cal STAFF. They solemnly trooped IN
and presented him with a red box
about n foot and a half in height and
foot broad which was filled with
scrap tobacco. Ave pounds OF II.
Mary n. West. admiuistrstrix OF the
estate of Charles West, killed by n
Michigan car at Gratiot-ave. and tho
Boulevard. more than a year aso.
Judge Lockwcods court. Thursday
afternoon. Mr. West had come to
Detroit only few weeks before the
accident. and was inspecting some
a residence and making Detroit his
home.
After PafroInan Briskfe, of Vinewood
station. had succeeded I'm stopping q
- hnF hall vi m ~ In
Mrs. Julia T. owen. No. bb1 Jener-
son-ave.. before they had done any
serious damage 10 the carriage they
were drawing, n Jefferson car spoiled
II all by humping into the rear OF
the vehicle. demolishing II and In
Juring one OF the horses so severely
that II had TO be killed Walter Ser
rell. the driver OF the team, narrow
~ escaped injury.
p Ill 0id-tims members OF the Detroit
Young Mems Christian association or
farewell dinner. which will take
place In the old building Monday
night at G o'clock. Some invitations
have been sent out but II Is hard TO
locate the old guard and the list liz.
therefore. incomplete. All old mem
bers are urged TO regard this as an
invitation and to send in their &C
ceptance at once TO +. ID: Taylor in
care OF the Y. NJ c. A. A place will
be reserved for all who respond by
Monday morning.
observation-disclosures I'm Christmas "snifles"
and special Yuistide brew, brought
meny citizens 10 grief. Thursday
night. and In consequence, Justice
Stein Will have an unusually heavy
docket To dispose Of Saturday morn
ing. The patrol wagons were kept
busy all evening hauling DRINKS"
and "disorderlies" to the various sta
tions, while the powers that be In
police circles were pestered to death,
almost by friends OF prisoners In
quest OF orders for the latters' re-
lease. The orders were issued in
many instances. inasmuch as It was
Christmas.
That the field books OF the assessors
are the original and genuine ASSESS
ment rolls. and that a later error in
transcriptions does not change the
original assessment. Is the point
made by Assessor Plass In regard to
mistake made with reference TO
figuring the taxes for the Hotel
Pontchartrain. The building was as
sessed at 5000 900 hut the clerk who
Transcribed the book made this $780,