The Detroit times., 1909-05-18


III county funds. while employed as
II cashier In the county treasurer's OF
n -nGe--
Mrs. Mary Mnio. "a former resident of
brtr"it, was stricken With heart dis
III Ease while bathing Ia her home IN
\ chicago, and was drowned In the bath
n tub. Her body MAS brought here,
Monday, and after services In -.
1 Peter and Pauls church. was buried
IN Mt Elliott cemetery.
|Assistant Corporation Counsel Walter
n Harlow has Informed the water board
that that body can legally Withdraw
II money from Its sinking fund To make
II payment OF s2O. 1000 on the property
purchased recently from Mrs. John
r.. Edwards, just east Of the pumping
station, The board Will place a prom
tssory note In the sinking fund In
exchange for the amount Withdrawn.
John strandriug. husband OF Mabel OK
nnrd strnndring, one of the heirs OF
N the ONnard estate. or which Attorney
George w Radford was executor. and
~ In which Judge Durfee says Radford
Is short $2l, 600, has petitioned the
probate court To be appointed admin :
istrator OF his wifes estate She died
In 1902. and her estate consists
chiefly OF her share In her fathers
estate
Henry BLACKWELL. OF the Arm OF Pnrd-
Il ridge Blackwell, received word,
Monday. OF the death OF his mother.
Mrs. Mary Blackwell. In ireland.
Some time ago, MIR Blackwell was
called to his old home on account OF
the illness OF his mother and stayed
with her several weeks. She recov-
cred. however. from her serious III
ness. and Mr.. Blackwell returned TO
America.
John Hickman. IA driver for the kop-
Il pttz-Nelchers Brewing Co.. narrowly
escaped drowning. Monday afternoon.
u when his horses backed on the dock
\ at Riverview park. and dragged their
I driver with them, into the river.
hickman and tho horses were res :
cued by employees OF the park. but
the wagon and It's load OF beer were
left. temporarily, at the bottom or
the river.
urer and manager OF the Michigan
optical Co. has been elected presi >
dent OF the Detroit jewelers. Board
of Trade In place OF Frank Kennedy.
who retires after three years ser
vice as head OF this hustling organ
ization. Henry Luths is now wee
president OF the board A. r.. Charles
worth is secretary and \. +. Patter-
son, treasurer.
Judge swnn has named Elmer w. Noor-
heels special master In ehancery to
determine the share which Mrs. Car
oline Eddy shall receive from the
estate OF the late William n. Eddy,
OF Saginaw. Since his death In 1901,
the value OF the property and securl-
share Is between SIS. 900 and 500. 900
The other heirs wish her share hg-
ured on the basis Of 1901 values
The third monthly dinner of the EN-
pIoying printers of Detroit, held In
the banquet hail Of the FelloWcraft
club. Monday night. was featured by
an entertaining talk on Cost" BY
Franklin W Heath. OF Philadelphia
Illustrated by lantern slides. III. w
flagg assisted. }. III Ramaley. man
-aRer- al the American Press assocla-
ton. spoke The old and new
methods OF conducting a printing es-
tablishment" About 70 were present
An automobile bearing license No. 3O5.
crashed into the railroad gate Mt
Champlain-st and Beautait- ave. at
$3.50 o'clock Monday night, smashing
the gate. ana narrowly escaping be-
ing run down by An approaching
freight train. The driver Of the au-
Hines his address as No $50 Jcffer-
son-avc bat failed to give his name.
Thr automobile directory shows that
license No. $685. was issued to Ia. h.
Parker. OF Albion. Mich.
during the last year viii he held In
- the ..-A-R II building Monday night,
and sunday. May 30. memorial ser
vices NH be held ia the Trumbull-
ave. Presbyterian church. The Rev.
A. T. Bruske. president or Alma col
leEe. viii be the speaker orders
have been sent out by the Memorial
|" day committee to the various posts
In tie city. informing the men that
they are to meet IN their halls at /
o'clock on Memorial day, in fun uni
form
MRS. Irma smith. 20 y~nrs old. was