The Detroit times., 1909-03-17
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING
sIand In JmdKe NundcI's court. TueA-

Ciara scboenrOck, Who admitted ON the
stand In Judge Nundcfs court, Tues
day, that she once took carbolic acid
with suicidal intent, was granted u
divorce from her husband, Walter
She claims she was respondent over
her husbands treatment OF her when
she tried suicide.
Mrs. Margaret Mckee, who lost the
end Of an indcx finger I'm IA cheese
packer while employed By the De-
trott Cream Cheese Co. was awarded
verdict OF 500 by judy In Judge
Hosmers court, Tuesday afternoon.
While the jury was out Mrs. Mckee
stood about the corridors declaring
she would 40 home and hang her
self If they didn't give her something
Court OFFICER Jere Noonan almost made
mistake Tuesday afternoon, when
he was scouting through the NUM-
cipal building corridors 10 get tales
men for a jury after the panel had
been exhausted. He handed one Of
the blanks to Attorney Edwin &. Boil
ton. who smiled. and signed his name
Then Jere learned that Attorney Boil
ton Was counsel FOR the defense IN
the case TO be tried.
Miss Ida schmidt, "A sister of Carl Il.
schmidt. has started suit In Judge
Murphys court against Walter
Barclay. 10 set aside a deed To one
feurth-inteFest IN the Woodward ave
store occupied by the Traver- Bird
Co The interest is said TO be worth
more than $4,000. and the transfer
was made for $4,000 WITH the un-
derstanding Miss Schmidt says. that
IL was a mortgage. The plaintin has
been an invalid all her life. and wan
brought into court In a Wheel-chatT
Charles willis Ward. son OF the late
David ward, I'm his lifetime one If
Michigan's lumber kings. has started
work on campaign TO secure lie
passage or law 10 prevent Forest
hres by compelling lumbermen TO
destroy all slashing caused by lum-
bering operations. lie Will give a
stereopticon lecture To the members
OF tire legislature IN Lansing. We'd
nesday Mr.. Ward declares that the
forest fires OF last year caused loss
in Michigan OF $2S.OQ0.O0O. and that
unless the fires are stopped there VIII
not be foot OF lumber cut In Mich
igan In 10 years
The negotiations that have been ON for
the past three weeks between Gray a.
Worcester and the Mccormick Mer-
camille 60. for the purchase by tho
former Of the Lorraine confectionery
In the Majestic building. as an
nounced exclusively in The Times
recently. have been closed. and the
formal transfer takes place today.
For the present. II is announced.
Gray 4 Worcester VIII continue the
business OF the Lorraine as II IL, but
the company expects to add a general
drug stock about the middle or April.
IL is the intention TO convert IT., I'LL
timately. into one OF the finest drug
stores I'm the country. The present
drug store at Woodward ave. and
-NueeA-st-wll-be continued in
cluded In the purchase is the Lor-
ttte,s-taniy kitchen and ice cream
planf az Ne 20 State-st.
John kroon. of Grand Rapids, came 20
Detroit Tuesday. to get Job. He
had SIS cash capital, and had not
been in town more than few min
Ufps when he met another stranger"
game ~ pool was proposed John
was willing The pair retired to
Sweeneys where they met third
~stTanger. and started a little game
for % cents corner johns newly
found friend won steadily. even after
the stakes grew 10 So corner. but
he gallautly handed Johns money
hack TO aim each time. and John
thought il was pretty soft Finally,
the other stranger got excited. and
nrfered 10 bet els that he could b~a.
Johns fripnd. John loaned his friend
SIS and went downstairs To walt for
A4s-slts-F-- e,f-the winnings. ffe wait
I'd "a long time Finally he arrived
at police headquarters, and an
nounced that both OF his friends"
were gone lie had u left. tie Is
21 years old