The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-28
WHERE LIFE is
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Mrs. Jennie Comfort, mother of VIII
Lexington Comfort, WIS awarded
verdict for S2.I3S.5S against Edwin
r. Robinson in Judge Murfin's court,
Wednesday afternoon. The suit Was
TO recover for the non-transference
OF "a deed involved in a trade or real
estate.
A smoker will be given by the Drexei
club at No. 800 st. Antoine St. next
Thursday night. when a program or
music lnterspersed with vaudevllle
features Will be rendered. Auditor
Oakman. Judge Stein and Hugh Shep-
herd will speak. and Fred ii. Will
Jams will preside.
In the supervisors room In the county
building, the member. of the Bar as
ISOLATION will vote next Friday on
the selection of candidate TO sue
coed Judge Murhn in the spring
Judge Murhn is candidate to sue
coed himself. and it is not likely that
he Will be opposed.
The Feliowcraft club has elected the
following ofhcerst President, j. Wnrd
L.Howland Vice president, Thomas a.
Conlon. secretary, Harry AUSTIN
treasurer. Conrad III. Smith To MI
the vacancy on the board caused BY
the resignation or j. T. Slnclai'
Frank +. Tillottson. was appointed.
Mrs. Frances Courtney, wife OF Dr:
William W. Courtney, of No. ols
Third-ave.. died. Tuesday, In her
home aged 30 years. Mrs. Courtney
came To Detroit with her husband
about 10 years ago. and has lived
here ever since The body was taken
TO Grand Ledge Mich. her former
home. for interment.
No true bill viii he returned by the
federal grand jury against W. ii. Al
len. OF Howell. aged 40 years, VINO ~
accused OF inpersonating ~. LOUIS
man for -the purpose OF ontaih,ns q
pension. Allen represented himself
as veteran OF the Fitth Michigan
infantry and has asserted that ne
fought in the civil war on account
of his age the grand jury refused TO
return an Indictment.
Robert }. and Albert Wcfssenberger
hive asked the probate court 20 esS
tablish the contents or the Will OF
their mother Mrs. Anna Weissen-
berger who died Jan. %. The petl-
ton relates that the Will was taken
from the Union Trust co. vault TO De
read. and was placed in cabinet Tor
safe-kecpng over night. In the
morning II was gone. ~ Is altessu
that according to the terms or the
will the brothers were 20 have lointl!
the property at No. sc Woodbridge st
west, two lots in Springwe,is ana a
adopted daughter. Mrs. Barbara Fish
er. was 10 receive the real estate on
Porter-st. and $500 I'm cash.
The new home of the knights OF the
Maccabees of the World ut No. 1921
Woodward ave, was thrown open 10
the public Wednesday afternoon anu
evening. and the handsome building
was thronged with VISITORS. who were
shown through the commodious ana
spiendidly equipped oInSes; A"i n,,,
aide the city were j. h. McDanneil
Bifralo; w. f.. Blaney. Pittsburg; 8
W. Trusler Camlachie. Ont; j. +.
Downer Chicago; r. b Anderson;
81, Louis, all members OF the board
OF trustees. +. NJ. Doig. Chicago
Col. F.. NJ. Elkin. Lexington, Ky
Col White Adrian: u. ID. Aitken
Flint and Col. John Martin. st. Louis
4 verdict for $4,000 In favor OF Viii
lam Erdmnn was returned "T"i hss
Donovan's court. Wednesday after
noon. This is one OF the largest
verdtcts recently returned In Jam
age case in the circuit court. Erd-
man was riding In a Wyandotte car
more than year ago; ana VIII
passing the Forrest bridge was
thrown through the. window, his
head striking one or the steer up
rights. breaking his Jaw and dis
figuring him for IRE. The company
Ting on the window, but the plantiH
claimed he was sitting in his seat
and was thrown out by lurch OF
the car.
cInude u. IaseIl. nlins Bradford. who
served three months In the wayne
county jail In 1901, Tor conducting =
fraudulent employment scheme ana
who gained the sympathy or several
local ministers at that time is IN
trouble agair, He was as sensdnCeo ~, ~
serve from three to five years for
forgery. After his arrest In this city
IaselI To secure leniency. told the red
~ bsd accepted a bride to permit
three safe-blowers to escape ana on
his evidence the turnkey was con
yicted The ministers who became
interested I'm Lasell, tried TO reform
him. but their efforts appear 10 nave
been in vain.
rh., m large number of Immigrants
into Michigan become public charges
is shown by the annual report OF tlc
commissioner general Oh iHnnils "a
tion. This shows that on Dec. 81
there were 43I aliens and 31S nat
urallzed citizens In Michigan Jalls'
e aliens and LOIS naturalized Gu
gems In Michigan insane asylums ana
ass aliens and AIS naturalized cru
gems I'm Michigan charitable institu
tions: During the year a''@. -, ' thaso
four were bankers. 81 were clergy
men. one an actor. and IL were ihu-
sicians while three We're brewers;
Common laborers. farm laborers and
servants furnished the largest pro-
portion OF the immigrants.
Prunrd down by the commissioner 10
sion budget is ready for the council
and board Of estimates. In reality;
the lighting APPROPRIATIONS askSu
Will he somewhat larger. as the ad.
difIonal service for the schools and
marks has been left TO be inserted
as supplemental estimatesii h, Vns
Commission IL anxious TO make is
shown I'm the estimates Tor naming
arc lights in place OF ne prssse resent
35O of these lamps this year and
saving OF $4,000 In operation Is hg-
ured in case OF their use. The bud
get Is divided into s203457 for Inn
provements. and tlSO.19l Tor mamie
nance An automobile for Supt Mis-
tersky Will be asked for.
Henry n. Ledyard, chairman OF the
bonrd OF directors OF the Michigan
Central railroad. and former presi-
dent OF that road, has issued an eN-
planation OF the circumstances under
which his name appeared on inc
postal department rolls as mall
messenger at 81 900 a year. He states
that an ARRANGEMENT was made
whereby the government would pay
the Michigan Central that sum year
~ in consideration OF it's building the
Cantilever bridge at Niagara Fails
The Canadian government reached
the same end by Increasing the COM