The Detroit times., 1909-01-07

q. A.. West Detroit, will he held Eri-
day Jan. ), nom IL TO y. IN. live
directors are Ia be voted for. The
program for the annual meeting TO
be held on the same evening VIII
consist OF vocal music bY "A NAL
quartet. instrumental selections by
the Y. w. G. A. Mandolin club. a dra-
matte sketch by the Social club of
the CamDbell-ave. NJ +. church. and
a brief statement OF the years work.
A special coach Will leave the Michi-
gan Central depot AT 1880. TO convey
members and friends To and from the
meeting.
A carriage containing DIR. Clark Hayes.
OF Columbus, Ohio, and n. VI. McI<in-
ney, OF Elm. was struck by a fpsi-
Ann car near Eloise Wednesday at
ternon, and both men were painfully
Injured and the buggy wrecked. Nc
Kinney was cut and bruised about
the head and shoulders. while Hay IS
sustained fractured hip. Both men
were picked up In an unconscious
condition, and after being treated by
DR. j. j. Marker. Of Elolse asylum.
Hayes was removed to Harper hos
pttal and Mckinney TO his home. DR..
Hayes Is government Inspector. anu
Is engaged examining cattle in
Wayne county suspected OF having
foot and mouth disease.
After "a delay OF two days, the HalIy
ordinance appeal ease ~ to he argued
Friday, before the United states
court OF appeals IN Dy
Corporation Counsel Hally. Attorney
otto kirchner and the legal repre-
sentatlves of the II. L. IL. bondhold-
ers. There has been long delay on
account OF the exhaustive arguments
In the suit brought by minority
stockholders OF the Osceola Mining
Co. to prevent the acquisition OF that
property by the Calumet q Hecla
Mining Co. This big suit. which was
appealed from the federal court In
Grand Rapids, Is brought in the name
OF Albert s. Bigelow and viii be a
test case, involving "A number OF val
liable mineral properties beside the
one directly mentioned.
cision, wednesday,, In the case In
volving the estate of the late An
drew Anderson. who died In Wind
sor; leaving widow and one son
dren. Under decree granted by
Judge Donovan, Anderson was
Obliged to pay his divorced wife $50
"a month and each OF his children So
900 as he or she became OF age. At
his death only one had been paid,
and the question arose as To wheth-
err the remaining payments should be
made out of the Detroit or the Wind
sor estate OF the deceased. Judge
Murphy rules that the money must
come out of the Detroit estate. This
means that local creditors of the de-
ceased must 90 to Canada to sue for
their claims.
Aid. Heineman In trying 10 prepare ~
set of rules by which aidermanic re-
counts shall be decided by the new
council. The rulings upon disputed
ballots have varied greatly in the
past. and II is Heineman's desire to
get set OF rules that will serve to
decide matters of that Kind uni
formly and in accord with the In
tent OF the voter. The defeated con-
testants who will seek seats in the
council and the margins they NUS
overcome are as follows: Fred Mohn,
Fifth ward. 80 votes: Frank J. Ma
son, Fourteenth ward. votes; Hiram
L. Rose, Sixteenth ward. 2S votes
Fred r. Schmalzreidt, now city clerk
will be- attorEeS In all three cases
II is expected that three special COM
mittees will be appointed 10 conduct
the recounts.
County Trcasurer-eIect william r.
Moeller's refusal Ia accept from Act
ing Treasurer Waldo a siX-months
appointment as deputy lest he place
himself under obligation to return
the compliment by making Waldo
among Waldo's friends. They point
out that. under the law. Moeller
would be powerless TO displace Wal
do. II the latter chooses 20 take az
vantage OF the provisions Of act No
329, OF the public acts of 1907 This
act provides that honorably dis
charged soldiers. sailors and marines
or the civil and spanish American
wars shall be given the preference
in appointments by public officials
and that they shall not he removed
or transferred except after hear
ing before the governor. Capt. Wal
do is q Spanish war veteran, but 1t
Is not likely that be would stand on
his legal rights IL Moeller does not
wish to retain him.