The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
WHERE LIFE Is
WORTH LIvINo

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In n meeting of the county road COM
niissie.ers, Tuesdny afternoon. John
T.. Haggerty was elected chairman
for the coming year. and owen Rip-
pey was re-appointed clerk.
John ,. smith, the Hamilton. Ont, man
accused OF .muEgling ieweiry. wa.
acquitted In the United states dis
trict court, Tuesday.
walter Lowry has secured n long iea.~
of the property at Nos. 10. ~ mad -
= Lafayctte-blNd-. and plans 10 estab-
lish a new hotel at this location,
adding two more stories. Workmen
are now engaged In remodeling the
upper floors
II. Moister, deputy county clerk. were
adopted by the common council on
Tuesday evening. and the county au-
ditors viii be asked TO place the nas
at half mast on the county building
for ave days in his honor.
Mrs. Belle Wilson. who "bOrrowed"
Butcher Tom Beihart's diamond RINK
TO I pawn " for n'tS their Wedding 80 ding expenses,
returned the ring. in Justice Jefries'
court TUESDAY; The Judge had hint ,So
ring before he decided the case.
Workm-n cleaning out n county drain
ON the treeinnd fnrm, In MonEuagon
township. uncovered huge bones be-
an extinct monster OF the pre-his-
toric age. One OF the relics is jaw
bone containing a tooth. the top OF
which IL four inches square.
william O'Ieary. well known art deal
er, slipped on the See In front of the
postofice while chasing j. /. Hud-
sons hat. Monday, and sustained a
fracture OF the right arm, while his
left leg was badly sprained. Incl
dentally lie landed on the hat He
was attended by DIR. McGraw in the
n. q. kInKsbury, president of the Mich
tgsn state Telephone Co.. will he
come actively Identified with the
Harris Trust & Savings bank, OF
Chicago. Jan. /. but Will not sever
his connection with the telephone
company. He will divide his time
between Chicago and this CITY,.
Fred Beech~r, meber of a wealthy De-
treft family, wn- ordered by Justice
Teagan TO return TO Frank Braun,
the family coachman, sl9s. Braun
err who asked that IL be kept secret
from his father. Beecher denied tho
loan and so did his brother, George.
but Justice Teagan believed the
coachman-
Before the week II ont the Red Cross
society hopes to have sold 10000
Christmas staomps in Detroit, al.
most most double the amount ana Sore rea,ized ni
from staomp day in the pubic
schools The stamps and postai
cards Will continue TO be sold untii
Jan. /.
school pupils 40 the Wingert sehooi
cost $500 per month, the real estate
committee OF the board or education
has decided TO remodel tho interior
OF the old Woodward ave. Congt ega-
tonal church. at a cost OF *l'oOV. 10
teoke care OF the pupils there, About
200 pupils OF the primary grades are
already housed in the church.
Robert Dond, arrested n. n vagraut In
Toronto. told the Canadian nuthorf-
ties that he was wanled ny 'nr camv nv
charge Local. officers were notified
ana Detective John Reid left for To,
ronto 10 bring Bond here for trial
on the charge OF stealing $50 from "A
roommate at No eos Congress-st.
east
Police tommI..ioner Croui held n CON
ference ruesdny with Representatives
of tho Detroit Funeral Directors as
sociatton and formally broached his
order that no funerals Will he al
lowed on Woodward-ave between
Adams and Jefferson -aNes., herea1-
ter The order, details of which
were printed in the Times several
weeks ago. was adopted al the uh-
dcrtakers' meeting Tuesday night
orvIcc 4. Leonard. census supervisor
for Wayne county. viii receive mp
Ilicstious for census enumerators ar
ter New Years day ana up 10 jan
25 Altogether, about 400 persons
VIII be employed In this work. Each
applicant viii have TO pass civil
examination. The actual work OF
taking the census begins April 10
and will he completed In the city by
May and in the county by May 10.
Corporation Counsel Hnily has given
the school board nm opinion that he
does not think the book companies
can be forced TO give hcnd Suaran.
teeirg TO furnish books 10 Detroit
as cheaply as they are sold else
Where Accordingly. the board will
probably decide TO buy its books In
chicago. where discount OF 70 per
cent can be obtained. Books Will he
sold al cost to high school pupils.
and an effort will be made 10 secure
tho books in time for the next term'
which begins In February.
The village attorney of Highland Park
informs the village council that Its
contract with the Central Rlthulithic
Co for tho paving OF Woodward ave.
600, is legal and binding. and IL IL
probable that work on the job VIII
start in the spring. Because or IN
adequate fire protection and IN" re-
frsaI OF the Detroit fire department.
10 respond TO alarms In Highland
Park with the pavement In It's pres
ent condition. several insurance com
panies have Cancelled policies on
houses In the village.
The Detroit United Railways has sp-
piled 10 the state railroad commits
sion. for authority to issue adl.'onhai M ,ha
; commission will investigate the COM
panys financial condition before act
Ing on the request. The company
now has bonds outstanding 70 the
amount OF s2O.3S7 900, and Chairman
Glasgow OF the commission, SAYS ne
believes the latter IL justified In as.
certaining whether the property VIII
carry further Indebtedness.
Resolutions OF sympathy from the large
colony of Detroit BeIginns Will he
cabled to tho royal family Of Bel
rium, as decided upon in a mass
meeting in the Burns hotel, Tues
day evening. Although several or
tho speakers defended the late king
from the aspersions cast upon him
for the Congo atrocities by the Rev
Marcus Scott. the Rev. Dr. Joseph
Clarke and other public men, no def-
nitc action was taken against these
speakers as was stated would be
done.
AZ the annual election OF officers OF
Gen. Henry VI. DufneId cnmp. No. u,
United Spanish War Veterans. IN"
following were elected: Commander.
Clyde NJ Webster; senior vice-com-
mander. Andrew J. Malloy. junior
vice-commander. Roy Logan chap
lain, Martin J. Whelan; officer or tho
day. George Barger. officer or the
guard Alex Boppre; surgeon, ut -
w McEwan Following the instala-
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