The Detroit times., 1909-12-31
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

WaENE LIFE ID
WORTH LIVING
Morse thieves broke late the barn Of
FRed Male, Ne, ll6o Dtx-ave., Thurs-
day night. and stole q PAGER. valued
rSs police ifs q WERE ssfn sosin Ssusd
Pstrolnsn Dan searles, stationed On
the recorders court fer the last ave
years. was appointed a truant officer
and transferred 10 Lieut. Breauits
stan. Thursday. An increase OF 5000
so, year In pay goes with the new
JAe Harmesie seciety, in the annual
Deeting held Thursday evening, de-
cided not TO Increase the membership
fee. which will remain at e25 admis-
sion. and sis yearly dues. The cleo
tion OF officers will be made by a
nominating committee instead OF
from the door as formerly.
Very satisfactory was the inspeetioa oi
the House Of Correct1on and tts ac-
Thursday afternoon. The contracts
with the various counties Tor the
care OF prisoners during the coming
year were approved.
william RaGIin. No. zeS Adelalde-st.,
ave, Negroes. were arrested by De-
tectives stenfon. Dowd and Wilson.
Thursday night, on advices from CO.
lumbus. that the men are wanted
there on burglary charge.
New Years day will be eslebrateA IN
0ld-fashlonea Jolly style ~ the mem
bers OF the Detroit Curling club. The
ice OF the six Kinks will be occupied
with matches most OF the day, and
there will be the usual open house
observance to friends OF the clubs
members.
nschard Rice, for more than 70 years
closely ss.,sc,sS Nth the b late ,s ssnr
in q secretariai capacity, died. Thurs
day. In st. Mary's hospital after 2
long illness. Mr.. Rice was 50 years
e rS years. saq he NO WAS private secretary
20 the. late senator. and at his death
assumed the same position for Mrs.
Mcmillan.
A neat little folder, eentaininE copy
being mailed by the police depart
fnent. TO each owner OF an auto or
motorcycle in Detroit. An accom-
expire Jan. j. 1910. and that the rules
OF the law must he followed from
that date on. All chauffeurs and mo-
torcyciists must wear badges. under
the new law.
The corn~r.fo.e Of the North WOOD
ward Presbyterian church will be laid
with appropriate ceremonies: New
Years afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
church vas organised March IL. 1907.
Rev. Sherman L. Divine was called
as pastor. and II IL TO his untiring
zeal that his loyal congregation give
sssS for rss s. rapS Suass viii
dedicated next fall. soy
Mrs. Minnie Rosengert, - years old,
dropped dead on the Dercn OF her
home. No. 20 Pelouze-st.. Thursday
Ix.E~ aIxr I~xn n<<sS<A 800
cries at a nearby store. Mrs. Rosen-
CART had complained OF feeling Ill.
and asked the grocer to carrN her
packages TO the house for her. When
he arrived. he found her dead body
on the porch. Her husband was no.
titled. ard carried the body into the
house. Coroner Bennett 0ecided that
death was due to heart disease
walter Bellard. charged with burGIar-
ising AdaIbert Kuhn's saloon, No. ~
Michigan-ave.. and stealing $1f5 tyom
the cash register, was found guilty
sy Jury n Judge Phsian ms cont Sourt;
elaboration. Bellard who was con-
victed OF theft in Mt. Clemens last
summer. remarked, That's the rot
Formerly employed as porter in the
saloon. Detective Baker found a
large roll OF, bills hidden behind a
sofa In his room.
Ono Of those "heIpful ~usses- happesed
mIOuE Wn1fe k0W0F0 O1rDory WA
trying to shovel SHOW blockade
away from the door OF his barn, In
the rear OF HIS Fourth-aves residencc.
Carbary. was inside the harm. with .
a few inchss. 5asR az ~ isfa;l
cuss. passed Hh1ou1 5'5lll
% n.. tns shoys Il o, sho X.
nice new shovel, and the stranger
fed down the alley with 1t.
A statement or the condition Of the es-
tate OF Henry q. Potter. Jr., who
was iled in the probate court. Thurs
day afternoon. by James p. Peter,
executor. for the purpose of deter
mining the inheritapce tax The es-
claims against 1t are Sst3,576. Most
of these claims are In the nature OF
promissory notes on which Mr.. Pot.
e .rr or guarantor. Peter places the ' cost
OF administering the estate at $31,7I5,
of which his own fee IL $4,000. His
services are we'll worth that amount.
he says. SO
employment agencies ont Of business.
He has In mind an ordinance to In
crease the license fees for all en-
bureau . 6sn ys chars ssd
would at the same time, limit the
fee TO so cents. This would probably
drive out OF business all the private
concerns and also that conducted BY
the Y M. G.. A. II would leave the
state free employment bureau in the
city hall and the bureau OF the En-
ployers. association neither OF which
charges fees. Through the work OF
Sergt. Hicks In the mayors office,
the number of employment agencies
has been greatly cut down. many
licenses being revoked.
A new trial of the case of Mrs. Anna VI.
Walsh. wife Of ,. Frisbee walsh,
against Fred Gibson for $4,000 dam
ages was denied by the supreme
court. Thursday The trial In 1908. was
history OF the Wayne circuit court.
Mrs. Walsh charged that Gibson as
sauited her when he went to her
home to collect rent. Gibson claimed
that the charge was made Tor the
purpose OF blackmall. The jury de-
asked on the ground that Judge
Mandell permitted the Introduction
Of evidence rejecting on Mrs. Walsh 5
character. which the plaintiffs attor-
ney claimed, was irrelevant and I'M
material.
Three other missing persons. besides
ANTHONY wayne. who left his home,
throw himself In the river were re-
ported to the police, Thursday. Mrs.
Lawrence Kohn IL looking for her
husband. who disappeared from his
home, No. $50 Cameron last
July. She believes that woman
a guard In the house OF correction.
Mrs Vera Loots has been miss x
from home. No. 316 Sixth-st., for
three weeks. and her mother has
asked the>police 70 locate her. Hunt
that hts xvffa. left him last week tax .