The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-26


rect the police to the place.
A trust mortgage Inns been nied In the
city clerk. office 90 guarantee an is-
sue OF szO0O.0o0 bonds OF the De.
troit suburban Gas Co: OF TIN.
amount $4,000 Will be issued al
once for improvements The Citizens
Savings * Trust Co. OF Cleveland
holds the mortgage I'm the Interest
OF the bond holders.
c. VI. Burton recently found I'm n Sec
ond-band bookstore In New York q
volume containing the original pub
lication OF report OF work done ~
16i7s by Fr. Lallemant. s. j.. who
for seven years was missionary
among the Indians in the Georgian
bay region. FIR. Lallemant after
years OF missionary work. was final
ly massacred by the Indians.
An order requiring the bankrupt De-
return 80 locomotives and 250J
freight cars to the Trust Co. OF
America. was made By Judge Swan
ia federal court, Monday afternoon
at the rate OF 1907 900 per year, but
the road has defaulted on payments
and interest. and the equipment must
be turned back as rapidly as the re-
celvers can arrange IL.
Arthur Foster, the Michigan Central
messenger who forged the name OF
}. Fred jennings, an engineer. TO a
pay check for $ii5. which was given
the boy To deliver TO Jennings, plead
ed guilty in Judge Connollys court,
Monday, after tho prosecuting attor-
ney had submitted all the evidence
in the case to a jury. Foster was
remanded for sentence The evidence
showed that he spent the money he
realized on the pay check for four
reNolvers dark lantern and a fash =
light.
james &. Bresnnhnn has been ordered
Ia appear in court Feb. I and
show cause why he should not de-
liver his child over TO Mrs. Bresna-
han. The child. Catherine, aged 5.
has been bone OF contention for a
long time. being first I'm the mother :
care then IN the fathers. Occasion
ally she lands In an orphan asylum.
rwicc she has been kidnapped once
by her father and again by her
mother. Mrs. Bresnahan has started
suit for separate maintenance.
VI. }. Murphy. prominent worker In
the Detroit Association OF Charities,
gives the hard times as reason for
the falling Off In the benevolences
during 1908. In that year, s65,l69
500 was given for charitable pur-
poses, while in 1907. 1921. 500. $50.
nearly twice as much. represented
the national gift TO unfortunates Mr..
Murphy also says that the last year
was free from any great national
calamity. which aroused the lively
sympathy and generosity more than
usual.
Carnations, william McItiniey's favor
lite flower. predomipated In the dec
orations at tho Mckinley memorial
services. held by Fairbanks Post No
Il. q. a. r.. Monday evening Sup
per was served and then there were
eulogistic speeches by the following
Judge +. .. Durfee. -. s. Kimball,
George l.. Holmes, O.. J Pierce,
William Davie. John T. Spillane. II.
II. White, Lee q. Crotty. +. r.. Thay-
er James Reid. John Lane, and b
r. Finlayson.
The business meeting of the First Con-
greGationsI church WAS held Mouday y
evening, and three trustees were
elected FOR three years, T.. II. Jones,
George T.. Lawson and III. ~ Hovcy.
The receipts from pew rents during
the year were 2,l51, and from other
sources. 1880. The disbursements
and s2,735 for running expenses. The
report does not include the $4,000
raised for beneVolences as reported
at the church meeting last Wednes
day evening
The police were kept busy, Monday, In
vcStigating the com plants of NJ rang =
ers IN the city, who claim they had
been undone by new found acquaint-
ances. Patrick Quinn, SO years old
or Gagetown, Mich. reported that he
had been robbed of $26 by a woman.
III. q. Smith. or Buffalo. complained
that after being steered into a mum
Der OF cheap saloons by a smooth
stranger he was relieved OF $40 b.
the same man. W. j. Smith. who
didn't give his address. visited an
old acquaintance and afterwards re-
ported the loss OF $50.
Tuesday afternoon, Bankruptcy Referee
Dnvock considers the petition of
Charles L. Freer. who desires 10
foreclose his lien on the stock en-
o change seats of Cameron Currie ~
co. other creditors oppose this. one
OF the matters that came up at the
Cameron Currie x Co. hearing Mon
day afternoon, was the request OF a
Mr.. Cole that his note for $4,000 he
returned to him. He had given the
note TO Cameron Currie & Co. with
stocks as collateral. ana. the col
lateral was sold after the failure SO
that he feels that his debt has been
paid once.
Patroiman Neubnucr's timely arrival
frustrated nm attempt 60 rob the
Son. No. 21o Woodward-ave.. early
Tuesday morning. When Neubaucr.
who Is on relief duty this month.
passed through the alley back or the
store on his o'clock round. he no
ticed a ladder leaning against the
rear wall OF the jewelry shop. The
ladder led TO the roof, whence access
to the building was easy by means
OF a skylight Neubauer Investigate
ed. but found all the fasteninBs Sc
cure. The would-be robbers had evil
IDENTIFY been frightened away on his
approach.
The Rev. J. y. McGav. of Morningsun.
Town, will deliver "a lecture on "Prac-
teal Patriotism" in the Scovel Mem
orial Presbyterian church, " ednes-
day evening. Jan. %. the first meet
ing to be held under the auspices OF
the National Reform association
This association IL an inter-denom-
national nOnpartisan, organization
which has for it's object the mainte-
nance and promotion OF the influence
OF the Christian religion in the ma
tional life. and to secure an amend
ment To the constitution OF the Uni
ted states to declare for the. nations
acceptance OF the Christian religion,
The lecture Is free.
Dow has Just returned from
Washington. where ne had q talk
with President Roosevelt The presi :
to inform the chief magistrate that
he was ill-informed in stating in his
message with regard to water pow
e ers that the. General Electric 60 ~
fastening its hold on Michigan wa
ter powers through the Detroit Edt-
son Co. The General Electric Co..
as corporation. does not own or
control one dollar Of stock in any
water power I'm Michigan" says bow
lie declares that the controversy here
started result OF the battle be-
tween rival corporations for Sault
Ste. Marie water power.
The Foss-Drown breach Of promise
suit. which has been fought throuc N
the circuit court three times. and was
carried to the supreme court once.
noon. when jury In Judge Hosmer \
court returned a verdict OF no cause
OF action Miss Foss as she calls
herself. although she has been mar
ricd twice and once divorced. first
met David Brown. the coal and Ice
was but a youth. lie and her nus
hand were friends After she oil