The Detroit times., 1909-05-13
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

Mary T.. laurie was granted q divorce
from George Baurie, "Wednesday af-
ternoon. by Judge kohnert. on the
grounds OF non-support.
a gasoline steve explosion in the resi-
d~nce at y. Il. Nielsen, No. 3sJ Con-
kress-st east, Wednesday. vented It's
force In tho destruction OF couch
ana TWO mirrorss damage. $40.
James Cummings, seven years old. OF
No. ga Fourteenth-ave.. WINS bitten
Allen. OF No. 7sO Fourteenth ave,
Wednesday afternoon. The wound
. was promptly cauterized BY physi-
clan.
Apollo club of Palestine lodge, will
give Its closing concert OF the scnsen
tonight in the Masonic temple audi
torium. beginning at S:15 sharp. The
solosists are Miss Ida BirdsalI. eel
list. and sylvester Broeg, boy So
prano.
Friends OF the late william 4. May
hurry are urging Mayor Breitmeyer
TO take the Initiative In the move
ment for the erection or monument
10 the lamented former chief eXecu-
tive. Several OF the aldermen also
favor such plan. The mayor Will
probably issue a statement soon.
Ernest w. kurs, formerly mayors Sec
Rotary, has written To Water Com
missioner James Ia. Pound. thanking
the latter for his interest In trying
To get kurz water board clerkship.
but declaring that the place would
not have been accepted. kurz has
foresworn politics.
Harry Loucks. alias vernon, was mr.
yested, Wednesday, by Detectives
wilkinson and Cotter~ on the charge
OF obtaining SIS from the Detroit
News Co, on draft which has not
been honored The draft was drawn
on an uncle OF the young man. who
Is alleged To have promised payment.
- each time that Harry has been ar
rested
DR.. w. A. Evans, Of Chicago, will de-
liver nm address in the meeting of the
Society for the Study and Prevention
OF tuberculosis, In the Detroit Opera
house. next Saturday. The meeting
opens at ~ o'clock, and Will close at
I. DIR. Evans is health officer OF Chi
cago He will speak on the cooper
alton OF citizens and officials In anti
. tuberculosis work.
"A new steel steamer will be built for
the Detroit River Transit Co.. In a
Detroit yard. next winter. according
60 an announcement Just made. This
four. the other boats being the r.. A.
Shores, Jr. the Otis and the Des-
mond. The new steamer Will be l7o
feet long with 34-foot beam. ana
will cost approximately 100000.
She Will be used exclusively In the
Lake ST Clair sand and gravel
trade.
Mrs. Emily Lindeman n. 80 years old, WINS
Knocked down md run over by n
hack, owned and driven by Charles
Weiss. of No. SO Casper-ave.. as she
), was crossing Michigan-ave.. at juno
tion. Wednesday. Though badly
hurt about the hips and body, she Is
not believed TO have been fatally in
tured She was carried TO her home
at No. 1850 Junction-ave., where DR.,
kulick. OF No 1901 Junction. attend
ed her. He believes she will re-
cover.
Michael MieseI, one Of the aged Inmates
nf he ssuif hi hnn xSh n In A II
home when the institution went
bankrupt has ffled supplemental
bin OF complaint against the man .
agement OF the home I'm the circuit
court. Miesel alleges that after
Il starting his original suit for the re-
turn of the 81 900 he paid in return
for a contract that he was to have
home for life. ne was abused and
neglected. and finally turned out OF
house on MAY 8.
Harborrnant~r Ellison II dragging the
river, Mt the foot OF Third-st., as n
last resort In the search for Frank
:. Curtis. the mechanical engineer
from Crawford. ". j., who disappeared
from the Wayne hotel. April 81. IL
Is now thought that Curtis, during a
period OF temporary insanity, may
y have jumped or fallen from the dock;
inclined to believe. though that Cur
tbs is alive. though the reasons for
his disappearance are not known.
since 1878, when Jacob SiGmann COM
10
has been unsettled. A move TO wind
up the estate was made In probate
court Wednesday afternoon. when At
torney Herbert {. Munroe was APP
poIr,e6 administrator. Sigmann left
"a house and lot OF which his widow
took possession without going
through the probate court she sold
| nnds himself unable to give a clear
title Of II, except by winding up the
estate.
| blanks which make % impossible for
anyone to collect money from the
| county without taking an AFFIDAVIT
that the account Is correct. Under
the old system, DR. Newton, medical
! health officer OF Hamtramck. was en-
| abled to pad his bills To the extent or
$3.50" Auditor Buhrer said, and later
1. he admitted that some OF the bills
ne presented were wrong from start
10 finish. lie returned to the county
$3.50, and now the matter Is In the
hands OF the prosecutor.
While feeding his horse ns II stood in
the street In front OF No. ~ Puiford-
ave. Wednesday afternoon. August
Cube, OF No. 4ss Wilkins-st. was
Knocked down by the horse, and run
over by his own wagon, when the
animal became frightened at NY
ing piece OF paper. Cube was cut and
bruised about the face, and was in
jured about the breast. where the
| hind wheel Of the wagon passed over
him. He was attended by Or. Thorn
Ol NO oo0 NJ rsiiVNt-
ave and taken home In an ambu-
lance. His recovery is expected.
Spanked until he consented To no and
buy whisky for HIS mother, Mrs.
Margaret Harder. Wednesday morn
ing. Johnny Harder seven years old.
brought the liquor to her, and then
ran of Ia school. At noon he re-
turned TO find his mothers lifeless
body lying on the floor OF her home
. at No 237 Sherman-st. He ran to
the home OF James Baut. neighbor.
who notified Coroner Burgess. A
postmortem examination revealed
that the woman died OF alcoholism.
She was 40 years old. Her husband
IL employed by the Packard Auto
mobile Co.
| Decnuse Justice stein had another mp
Dointme mt, there wns session OF
the Cameron Currie grand jury, Wed
nesday afternoon. though Mr.. Currie
himself has been subpenaed as wit
ness. The inquiry was resumed again
Thursday afternoon. however. when