The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
WHERE LIFE Is ~
WORTH LIVING

WORTH LIVING
we body OF man. washed up ON the
afternoon. 10 believed 10 be that OF
one or the three men who left Wyan-
dotte during the big storm of April
In a fooihardy EFFORT TO cross the
river IN rcwboat.
Burglars forced the rear door OF James
Eiitotrs saloon. No. ~ Congress-st.
east with Jimmy" some time Mon
register. taking all OF the contents.
Elliott does not know how much
money the register contained.
Cyrii Cailiiau. No. 722 Csdiiine-ave..
was thrown from his automobile
Monday afternoon. when the machine
was struck by Sherman car at
kercheval and Fiseher-aves. DR. J.
r. Bennett dressed his numerous Sc
we're bruises and he was able To 20
TO his home.
William J. ODonnelI, No. III Leverett-
ct. stumbled and fell at Macomb and
Hastings-sts., Monday night. striking
his head on the curbstone and sus-
tanning conclusion OF the brain.
lie was taken I'm the East End ambu-
conscious condition, but IL Is be-
lieved that he will recover. He is
about So years old.
The funeral OF william 4. Ward, Jr,
who died last Saturday In the home
OF his father, No. "a Grand River
ave. was held Tuesday afternoon.
the interment being In Woodmere
he chose himself, will be Thomas
Renshaw. Harry Lettering, Maurice J.
keating. Jr.. William Rettison, Har-
ry Notwell and John Ryan.
After Informing the gate tender at the
Hancock-ave. crossing OF the Grand
Trunk railroad that he intended TO
commit suicide. an unidentihcd Tor
ka..A Ia. In NVua aI
I'm front OF a switch engine shortly
after 10 o'clock Monday night The
gateman prevented the suicide, but
while he was telephoning to the po-
lice TO come TO get the man. the lat
ter made his escape
Etghty-twO persons took the civil ser
vice examinntion for deputy Gus
toms officer In the federal building,
Monday. Among these were several
women who aspire TO clerkships In
the customs orfice. Ten women are
for woman Inspector There are 20
entries for the examination for mes
senger In the customs service. and
five for opener and packer.
Abraham Fouik, n junk dealer giving
his address nv No. us Brewster-st..
was arrested early Tuesday morning
by Patrolman Joseph Thiery. OF Can
field station. who saw Foulk and
smother man driving along John r..
st In n wagon containing about 80
feet OF lead pipe. evidently torn from
he bought the pipe from his com
panion. who escaped and whose name
he says he does not know.
Arthur Len,bkc, the Io-year-oid boy
Lock Berlin. y. Y, and whose parents
appealed 10 the Detroit police 10
locate him. has been found working
In a Champlain-st automobile fac
tory lie declares that he has given
up his dime novel ideas. and wants
10 become good mechanic. He says
hc doesn't like the life on his home
farm, and that Detroit just suits him
Lieut.. Breault will not interfere I'm
the case unless ordered to do SO by
the lads parents. who have been
notified that he is here
The cuse OF siduey Frank against
Jacob Adler. the weii-known Ntddish
actor. viii he heard in the circuit
court during the present week. The
suit grows out OF trouble which
arose during Mr.. Adler's companys
visit to the Detroit opera house more
pute as TO Adlers share OF the re-
ceipts. The actor stepped before the
curtain and told the audience he
had been robbed, and that man
named Frank had the money. Sid
ney Frank took this TO mean him.
and had Adler arrested on capias.
Peter Shea, former manager OF the
4 Norrle tn the Windsor rink about
\ week ago. must remain In the sand
witch Jall for another eight days, as
| eor police Court was adjourned Tor
J that period. Monday. j. w. Hanna.
attorney for the defense. Is ready to
give bail for his client. but the Wind
sor police refused to have the pre-
iiminary hearing until Norrie Is sur
ficiently recovered TO appear In per-
son. and until the hearing IL held. no
bail can be granted under the cana
dian law.
An unusual action wns taken by n Jury
In Justice Lemkie'. court. Monday
In hgin uin m a q
for $5s In behalf OF the Detroit city
Gas Co. against Joseph Zerga. Zerga
acted as guarantor for Mrs. Minnie
Turner. who formerly ran board
ing house at No. 9S7 Woodward
ave, and who moved away. leaving
an unpaid gas bill OF sse.4o. The
-jtIFy--adepted -=a-res oiation--recorH-
mending TO the common council that
IL adopt an ordinance requiring the
gas company TO notify guarantors
as soon as the consumer guaranteed
has failed to pay one months gas
bill.
The funeral of Fred Seymour Me-
Curdy. who died enrly sunday morn
ing was held Tuesday afternoon
from the home OF his niece. Mrs. ii.
s. Thompson, No. 451 cadillac-ave.
Mr. McCurdy was born in Seneca
Falls, n. Y. 50 years ago. but has
been q resident OF Detroit since he
was a young man. He was the old
est crockery salesman In Michigan.
and for many years had Travelled for
Jenness n McCurdy, but more recent
ly had been on the road for Chi
cago hrm lie Is survived BY a
brother George. and two sisters.
Mrs. Marguerite Beaubien and Mrs.
Frances Jeup.
Directing 20 the method employed by
the Jury On arriving at verdict. the
plaintiff In the case OF Mary r. Kelly
against Orrin r. Baldwin has hled a
petition for new trial. In the trial
recently held In Judge Coopers court
the plaintifr claimed she got the
worst OF an automobile deal, and the
Jury allowed her $3.50 damages. Ed
ward Matthews. foreman OF the Jury.
says several % the jurors were ready
TO allow her $3.50. but Dennis Cronnin
and Oscar Budden held out. Finally
Cronnin proposed that the jurors
write on slip OF paper what they
thought the damages should be. and