The Detroit times., 1910-06-01
WHERE LIFE IS
WORTH LIVING

ChriEtian Hartman, charged with the
smbeszlement of s253 frcis the feed
nrm OF Stark q Nickel, MAS found
guilty I'm the recorders court Tues
DAY afternoon. The ease was tried
before Judge Phelan, who remand
ed Hartman for sentence.
In probable that NO complaint will
De made against Matthias iscrrcs, the
missing treasurer OF hamtramcK
township. who is short In his Ac-
counts, His shortage will be made
q up by his mother, IL IL expected aud
court.
scott, Familiarity known ns "scotty.'
are locked up In the hrst precinct
station on suspicion OF knowing
something about the assault a|Id rob.
, berry OF Simon Rosenberg. OF Sault
> Ste. Marie. who told the police that
ne was relieved OF 5000 after beins
beaten into insensibility Monday
night.
The Detroit United Railway II co-oper-
nting with the Elk Ina their pGs-
lclty campai gn on behalf OF the
making bid for increased suburban
traffic. On $4,000 time tables recent
y T s1ssd for sSor the Detroit MonrSs
with the Elks"
Henry C.. Scott. one OF the oldest ofn-
Ger. In the police department, IT,
slowly recovering from an attack
OF ptomaine poisoning which kept
him at the point OF death for several
days. Mrs. Scott was also seriously
Ill, but her condition was never 80
critical as her husbands. The VI
ness IL Is believed. resulted fron
eating impure safdines.
The funeral services OF DIR. Donald A.
Macdonald, who died In Rochester,
MINI, Sunday. were held, Wednss-
day morning, from the residence o.
w ID Woodford. No Iss Com ns
week ago for Rochester To undergo
an operation by the Mayo brothers.
but died before the operation was
the u. OF NJ. and made specially Oh
chronic diseases.
The funeral or Joseph Metxger. a mem
her of the Arm of CnrI E. schmidt -
Co. and one of the best known tan
ners In the country, was held WeG-
nesday morning from his residence.
church. Mr. Metxger started bust
ness with Traugott schmidt 20. as
boy, and grew up In the work. ie
Mas mem6e n,o OF the Aut9 1.s eles I n,s
widow and one son.
A luncheon was given Tne.dny I'm the
Griswold house by q. A. Tyler, Presi-
dent Fred Postal and Secretary j. T..
Harmon. of the state Fair associa-
tlon. to the crew OF expert workmcn
who came from coldwater To erect
grounds II was get together
idea OF the fair officials, to show a
personal interest In their men Al
ter luncheon the men, 80 IN nSmDet.
were taken TO the fair grounds IN
special car They will live there until
the barns are finished.
The Northwest Women's club, COM
posed OF women residing I'm thu
Grand RiYer-aVe. section OF the CITY,
was organized Tuesday IN Diamond
hall. at Grand River and LAwton
4 he nf
for the educational, social ana "lFir
betterment OF the city. The officers
Siee.pre sfseGsn' Mrs. M[S g. P Person
/ recording secretary. Mrs. w. ID. t'of-
don: corresponding secretary airs
Auringer: directors, Mrs. Elliott o.
Grosvenor. Mrs. Henry w. Campbell
and Mrs. william A. Atkinson.
The hearing Of testimony in the cnse
OF Mrs. Anna spanier ngainst Mrs
Mary Rohn, N which the defendant
Is charged with using undue mil
ence in having her husband, who was
Mrs. Spanier's father transfer ms
Judge Donovan's court Tuesday at
ternoon. Judge Donovan reserved
his decision During Rn6S sse sd'a maj
the latter had threatened TO 2oison
her husband with carbolic acid, an
Detective Eli Baker was present AZ
L Tuesdays session of court TO watcn
developments -
Public Works Commissioner Hnarer II
having trouble with Henry Ninrci.
who has the city's sidewalks building
contract this year. Mincel fas not
been laying intersections as fast as
Haarer thinks he should, and the
commissioned is going TO put city
gang on the work and charge 40
AIlncel any sum which the lntcrsec-
lions may cost over the contract
price The city contract was let AT
very low figures this year. Minccl
has kept up fairly well with the
straight sidewalk work. but on the
intersection work which is iess
profitable, he has got behind 10 the
extent OF 800 orders.
The close watch maintained by the
controllers office upon city bills ~
shown by the holding up OF rouch
err for $3.50 charged by the Plt's-
burg Plate Glass Co. for glass lur-
nIshed the Museum OF Art. lnclud-
ed in the bill Ia an Item OF $40 Tor
two plates OF glass, this price De
ing made in accordance with quo
tation furnished some time before
the glass was ordered. The control
ler's office learned that on March |,
several weeks before the glass tas
ordered a cut was made in the price
of glass. which would have brougnt
the price down to $2129. Under
these circumstances. Controller Dor
emus held up the voucher and had IL
, referred to the council committee u.I
claims and accounts, explaining that
he does not believe the city should
pay more for glass than do private
parties.