The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-01
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

Tsmpsrstures AZ Belle IsIe hath houses
AIR, Soj water, 70.
IN Its monthly meeting, Thursday, the
board OF water commissioners award
ed TO +. H. GODDARD a. Co. the contract
iSr erecting the superstrueture OF
the new water works pumping sta
ton. The prise IL t275,933. Work -
10 start In October.
William McClaren, IA years old, No. 0t0
Beaubien=st.. tried 90 board a rapidly
moving Fourteenth car In front OF
was thrown TO the ground and rs
suffering from a Conclusion of the
brain. He probably will recover.
Elmer German, OF the United states
secret service ns arrested joseph sss
company's office, Thursday after
noon, for trying TO pass a counter
felt silver dollar. When asked
nsrs he got an ss ana CS he pur tGs
tho search. he will stay In jail.
Fred II. Slick. canoe was stolen from
the BELLE Isie boat house, Thursday
night. That Isn't the worst part OF
II. There were just 96 pillows;
EXECUTION. reposing in the bottom OF
the craft Two paddles, one shriok-
ing graphophone and similar canoe
ghie ckp iive. al S Sts0 $40 MoDSSssaSe
william Meyers, 10 years old, No. 4Io
Chene-st, attempted 20 end his life,
Thursday night, by jumping on the
dock In the rear OF Kings brewery
near the Belle Isle bridge approach.
He was, pulled back on the dock py
some men on a boat. He told the
police his heart was afected by tho
warm weather and that he had an
uncomfortable desire 10 jump into
the water.
In a meeting. Thursday evening, che
Wayne County Medical society de-
cided TO take out Incorporation pa
pers so as to ut able TO hold proper
~ rights In their newly acquired
home at No. 80 Highest. east. the
building at this number was former
~ one OF Detroit's handsomest
homes and Is admirably adapted 10
the purpose to which the society
will put II. that. OF club house for
physicians.
demned by the board Of health in.
spectors, Thursday morning. and
were consigned TO the sewer on
Moodward-ave. near the ID, u ~
wagonload rom the vicinity or
Royal Oak and Birmingham were
seized because the milk was 100
warm. Some Of the cans were found
unfit for use and were thrown away
on that account.
Mrs. sarah Harris, one OF the most
prominent women In Jewish circles
In the city and an active philan-
thrcpist among her own people; died,
Thursday. In her home, No. lob Col
umbia st. east, Mrs. Harris Is sur
vived by her husband, Simon Harris.
and the following children: Mrs. NJ
Komar. Mrs. u. Miller, Mrs. b. Malli-
son. Mrs. Joseph Harris, Edward. AL
fred Walter. Abraham. Louis Archie
and Esther Harris and IL grand-chil-
dren. Interment will be In the Jew
ish cemetery.
A gathering of scots from all over the
United states and Canada will be at
the Hotel Cadillac, Tuesday evening
July. fer the purpose OF discussing the
details of a proposed monster home
going" trip to Scotland. Plans for
the trip have been under way I'm diff
ferent cities Of the two countries Cor
past-t+nA- letters haze sauE-
received from officials in the cities or
Scotland. stating that royal High
land welcome awaits the visitors II
Is proposed TO charter steamship
to sail from New York or Montreal.
TO carry about 1000 passengers.
Controller Doremus' annual statement,
from oMce, Thurs ay. shows that
with practically. all indebtedness
paid, the cash balance In the treas
ury Is s2.ls3.2Bs47. The net bonded
tically yafh. the floating Indebtedness
has been wiped out bills amounting
TO SS5 25S.11 having been paid
Thursday. The financial statement
shows: Balance. June 80. 1909, 81
e5i.5S6.25: receipts during the year.
tl0.152,8SS73: total. S12.104. 454 IS:
disbursements during the year. So
95l.19S.51.
william Putnam sumner, n welI-known
resident of Detroit, died Thursday, I'm
the home OF his son, w. w. Sumner,
No. 50 Colburn-pl. Mr.. Sumner was
born In Constable. n. Y, 60 years ago
but had lived I'm Michigan since n
mere lad. He served I'm the civil war
with distinction and at its close took
up business life In Detroit. For the
past eight years he had resided most
~ In the far west on account OF fail
ing health. He Ia survived by three
sons, w. w. Summer and Robert w.
Sumner, OF Detroit and @. Howard
Sumner, Santa Barbara. New Mexico.
Mr.. Sumner was a member OF Orien-
tai Lodge, +. a. A. NJ. the Royal Lee
gion and Fairbanks Post.
Applications for permission 10 peddIe
without n license are one OF the
growing nuisances of an alderman's
life. especially in the middle wards
OF the city. The permits are not sup
posed " be issued except in cases or
eNtren poverty, and the impression
usually prevails when the recon-
merdA- on goes to the common coun-
Gil that the applicant merely wants