The Detroit times., 1910-09-21

tim OF a horrible mistake Tuesday
She was coming to Detroit on Pom
tiac car and some person walked
away with her suitcase by mistake.
His case looked very much like hers.
When she got TO her room she open
ed the thing, and In place OF finding
dainty lingerie and her feminine odds
and ends. she discovered lot OF hor-
rid pipes and cans OF tobacco. There
were also number OF postal cards
addressed TO Charles Hofacker.
After days Of endeavor, Mrs. Ella Nan
tell, No. AZ Fourth-st., H. now ON the
eye ey OF obtaining o,t a pardon for her
inS 14-year- sentence in Marquette
prison for forgery. Tuesday she Sc
cured an interview with Gov. Warner
ing clemency from j. l.. Hudson,
Judge Connolly and Mayor Brett
meyer. Judge Connolly sentenced
Young Nantei, The boy has deyel-
wants TO nurse him back to health
The common council had an unevent-
fui meeting Tuesdny evening. Com
munica tons were received from the
mayor. urging speedy fixing OF
the street railway valuation and ask
ing that the council provide money
for the foundation Of the Columbus
monument The city plan and i'm
provement commission wrote recon-
mending that the monument be To-
Gated at the upper end of Washing
toni blvd The report Of City Ac-
courtant Bullock on the number of
uncoIlected accounts due the city
was referred to the ways and means
committee.
Ivnn &. Weld, who has been delegated
by the United states department of
agriculture to attend the milk ex-
hibition to be held In Detroit next
Monday and Tuesday under the aus
pices OF the Detroit Board OF Com
merce, has arrived In the city and Is
assisting In the preliminary arrange
ments for the exhibit. Up to date ss
entries have been made and the sam
pies stored In the Murphy cold stor-
age plant. They will be moved TO
rooms at Nos. 1899 Forrest. west the
latter part Of the. week. where the
judges Will make their awards In ad-
vance OF the opening of the exhibit.
Members Of the water board held
conference with Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Lawson Tuesday. re-
against Butler Bros. a. Hon, con-
tractors on the Michigan Central
tunnel. for about $4,000. The claim
is for the wages of six watchmen
who were kept on duty while the
tunnel was being built under Fort
st. west. The water commissioners
feared that the undermining of the
36-inch main would cause a disas-
trous break, and kept two men con-
stantly on the watch in three eight
hour shifts. The company declares
Detroit now has an official junket
badge, which Will adorn the breasts
OF its officials on all future visits to
conventions and other places where
Identification OF the delegate with
the City OF the Straits Is desirable.
Heretofore the officials have had rib
bon badges printed. On motion of
Controller Heineman.. when alder
man. the city has had 100 neat gilt
and enamel badges made, on the de-
sign OF the emblematic window in
the common council chamber, with
the city seal In the center and por-
tions OF the different flags under
which Detroit has existed, on the
four quarters. The word Detroit"
Is at the top. BY the terms OF the
resolution. the badges will remain in
custody OF City Clerk Nichols and
will cost their wearers 81 each They
were made In Chicago
The committee on real estate and
school buildings, of the boari of edu-
cation. decided Tuesday to recon-
mend the purchase OF the site at
Ferndale and Central-aves.. for the
new John F. Bennett school. The
site Is 4o5 by 100 feet and the price
OF about a score of sites offered, and
Is the one decided upon some time
ago. but reconsidered on the protest
of several citizens. who maintained
that II was too far west OF the CEN
ter of school population In the dis
trict. All things considered. how
ever, the committee decided that IL
was the most desirable In every way
Bids were opened for the addition to
the Bellevue school and the commit
tee will recommend to the board.
Thursday night. that contracts be
entered into with the lowest bidders
for each class OF work, totaling SAL
400 The appropriation was $4,000.