The Detroit times., 1911-04-24
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING

The shell hops" employed I'm Detroit
hotels will give q ball Monday even
Ing In the Coliseum hall. elaborate
plans for which have been under
way for some time.
Mary Bendick, nine -months-oId daugh-
ter OF Frank Bendick, No. 2l2 E.-st.,
died, Sunday. as the result OF burns
sustained Saturday. The child was
sitting nes "A stove when its cloth
Ing caught fire.
John Woirs grocery at No. 1921 West
Jenerson-ave., River Rouge, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning. en-
failing loss OF $4,000. The Detroit
fire department sent apparatus. The
property was owned by Theodore
Bellanger
Fire starting from nm oily rag swept
through the Herpicide plant, Nos.
35-37 Milwaukee-ave west, Saturday
night The building Is OF hreproof
construction. and through the prompt
arrival OF the fire department the
damage was kept down TO about
$4,000
In n local IO-cent store, a mother, ac-
companied by hve-year-old, was
examining new-fangled get-up
called memo beads" an arrange
article needed from the store,
whats them for. mamag' asked the
-year-old They tell you what
you want Ut the grocery" the moth
what you want from the the gro
Gerry. mama" The mother didn't an
swer
Maichael Plno, q youthful Italian, No.
~ scott-st., was arrested Saturday
night. with a young girl, as the cou-
pie were about to enter cheap JEFF
ferson n-ave. hotel huge revolver
was found on the man and on the
girl a love-lorn letter. she had in
dicted To Michael. following quar-
rel In the letter she threatened to
commit suicide II her adored one
would not speak to her. The police
suspected a death pact. but the cou-
pie say they had no designs on their
lives
David Baker, q snioonkeeper, living at
No. - Abbott-st, managed 10 get
revolution for little while last
week when curiosity To see a real
live war took him over the line from
El Paso. Tex, where he was visiting
into Mexico. when he was promptly
nabbed and compelled TO stay In tail
until Detroit friends put up ran
som" OF $50. Mr.. Baker was charged
with being spy by the insurrectos.
but the money order for $50 caused
them to change that opinion.
While trying 20 cross the Grand Trunk
tracks at Hnle-st., In the Eighteenth
ward. about $3.50 o'clock, Sunday ar,
Raymond Hallman. aged and
years respectively. were struck by
the engine OF an east-bound passen-
ser train and seriously injured. An
thony Is suffering from concussion
OF the brain. while the younger lad
sustained fractured thigh and in
ternal injuries II Is thought both
Anthony Hallman. No. SO Hale-st.
A fortnight following the death Of her
husband, Mrs. John Thomas, died Sat-
urday, I'm the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. j. A. Topping, No. 81 Owen-ave.
Mrs Thomas had suffered from dia-
betes for long time. but the death
OF her husband is thought TO have
hastened her own demise. Mrs
Thomas was born in New York state
6S years ago, but came TO Michigan
in her youth. settling in Benton Har-
hor. where she was married to Mr..
Thomas. Two children survive, Mrs.
Topping, OF Detroit, and John Thorn
as. Jr.. of Stroudsburg. Pa. Funeral
services will be held in the home
Tuesday, with the Rev. G. L. Arnold
officiating.
While making n call I'm the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcconnell, No.
141 Harper-ave., sunday. Mrs. Mary
sullivan. No. s6s Trumbull-ave.. died
suddenly OF heart trouble. Mrs Sui
livan was accompanied by her daugh-
ter. Miss Lillian Sullivan. and after
entering tie Mcconnell home, COM
rlained of feeling Ill and was per
suaded TO lie down upon a couch.
Within a few minutes she was dead.
Mrs Sullivan had lived in Detroit all
her life and was the widow OF James
Sullivan. She is survived by three
daughters Mrs. Alex. Berendt and
the Misses Lillian and Eileen Sulli-
van, the latter teachers In the De-
troit public schools. The funeral SER
vice will be held In Holy Rosary
church. Wednesday. at 3 o'clock
Plans for the meeting OF the national
commandery OF the Naval and Mill
tary order of the Spanish American
war. to be held in Detroit May 26-2S,
were completed in a meeting in the
Hotel Tuller Saturday evening.
About 40 delegates and their ladies
will attend the national command
cry gathering and the Detroit COM
mandery will entertain them In royal
style There will be dinners and
luncheons in the Country and De-
troit clubs. river rides and theater
parties Officers elected to the To-
cal commandery Saturday evening
are: Commander. Capt. Frederick NJ
Alger, u. s. ". senior ce-command-
er, Ensign Frederick ID. Standish.
late U. :. N; junior vice-command-
er. Col Charles A, Booth, IT, y. A.:
recorder Lieut. Allan B. Wallover.
IT, s. V: registrar Lieut.. Ernest l..
Hamilton, u S. "; treasurer, Lieut..
Clement F. Kross, u. s. "; chaplain,
Cant ElbridRe w White u s. V