The Detroit times., 1913-10-08
Michigan NeWs Notes

SAULT STE. MARlE-Twentyn nine
bartenders are under suspicion by the
local police department here as re-
suit OF statements by John Driver. an
indian, who alleged that they had fur
nished him with liquor.
BATTLE CREEK-Believed to be
implicated in the kidnapping OF little
Beatrice McCorkill. Howard Fiero,
posing as detective. was arrested
here Monday night Fiero alleged that
he had been hired by Harry Van Heu.
sen. local detective, to shadow
the child's mother pending the settle
ment OF her husbands divorce case.
PORT HURON-C. S. Cunningham,
new member Of the state railroad COM
mission, Is In Port Huron making an
inspection OF the Pere Marquette
yards here. The commission will. II
Is said, force the p. NJ. to build new
depot here, this city having been with.
out depot facilities since the old struc.
ture was destroyed by Are year ago
last January.
TRAVERSE CiTY--The Northwest.
ern Bankers club will hold its semi
annual convention here October Ia
Bankers from 10 counties will be pres
emit.
LANSING-Of the 64,299 births rec.
orded In Michigan during 1910. 1854
were illegitimate, 39l Of such illegiti
mate children being born In Wayne
county. This is an average Of 1874
illegitimate births for every 1000 pop
ulation. This Is the first compilation
OF such statistics made In Michigan
and the report will be carried on tC
cover the period from 1910 to the
present, after which 1t will be con
tinued each year.
LANSING-The members OF the
State Board OF Corrections and Chair
ties and the members Of the commits
sion appointed by Governor Ferris &c
select site for the proposed state
colony for epileptis, are In New Gosh
en-, Ind. inspecting the Indiana insti
tuition there
GRAND RAPIDS-About 100 Grand
Rapids Wholesale and representative
business men boarded a special Pere
Marquette train In waiting at the un
lon station and started the annual fal
trade extension trip about the state
The itinerary this year will take In
most OF the cities and towns OF cen
trail Michigan, O. far as they can be
visited In four days
BAD AxE-The Bad Axe Board OF
Trade will entertain officials of the
Grand Trunk railroad at q banquet
here. Tuesday. High railroad officials
from Montreal. Detroit and Chicago
will attend the gathering.
MANISTEE-Six Communicates of
the Knights Templar, representing
Manistee, Ludington. Muskeg0n, Big
Rapids. Traverse City and Petoskey
are here for q ''nsld day"
PETOSKEY.-A. J. Smith, aged 63,
Is at the point OF death at Petoskey
hospital. the result Of injuries sustain.
ed when he was thrown from log
ging wagon when the team he was
driving ran away. today.
PORT HURON.-Willard Aemke,
captain of police at Mt. Clemens. this
morning brought Bessie Smith and
Jennie Anderson, two Negressss, to
the st. Clair county pail, where they
will be kept until Monday for the
Macomb county officials. The accom-
modations at the Macomb Jail are
limited, and q new jail IL now In pro-
cess Of construction.
ANN ARBOR.-After repeated OF.
forts to force the Detroit, jackson 4
Chicago railroad to pave It's share OF
West Huron-st. had failed, the city
council instructed City Attorney De-
vine to file an appeal for an injunc-
ton to restrain the company from
using the streets until the terms OF
its franchise are complied with.
KALAMAZOO.-As a result Of the
investigation into the affairs Of the
Michigan Buggy company. the city
and county may be forced to return
automobiles given the city by George
Lay, president OF the company. The
police department has an auto patrol
wagon, while the sheriff's office has
an auto given II by the company.
When the company failed. II was
found that, withstanding the fact
that the gifts had been announced as
an evidence of the public spirit OF the
manufacturers, they had been charged
on the books.
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