The Detroit times., 1914-12-31
IN. DETROIT

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The women's Taxpayer. league Will
meet MSAday afternoon nt o'clock
in the Scripps library. Police JUS
tice Jeffries will speak on THE night
!. court and Its necessity"
Figures complied by County Clerk
Thomas y. Farrell show that 2.I3i
eases are on the docket OF the cir
cult court for January. 1915. and that
400 cases on the April docket are
still pending, although the circuit
courts have been hearing cases on
this docket for two terms.
Funeral services for Calvin Az Newton.
Civil war veteran who died Mondny,
were held Thursday afternoon, in the
the auspices OF Fairbanks post, q. A.
X, MT, Newton was born In ST
clair, Mich. 70 years ago. He Is sur
vived by his wife and two sons.
Friends I'm Detroit hnve received word
OF the death I'm Boulder. CAL, Tues
day, or q. Earle Horton, formerly
soliciting freight agent In Detroit.
for the Chicago Burlington 4 Quincy
u old and went TO Colorado several
months ago I'm the hope OF benefting
his health, The body VIII be inferred
In Rose, n. Y.
Il. E. Taylor, Robert w. Fi.hback and
Deibert Cummings, promoters OF the
savage Motor Car Co, indicted Dy
the federal grand Jury on charge
OF using the mails 20 defrsud. nave
!. hled a motion In Federal Judge Tut
v ties court asking that the indict-
ments be Quashed. The three were
recently acquitted OF similar
charge In Cincinnati The motion
Will be heard Monday.
The will OF the late Dr. John Wilson
smith, filed Wednesday afternoon, In
probate court. leaves the smith resi-
denee, at No. SO Peterboro-st;. and 20
ings bank to Mrs Anna MeGrath, his
housekeeper. The remainder of the
estate. consisting OF block OF stores
In Saginaw, Is left TO DR.. smiths
only daughter Mrs. Harriet Bloom
ingdale. who Is named executrix.
Burglars broke a rear window I'm Wolf
a Dwyer's drug store, Harper-ave.
nesday night and carried the cash
register into the alley where they
opened IL. and helped themselves to
the contents. The drug store proprie-
tors informed the police that there
was only small amount OF money
In the register. The register was
found In the alley, early Thursday
morning.
has secured the approval OF the
council ordinance committee on a
change In the building code that Will
permit forced mechanical ventilation
In mats where the air or sunlight
space required in the code cannot be
provided The inspector told the al
dermen that other cities permit the
use OF a mechanical device that
changes the air in such structures
every 10 minutes.
Attorney stewart Griswold has been
appointed special administrator OF
the estate OF the late Oscar M
Springer, attorney, by Probate Judge
Hanley. Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, Of
No. 23b Holcomb- ave, petitioned for
the appointment of special admin
er invested $4,000 for her, and that
the transaction has not been closed.
Griswold was appointed TO complete
the negotiations begun for Mrs.
Wright by Mr. Springer.
Thomas Yoke. vfce-president and gen
eTsl manager of the Swan River Log
gtng Co, OF Minnesota. and we'll
In Of pe5rs asa N Mr. Soras
was born In Richmond, Ont. 66 years
ago. and for the last 20 years had
lived in the lumber woods of the
His son. Frank Yorke, and daugh-
ter. Miss Alice Yorke. have made
their home in Detroit for several
Saginaw. Friday.
Vigorous denial of charges made
against him by Mrs. Charlotte Lem
mon Is contained in the answer filed
by Franklin r. Bushman. well known
Detroit real estate dealer. Mrs Lem
mon alleged that Bushman obtained
sS,VVo from ner In q real estate tran
saction, by misrepresentation. Mr.
Bushman. In his answer. states that
the difficulties arising from the
negotiations are due TO Mrs. Lem
mons failure TO carry out her part
OF the contract they entered into.
permanent organization OF former
members OF Co. N, Thirty-nrst Michi-
gan Infantry has been formed, with
Lieut. c. c. Fisk. as president. Ar
thur Rathburn. secretary and Joseph
Grabowsky, treasurer. A reunion OF
all members OF Co. K, to be held
some day I'm January, was decided
upon and the following committee
on arrangements named: Capt. H. w
Bush. Edward T. Clark, Edward
Sheehy, James McDougall Fred
Frede. The last gathering OF this
company was In Savannah Ga, at
the time OF muster out, May II, 1899
shortly after the return from Cuba.
The Rev. CIaud r.. witty, friend and
defender OF the Rev. Louis Patmonf,
victim OF two "kidnapings," has re-
!. signed from the pastorate OF the
Plum-st Church of Christ after SER
vice OF two and a half years Pastor
Witty declares that he has received
calls from q half-dozen churches
but has not decided which to accept.
He denies that there was any dis
satisfaction between the congrega-
tion or the Plum-st. church and him
self, as the result OF his associations
with Patmont The Rev. william D.
Campbell. pastor OF the Vinewood-
Church ~ Christ uyiIl sucoa.d