The Detroit times., 1914-02-17
IN DETROIT

Thnwing out froHen water pipes In the
residence Of Margaret Byrne. No. 2i5
elNttrHih- So. caused hlazt---llc
ga ahout $50 damage Tuesday mAyn-
Ing
q. W. Preston, formerly OF the adVer-
Using departments Of the Detroit
Times and the journal. ana now adj
Nertising manager OF the omaha
Bee. Is ia the CITY in the interest or
his publication. which has shown a
rnc gain Ina business under his ag-
BressiVe infringement
Two famIiies were driven out Of the
building al Ma. 2G2 NIchigRn-avr.,
Monday night. when "a small blaze
nlled the place with smoke. Gold
oerg's shoe store occupies the main
moor. and W 5. Skillen and family.
and William j Dent and family were
torced TO Zee from their apartments
City Controller Engel. who was quietly
married several days ago, returned
from brief honeymoon trip, Mon
day. The controller was all smiles
and declared that ne was the hap
piest man IN town MY advice TO
young men is To get married" said
the controller. Who chose a bride
when 30
George. T.. Hall. bnuder ana contrhc-
Tor. Hattie Creek. Mich, has hied "a
petition tn bankruptcy listing MS
Liabilities at S,,lT2.67 and his assets
NJ f12 so. Cora II. Jayne, milliner
Battle Creek, Mich. in bankruptcy
petition listg her liabilities at
N,55S.14 and assets at $50. consist
ing OF stock In trade
HenrIette weller. seyen-year-oId
daughter OF John VI. Weller, az Ma
IA Brain1rd-at.- was cnticed INTO
garage an the rear Of No, S3l Third
ave. Monday afternoon, hy an an
identified man who said that her
mother had sent him 90 meet her
and give her dancing lessons. y man
living next door 20 the garage FOL.
lowed the pair 10 the garage. and
the girls assallant fed.
The two pairs OT shoes left ia the
Belle Isle skatinE pavilion check
room, sunday ana uncalled Tor Mon
day morning, We're claimed. during
the afternoon. by a young man and
young woman who said that they
had skated Ear up the river, had
broken through the ice. but were
rescued and vent directly home
without calling for their shoes. They
refused 10 give their names.
Miss Nina Black, IL years old, md Civ
Ing her address ~ Ma. 55J Be~ick-
ave, staggered into Turner hall. No
136 sherman ST., Monday night and
declared that she had been badly in
1ured In an auto accident She was
unable 10 tell the street where IL
occurred. she said, and could not
give the nun Der OF the auto that
injured her She was suffering from
injuries about The head and back. \
hospital
According to IA police report. the .shcei
iron Orchestra" gave aa enioyabic
dance AT Hastings and High-sts
OF No. 3G3 Adelaide-st, and russell
Montgomery, No. -O9 Highest. east
wore taken I'm a police patrol 10 81
Marys hospital with painful, but not
tEtali razor wounds, and lie ROY
Nelson. giving his address AS the
Morgan house. is locked W on
charge with intent 10 DO great bod
tly harm All of the parties are Ne
Eroes.
ALEXANDER ID. Mckay, proprietor OF
rooming house ut No. 40 Uowsrd-st.,
was beaten on the head with a bot
tie, ana battered into unconscious
ness by an unidentified man who at
tackled him az he WAS fixing the fur
mace In the basement OF his house.
early Monday evening. MCkay's
cries for help brought mis- wife 90
the rescue, and Tie intruder, who
had probably entered the basement
with the intention OF burglarizing
the house, escaped through a win
dow. Mckay ~ not seriously in
jured.
Fred Dietch, ~ years old. and giving
his address M the -. charles hotel
chose the wrong victim" when he
tried 10 sell fake diamond" ring
on Grisw Oldest, Monday night, and
Is locked up FOR investigation as
result. The man TO whom hq offered
white slave agent, and when DieJch
said that he had to raise money TO
escape from white slave officers" and
was forced 10 sell the Jewel"
Schoop becam very much Interested
and turned DiGtch over 10 a police
man.
Cheap ink used la making pIats of real
estate has resulted in many of the
valuable records OF the county be-
coming almost useless The lines
have faded and some of the plats OF
very recent date are less clear
than those flied "A half century ago.
rs a result Otto Stoll. register OF
deeds. VIII ask AUDI t4tr--3 eneFal I'ul-
Ter To require al plaJs e. be made
In Lansing and the other with the
county officials. and Stoll fears that
by the fading of the Ink important
land suits may he lost the ligures
In years 10 come cannot be read
Mrs. George Pnnk0wicz aud her Ave
children, driven from their home az
No. 693 Harper-aVe, hy the woman
husband. late sunday night fed in
their bare feet ana night clothing
10 the home Of Patrolman Michael
Balowski court officer. and owner OF
the house al iuining his own, in
which the Pankowicz family live
BalOWski went 10 thc house and ar
rested PankOWicz on a charge OF dis
turbing the peace, and he was sent
TO the Workhouse, Monday morning,
for Go days, Ia default OF a sz5 fine
Ills earnings while ne Is In the
workhouse VIII be tUrned over 10
his wife.
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