The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-02-16
City News in Brief

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Hugh Connolly. IeweieF. h.s gpnc 10
California 90 spend two months In
Sightseeing. and IN picking NJ new
ideas OF business on the coast Ito
win not return until April. in time
FOR the Easter trade.
.Of course . sm against the drs :. aud
WIZ shouldn't be-" snid a. welt
known retail halter the other day.
Nearly every drunk means "a
broken hat and another sale. It's
an III wind that blows nobody
good"
Fire Of undetermined origin broke out
in the home of Conrad smith. No.
90 pallister-avc.. Tuesday evening,
and caused damage estimated at
$4,000 while the family were away.
Three fire companies battled with
the blaze for an hour before IL wac
eNtinguished
The Detroit police were Informed ny
trI~g ram, Wednesday morning, that
Chris J. Dingfelder. 80 years old,
wanted in Detroit for forging his
brothers name TO a check. has been
arrested I'm Philadelphia. Detective
Michael Lannan viii go after him,
"Wednesday evening.
Leo stymp, Of No. 1878 Russ~Ii-st..
toid the police that q man repre-
senting himself as a countryman,
robbed him OF $500 Tuesday after
noon on Rusself-st., near his home.
Patrolman Ruckiey, ~ the chenc-
st. station. arrested William j;
Stegmiller. he says. and recovered
500 OF the stolen money about an
hour after the robbery.
The Central High school Alumni ss-
l..sl A..l a IN 81 l.
Ing for the election of ofncers Tor
the ensuing year Friday evening.
March ;. In room Eli. Central hiSh
school at o'clock All alumni
holding membership tickets for
Ial5-l916 are entitled 20 vote In the
election. Dancing i'm the girls gym
neslum will follow the business
meeting.
stamps arc sold en- the revenue cell
t~ctor's office. hut Uncle sam re-
fuses - accept his own tender from
ply sicians and others in lieu %
money for order blanks for mar
eotics. or fof other articles SOLD or
collected by the office some peo-
pie can't understand why the gov
eminent won't accept Its own
stamps, and they exhibit consider
cash" said Deputy Joseph +. Ded-
erich.
Biiad. b~dridden. ~ years old. Mrs.
Catherine briggs has fled n motion
in probate court for the removal
Of her guardian. the Union Trust
Co. She wants authority to super
wise her estate OF 100000. Judge
Hubert appointed the guardian
several months ago on the petition.
OF "A niece OF Mrs. Briggs, the aged
woman falling To appear in court
10 make any protest. IL is expect
ed the case will come up for hear
Ing Saturday.
Ellis soper. the only son OF Daniel o..
soper. OF Detroit. has been appoint
ed designing and construction engi-
neer by New York capitalists. who
are undertaking large industrial
enterprises that will require s2.-
100000 plant, which Is 10 be erect
ed 30 miles from Havana. Mr.. So
per. who has been nstraction en-
cincer on the MnTk"t-St bridge IN
Chattanooga, Fem, lett Tor CUBA
Monday night 10 take up his du-
ties He Is under contract L. stay
two years at "A sila,v II 57,Jgp an
tria'iy.
Among the mntrimoniaiIy unfortup-
ate who were granted dcrrc~s 81
divorce Tuesday afternoon was Mrs.
Aivah IIough. who told Judge Mur-
ply her husband hadn't worked for
IL years. and that h knew money
only by hearsay. so that he never
was able 10 contribute to her sup
port. DEGREES were granted TO So
phie from Niro Mustafa: Clara from
Paul &. Fitzgerald. Rena from
Robert Oliphsnt. Maryannd from
Charles W Coulter. Levy from
Henrietta Mcrrihcld. Elizabeth from
Louis Zwlck and cyril l.. from
Florence ShRdbolt.
Eva mi utuE n pistol taken ms evideuc
In n c,ent Italian sin Ing, Coroner
Rothacher had narrow escape
from being shot I'm his Office In the
Peter Smith building. Tuesday
evening. when the gun was accl-
dentally discharged The coroner
had taken the cartridge clip from
the automatic and did not know
that one shell remained In the ~
pioding chamber Of the gun lie
pulled the trigger and the bullet
grazed his left hand and riCochet-
ted from his desk To the wall in an
adjoining room. The coroner
stenographer, Miss Ffne Baldwin.
tainted when the gun exploded,
Prophet Drur,mond. % hir her Thought
leader. was literally torn Ia pieces
by dagger shaped thoughts Of hate.
declared Mrs. Anna Rird. a teach n
In the cult, who spoke In tho High
or Thought hall. No. 10 Witherell-
st. Monday evening. but a mother.
she asserted. could ciothe her chill.
dren In rosy thoughts of love.
cloud-like in shape. and shield them
from harm one may protect tho
soldiers at the front from Jack
Johnsons' and poisonous gases by
such thoughts, too. and further
more. Mrs. Bird declared that tho
destructive thought OF the past was
responsible for this war.