The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-08

The aeid cxercises of Farrsnd school,
postponed wednesday ON account
OF rain. Will he held Friday morn
Ing az $50 O'Clock In the school.
II was announced Thursday.
over "a recent illness, Il
In said. caused William LittIeneId,
IS years old OF No 3Oi Sheridan
ave. TO kin himself Wednesday by
firing n bullet through his right
temple. Coroner Rothacher Is In
vestlgating."
Mrs. VI. Damon. proprietress of con-
ferttonery store at No. 1880 Mack
ave. reported TO the police that an
armed Negro entered her store on
"Wednesday evening and robbed the
cash register of So while she look
ed ON. She was 80 badly fright
ened that she did not scream, she
said.
A Joint excursion OF Branch No. $50.
4. Z. q. A.. sysns.on G.. No. i4t2'
Il. A., OF 81, Elizabeth parish, 70
Fort Huron and return. viii be
held Tuesday, June 10. The trip
viii be made on the steamer Ts ,sh,
OF Griswold-st. at $3.50 "A. III.
Activity In .ubdividinx IL reflected
ia the number Of giats approved b,
cording to Auditor dutman. has
months this year. three times as
many as were approved in all OF
1915. or about 10000 lots. During
1913 but 10000 lots resulted from
the plating OF land In Wayne
county. record OF 81 was set
last week for the number passed
upon I'm "a week.
Mrs. Ada SeiIwood, of Salt Lake City,
~ Ina Detroit visiting her nephew.
ave. She was To have been met by
her son. Joseph Sellwood. OF salt
Lake city. In Chicago. but through
mistake telegram from him
failcu To reach Mrs, Sellwood, with
the result that neither knows
whore the other is. Mrs. Sellwood
believes her son To be In the city,
however. and IL anxiqusly wait
Ing for news OF him.
Because there are no "s,vimminE
holes" In Detroit where boys can
battle. members Of the school board
decided. "wednesday that II Us Inn
p"rattvc 10 keep open the school
baths through the summer. The
tors but Dr. T.. &. Neinas. cha'vnan
OF tho committee, declared that he
cunslarred the need OF "A good
wholesome body" most imper-
atIvc. and IL was decided to keep
the baths open until the fund for
their maintenance is exhausted
81 have often wondered what's the
matter with people who seem 90
prefer TO let the mowers IN lHeV
gardens wither on their stalks
rather than take the trouble to
pick bouquet and pass II on tn
some one to whom the very sight
Of the flowers would give pleas
ure." remarked the car window "a
ger To his seat mate as they whtz-
acd by backyard abloom with
yellow. purple and white iris. Hos
pitRl free wards. chiidren's and old
folks asylums are always glad TO
receive flowers. and ~ would seem
that some member 81 household
owning "a flower garden could ar
ford To- spend quarter hour every
day or so gathering posies to pass
along In this way"
City Clerk LIndsay's action In dis
missing tlNle u. Atkinson, n
drHughtsman In his office. was up
held by the civil service commits
sion, Wednesday night. The city
clerk charged that Atkinson used
his city position to further his own
personal interests in connection
with the handling ~ property
deals. Atkinson also had an alter
cation with Council clerk LouR-
heed before hts dismissal. Laughed
testified that he VAS on top whom
Aid. Joseph Rollo separated the
two combatantS, and the commits
sion awarded IouRheed decision
on points. Atkinson claiming he
slipped from desk TO the floor.