Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • 7

I ASSESSMENT IS II LITTLE LOWER 690 MLSETHH JONES the Barber Orofrfc Private and Disease Ray Dtagaoau and Treatmant tsK COMING EVENTS their Glasses itted ox 4 Examination ree PHOTOGRAPH SHOP Mrs LEWIS IMES rs WASHINGTON and MICHIGAN remembrance KDELU SWINDLERS GET OUR GUNS AGED WOMAN DIES TOWNSEND TO WANT EMPLOYES HELD NO 427 IONIA ST 0 CONIRMED Bell Phone 131BJ NEXTTOESDAf Ire JENISON she was united in inquiries Joy Undertaking Co INE WEEKLY STATEMENT AMONG THE CLUBS Alfred Henrickson MRS DEAD CHURCHES and SOCIETIES MacDonald many from th at AMONG THE LODGES meet Photo rank Supplies THEATORIUM THEATRE PERSONAL Hodson 117 Washington Ave New Insurance Co A ive is Beaten a has RepuNican Uners 14 Good Music Bring Qnlck Results THE WEATtlERll LLIE its XX' night prom squad the had The and The fourth of the series of scant club dancing parties held The Beau will at of ar de teen dinner street afternoon into the severing A physi a Chau months and en morning church Price of speak at T5 1 I 1 ft offices tn the Hol The annual smoker of the Eclectic and Olympic societies of XI A will be held next Saturday evening at the Eclectic house That new at i stamps last im experiencing no post holiday let up trade met A Sunday be taken for 329 South riday 713 East Shiawassee street at Very little damage was done Remner owns the house was occupied by several Syr ground the as of the Jackson to the The rep come to is to en THE STRONG LINK old jewelry made to look like Whitney Co Black given of the over the with Take your watches to Whitney Co for repair Black stamps Prof Danetn and Assembly every Wednesday night in Assembly hall School SO to Oassembly to 12 Carrier will the irst In our business is the satisfactory service we render If you have any packing crating or storing to be done better see to Mr and Miss Estelle Xfiaskey West Michi gan avenue entertained eight young girls at a luncheon followed by a the ater party at 'the Gladmer Saturday afternoon in honor of Misses Mildred and Aileen Stokes The annual Knights Templar party will be held Thursday ebruary 9 at the Masonic Temple and the prelim inary plans such as there are so early are for one of the most beautiful par ties ever seen at the temple ischer's twelve or fifteen piece orchestra has been engaged for the occasion and the orchestra is already preparing novel ties for the great event On the com mittee on general arrangements are William Britten James A Russell Harvey Wilson and George Clark Syrian Who Had Comrade Pinched Withdraws Complaint 25 couples Ray Hajnilton won prize as the best dancer while Nicholson drew the consolation with Miss Lenna Bassett Washtenaw street solo which was The instrumental 7 Russell was In honor of Mr young his home evening Mr Ned The place cards RAILROAD TRAINMEN ASSOCIA TION ANXIOUSLY AWAIT DECISION MRS MARY SWEENEY SUCCUMBS AT HOME Dancing at Armory Tonight Saturday Jan 14 Wheaton's or chestra You are invited PRESENTS A NEW TARI MEASURE irst Baptist the Salvation Allegan street who 9 until 1 o'clock to mu orchestra next party of the March 3 committee has SUNDAY ATERNOON A LOCAL CITIZENS WILL DECIDE meeting of the Euphronian the high school was held Downstair Cor Wash Ml ch Ave Saturday evening Meeting of I general committee at 1 temple Monday 6:30 Special of the birthday anniver Charles A Gower nine men were entertained at West Allegan Among the Hopkins of were 130 Washtenaw Opp Hotel Ransier Automatic 328 Bell 182 Night Sunslay Phones 339 9653 91502 Bell 620 Today the flag over the headquar ers of the Charles oster post A is at half mast one of its mem bers Allen Dryer whose home is near Bath having died riday noon A leaking gasoline stove started a fire at to America and alls later tenaw county At the age of 28 marriage to Patrick Sweeney of Ing ham county She leaves three sisters and three sons to mourn her loss The funeral will be held Monday from St church and interment will be in Woodhull cemetery N'SIN'G CLEARING ROUSE STATEMENT SHOWS HEAVY BUSINESS The Heat The sun will continue to give out its present amount of heat for 30000 000 years A Liner in the State Republican will bring results A and tarnished insurance lister building Born Thursday Randall Texas: Brantley James Kentucky A Pennsylvania Denver or two valuable guns I for the day They guns and called at they were left riday (Continued from page one) last vear to 14 519419 this year: school taxes grew from year to $8 484886 and highway provement tai increased from 529449 to $3981102 this year total tax last year was 834879098 this year it is 835749712 In explaining the valuation of railways members of the commission printed out that one railroad has been dissolved during the year and three have been abandoned with a conse quent loss to the tax rolls of about a half million dollars It is not expect ed that any material change will be made In the figures for the railroads during the review as most of them sent representatives for hearings dur ing the tentative assessment Governor's Signature Missing Governor Osborn did not sign tentative assessment having not time to devote to Its consideration He states that if possible he will attend the hearings during the review in an effort to Inform himself relative to the assessment Sunday afternoon at A The meet purpose of deter the public on the bert and another Syrian roomed to gether and Albert alleged that Sam took the money out of his pocket Saturday morning Albert appeared be fore the allowed Unfit fte rebuilding of the Jenison Block Is completed op office will bi al (Continued from page one) was exorbitant but finally settled the ease by paying the in keeper $1700 Unless there is a radical change in public sentiment it is probable anoth er contest of that character will never be known as the precedent establish ed this' year of not holding a party caucus previous to the election will undoubtedly govern in the future Sam eris a Svrtan living at 603 Elm street was arrested riday after noon by Deputy Sheriff Blizzard on a charge of stealing $2o from John Al 139 Woodlawn Advanced Vaudeville and Motion Pictures BEST SHOW IN THE CITY OR THE MONEY PROGRAM OR WEEK JAN 16 An open society of riday evening in the high school au ditorium with a large audience The program opened with an orchestra se lection followed by the address of wel come by Miss Pauline Phillips presi dent of the society Miss Ruth Koons roan gave an instrumental solo and Miss Gladys Olds read from an Inter esting diary which she kept while touring the British Isles last summer The Maids' was the last number of the program and was humorous and clever in the extreme and capably presented by the entire society Special ta Tbe State BepubUea? CRAWORDSVILLE IND Jan Michigan Agricultural college five was defeated by a 25 to 15 score by the Wabash team here last Pattison one of A most ising players is not with the because of an injured ankle XI After Quixote the was rank Porter is in reeport Ill on business George A Nichols of Jackson visited at the home of Eldred Nichols on Brook street Thursday Miss ayette Nichols is ill Miss Harriet Brown of Saginaw and Miss Jennie Towner of Haslett who have been visiting Mrs rank Baum grass have returned to Saginaw Rev Horace Cady Wilson has re turned from Grand Rapids where he assisted in the installation of Rev John Thomas as pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church The Intermediate A bas ketball team was defeated at Grand Ledge riday night by a score of 35 The railroad trainmen's association of the state so their legislative agent Paul Tice says are hoping the su preme court will hand down a certain decision oerore tne the business of the decision which will not the employers' called of the 1909 session is consti tutional Should the decision be that thaact Is not constitutional then the train association will ask the legis make it constitutional The 1909 session abolished the principle of no redress where there was con tributory negligence on the part of a fellow workman and established In in its stead the principle of redress that if the negligence of the plaintiff (the plaintiff being the injured em ploye) is less than that of the com pany or fellow workman he may recover The case on which the supreme court will pass on the constitutionality of the act is the first that has been tried under the act and comes from Saginaw George Longemith a young Here Marquette employe lost a leg while at work Last month a jury awarded him a verdict against the company for $1295833 'During the trial the attorney argued a motion to take the case from the jury on the ground tnat tne amendment Is unconstitutional the trial judge refused to do so PICKED BY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN THE HOUSE OR MEMBERSHIP ON IMPORTANT WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Strangers Reiristered nt Downey Vie timize IxK al Dealers THE CAPITOL STORAGE CO 313 315 Michigan Avenue Eastell Phone 4973 Automatic 9810L Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings looked afternoon representatives association of tbe proposition citizens for their approval resentatives of Jackson will ell the people how easy it gineer a Chautauqua and to present also the protect of Lansing cooperat ing with Jackson in the Chautauqua a plan which would prove advantageous for both cities Those who have in charge the plans for the are sending out word that the women of the city are cor dially invited to be present and are telephoneing invitations about The trimmers of the Oldsmobile factory gave a sleigh ride last night at Waverly park where dancing fol lowed by a supper were enjoyed by nrst The and I club will meet Monday evening at the home of Judge A Hooker North Walnut street Miss Marion Spratt will present a paper on Renaissance" TCntra Nous Mr and Airs A Wall and Mr and Mrs Elisha Carroll delightfully entertained the members of Entre Nous Literary club and their husbands at a dinner in honor of the anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs XX all 2 North Washington avenue After dinner was served the club's regular program was enw 4 i Mra 1 PICBCHIVU skj gave an legislature closes session: It is a say whether or liability law so The first year short course men at the college were tendered a reception and banquet riday evening by the college A of which Eduard Lindemann is president About 200 men gathered in the armory at 7 and two hours were delight fully spent xin numerous gamesand amusements In Wells hall new students were tendered an oyster sup per after which Toastmaster Linde mann called upon the following to give short toasts: President Sny der Dean Robert Shaw Prof Rvder Instructor Harry Kempster Musselman A Warner Crane and court and begged that he be to withdraw the complaint so persistent that Prosecutor Hayden finally recommended that the complaint be dismissed and eris was released The framed by the House membership on the ways and means i comnflttee: Dr and Mrs Barber South Washington avenue will entertain at dinner Sunday at noon in honor of Mr and Mrs XL Raftery of Albion guests of Mr and Mrs John Bohnet Mondav evening Mr and Mrs Bohnet will entertain at dinner tor guests the city to the women's clubs asking that these be represented In the consider ation of the subject Evangelist McMinn will speak to men only in the church Oke mos Sunday at 230 Rev Holtkamp of Toledo will occupy the pulpit of the German church both morning and evening on Sunday At the close of the sermon at the irst Presbyterian church morning the offering will the foreign missions Mrs Safford of who is visiting Mrs sing Sunday Presbyterian Dr church will Armv chanel 117 East Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock The society of the irst Presbyterian church will meet for the regular business session Monday in stead of Tuesday as is customary Principal Sloan of the high schdol will address the Sociology class of irst Baptist church Sunday on and the Public The irst Baptist church has pledg ed as part of the benevolence work for this year to support Rev Hargar who is a medical missionary to China The matter of inaugurating a new plan for electing deacons at irst Bap tist church came up at the prayer meeting Thursday night and was laid over for two weeks The Young class of Plymouth church will meet tomorrow noon in the class room for the purpose of re organizing All members and their friends are invited to be present The young people of the Epworth league of irst church had planned for a sleighride for riday evening But the weather did not permit of it so a party was held in the church parlors before a fire in the hearth The Missionary society of irst Baptist church which is a branch of the union of irst Baptist church met Thursday after noon in the church annex with an at tendance of sixty It was voted to hold a day of prayer for missions ri day eb 10 at the church A letter from Miss Carrie Dyer of the Hartshorn school at Richmond Va thankiM tbe society for a barrel of bedding towels and reading matter was read Another barrel containing the articles which came too late for the other barrel and other contribu tions will be sent later Mrs Mary Sweeney passed away at last age Carl Nelson Wright old sun of Mrs Martha dead at her home at street Saturday Mrs O'Dell the mothex of Cass rost fell on the ice Thursday night and broke her right wrist She is re cuperating at her home at 704 South 2000 fee of Latest and Best Moving Pictures Daily Matinees at 2:30 to 5 3 Shnwc each Evenina at 7 8:30 and 9:30 Admission 10c Children 5c ATE CHAUTAUQUA DEPENDS ON MEETING 1909 but The company now raises the same point in the supreme court four months Wright is 526 Anderson uneral 'services were held The insurance commissioner authorized the Detroit Ufa Insurance company to commence business with an authorized capital of $250000 of which $100000 has been deposited with the state treasurer Chad dock is president A Court secre tary with rank A Watson attorney evening Barratt Robbins winning prizes and a picnic supper was serted Be fore taking their departure tbe guests presented to tv token of A permanent tarifi board treasury departmnet nonpartisan In character and with power to tuake all necessary Investigation of tariff data and facts is proposed In bill Introduced in Congress by Representatlve Dalzell of Pennsyl vania ranking Republican member of the ways and means committee of the House The bill represents the views of a number of members of the committee who are not en tirely in sympathy with the bill re tiy offered by Representative Longworth THE 8TA1E SATURDAY EVENING JA XUAKY 14 itfll which ians or some time the Michigan Cen tral railroad has been installing the telephone system in its various offices to transmit messages and train orders The Saginaw division will soon be un Jef'the'sa'me system' WjHiam 'BeItz chickens with a big knife riday when the blade slipped i fleshy 'part of his left hand an aiterv near his thumb to take several stitches The Yesper services at the A Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock speaker Miss Ida Chittenden subject: Duty of Music by Mrsr Roy Moore The meeting will be of interest to business women Bush local manager for the National Realty company has recently purchased the business of the Wallace Advertising agency Mr Bush had eleven years' experience as the adver tising manager for a large grocery concern Janies Henley of Jackson sec retary treasurer of the Michigan ed eration of Labor and editor of the Square Deal was in Lansing riday in connection with bills upon which the federation hopes to secure legis lative action William Hartman of Chicago has secured a license to marry Miss Lillian Edwards of this city Hartman a graduate of the A is employed in Chicago as a mechanical engineer and the couple will make their home in that city licenses have been issued tn Christian Peterson of Grand Rapids and Viola A Anderson of Lansing and to John ox and Reva Cole both of Lansing Miss Cole is but 17 rears of age and filed the written con sent of her parents The annual electrical show now open in Chicago will be viewed by sev iil Lansing electricians The Capi tol Electric Engineering company the Ren Motor Works the Wheelbarrow works and several other concerns will probably send representatives Beau riday evening at the temple was attended 1 AMA ys Uy auuui uiic nuHUicu danced from sic given by date tor the sant club is riday was 'hiirlnfTp adorned with a black cat and the in scription "riday the the home of her son Robert Sweeney 611 East Kalamazoo st evening at 11:30 at the of 85 years Mary McConnell was born in land ebruary 2 1825 At the age of three years she came with her parents settled in Seneca coming to Wash Whether Lansing will have tauqua during the summer will depend upon the spirit thusiasm made manifest at the mass meeting Sunday afternoon at 3 at the ing is held for the mining the spirit of subject I he council and Sundav sistance of Chautauqua will present PIONEER RESIDENT LANSING PASSES AWAY Saxton has re ivnh the Simons Lansing The Lansing club met riday afternoon tit 2:30 The first paper of the afternoon was read by Mrs Earl Norton on the subject of Castile and Pedro the recess a paper on Dirge of the Mediaeval lead by Mrs Henry Moores Monday 6:30 Special com munication of Lansing lodge No 33 A XL to confer the first degree Monday evening Regular meeting of the Pythian Sisters at 8 Tuesday 7 Special communi cation of Capitol lodge A Something doing Mr and Mrs John Wilson and Mr and Mrs John Bohnet entertained at dinner riday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilson South Walnut street It was the third and last of a series of parties given by them the first being a luncheon by the ladies and the last two dinner parties by the ladies and their the guests evening dinner Mrs Raftery of After dinner the evening was with five hundred Mrs Howard Wiest winning the prize and Mr Hom er Parker the The hosts and hostesses were assisted by Mr ami XI rs Smith and Mrs Harry Roberts regular program was I XCm vf ri riuiiK excellent paper on "Rem disnlavinar several of his masterpieces: Xliss Webb favored the club with a vocal much appreciated QrvIrN irivAn hv TS thoroughly enjoyed as was the hum orous reading given by Mrs Charles Lacey The club will meet Janu ary 20 with Mrs Roy Vandercook 325 North Pine street following slate has been Democratic leaders in of Representatives for Mrs Bert Barratt ctnnr whs stirnrised bv 4 5 of her friends in honor of her birthday anniversary was spent with cart and Mr Mrs George A Mlnskey West Mich igan avenue entertained guests for four tables at bridge riday afternoon in honor of Mrs William Stokes Mrs Minskey was assisted by Mrs rederick isher and Mrs Charles Nichols and at bridge Mrs Rose won the prize The tables were made pretty with bouquets of red carna tions ridav evening Mr and Mrs Arthur Stebbins North Walnut street entertained at 6 dinner at which covers were laid for twelve in honor of Mr and Mrs Stokes This afternoon Mrs Stokes was guest of honor at the meeting of the Historical club the social hour of which was of the nature of a farewell reception at the home of Mrs Henry A Woodworth North Washington avenue Mr and XIrs Hopkins North Washington avenue entertain a few guests Sunday night luncheon in honor Mr and Mrs Stokes Monday after noon Mrs XI Carrier and Mrs John AV Clemens will entertain guests for nine tables of bridge at the home of Mrs Carrier North Capitol avenue In honor of Mrs Stokes and Mrs Safford of New York guest of Mrs Carrier: Tuesday afternoon the wom en of St Episcopal church will hold a reception at the home of Mrs Seymour oster 317 North Chestnut street for Mrs Stokes Other affairs are planned for the latter part of next week but it is uncertain as to wheth er XI and Mrs Stokes will remain in the citv after eanesaay so tne rangements for other parties are ferred OPTOMETRIST flgfcdi jBtft Glasnt far Wrong yw HIT Washington Ave Developing and inishing Mrs Caroline MacDonald wife of Lachlan MacDonald Chicago avenue died riday morning at the City hos pital was a native of Argyleshire Scotland She had resided in this city for years The funeral will be held dav afternoon at 2 undertaking rooms Unity Lansing Unity club Thursday afternoon at the Roll call was responded to by thing You Have Learned of The program for the afternoon was in charge of the second division Mrs Glenn Holmes leader The histor ical paper the Ancient" was given by XIrs Alice Twiss A book revietv Child and Mine" was given in a very pleasant manner by Mrs Ernest Gibbs The president Mrs Gilkey appointed the following committee to assist the City edera tion with the Art Loan exhibit Mes damee A Hosner Glenn Holmes Streeter Rounsville and Granger The club will next Thursday at A Proprietors of two local sporting goods stores are anxious to find two men who secured guns from them The men arrived in the city Thursday and registered at the Downey house as Yorke of Detroit ami ing they called at Bascom fc ing they called at Bascum Smith's store and secured which they rented failed to return with the Saturday morning Bascom the hotel to find out where only to learn that the men morning Manager Grove made among the stores and learned that the men had also secured two guns from the Larrabee store The four guns together are valued at about $100 and no trace of the two menscan be found The regular meeting of the Nation al Protective legion was largely at tended last evening at I hall The district manager was pres ent and special work done The order will give a card party next riday evening at the home of Allstin At a meeting of Oakwood camp No 35 held riday evening tho following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Con Com Henrv banker Glover: clerk Strang escort A Noyes: Durham sentinel XL Ben nett: physicians A Tyler James managers Xliller Durham Stafford delegates to Head Camp Henry Strang Capitol lodge No 45 I installed the following officers for the ensuing term last night: Chas Bar renger Riley DeNio corresponding secretary rye finance secretary: Bennett treasurer A Hanson war den: Rey conductor: John Rey of Carl erris of Eksteln of Norris of Quil lan inside gTtard Trombley out side guard Hunt Hoyt lensing Central XV ndav afternoon at the X' und a program on "Sy stematic Gix was given under the leadership of Mrs McPherson assisted by Mrs William XV Thorbiirn Mrs Mary Summerville Mrs Pierson and Mrs Peters The union will meet again in two weeks at the X' XV A Carolina In I Georgia 1 Palmer I Cox Ohio: Dixon Indiana Schack i Missouri itarrison Peters Massachusetts Hull Ham Sorosis The Sorosis club held regular meeting with XIrs Bertch 532 South Grand avenue Thursday afternoon Regular order of business was transacted after which the program for the afternoon was given Miss Lenna Bassett read a aper on of Asphalt Min and "Brazil as Empire and Re prepared by Mrs Eliza King was reaa uy virs oj iiiiHuuus Miss Bassett gave a piano solo The club adjourned to meet January 26 west The statement of the Lansing clearing house lor the week ending January 12 shows that the business passing between the banks of the city during the past six days amounted to $38362713 This is well above the average total and shows that Lansing is in husbands Among at the riday were Mr and Albion spent LOCAL OICE WEATHER BUR EAU EAST LANSING Jan 14 1911 orecast till 7 Sunday Lansing and vicinity: Rain turning to snow and colder tonight Sunday clearlng and colder Lower Michigan: Snow and colder tonight Sunday generally fair Local Conditions Temperature past 24 hours highest 34 degrees lowest 30 degrees rela tive humidity 100 per cent highest wind velocity A miles per hour rain fall past 24 hours 013 inches depth of snow on the ground 4 inches General Weather Conditions The cold weather in the northwest has remained nearly stationary ing the past 48 hours but the indica tions are that It will advance east I ward tonight and Sunday and cause I a considerable drop in temperature in this section The rain will probably I turn to snow tonight and be followed I by clearing Sundav A heavy rain storm Is reported on the middle Pacific coast DEXVEX' A SEELEY Local orecaster lleford Missouri: Harrison i I Tennessee Rainey Illinois hnond Minnesota and Martin Colo Messrs Underwood of Alabama chairman: Kitchen North irado Horn Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Clyde Winans avenue a son Mrs Augusta signed her position Dry Goods company Rev XV Corbett has gone lorna to take charge of the local i I ACIEUfAN Ml Befl MM Il I I I 1 1 I I I li I 1 1 IB 1 1 II BB A Ba LARCENY CASE HUSHED UP in CITY IN WS 6 BIG ACTS 6 IRST HAL LAST HAL James and Maud Ryan McCune Grant Irish Comedy Bar Arthur Bonello Dancing Johnston Kusical Genius" Dancer" Harry Parker Mitchel Browning and Talking Comedian" Sketch Artists" 4 I.