Farmers Protect
Farmers along the Hutoh rivei made i formidable protest Thursday foefore the Wayne county board uf super( sors againsfc allegeJdi miisaiiees caused by the works of the Detroit Garbftge oompany. They sald there wvvo tons of dead fish alon.j the iwnks. that the water was polsooed and waa rendered uufit for use. Supervisor Coots asked Moses Nowland if he attributed all oí the Huron's Impurities to the garbaée works. "Yes," was the reply. "llow about the sewerage r Yiilautj?" "Never had auy trooble before tbe garbage came," said Mr. Nowland. 'I-t killed The íisa so fa&t that it itopped out sawmill. Kight or teu oads of fisii were plckeö up by tbc board of bealtli to tatte away ilic odor." "1 ara satisfied tiuü tliese pe e cause for complaint," said Supervisor Coats, "but I clon"t talie auy stock in the fisli stories. 'l'he fisij may have been killed by the low water." A large attendance and a most enjoyable afternoon is reported froru t!ic "At Home" by the Wooan's Lea In the Barbour Gymnasium from 4 to (i. Saturday afternoon. Several e tions by the mandolín and guitar qu.rtotes and songs by Miss Loliísü Gi nul Miss May Allen made up a musical program which formed tbo onterlaiumeut of the afternoon.
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