The Yale expositor., 1906-05-11
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

The latest interurban railway
scheme is for line from Saginaw to
Pennington, via Owosso, to connect
with the ID. U. r for Detroit
In certain sections of New York city
the sun never penetrates to the streets,
and the germs, therefore, are not de-
stroyed by its beneficial rays.
Charles Jewel and Percy Thomas,
of Pontiac, were seriously injured
when the load of hay on which they
were riding upset because of broken
axle.
The old street car barns in Port HUI
ron were destroyed by fire, started,
presumably, by boys smoking cigar
cites. Loss $4,000. The barns were
unoccupied.
Gov. Warner has accepted the invi-
tation of w. n. Ferris, of Big Rapids,
to deliver an address at the gradual
ing exercises of the Ferris industrial
school, on June %.
Mrs. Benjamin Hawkins, the largest
woman of Mason, weighing nearly 400
pounds, and the mother of IL children,
ranging from girl of % to a babe In
arms. died Wednesday night.
Judge Sessions has given notice that
If the Muskegon police do not see that
the saloons observe the laws he will
order the sheriff to do so and he will
give the violators heavy fines.
Mrs. Lillian Kirschner, formerly Of
Monroe. has been granted a divorce
from Honest John" Kirschner, for
merly OF Detroit, and who was ar
rested last fall on bigamy charge.
Rev. l.. ]. Hulst, for 30 years pastor
of the Christian Reformed church,
Grand Rapids, has resigned after oc-
cupying the pulpit for 30 years. He is
81 years of age but Is in good health
and mental vigor
Burglars who raided the Orient in
Ann Arbor on Sunday night have re-
turned to Alfred ]. Paul a certificate
of stock in a gold mine and four
checks amounting to $95, but they
kept the 5000 in cash.
Ben Schairer. of Ann Arbor. fell
backward from the roof Of a three
story building upon pile of bricks.
He picked himself up, climbed a lad
der and resumed work, but later lost
his nerve and went to a doctor.
John Tyhart. farmer near Haslett
Park, was married out in Kansas. but
came home without his bride. They
became separated in Kansas City, and
Tyhart came on home. He has asked
her relatives to find her for him.
Battle Creeks "clean up inspectors
have visited 500 places In the city and
branded 210 of them as nuisances and
ordered immediate cleaning up. Ar.
rest faces those who do not comply
at once, and consequently much OF
the work was done on Sunday.
Sheriff G. B. Turner has offered a
reward of 5000 for the return of Chas
w. Pike, missing manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Co.'S Office
in Battle Creek. who disappeared with
$1,000 of the company's funds. II Is
said that Pike has been seen In Cara
cas-, South America.
ID. l.. Kemp, of Grand Haven, and
Fred Lubin, of Chicago, have been
bound over on charge OF larceny
They we're taking orders In Greenville
for pictures and articles of jewelry
we're missed from places where they
visited.
Mrs George Fisher, OF Portland. a
bride Of a few months, and the for
mer wife of Grant Taylor, from whom
she secured divorce. was called ia
the door and received a shower OF
carbolic acid full in the face, thrown
by some woman standing in the dark
Her face and hands are badly burned
and the sight Of one eye is probably
J destroyed.