The Yale expositor., 1907-05-17
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Daniel Conway, of Port Huron, was
fined 800 for giving away drink
with every cigar purchased.
Prof Morley f. Osborn, of Lansing,
has been engaged as superintendent
of the L'Anse public schools.
VIM. Butler, aged 10, of Grand Rap
ids, fell from a post he was painting
and when picked up he was dead.
The Park house, Flint's first hotel.
has been torn down, and from the lum-
Der it contained five houses were
built.
DR.. Waterman, professor of veterin-
airy science at the Agricultural col
lege, has resigned to engage in COM
mercial work.
Tie farm home OF e. s. Hellman, of
Davisburg, occupied by his son, How
ard. was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000,
partially insured.
Fire totally destroyed the large grain
elevator and feed mill belonging to
B. S. Caldwell & Co., at McBrides. The
damage was $4,000.
Eugene A. Bartlett. OF Port Huron,
for four years county clerk, will resign
and become assistant cashier of the
Memphis State bank.
While Rev. VIM. T. Morrison and
family, of Webster township, were
in Ann Arbor Friday, their house was
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
The d. u. X. has purchased property
in Monroe which will give it complete
right of way through the city. 1t is
said it cost the company $4,000.
Miss Louise Mullenhoge, of Petos-
key, has been engaged as principal of
Macomb county normal training
school. in place of Miss NJ. Replogle,
resigned
While temporarily insane Mrs. We'll
come Irish, aged 67, wife of a retired
farmer living at Pewamo village, threw
herself into a cistern and was
drowned
Charles Miner aged "A, of Battle
Creek. having just finished a hearty
dinner, was reading paper and
laughing at the funny pictures, when
he expired.
The settling Of the Midland Jail
caused cell door to become wedged
so that it took Sheriff Ryan and a
a prisoner out.
The 81 900 saloon license and the
$4,000 bond requirement have driven
four of Plainwell's 10 saloons out OF
business. Otsego has granted but one
license, and that's to a hotel propri-
etor.
Instead of shooting a hawk for
which he was cunning, the 13-year-old
son of August Semiling, of Even, ac-
cidentally sent a charge OF shot
through his arm, which has been am
putated.
The absence of his 14-year-old son
from the farm is causing W. d. Schutt,
of Traverse City, considerable alarm
He is searching for him. The lad has
grown tired of the farm, fears the anx-
ious father.
John Rappleyea, Plainfield farmer
dug into a nest containing 46 snakes.
Six were black snakes, the smallest
three feet long. One blue racer was
six feet two inches long. Rappleyea
killed 'em all.
Sunday bars" in saloons are no
longer running in Coldwater, and ordi-
nary saloons must blow out the lights
at $3.50 This is the order of the
mayor, and Chief of Police Payne is
enforcing it,
Eva Chamberlain and Clarence
Chamberlain, brother and sister, to-
gether with their respective sweet
hearts, Howard Powell and Ida J. Nc.
Adams, all of Laporte, visited Midland
and departed married
Hundreds of people thronged the
streets of Big Rapids watching a
mirage of Lake Michigan, which was
plainly visible. The water looked real,
and people crossing the street APP
peared to be wading in it.
Bay City's mayor has determined on
a crusade against stall saloons, gam
bling joints and places where "crime
Breeds" as he expresses it. 81 don't
want TO interfere with saloonists who
are obeying the law" says the mayor.
After telling his father he would
soon be a corpse, Harry Bulls. aged
10, of Harrisonville, went into the
yard, and in the presence of his sis
tiers, drank carbolic acid. He ran into
the house, cried: Forgive me-" and
fell dead.
Temple Emery. the new state salt
inspector, says that he understands
his Office is to be abolished, IL certain
salt manufacturers can bring it about,
because he has insisted on the enforce
ment of the law on full weight and
matured salt.
Both Michigan senators were plug
ging at Washington for the appoint
ment of K. b. Moore. assistant patent
commissioner, as commissioner. His
salary was $4,000, and as commission.
er will be $1,000. The president made
the appointment.
A. j. Cain, aged 20, who claims to
have been a policeman In Jersey City
and New York for Is years, Is danger
ously Ill in his room in Jackson, and
friendless and penniless. He has two
sons in the east, but pride keeps him
from appealing to them.
When Mrs. Edith Axford-Gilli went
, to Detroit to claim fortune of $500
left her by an uncle in Liverpool, Eng.
she found the money had been gar