The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-31
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

ing for $4,000 for paving.
The capacity of Crystal Falls NUM-
cipal power plant at Paint river rapids
is TO be more than doubled.
Elite Moore, of st. Joseph, convict
ed of shooting his wife, was sentenced
TO seven years in Jackson prison.
T. ID. Stone, saloonist of Bronson,
was fined $500, including costs, for
having allowed a minor in his place.
He paid.
After holding his wheat for two
years. NJ. d. Wildey, of Shelby, who
vowed he would wait for dollar wheat,
is ready TO sell.
Four-year-old Elizabeth Lanshied, of
Deerfield, choked 10 death on an open
safety pin which she had picked up
from the floor. She died in agony.
AS a street car was rounding a
curve in Grand Rapids William Py-
cock, aged IS, of Welland, was thrown
from the rear platform and killed,
Adelbert Keller, a brakesmn, re-
covered $500 damages against the
Michigan Central He was injured in
Detroit when an engine overturned.
Mrs. Joseph Hynes, living near Duff
field, slept soundly on a sofa while her
house was burning She was awaken
ed by neighbors just in time to es.
cape.
The Gand Trunk Western will have
two surgeons in Battle Creek hereaf-
ter, incident to the construction and
operation of the new car and locomo
tive shops.
b. F. Mcdonald, serving time in
Ionia for burglary. wants some Michi-
gan farmer needing help to act as
his next friend in his application
for a parole
Brace Knapp, an Indian, son-in-law
of Chief Pokagen of the Pottowatto-
mie tribe. is dead at Benton HarbOr
at the age of so. His son Paul is a
cadet in West Point.
l. y. Kinney, department command
er for Michigan Spanish War Vet
Grams, has issued an order for the an
nual encampment to be held in Jack
son August % and %.
There are % drug stores in Van
Buren, county whose proprietors have
filed bonds for selling liquors. There
is now no public place where liquor
can be bought outside of a drug store.
Two motormen were killed in
head-on collision between two cars
on the Grand Rapids. Grand Haven &
Muskegon interurban railway at Gel
cry Farm, near Muskegon, this morn
ing.
James Davidson, retiring city treas
urer of Midland. has settled with his
successor for 0.302.95 instead of So
cents. which sum was reported on
hand at the close of the years bust
ness.
Dogs invaded the farm of Thomas
King, Midland and in a weeks time
captured and killed 100 chickens. The
authorities are adopting drastic meth
DDS TO insure all dogs running at large
being muzzled
Ann Arbor saloonists can keep open
one hour extra on Saturday nights
after this. The common council has
granted them that privilege. It's close
at 10 o'clock week days and IL o'clock
Saturday, now.
Word has been received that Elisha
Mitchell, formerly of Saginaw. acct
dentally shot and killed himself while
hunting rabbits near Grand Island.
Neb. He is survived by a widow and
several children.
Albert Jones, known as "Gunlock
Jones'" Grand Haven hermit, is
dead He lived in a cabin near mounds
dating back to the mound builders
and he had valuable collection from
these, as well as Indian relics.
The parents of Albert Trip, who
lives in Traverse City. end had been
in ignorance of his whereabouts for
seven years, have received a letter
from him in the Philippines where he
is working for the government.
Rural mail carriers in Eaton, Ing
ham, Clinton and Shiawsssee counties
will probably assemble in Lansing on
Roosevelt day in large numbers. an
order having been made by the post
master-general permitting the omis-
sion Of the Memorial day trip.
Quincy A. Thomas. of oxford, died
suddenly Friday morning. He was in
the employ of the Detroit United rail-
way in the capacity of craftsman, and
was the surveyor who ran the line for
the Pontiac, Oxford e. Northern rail-
way. He loaves a widow, son and
daughter.
Ten days after the death OF her
husband in Battle Creek. Mrs. Jennie
Wells died at the age of "a. She was
a patient in a hospital at the time
of her husbands death and never re-
covered. She was sister of Delbert
Conklin, who was shot dead by his
brother in Mason last fall.
Lenawee County Federation OF Wo-
mans clubs elected officers as fol.
lows: President, Miss Florence Frens-
dorf. Hudson; vice-president, Miss e.
T. Wilson, Adrian; secretary, Mrs.
Rose Mosher. Adrian; treasurer, Mrs.
II. s. Russell. Hudson. The next an
nual meeting will be held in Adrian.
Joseph II. Griffin was found guilty
OF conspiracy in Turing complaining
witness against ma" Smith, the dc
throned female boss" OF Saginaw,
outside the courts jurisdiction. Sen
tence was deferred Griffin took Der
tina Konccika, n white slave" to To.
ledo. Detectives found her and brought
her back.