The Yale expositor., 1908-06-19
MICHIGAN ITEMS.


Tekonsha voted down the PROPOSE
ton to bond for $4,000 for lighting
plant
The state game warden's office has
ordered $4,000 blank licenses for deer
hunters, to be used next fall.
The school census gave Lansing a
school population of 5,340 indicating
more than $4,000 for the city.
After taking rat poison, Mrs. Joseph
Lafayette, OF Muskegon, repented,
swallowed an egg and saved her life.
Game Warden Pierce has ordered
$4,000 blank deer licenses printed, ex-
pecting an increased demand this fall.
Saginaw's mayor welcomed dele
gates from 81 cities to the fortieth an
nual convention Of the state Arbeiter
bund.
Marion Schumway, of Tekonsha,
who was mangled by moving ma
chine while running to meet her faith
er, died In the University hospital
Albert Dockeray, aged as, OF Grand
Rapids, cut his throat and died in the
barns of the Valley City Milling Co.,
by which he was employed as driver.
While playing around a mine shaft
near Jessieville Herman Krikko, aged
8, fell into the opening, but landed in
chute. He slid $50 feet and reached
the bottom safely.
Following the explosion OF a gaso-
line tank in the small lighting plant OF
Strang & Bakers general store in
Windsor fire quickly destroyed the
building; loss $4,000.
Harry Tucker, aged 10, and Murdick
Burke. aged %, of Inlay City, pleaded
guilty TO robbing the safe Of Crandalls
hardware store in their home town,
and got from one to Is years in Ionia
Bernard de Graf, a travelling man,
and Charles Sanderson, an Ann Arbor
hotel steward, sued the d. u. r. for
injuries received in the Denton wreck
De Graft asks $4,000 and Sanderson
5000.
Public institutions were closed and
all business suspended during the fu-
neral services of Peter White Monday.
The body, which lay in state at the
Episcopal cathedral, was viewed by
throngs.
Mrs. Sarah Coleman, colored. of Bat
tie Creek, had such reputation for
kidding" that when she told her
friends she was Ill they thought she
was joking and refused to call doc
tor. She was found dead later.
Following a quarrel, Henry Well
bourn, of Traverse City, is said to
have lain in wait for his wife at the
foot of the stairs, and then placed the
muzzle of a gun at her head. She
struck 1t up and escaped after a strug-
gle. Wellbourn is under arrest.
Mrs. Jerome Daniels, OF Vandalia,
in fainting spell Saturday night fell
upon a lamp, firing her clothing. She
was burned so seriously that she died
in a few minutes. At the time she
was alone with her two young daugh-
tiers. Prompt assistance by neighbors
saved the house.
George has been working pretty
hard and / thought I'd take him out
for a little fun" said Harrison Bailey,
when arraigned in Port Huron with
his 19-year-old son on an intoxication
charge. Both are married and the
wives of both are i'll. Bailey was held
to the circuit court for giving liquor
to the son.
II is asserted that large land COM
panies are being formed in the upper
peninsula to take advantage of the act
of the recent legislature in removing
the limit on the number of acres that
one individual may hold. They are
said to be buying up large tracts for
speculative purposes. The mining
companies are also buying up land in
huge quantities.
Henry Mccarthy, who was SEN
fenced to the Detroit house of correc-
ton and escaped from Deputy Sheriff
Stauffer in Grand Rapids, on pretense
of telephoning his wife, returned to
Muskegon Sunday, beat his wife into
unconsciousness and then made his
appearance on the street. Police
officers tried to arrest him but he ran
and the officers shot seven times,
three times at him. One shot pierced
his left shoulder and the other broke
his left arm. He has been taken to
Hackley hospital and may die. He
cursed the officers enroute to the hos
pital.
Hon. Chase S. Osborn. of Sault Ste
Marie, is mentioned to succeed Hon.
Peter White as regent Of the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Mr.. Osborn takes a
deep interest in the university, his
eldest son having graduated from the
institution a year ago and his second
son is now a student there.
Insurance Commissioner Barry re-
ports that $43, 3S9, 900 of life insurance
was written I'm the state last year In
1906 more than $44,75S.000 was writ
ten, and $56.27S.000 In 1905
Geo. Clemens, a musician, died in
Onaway as the result OF friendly
scufle with Peter Lebsinger, saloon
keeper