The Yale expositor., 1908-11-27
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

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wooden structure.
Sidney A. Wrinkle, while numbering
near Squaw bay found a colony OF
bees and $50 pounds of honey in an
old pine tree.
Harry Lewis, former cashier OF the
Athens bank, stood mute when ar
raigned on the charge of embezzling
$4,000 in bank funds. 1t is thought
the bank will escape bankruptcy.
In his address before the National
Municipal league in Pittsburg Clinton
r. Woodruff, first vice-president and
secretary of the American Civic asso-
citation, made a complimentary ref
erence to Grand Rapids as one OF
the cities that had shown marked i'm
provement.
Vice-President Fitzhugh, of the
Grand Trunk railroad, informs Mayor
Bell, Of Port Huron, that he is ne
gotiating with a large eastern manu-
featuring plant to take over the shops
of the company, vacated when that
portion of the works was removed to
Battle Creek.
Sherwood Clemens, Bay City Grand
Trunk cashier who confessed to hav-
ing burned the station to conceal that
he was 5000 short in his accounts, has
employed a lawyer. Clemens was re-
manded to Jail, as he was unable to
furnish $1,000 bail. He was the sole
support of his widowed mother.
Edward ]. Metcalf, of Bay City, who
worked" the unwary by taking $40
deposits for outfits from men whom
he promised jobs on the d. u. r. in
Detroit, was sentenced to the Detroit
house of correction with fine of 500
as an alternative. He paid back six
men who had complained OF him.
The county supervisors are consider
ing the plan of posting the photo
graphs of known habitual drunkards
in all the saloons in Grand Rapids.
with view of lessening the number
of booze" victims-and, incidentally
of decreasing the expense of sending
them to the Kelley institute at county
expense.
starred as hero in the dramatic stop
of runaway team attached to farm
wagon. by speeding his own horse and
rig until he came alongside of the
plunging animals, Selling the bit of the
nearest horse and holding on for 10
blocks until he brought the runaways
to dead stop.
In the 70 counties which has thus
far filed reports with the secretary
of state, 170,77S votes were cast in
favor of the adoption of the new con.
stitution and 104,452 against, giving a
majority In favor of the constitution
of 66,326. 1t is thought that this
will be increased by the returns yet
to be received.
The Interstate Long Distance Tele-
phone Co. must stand trial in the
circuit court at Howell on the charge
brought by Peter North. North's wife
and two children were killed by light
ming that entered the house on an un-
used telephone wire North charges
the company with negligence in not
removing the wire.
1t is being advocated that the legis-
lature form new tax commission to
consist of two members in addition to
the governor, and that those members
be required to give their whole time
to the duties of the board. Next year
the governor will be a member of the
board of railway assessors, as provid-
ed by the new constitution.
After having been defeated for re.
election on the face of the returns
and having demanded a recount, Pro-
bate Judge John Stiles. of Menominee,
has been declared elected by the board
of county canvassers by a plurality of
seven votes. His defeated rival, Jas
Sherman, announces that he will start
quo warranto proceedings against
stiles.
For kissing one of the pretty nurses
at the university hospital, Ann Arbor,
Clarence Penman, of Beaumont. Tex, a
senior medic, a graduate of the literary
department and a member of the Phi
Beta Pi fraternity, has been expelled
from the university. The nurse was
also discharged from the institution.
The couple were detected in the act of
oscillation by the head nurse.
Mrs. Velina Lewis, of Lansing, was
sentenced to from two and one-half
to five years in the Detroit house OF
correction by Judge West after she
had pleaded guilty to a charge OF
ldIGtHNs Inc WOI1du is the
wife of Wilbur Gilbert, who escaped
a few days ago from an Ingham coun.
ty officer, while being brought from
Mason to Lansing to stand trial for
larceny.
Chief Of Police Allen and President
Balch, of the police commission of
Kalamazoo. all but came to blows
when the chief called the commission
er liar Wednesday afternoon. The
dispute arose out of the attempts of
President Balch to remove Chief Allen
from Office. The other two commission.
ers, however, are said to favor Allen,
so IL is hardly likely that he will be
removed.
The Grand Trunk railway company
is said to be negotiating with the Sag
NAV Valley Traction Co. which con.
trolls the street railway lines at Bay
City and in Saginaw, as well as the
interurban line between the two cities.
with a view of bringing the bridge
across the Saginaw river. near here.
The railway company may move its
terminal from the west TO the east
side, IL the bridge deal goes through.
its line would be shortened from 10 to
IA miles and the interurban line aban.
dOned