The Yale expositor., 1908-10-23
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

by the charge from his shotgun.
While demented Mrs. Mary Schim-
merhorn, of Dimondale, jumped into
the Grand river and was drowned.
J. I. Scott, owner Of the Scott opera
house, Menominee, fell from a scaffold
while supervising repairs and died of
broken neck.
August Winters fell 25 feet from
planks on which he was working in
the new U. of NJ. memorial building
and died of his injuries.
According to a report of the secre-
tary of state, Kalamazoo has the larg-
est paper industry in the west. 1t ag-
gregates $4,000,0O0 per year.
Arrested for deserting the u. 8. S.
Chattanooga Roy Mason, of Port HUI
ron, says he would rather be pun
ished than go back to the navy.
The Lexington Beach association
has been incorporated to open sum-
mer resort north of Lexington, where
there is fine beach and forest tract.
A daughter Of Henry Bodine, aged
So farmer living near Kalamazoo,
found his body hanging lifeless from
barn rafter. He had been in i'll
health.
After removing his shoes Lewis
SaufIlet, aged %, Of West Branch. lay
down the M. c. tracks and was killed.
He was the third brother to commit
suicide.
John A. Griffin got $1,000 verdict
against George W. Fry, a farmer near
Lansing, for alienation of his wife's
affections. Griffin is also suing for
divorceX
Fire from a cigarette tossed on the
floor of the Maccabee hall during a
dance in Marysville destroyed the
building and two adjoining residences;
loss $4,000.
The father of Miss Bessie Spacey,
aged %, of Port Huron, asked the
probate court to send her to an asy-
lum, believing gossip of neighbors
made her insane.
Prompted by unknown causes, Ros-
coe Hathaway, aged sc, prosperous
Rollin township farmer, hanged him
self from a tree on his farm. His
wife found the body.
George Roemer son of the superin-
tendent of the Escanaba municipal
lighting plant, while making connec-
tions received a shock Of 1900 volts
and was killed instantly.
Bitten by a mad dog two months
ago, hogs and cattle in Prairieville
township have shown symptoms OF
rabies and several owners have had
narrow escapes from being bitten.
Charles A. Kahler, proprietor of a
cafe at Reed Lake, got a $4,000 YER
dict against the Edison Light Co. In
the United States district court. The
hotel burned and defective wiring was
alleged.
Driven by forest fires, two part
ridges few through the front window
OF ]. j. McCarthy's home, in Stand
ish, shattering the glass and stunning
the birds so that they were easify
picked up.
"The London Lloyds Co. has not
been authorized to transact business
in Michigan, cannot be sued here and
any indemnity it may offer is of
doubtful value" said Insurance Com
missioner Barry in reply to an in.
quiry.
Cidermakers OF Washtenaw county
organized the Michigan Cidermakers'
association with the following off.
GERS: w. II. Whaley, Milan, president;
NJ. ]. Steffe, Ann Arbor, vice-presi.
dent; X. II. Wheeler, Dexter, secre-
tary-treasurer.
William H. Stevens, aged AZ, is the
first Battle Creek victim of the corn
shredder. While working at the farm
of Howard Kingman, his left arm was
drawn into the machine, and physi.
clans were compelled to amputate ii
close to the shoulder.
AS the first step of an effort to
stop the wholesale slaughter or oeeI
in Tustin vicinity, Deputy Game War.
den Smith arrested Walter Holmes,
who pleaded guilty in Justice Hough.
tons court. He was'fned $40. Other
arrests are expected to follow.
The Anti-Tuberculosis society, of
New York, has asked the loan of the
Michigan exhibit at the recent tuber.
culosis congress in Washington. The
New York society said that the ex.
hibit had proved so attractive and In
structive that 1t desired the use OF 1t
for short time.
NAtAlSdu lOltbl hIC piODAChlo VIII
be discussed at the meeting of the
Michigan State Forestry association at
Battle Creek November 10-11. John II.
Bissell, Detroit; C. w. Garfield, Grand
Rapids; w. B. Mershon, Saginaw:
Prof Filbert Roth, Ann Arbor; Carl
e. Schmidt, Detroit, and Congressman
Loud will be among the speakers.
Wesley ID. Mccoy. OF Yiddings, Tex,
and Felix o. Brooker. of Kansas City,
both negroes, have begun suit in the
circuit court at Grand Rapids, asking
for mandamus to compel the faculty
OF the Grand Rapids Medical College
OF Veterinary Surgeons to enroll them
as students for the seasons of t90S-9.
They claim they are barred on ac-
count of their color.
Elsie Mccullough, OF Bay City, pres.
ident OF Michigan district of the Unit.
ed Mine Workers OF America, has an.
nounced himself candidate for vice
president of the national organization
to succeed John White, of Indianapo-
lis, the present incumbent. who will
resign. The election takes place In
December. the nominations closing
November 3. SO far. Mccullough is