The Yale expositor., 1908-11-13
MICHIGAN ITEMS.


The Hubbell postoffice, seven miles
from Calumet, was burglarized, the
safe blown open, the registered mail
rified and $500 taken.
The lid was on tighter Sunday than
ever before In the historly Kalama'
zoo. Even the usual Sunday scrubbing
out of saloons was forbidden.
The secretary's report read at the
Kalamazoo session of the Michigan
Christian Endeavor society shows that
there are 1882 societies in the state
The 2o-months-old daughter OF John
Harwood, a Hastings township far
mer, died Friday as the result of swal-
lowing a bean which lodged In lung
Nellie Tiemeyer, of Grand Rapids,
who was shot twice by August San
erein, is now out OF danger, although
the bullets punctured the intestines in
seven places.
All Saints church, Pontiac. burned
down three years ago and now re-
placed with a beautiful edifice. was
rededicated Sunday by Bishop Charles
d. Williams of Detroit.
Grand Rapids city council has de-
cided to cancel all fire insurance poll
cies held by 1t as fast as they expire,
believing that ii will be cheaper for
the city to carry its own risks.
The United Commercial Travellers
organization is backing 100000 cor
poration to do a wholesale dry goods
business in northern Michigan. Many
Saginaw business men are interested.
Lodged in a tree top, the body Of
Richard Warren. a boy who fell of
the railroad bridge near Omar last
April and was drowned, was found by
Peter Duby, hunter. The body was
buried at once.
Three new state banks have been
chartered all with $685. 900 capital.
They are the State bank of Harbor
Beach, the First State and Savings
bank Of Birmingham, and the Gwinn
State Savings bank Of Gwinn.
Despondent over the death of his
wife last June, George Rooney, of Ann
Arbor, took laudanum and died. Il
had a happy home once, but now it's
all over" said Rooney to the physi-
clan who tried to save his life.
William Casey, 09 engineer, and left
tackle on the varsity football team.
has been appointed editor of the
Michiganensian to succeed c. S. Bou-
cher, who resigned because the work
interfered with his varsity studies.
Michigan women suffragists, in con-
vention, decided to start petition
to which one million signatures will
be obtained, asking congress to grant
suffrage to women. They think they
can get 100000 of the signatures in
| Michigan alone.
State Banking Commissioner Zim-
norman chartered three new banks
| last week. They are the State bank
of Harbor Beach, the First State and
| Savings bank of Birmingham, and the
Gwinn State Savings bank of Gwinn.
The capital in each case is $4,000.
An electric railroad is to be built
| between Kalamazoo and Elkhart, Ind.
This road was surveyed two years ago
and much right of way purchased, but
it then was dropped for time. Now
an eastern syndicate has agreed to
| finance 1t.
Now that election is over the state
treasurer's department today admits
that when the primary school fund is
| distributed, the state will have to Dor
row money for current expenses. A
! Godsend was received in the shape of
check from the government for $751;
600 to apply on a payment due the
Soldiers home.
BY the breaking in the lock OF the
key that opened the lower cell block
in the Jackson county Jail, IL prison
ers were securely confined so Sc
curely that they could not be gotten
out to go to court when wanted. There
is no locksmith in Jackson who can
help them and the sheriff had to send
for an out-of-town expert.
The Michigan Equal Suffrage So
ciety association, which held its con.
vention in Bay City last week, elected
the following officers: President
Mrs. Clara b. Arthur. Detroit; vice.
president, Mrs. Gertrude Prindle
Charlotte secretary, Miss May Bou.
telle, Detroit; treasurer, Mrs. May S
Knabs.
Mrs. William F. Neale died in
Nichols hospital, Battle Creek, while
| her aged husband occupying the same
room. and himself suffering from seri.
GUS injuries, watched her in utter
helplessness. Mr.. Neale recently fell
downstairs and the shock so unnerved
| Mrs. Neale that II was necessary to
take her to the hospital. Heart fail
ure caused her death
Banking Commissioner Zimmerman
stated Friday that when he took Of
fee, nearly two years ago, there were
| &c banks in Michigan that were in a
shaky condition financially. Now, he
says, that with the exception of the
Glazier bank at Chelsea and two small
institutions in the hands Of receivers
these are all In sound financial con
dition.
Charles Keller, who escaped from
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus two
years ago. was arrested at Kalamazoo
Sunday night and will be returned tc
finish serving a 25-year sentence, Il
years OF which he had already served
Keller is 60 years old. In talking tC
Patrolman Kearns he let fall a remark
which caused the officer TO lock hin
up. Keller admitted that he was want
ed at Columbus, and said that he had
| l,fI1oI rnon In Ororral ouor . AL