The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-05-07
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

dying from a complication of dis
eases in the Kent county poorhouse.
Myron Marsh, of Owosso, who had
just dropped his life insurance to buy
home, is dead from pneumonia.
! leaving his widow and I'VE small chill.
dren destitute.
To the TAI ,059 school children in
the S3 counties in the state will this
year be paid the sum of $3,736,355. the
amount of primary school money. The
apportionment is made on the basis
of So per capita.
Miners who live at Michipicoten, on
the north shore of Lake Superior, will
benefit by the opening of navigation,
| as they were about out of provisions
and the necessities can reach the
camp only by boat
According to statement by John
Gemery, of the Muskegon Power CO.,
that concern will continue to operate
the Croton dam, despite the forfeiture
of the franchise by the board OF super
visors of Mecosta county.
On the report from the Pasteur in
stitute that the pet dog of Fred Park
er. of Hastings, which bit his 5-year-
old son. had died of rabies, the coun-
Gil held a special meeting and decided
on the killing of a number of dogs
which had been bitten by the mad an
| imal.
The woman whose dead body was
! found in Lincoln park lagoon, in Chi
cago and who was thought to have
| been Mrs. C.. A. Lewis, of Lansing, is
| still unidentified, as Mrs. Lewis. en-
l MI In, ha of of
state, is in Lansing and in good
health.
Among the 10 bench warrants is
sued Monday by Judge Parkinson on
Indictments returned Saturday after
noon by the Jackson grand jury is
one for Col. S. II. Avery, formerly of
Jackson, now resident of Idaho. This
| Is the party whose name was not
made public at first.
Postmaster James Button, of Flint,
died Monday morning, after an illness
of several years. Mr.. Button was 60,
and has been postmaster since being
| appointed to fill a vacancy during the
first Mckinley administration. He is
survived by the widow and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. F. d. Baker.
Hundreds of citizens of Saginaw and
nearby towns are fishing these days,
the sport having received an impetus
by the recent prohibition of the use OF
nets in the Saginaw river and its trib-
utaries. Many Households, in which
! live dozens of eager fishermen, are In
evidence along the river.
The city of Coldwater claims to
| have the greatest number of automo-
90 ,sN L., h
| cording to the ratio of its population.
There are $50 automobiles among the
| 5000 inhabitants. Dealers and repair
men claim that they have more bust
ness than they can conveniently
| handle.
Cracksmen "blew" the safe in the
Howard City postoffice Tuesday morn
ing, using two charges of nitro
| glycerine The safe is a complete
wreck and the one-story frame build
| ing, used as postoffice. is badly dam
aged. According to Postmaster Bull
lock about $50 in money and $3.50 in
stamps are missing.
Edward Murphy, proprietor of the
| Saratoga, American and Jefferson ho-
| tells in Battle Creek, states that he
will close the two latter houses on
May /, as, without a bar neither would
| yield a profit. The American has been
run continuously for 40 years, and IL
is said that the doors have never been
locked since 1887.
The state game warden's depart
ment is investigating the claims made
| by down-the-river residents that the
| Owosso Sugar Co. is dumping decayed
/ no. ,,ln In he To ii,
thereby killing hundreds of fish. There
has been trouble for several years
on account of the company's using the
stream as a dumping ground.
The church at Rattle Run, in which
Rev. John H. Carmichael, the former
pastor, killed Gideon Browning, will
be without regular minister until the
annual conference in September. Sew.
eral ministers have expressed their
willingness to preach there occasion
ally, but when the permanent pastor
ate Is offered them all declined, II Is
said.
The American Surety Co., the only
company on the bond of Frank p.
Glazier, ex-state treasurer, to pay any
thing to the state because of Glaciers
| embezzlement, is suing in the local
circuit court to be allowed to inter
vene in the receivership of w. w.
Wedemeyer. of the defunct bank at
Chelsea. The company claims a right
to recover the $4,000 turned over to
the state In the Glazier matter.
State Oil Inspector Meals first quar-
terly report for 1909 shows the inspec-
ton by deputies of 6,210,721 gallons of
Illuminating oil. Fees received, $12,-
501.52. After paying salaries and ex-
penses there is TO turn over to the
state treasurer s4,790.43. The inspec-
tor calls attention to accidents of
serious nature that are happening
from pouring gasoline into tubs of
hot water for washing purposes.
Four men have been sentenced to
Jackson prison by Judge Coolidge.
Burton Lampman, a Watervliet farm
er, pleaded guilty to running his own
daughter and was sentenced from
three TO Is years. Glen Grant, Tex
an, was committed to prison to from
two to 10 years for an attack on T.
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