The Yale expositor., 1909-12-24

gresham Denny VIII De the prlnclpal
speakers.
The state pardon board, which has
been In session in Jackson for the
past few days, reported Friday that
80 petitions had been received by
them. OF these three were for life
convicts.
The administration council of the
state G. A. r. met at Jackson and de
cided on Holland as the place for the
1910 encampment. though there was
but one representative of that city
present, while Lansing sent 25.
The directors of Bronson hospital
have established a novel scheme to
raise money for the institution Gum
vending machines are placed i'm many
of the stores and all the profits from
the sale of the gum will go TO the hos.
pital.
1t is rumored that a Detroit con
Germ is attempting to secure a con-
tract with the Jackson prison for the
shops recently vacated by the Illinois
Broom Co. These are vacant at the
present time. and 10 prisoners are
out OF employment.
Congressman Charles Townsend has
consented to be in Port Huron on
New Years eve and watch the old
year pass into oblivion with his Elk
brothers. Mr.. Townsend has been as
signed TO the role of POSTMASTER for
this occasion, which will be q decid-
eddy stag affair.
C. F. Blake, of Jackson. the new
secretary of the state board Of exam
liners of BARRIERS has called for an
audit of the books Of the board, and
State Treasurer Sleeper has an
nounced that it will be held The
books have never been audited. Blake
says, and are somewhat muddled.
Judge Knappen denied new trial
for Milo Keep, now serving a life
sentence in Jackson prison for the
Staying of Bert Miller, of Kalamazoo,
two years ago Attorney c. w. Ketch-
am, of Dowagiac, who filed the motion,
says he will now apply to the state
pardon board for a pardon for his
client.
Sheriff Wagenseil. of Port Huron,
refused to give up the revolver sup
posed to have been used in the slay-
ing of Louis Rosenberg, at the Flats,
last summer, and which. with $102
in cash, was found on the body OF
Frank Elbera, who took poison when
the officers arrived to investigate the
crime.
The association of judges of Michi-
gan will hold it's annual meeting in
Lansing Dec. 81 and %. The follow
ing will take part in the two days
NJ In NJ
G. l.. Collins, ]. S. Mcdonald. Henry
A. Mandell. l.. Z. Knappen and Grant
Fellows. A banquet will be rendered
to Judge G. b. Grant by the associa-
ton.
AS John Mowery, farmer residing
near Sherwood, was returning from
Leonidas, where he had gone to
mill, his rig was struck by a passen-
ger train on the Michigan Central
railroad. Just as he approached the
railroad one of his horses slipped on
the tracks, throwing his bobsled
crosswise. He hastily unhitched his
horses, unloaded the contents of the
rig and quietly watched the train
make kindling wood of his outfit.
A circuit court jury at Kalamazoo
has awarded Miss Kathryn Bannigan
$500 damages against Edward Wood
bury, on the re-trial OF the suit which
was ordered by the supreme court.
Two years ago the girl, who is a tele-
phone operator. was passing a store
owned by Woodbury., when glass from
broken window struck her in the
face, cutting a severe cash. She
brought suit. claiming that her per-
sonal appearance was permanently
damaged.
Born in a wigwam and reared in It
until of school age. Rev T. C..
Thomas, himself a full-blooded Chip
pewa, is meeting with excellent sue
cess in missionary work among the
Indians in various portions of the Uni
ted States He is a native of upper
Michigan. He was born near L'Anse,
Baraga county, so years ago. and he
has lived there ever since. The mis-
sionary is a graduate of Albion col
| lege. He was ordained to the Metho-
dist Episcopal clergy by Bishops
Ninde and Hurst.
Rare presence of mind combined
with pure grit was responsible for
the miraculous escape from death yes
terday of James O'Connell an employe
of the Grand Trunk shops. at Battle
Creek. O'Connelps hand was drawn
in between the rollers of huge ma
chine he was working on and his
whole body was rapidly being drawn
towards the rollers when with his free
hand he succeeded in cutting away
his clothing and wrenched his man
gled member from the machinery.
while fellow-employes stood aghast
with fear at his perilous predicament
His hand and lower arm will have to
be amDutated.
At the election held in Saginaw by
the United Mine Workers locals. In
the Saginaw valley, e. 8. Mccullough.
vice-president of the international as
ISOLATION, received an almost unani-
nous vote for the Office OF interna-
tional president. The officer will be
chosen by vote of all the miners I'm
the United States. elections being
held Tuesday by every local in the
country.
Because the board OF auditors fears
that the capitol police will get rash
ana hurt thQmeelyee n fhav are al