The Yale expositor., 1909-07-30
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

The new armory, first built by the
state. has been examined by the mil
itary board. which will recommend its
acceptance.
The deserted Franklin mine, near
Hancock, is burning. and it is feared
that the flames will eat through 10
the Quincy shaft, nearby.
The grocery firms of Eaton Rapids
have united to operate general
delivery service. replacing their in
dividual delivery wagons.
Articles of incorporation for the
Michigan G. Chicago Westbound Rail
way Co., capitalized at $4,000, 900,
were filed in Lansing last week.
Charlotte council has passed an or
dinance to regulate the local supply
and sale of milk. This is one of the
steps taken to stop the local small
pox scare.
pin in his stomach, corroded by
many years wear in that locality, fin
ally caused the death Of Dwight Hunt,
aged ~, retired farmer, residing In
Ann Arbor.
Mrs. Christine Stduhm. who walked
AlOhi lNapihc W O~iNosO ~ tAN
hope of finding her missing son, will
continue her tramp toward the Cali
fornia coast.
Jacob Arkema and John and Noel
Houze. Grand Rapids boys, will leave
soon for a motorcycle trip that will
take them to Maine. They expect to
be on the road about 80 days.
Thomas Vitz, seriously injured in
railroad accident last week, has his
wife and two children on the way
from Portland TO join him in Kalama-
zoo. He may die before their ar
rival.
Friends of Col. Perley L. Abbey, of
Kalamazoo, have launched a boom to
have him appointed TO a place on
the Soldiers home board to succeed
Townsend A. Ely, who recently be-
came state highway commissioner
Mrs. c. Z. Lowe, of Saginaw, in
jured in the Elks' train wreck at Salt
Lake City, several weeks ago, is re-
covering. City Recorder Granschow,
exalted ruler of the Saginaw lodge,
is still critically i'll in Los Angeles.
A bolt of lightning struck the steel
George e. futile, r. ]. Miller and
a boat on Lake Waubascom during
rain storm. The three men were
given severe shock.
An outcome of the forest fires in
Pressure Isle county last fall when
nearly a score of women and chi
dren were burned to death on a relief
train of the Detroit e. Mackinac rail
road, at Metz, is five suits against
the company for $4,000 each.
After an absence OF 40 years, John
Henderson, now a resident of Ne
braska, recently walked into the yard
of his sister, Mrs. S. T. Cummings, of
oxford, and asked for a drink of
water. Later he revealed his identity
and there was joyful reunion.
William L. Wilson, serving a term
in Ionia prison for misappropriatins
$125,000 while secretary of a frater-
nal insurance order, is likely to lose
his beautiful home in Port Huron to
George E. and John II. Avery. Detroit,
who are foreclosing mortgage
The saloonkeepers of Ludington,
who heretofore have contributed $40
each for the NJ. n. G.. encampment.
this year announce that because of
the "dryness" of Michigan they can
not see where they would get results
from the money and will not donate.
The report of the state oil inspec-
tor for the quarter ending June 80,
shows the inspection of 4,121,712 gal
Ions of kerosene oil, besides looking
after the violations of the gasoline
law and investigating numerous ac-
cidents. The fees collected were So
29S.27; total expenses, S7,400.62. This
leaves a net balance of $9S6.05 to turn
into the state treasury, including
sSS.40 interest.
Mrs. Ira. c. Breese, of Jackson, has
received word that her husband was
killed in an automobile accident in
Sioux Falls. S. ID. Breese was 80 years
OF age and had gone to Sioux Falls
to work at his trade of automobile as
sembler. Besides the widow, he is
survived by one daughter, aged 2.