The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-09-30
MICHIGAN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

struck Mrs. Scott, who Is In delicate
health. The boy was sent up for 80
days.
Ann Arbor.-Twelve Chinese stu
dents arrived in Ann Arbor to be edu-
Gated at the university at the ex-
pense OF the United tSates govern
ment. They were members of a par
ty OF SO, who arrived In Chicago last
night from China. The young Chinese
were taken in hand ythe officials OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the university,
who will be their hosts until they be-
come acquainted.
Saginaw.-David c. Bell, city clerk
of Saginaw, Is candidate for clerk of
the senate. He has been reader OF
the council proceedings here for
years.
Potterville.-Mrs. Abigail Milbourn,
widow Of the late Thomas Milbourn,
died last night, aged 80 years and
months. She had been an invalid for
II months, during which time she was
cared for by her stepson, Frank Mil
bourn, and his wife, at whose home
she died. She had resided here about
so years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Homer
Warren of Detroit was elected presi-
dent OF the Michigan Postmasters' as
sociation at their convention here.
Kalamazoo.-The Michigan Associa-
ton of Postmasters adjourned to meet
In Charlevoix in 1911 for the next con-
vention. Homer Warren of Detroit
was elected president; II. b. Coleman
OF Kalamazoo, vice-president, and A.
II. Hopkins of st. Clair secretary-treas-
Eaton Rapids.-Slnce wheat has
been standing around the dollar mark
for number of months, with every
prospect Of 1t going higher, the farm
ers in this section of the state are In.
creasing their wheat acreage this fall
by fully 20 per cent over that of last
year. Seeding time Is now on and
there is as much activity in the farm
ing districts as there usually is dur
ing haying and harvest.
Saginaw.-The annual meeting of
the churches of the Saginaw Presby.
terry, including several counties in
this section, is being held here.
Marquette.-The car shops of the
Duluth, South Shore G. Atlantic Ry.
Co.. one passenger coach and much
equipment were destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of $4,000.
Ann Arbor.-The second annual
convention of the Michigan Cider
Makers association will be held here
Sept. II. Delegates from several
southern and eastern states will be
present.
Mt. Clemens.-The 7-year-old son of
Rev. Arthur Guchoff, pastor of the
German Lutheran church. and Adele
Schneider, aged s, were playing in the
churchyard when tombstone toppled,
crushing her foot and breaking the
boys arm.
Jackson.-That he may go home to
die, Harry Foy, who was sentenced
here last January for to II years
for forgery, has been released from
prison on pardon. Foy came here
from Eaton county. He has cancer
of the stomach and can live but
short time.
Lansing.-At a meeting of the state
tax commission 1t was decided to send
men into the counties of Leelanau.
Charlevoix, Kalkaska and Cheboygan
to review the assessments of certain
townships. The assessment of the
city of Hancock will also be reviewed.
On Friday Of this week the board will
review the assessment of Midland
City.
Marquette.-Struck by lightning, a
sawmill of the Sagola Lumber Co. at
Sagola, Dickinson county, was de-
stroyed by fire; loss $4,000. AT Big
Bay, Marquette county, the second
mysterious fire in week DESTROYED a
barn and IA horses owned by the Lake
independence Lumber Co. The first
blaze burned the planning mill and
much lumber.
urer.
Marshall.-The 62nd annual Cal
houn fair and race meet opened here
with excellent weather and the larg-
est crowd on record for the first day.
Every department is more than filed.
hC SCuOOl CAuIUil lS tue ldTReSL ever
seen in the state. Six bands, seven
drill teams, exhibition drills by the
Marshall fire department and various
other special attractions will draw the
crowds.
Port Huron.-At the close of the
Thumb district fair the management
announced that permanent buildings
would be erected The attendance the
last day was estimated at 5000
Jackson.--It is estimated that I'm
proyements planned for Jackson prison
will cost $239,O0O.
Bay City.-Because he took his
three-year-old daughter to a theater,
Bert Puffer has been arrested on COM
plant of his wife for abduction of the
child The couple had difficulties and
she left him.
Durand.-A second coroner's Jury i'm
paneled to identify two passengers who
lost their lives I'm the Grand Trunk
wreck here, in addition TO Engineer
Spencer and Brakeman Graham.
placed the blame for the wreck on Con-