The Yale expositor., 1910-12-16
STATE BRIEFS.

Mayor Burke of Owosso has been
asked to close the Sunday theaters.
Three members Of the Moran and
Lashbrook families, in Wales township
buildings were among the best in the
village.
Gov Warner has appointed Frank J
Dibble, of Marshall, county agent OF
Calhoun county, to succeed c. e. Hills
of Battle Creek, resigned.
When an advance in price of all
coal was announced in Saginaw the
inspectors ordered all coal wagons on
the city scales before delivery.
Confident that he was about to die,
Robert Schley, of Marshall, veteran
of the civil war, wrote his autobiog-
raphy, made a will and expired the
next morning.
Prison guards claim to have pre-.
vented a delivery by finding the bars
in one cell block nearly sawed in two
All the convicts in that part of the
prison are serving long terms.
The State Horticultural society, in
Benton Harbor, passed a resolution
demanding a state horticultural de-
partment for the purpose of bringing
up the standard of Michigan fruit.
James Cavanaugh, of Cadillac, poor
superintendent, has been removed
from office because, it is alleged, he
refused to aid Angus Cameron, an
aged man, who sought the county 8
bounty.
1t is believed around Crystal Falls
that Michael II. Moriarty, representa-.
tive from the thirty-first district. will
succeed to the mantle of former Sena.
tor Charles Smith as senate leader for
the upper peninsula.
Pigat Zoa, of Battle Creek, lived
three hours with his skull. hips and
both legs fractured He was crushed
by falling crane at the Grand Trunk
shops. He was 80 years old and
leaves a widow.
A bronze tablet of Dr. Henry Philip
Tappan, the first president of the Uni.
versity of Michigan, is to be hung in
Alumni Memorial hall. 1t will be
identical in size, material and framing
with that of DR.. James B. Angel.
Charles w. Dobbins, sales manager
for the Marshall Furniture Co., and
proprietor of two Marshall theaters,
and Miss Delta Lois Seeger. a former
piano player in one of the playhouses.
eloped to Kalamazoo and were mar
ried.
The annual meeting OF the Tri-coun-
ty Farmers institute was held in Cad
lilac. Delegates from Wexford, Os-
Ia ~ l.
attendance. Plans were discussed for
representation at the Chicago land
show next year.
Following a secret Investigation, a
committee of Kalamazoo aldermen
was instructed to take steps TO col
lect $4,000 from the Standard Paper
Co., which is accused OF illegally TAX
ing city water. The allegation is
based on the testimony Of employees
of the company.
A member of the state railway COM
mission announced that no steps to
safeguard the grade crossing in Kali
amazoo will be taken by the commits
sion until after the railroads enter.
ing the city have presented their side
OF the case, at meeting to be held
in Lansing soon.
The Young Mems Business asso-
citation, which has been the means
of obtaining a number of new indus
tries for Port Huron, has elected the
following officers: President, John o.
Adams; vice-president, Arthur Can
ham: secretary, Asa II. Browne !;
treasurer, Daniel ID. Brown.
The brick malt house. two large dry
kilns, stables, ice houses and tons OF
imported hops we're destroyed by fire
which swept the plant OF the Lessen
& Henes Brewing Co, of Menominee.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance.
William l.. Curtis has petitioned the
Petoskey council to rename Curtis
park, which is the city park, as he
believes there is III feeling among the
citizens in regard to the matter. A
number of taxpayers have also offered
petition asking that the West Side
park be named after him. The coun.
Gil has refused to act on the matter at
| present.