The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
WOLVERINE
NEWS BREVITIES

result OF purchase of the residence
of DR.. f. Il. Woolsey by Mrs. Helen d.
Hicks, who originally gave the park
to Plainwell as a memorial to her hus-
band, for years banker here. The
Woolsey property, which brought 81
500, was right on the point of the
fiatiron-shaped ground and cut of a
downtown view of the park. When the
residences Is moved OF the point of the
park will be in the central portion of
the business district and will con.
tinue back to the race bank, which
now makes a beautiful waterway
boundary. The landscape gardening
which at present embraces walks, beds
OF plants and shrubs, will be contin.
ued. An attractive fountain has also
been built in the center of the park
and seats provided for the public. 1t
has been suggested that the Woolsey
residence would make a most desir-
able building for a public library, rest
room and reading room, with suitable
club rooms for young men on the sec
ond floor.
Adrian.-William X. Bixby, a pros
porous railroad man of ST. Louis
whose boyhood home was in Adrian,
has made the city of Adrian a gift
of $4,000 to be used in erecting a
city hospital. The news of the gift
was made public and the city council
officially accepted the donation. Adrian
has had several hospital projects of
taI IN, Hrfo
other than private institutions, but
they have all failed to materialize, so
the news OF Mr.. Bixby's philanthropy
came as welcome surprise.
Cadillac.-Senator ]. c. Burrows has
interested himself In the case of ten
year-old Olga Hultgren, the Swedish
girl detained at Quebec by the immi
grafton authorities because she is un.
der age. The girl was coming here
to live with relatives. Senator Bur.
rows says the girl will surely be ad
mitted to this country.
Sumner.-Bert Glow, charged with
being responsible for the death of
Clarence GaZer, who bled to death
from a knife wound in the leg, said
to have been sustained in a fight at
his uncle's home here, denied the
charge and was remanded for ex-
animation
Marshall.-Roy c. Lester, thirty
years old, was held for trial on the
charge of attempting to wreck a Mich
igan Central train by piling ties on
the track. He has confessed and lays
il to liquor.
Port Huron.-The date of the state
convention of the Underwriters as
ISOLATION, which was previously an
nounced for September, will be held
in this city August 80 and 81.
Cadillac.-The city council has de-
cided to proceed against the Ann Ar
Dor railroad commission to force the
road to erect a new depot in this city.
Lansing-Governor Warner ap
pointed the following delegates to the
international Prison congress, to be
held at Washington, ID. c., October 2
to s, 1910. and to the American Prison
association meeting to be held at
Washington. d. c., September 80 to
October 2, 1910: Judge Henry s. HUI
bert. Detroit; Judge Willis 8. Per.
kins, Grand Rapids; Judge George w.
Smith, Pontiac; Judge Joseph H.
Steere, Sault Ste. Marie; William H.
Venn, Detroit; Capt. George r. Stone,
Jackson; Mari T. Murray, Lansing;
Judge Harry d. Jewell, Grand Rapids;
Otis Fuller, Ionia; James Russell,
Marquette; John L. Mcdonnell, De-
troit; Hon. George Clapperton, Grand
Rapids; K. A. Blakeslee, Gallon; Supt.
E. M. Lawson, Lansing; Mary c. John
son, Adrian; Amos s. Musselman,
Grand Rapids; George w. Morrison,
Hartford; E. C. Anthony. Negaunee;
Robert Y. Ogg, Detroit.
Coldwater.-Coldwat lake, near
Coldwater, was the scene of a sad
drowning accident when Miss Audine
King, daughter OF II. L. King, Leon,
Kan, lost her life. She had rowed
across the lake from Crystal Beach to
Indian Point and on returning, when
a short distance from shore, being
fine swimmer, she jumped into the
lake TO swim ashore. She was seized
with cramps and before assistance
could be given sank In six feet OF
water. Forty-fve minutes later Henry
Wilson OF Chicago dove and recov-
cred her body. Physicians worked for
several hours to resuscitate her, but
failed.
Coldwater.-Dr. George Ferguson
died. aged eighty-two. He had lived
IN Coldwater Ga years. He is survived
by widow, two sons and one daugh-
ter. He also leaves four brothers and
one sister varying In age from sew.
enty-three to ninety-two, the oldest be-
ing Benjamin of this city. All of them
are still active in social and business
life except the Oldest, Benjamin, who
never misses day in his walks about
the city.
Port Huron.-Andrew hester. q
lodging house keeper, was arrested
for firing one shot at roomer. hester
claims the roomer was too friendly
with Mrs. hester.