The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-01
MICHIGAN in BRIEF.

All kinds OF spring farm work has
opened in sections of Eaton county.
and many acres of spring crops have
been planted. This is considered an
early spring.
There will be but two tickets In
the field at Owosso this year, the Cit.
liens ticket having withdrawn. The
Republicans have nominated DR.. b.
Sutherland for mayor.
While placing leaves on bonfire
in the rear yard OF her home. Mrs
Fredericka Seidt, 50 years old, of
Grand Rapids. stepped into it's midst
and was fatally burned.
Mrs. Mary Delehanty, "A, lis dead at
Port Huron, after an illness of FIVE
days. She was one of the Oldest
residents Of the city, having resided
here more than half century.
1t is announced that the state binder
twine plant, at Jackson, will resume
operations. six carloads OF Yucatan
sisal having arrived Friday The plant
has been idle for a week owing to
lack of suitable material.
Through the combined efforts OF
Battle Greek union labor workers, II.
II. Match, cigarmaker, was de-
clared nominated as alderman from
the first ward by the Republican
party. At the primaries he was tied
with Nelson A. Beardslee, but In
drawing he won.
The state board OF auditors held a
meeting Wednesday, at which Il was
decided to lay the matter OF the
fore Attorney General Bird, with the
request that he render an opinion as
to whether or not the board can legal.
iy settle the suits.
A gang of north-end Poles met at
the ball park. Flint. Sunday and en-
gagged In a free-for-all fight, and as
a result five Of them are in Jail. hav-
ing been arrested by the police and
sheriff's force. The weapons were
knives and three OF the number are
suffering somewhat from wounds.
William Kremer, 81, a resident of
Buena Vista township, was struck by
Saginaw limited car at the King
crossing, Saginaw, and was injured so
badly that he died en- route TO the hos
pital. He was standing too near the
track while waiting to board the car
and he believed that 1t would stop.
The appropriation of s6S5.00 to be
carried In the river and harbor bill for
Saginaw river was inserted in the
measure only after a strenuous fight
on the part of Senator Smith of
Michigan. The committee was at
first disinclined to grant the request,
but Senator Smith was insistent that
the appropriation should be made.
and his wishes were respected.
The Michigan copper country is
sending hundreds Of it's foreign and
American-born residents I'm the agri-
cultural districts OF Montana, the Da-
kotas, Washington, Oregon, Sas-
katchewan. British Columbia and to
Southern Michigan. Many have also
gone to northern Minnesota and Wis
consin, and large party of Polish
families will go early this summer to
Chippewa county. northern Michigan,
to join the Polish communities there.
While four men were returning FROM
fishing excursion on Little Traverse
bay, near Petoskey, one CT the num-
Der broke through the ice Whl.c Re
was noundering about two of his COM
panions went down. The remaining
man secured ropes and boards from
fish shanty. They were rescued
The men were Rev. l.. II. Manning. OF
the Methodist church; Rev Arba Mar
tin, OF Kalamazoo; Dan Peppler. bar
Der, and George Gardner, a local busi-
ness man.