The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-08
MICHIGAN ITEMS.


insured.
Since the Port Huron common coun-
Gil ordered that the dog ordinance
should be enforced the owners of can
ines have been hustling to secure Ii.
cense tags. Sheriff Wagenseil secured
tag No. 1.
That Casper Praeger. of Alpine
township. took his own life was the
verdict of the coroner's jury at Grand
Rapids. The man was found dead in
bed with an empty carbolic acid
bottle near him.
James Parks, %, OF Jackson, fire.
man on the M. C. railroad, was ar
rested Wednesday, charged with an
offense against his 10-year-old STEP
daughter, Davetta Champion. He was
remanded to jail for examination.
After two years of work in securing
funds, the Owosso Hospital association
has purchased a building which will
be turned into a hospital at once.
The new purchase Is dwelling which
was the property Of pioneer resi-
dent
Andrew TOPPER for As years resi-
dent of Jackson, is dead at the age
Of Sc years. 1t is claimed that ne
opened the first coal mine in Michi-
gan, at Spring Arbor. He had been
away from his wife for period Of
only two months during IS years.
While stealing a ride on the rods
under sleeping car on a north-bound
Chicago & Northwestern train, John
Boye, of Oconto, was dragged along
the ties for five miles. One leg was
cut off and his body was so badly
crushed that he died in a short time.
John c. Weadock. of Bay City, gen.
eral counsel for the Hodenpyl-W al
bridge and Clark interests, advised To-
cal people by telegram that the plan
Of uniting all the state power plants
and transferring the stock of each for
stock in a holding company would 10
followed out.
The state railway commission has
authorized the Wabash railway to ex-
tend $5,000,000 worth of coupon notes
for three years dated from May /. A
few years ago the company gave notes
for S10,000,000, paid one-half of the
amount, and wished an extension of
time on the remaining amount.
The State Missionary society was
in session at the First Congregational
church in Benton Harbor. Many mis-
sionary workers from all over the
state were in attendance. Rev. Suth-
erland, of Lansing, said that a course
IL farming for country ministers was
better than a course in theology.
The coroners jury which investiga-
ted the death Of Fred Anderson, the
w
killed at the Port Huron Engine e
Thresher works, Port Huron, brought
in verdict that Anderson came to nls
OF the machine which he was operat-
ing.
Judge Black. at Port Huron, has dis
charged Dr.. Little. the Berville physi-
clan who was charged with selling
beer without license. 1t developed
in the investigation that the complain
ing witness had made the complaint
in order to secure the S25 reward
which was offered ~ the Law and Or
der league.
The general fund of the state at
present amounts to 100000 and all
Of the outstanding vouchers which
were held up during the winter have
been paid. 1t is expected that within
the next few days large amount of
money will be added TO the fund, as
all state taxes are due the first of
the month.
The mysterious disappearance or
Harry Brownell, the st. Charles ticket
agent, who went into Luce county, to
hunt, and never came out alive, is still
fath
seven companions, have returned az
ter long search. They hired expect
guides, but could find nothing. They
expect to return in two weeks, when
the snow Is gone.
There is every prospect that the
Kendall street bridge, Battle Creek.
which connects the west end and
south side of the city, will be closed
indefinitely, because, it is alleged, it
has been allowed to await repairs
until it has become dangerous. Tie
trouble arose from the refusal of
Mayor Bailey to permit the granting
of 81, 900 for repairs, it is declared.
Members OF the state and city COM
mittee of the Custer Monument asso-
citation, of Monroe, will go to Wash
ington next week to confer with Presf
dent Taft and urge his presence at
the unwilling Of the monument at this
place on or about June 9. This date
has been agreed upon. but should the
president be unable to be here at that
time the ceremony will be postponed
Chief of Police Mccall, of Flint, has
been, instructed by the board or polite
commissioners. Mayor Selby and City
Attorney Mcbride not to make any at.
tempt to stop the Sunday perform
ances at any of the local theaters, al
though the council at the meeting Mon
day night passed resolution instruct
ing that official to close every show
house found open and prosecute the
owners.
One hundred delegates to the fourth
annual meeting Of the Michigan
Threshermen's association gathered in
Lansing Wednesday. The sessions are
being held in Representative hall. At
Wednesdays session the members
voted to have the same lien law, re.
garding the collection of threshers'
bills, presented to the legislature at
the next session. This law provides
that a threSherman can hold a farm