The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-07-06
STATE NEWS
in BRIEF

the death of Mrs. William Schave.
The woman was cleaning house In
her home at Wyandotte, assisted by
her Contemporaries daughter. She
had been using gasoline. In crossing
the room she stepped on a match
head and flash of fire swept the
room. The daughter, Elizabeth, in
the next room, heard her mother
scream, saw the fash as the gas
Haired up, and rushed to the rescue.
Mother and daughter were carried
from the burning house, the former
unconscious. and taken to Emergency
hospital, Ford City, where Mrs.
Schave died.
Three Rivers.-Great preparations
are being made for the eighth
annual state encampment of the
U. s. w. ", which will meet here
In July. This is the state encamp-
ment and about 200 delegates from all
over Michigan are expected. At this
meeting state camp Of the Order
of the Serpent, an auxiliary organiza-
ton, will be formed. A great parade
will occur, when the "big snake" will
crawl through the streets of the city
and the Great Lair of the state will
be organized. A snake 95 long will
be brought here for the occasion from
Indiana, and this will be the first
time that he will crawl in this state.
Port Huron.-Oone of the most
destructive fires that has visited
this city for many years occurred in
the center of the downtown business
district and 1t is estimated that $780,
600 will just cover the loss. The fire
was first noticed by Police Sergeant
Shine at the rear Of a large junk
shop owned by Louis Levine. Every
| company Of the fire department re-
| sponded but could not do much to
check the flames, which got a fine
start from the old rags, rubbers and
bales of paper that were stored in
the building This place was burned
to the ground, with no insurance.
Grand Rapids.-Another batch of
imported workers, with whom the
| furniture manufacturers seem to
be slowly breaking the big strike, ar
rived here from Chicago and went to
work in the Sigh plant. This is the
| SEVENTEEN day since the beginning
of the labor strike, and while both
sides are holding firm, there are over
$500 strike-breakers at work In the
various plants. The manufacturers
CLAN they can handle all orders
taken during the July exposition that
Is now on here.
South Haven.-Fire originating
In the kitchen Quilted the Sc
bring hotel at Bangor, ten miles
from here, entailing loss Of $500,
partly covered by insurance. The
place was built 60 years ago, and was
stopping place for stage coaches
running between Decatur and South
Haven. 1t was famous in the early
days as a stopping place for hunters,
and big game dinners were served to
wealthy tourists.
Lansing-The hearing Of the
case of the Germania Refining
company against Auditor General o.
b. Fuller, otherwise the state, is in
progress before Judge West in the
circuit court. The suit is brought to
prevent the enforcement Of the col
lection by the state of taxes on the
cars of the company.
scanaba.-Caught in the act Of
head lighting" for deer by Her
man Leisner, deputy state game
warden, Moses Lacarte and Joseph
Reno have been fined on plea Of
guilty The men were using rail-
road velocipede with a powerful head
light and were placed under arrest.
Lansing.-Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Betz of Grand Rapids and Mrs.
William Lott of Holt were in
stantly killed and Mr.. Lott was fatal
ly injured when the buggy in which
, they were driving was struck by an
Interurban car. The horse had cleared
the track but became frightened and
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the car.
Kalamazoo-The bodies of Luther
Hale and his son, Truman, who
were drowned while fishing in
Hamilton lake, were recovered. The
bodies were found near together and
in about 100 feet of water. 1t is be-
lieved their boat was tipped over
while the two were changing seats.
They were found near the middle of
the lake.
Observation-Disclosures w. Evans, a
milk dealer of Detroit, was killed
at Denton. being struck by a
west-bound interurban car. The plat
form of the waiting room at Denton
| is constructed four feet from the
ground, and is built close to the
track. 1t is thought Evans was sit.
ting on the platform and did not no.
ticp the car approaching.
Petoskey.-Driving home from a
field on his moving machine Will
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