The Yale expositor., 1911-08-10
STATENEWS

Grand Rapids.-Margaret Wright,
alias Goldie Fuller. who came
here short time ago from Kalama-
ZOO, died in a local hospital after
swallowing three ounces Of laudanum
with suicidal intent. She was walking
with an escort, Charles Raisley, and
when on Bridge street bridge gulped
down the fatal potion. Raisley is be-
Ing held by the police. Miss Wright
expressed fear to her landlady that
she would be Tilted by young man
whom she was soon to wed.
Lansing.-While the majority of
express rates In this state are re-
duced under the new rate schedule,
yet 1t develops that certain shippers
who have been enjoying a special rate
for fruit and certain other articles,
will discover that their rate has been
raised. For many years express COM
panies have granted rates, termed gen.
eral special, under which certain COM
modities listed as perishable, have
enjoyed this reduction, but the new
tariff now on file with the state rail-
road commission shows that these spe-
cials have been eliminated, and this
class of shipments enjoying the lower
rates must now pay the general mer-
chandise rates the same as general
shippers.
Bay ity.-Twenty-seven property
owners on jefferson street, over
which the Pere Marquette rail-
way runs for several blocks before
reaching it's station in this city,
brought suit through George E. Wedt-
hoff, assignee of their claims, against
the Pere Marquette for $4,000 dam
ages. The property owners allege that
the Pere Marquette trains go so fast
along the street that they have made
1t impossible to keep plaster on the
ceilings in their homes because Of the
vibration and that chimneys have to
be rebuilt almost continuously, while
the smoke, cinders and SCOT make liv-
Ing almost unbearable along the street.
Kalamazoo.-George Moore, claim
Ing to be government detec-
tive, was robbed here by a pretty girl
whose name he has not been able to
give the government he is doing detec-
tive work for. He claims that he was
robbed of more than $50, the girl pick.
ing his pockets while he stood on a
corner waiting for a street car.
Chelsea.-The recent agitation
here over the raise in telephone
rates continues and 1t is reported that
the Bell people have taken out sev-
eral phones. The parties who are en-
gagged in organizing mutual company
are signing up subscribers by the
score. An indication of the feeling of
the people can be gathered from the
fact that petition is being circulated
and freely signed in the farming COM
munity south of here to the effect that
the signers will not patronize mer-
chants who retain the Bell phones.
Ann Arbor-Fifteen-yea Viola
Beck Afford told the story of
her stepfather's crime against her to
the officers of the Juvenile court, with
the result that Daniel Afford, who was
arrested for assault and battery on
charge preferred by his wife, was
again arrested on a statutory charge.
He was at once brought up for hear.
ing, waived examination and was
| bound over to the October term Of cir
cult court and bail fixed at $4,000.
Monroe-Albert A. Milligan, the
Toledo shoemaker held here on a
bigamy charge, was given his freedom
| by Magistrate Berthelote. Since Mill
gan was locked up in the local Jail
1t was learned that the alleged first
wife was married and had never Sc
cured a divorce at the time of her
marriage to him.
Stanton.-Arthur Moore of Day
township brought some goods of
M. W. Stevenson in this city, giving
in payment therefor a note for $3.50,
signed by Paul Steinberg. 1t was
found that the signature was forgery.
Moore was arrested, the goods recov-
cred and Moore bound over to the
circuit court on charge of forgery.
He is out on parole from Ionia, where
be was sent on a similar charge.
Lansing.-Albert, the eight-year.
old son of Rev. Orla j. Price,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
this city, was drowned in Whitmore
lake, near Ann Arbor. Albert was
the eldest Of three sons and one daugh-
ter. He was taken to Whitmore lake
with his brothers and sister by their
parents about the middle of July,
Doctor Price intending to enjoy a six
weeks rest there. The body was
brought to Lansing.
Sault Ste. Marie.-Sixteen launches
went up in smoke when Keb-
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