The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-12
STATE NEWS
lin BRIEF

| Granu RapldS.-MrS. Frederickn
Klyn, stamp clerk of the local
post office, died. When she died the
combination of the safe holding near
| ly the entire local and western Michi-
gan stamp supply went with her. Now
| the federal government has an ex-
pert safe-cracker drilling the strong
box. The steel around the combina-
ton Is four inches thick and in two
days he has penetrated with his drill
to a depth Of only quarter of an
inch. He expects two weeks will
elapse before the safe gives up its
supply for the country post offices.
this being the western Michigan dis
tribution point.
Lansing.-Freshmen and sopho-
mores at the Michigan Agricul.
tural college combined forces to paste
ludicrous posters on the walls Of the
college library and the residence Of
President J. l.. Snyder. They tried
to paste some of them on a Lansing
Owosso interurban car, Conductor j.
c. Tyrrell objected, and swarm of
the students bore him to earth and
pummeled him. The motorman of the
car, j. l.. Hudson, grabbed switch
bar and charged the mob. He knocked
down three or four before the rescue
of Tyrrell was accomplished. Then
the two fought their way back to
their car and got away. Tyrrell was
badly bruised in the ARRAY, and his
clothing was almost torn off him.
Lansing.-State Treasurer Sleeper
received a letter from a farmer
in Glare county requesting that the
state pay ten dollars for two sheep
killed by bear last month. In his
communication the ruralist sets forth
that there Is a law protecting the
bear and therefore bruin is the prop
erty of the state. In order to avoid
litigation the farmer urges Treasurer
Sleeper to remit at once.
Port Huron.-For violating the
local option law in Sanilac coun-
ty, Mrs. Sarah e. Smith of Lexington
was sentenced by Judge Taplan to
pay fine of 5000 with $40 costs.
The fine, which is the limit allowed
by the statute, was imposed because
it was the woman's second offense
within six months. She pleaded
guilty.
Reed City.-Owing to the exces-
civa rains tho proscura on tho don,
Of the Osceola Light and Power plant
became so great as to cause a serious
break. The city is without light and
probably will be for some time. 1t is
hoped the break will not enlarge and
that repairs may be made.
South Haven, Oct. 9.-The entire
north side of the city is in darkness.
The cable which runs across the river
carrying the power from the plant on
the south side was severed by pile
driven by the workmen engaged in
the harbor improvement under a gov
eminent contract.
AdrIan.-While playing volley ball
TT
Barnes, a student of Adrian college.
fell in faint and died before a ply
stefan could be summoned. Barnes
was apparently in good health, but
was troubled with goitre. which, it
is thought, caused his death. Barnes
was q theological student and was in
his third year at college. He had re-
Gently been married.
Kalamazoo.-Alderm Frank J
Maus, one of the leading poll
ticians of the city, was convicted
of illegally selling liquor from his
drug store. This is the second con-
viction of Maus on a similar charge
Flint-Fred Holmes and his five
year-old daughter, Ruth, of Roches-
ter, were severely burned when
a gasoline stove exploded in refresh
ment booth operated by Holmes at
the tent and it was only after a great
deal Of work by the fire department
that the fire was kept from spreading
all through the midway.
Grand Rapids.-Lehman Lynch,
arrested for trying to shoot his
family with a shotgun, and who
was overpowered by his younger
brother after his jaw had been
broken in two places, was sentenced
by Judge Perkins, in the circuit court,
to serve two years in Ionia. He is
the first Kent county man to be SEN
fenced for carrying weapons in viola.
ton of the new state law.
Ionia-Nine Oranges were rep
resented at the annual meeting
of the Ionia County Grange held here
to elect delegates to the state
Grange, which meets in Kalamazoo
in December. Delegates elected
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Peake. Port
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Car.
ter, Odessa. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. But
Ter, Dandy, and p. G. Freeman and
wife of South Boston, were chosen
alternates.