The Yale expositor., 1911-12-28
SEEN AND HEARD
in MICHIGAN

mas just DetH mdue III lulS CITY
that the board of directors of the
Commercial bank and the board Of di.
rectors OF the Port Huron Savings
bank have passed resolutions provid-
ing for the consolidation of these in
situations, to take effect January l.
1912. In accordance Herewith, a meet
ing of stockholders of both banks has
been called for December 81 for the
purpose of ratifying the action taken.
The banking business of both institu-
tons will be continued under the
name of the Commercial bank. Bath
are old-established banks In Port i1u.
ron.
Lansing.-The supreme cours has
handed down an opinion uphold
ing the attorney general in his
ruling that John S. Haggerty, appoint
ed member of the board Of control os
Jackson prison by former Governor
Warner to fill vacancy, and f. A.
Phillips Of Fenton, appointed under
similar circumstances TO a place on
the Ionia prison board, both los. tfeir
offices when the senate entered upon
its session the first of this year The
decision supplants Haggerty by Clyde
Webster of Detroit, and j. 8. Parker
Of Flint. succeeds Phillips, by virtue
of appointments by Governor Osborn.
Pontiac.-George Forbare walked
into the municipal court and
heartily thanked Judge Stockwell for
sentence of 65 days at the Detroit
house Of correction which he had just
completed. Forbare told the court
that when he was sentenced he had
the cocaine habit, but since his i'm
prisonment he has entirely lost his ap-
petite for the drug. He promised 20
tread the straight and narrow path
hereafter.
Lansing.-Governor Osborn has
once more refused to heed the
pleadings of Mrs. Frank p. Glazier to
pardon or parole her husband, former
state treasurer, serving a sentence for
misuse of funds. Mrs. Glazier arrived
In lansing with about one thousand
cards signed by men. who asked the
governor to free Glazier. After fif
teen-minute interview with him she
Left, weeping. Eighteen other con-
lets were given Christmas freedom.
Three Rivers.-William Under
wood, alias A. G. Stevens, wanted
for passing bogus checks at Mendon,
Burr Oak and various other places.
was captured near Durand by Sheriff,
Watkins Of st. Joseph county anO
brought 10 Centerville. Underwood
posed as representative of the Chi
cago Hassock company.
Pontiac.-That Pontiac is again
encountering an epidemic OF tbiev-
cry was demonstrated when tie
home of d. w. Connell, 73 Fairgrove
avenue, was entered, kitchen win
dow being pried open. A purse con-
tanning 500 had been left on the
kitchen table. The thieves took the
money, but disturbed nothing else. A
few days ago the homes of DR.. II. S.
Chapman, DR.. j. J. Murphy and ID. II.
Power were entered in a similar man
ner and ransacked. Besides these
thefts there have been numerous
cases of clothing stolen from board
Dg and rooming houses.
Parkvile.-Four-year-old John Park
err, son of II. L. Parker Of
this place, is dead from eating poison
he found in the yard of their home
The boy had been out playing, and
after coming in the house he was
taken violently sick, dying before a
physician could reach their home
The boy before lapsing into uncon-
seriousness told his parents that he
Lad eaten something in the yard. bus
they have not been able to find out
what it was that caused his death
Rochester.-Lee Rose. well.knowu
football and BASEBALL player of
Rochester, slipped and fell from
porch, landing on hIs head on a &c.
ment sidewalk. He was rendered I'M
conscious and remained so Al hours.
His spell of insensibility ended as sud,
denly as 1t had begun, and Rose is
again all right.
Grand Rapids.-Fire entailing a
loss estimated at 100000 de-
stroyed the grain elevator, electric
lighting plant and coal yard of the
Sparta Milling company Of Sparta. 13
miles north Of here. Several other
buildings suffered minor damage For
time 1t was feared the blaze famed
by heavy wind would sweep through
the town.
Petoskey.-John w. Cook. aged
eighty-six, for 80 years a resident
of Petoskey, suffered serious acct
dent when his hair and beard caught
fire from a blaze caused by pouring
oil on smoldering coke. Mr.. Cook
would have been burned to death II
his daughter had not appeared and ex.
tinguished the blaze. His hair. beard
and eyebrows were burned off and his