The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-14
STATE NEWS

man who fell with his para
chute into a shallow lake near Char
lotte, n. c., last week and was
drowned. Dispatches state the aero
naut was a resident of Saginaw. HIS
body is recovered and is now on the
way to this city. A telegram was re-
ceived from Charlotte by Chief Beh-
rendt, stating that fund had been
raised for the burial of the young
balloonist, and that SIT was sent for
the relatives here. Young Browns
father is DR.. Asa Brown, a veterinary
surgeon, who is now sheriff of Emory,
Tex, but formerly resided at Mason.
The young man was twenty years or
age and had been making balloon as
tensions for the last two years.
Battle Creek-Oscar r. Robin
son is a good Adventist and so
is Miss Mary Wright, but the latter
cannot see why that should prevent
the former from marrying her. Ac-
cordingly she shocked church circles
In the west end by starting suit for
breach of promise. Robinson is forty
years old and a widower with one
child. Miss Wright is thirty but looks
younger. She claims that while both
were engaged in church work at At
lanta, Ga, year ago, Robinson pro-
posed and was accepted. But when
they came back to Battle Creek he
did not fulfill his promises.
Jackson.-M. c. Hubbard recip-
lent of long sentence for
serious offense on charge pre-
ferred by young girl at Ben
ton Harbor, may be returned to
Jackson prison. Several peculiar
phases of the pardon and parole law
are developed by this case. Many
Benton Harbor people, it is said, were
very much opposed to Hubbard's re-
lease and on investigation it was
found that the pardon board
had no jurisdiction in the case and
that Hubbard could not be released
from prison without pardon from
the governor.
Jackson.-Mark Moore, the young
Concord farmland who eloped
with Cassie Frederick, the sixteen
year-old daughter of his employer,
was released on probation in circuit
court after he had pleaded guilty to
charge Of abduction. There are
number of restrictions placed on his
behavior, the time of same being two
years. Moore, in company with the
girl, was arrested in Windsor, Can
ada, after he had endeavored to Sc
cure a marriage license.
Holland-Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Ed
ward Jerome Harrington, one Of
the oldest and most prominent
pioneer couples Of the Van Raalte
colony, which settled here sixty-four
years ago, celebrated the fifty-eighth
anniversary of their marriage with
family reunion at their home where
they have lived for more than fifty
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington are
both seventy-nine years of age and
their birthday anniversaries are only
few days apart.
Ypsilanti.-Henry J. Miller was
arrested at Petersburg, Monroe
county, by officer Thomas Ryan and
Deputy Sheriff Charles Hipp on the
charge of arson. He is accused of
burning the barn of Police Commits
sioner Henry Plat on June %, 1909.
The warrant was issued on the
strength of affidavits made by Oscar
Lawrence, who is serving time in
Jackson prison, and his wife, Mabel
Lawrence, of this city.
Flint.-Dr. F. L. Upper, physi-
clan for the Buick Motor com.
pany and a member of the park board.
was arraigned In circuit court on a
charge of poisoning a dog owned by
Henry Allen, a well-to-do gold pros
pector and miner. The defendant
stood mute and plea of not guilty
was entered. His personal bond of
500 was accepted as bail.
Saginaw-The board Of trustees
of the Michigan employment in
stitution for the blind has decided |
to make an exhibit at the Michigan |
state fair at Detroit. Blind operators |
will be sent there to exhibit the pro- |
cess of manufacture in the broom in |
dustry. Fancy weaving and piano |
tuning will also be shown.
Howell-C. A. Beebe, well-known |
contractor and operator of the |
street sprinkler, died from lock- |
jaw. Four days ago silver was run |
into his hand while doing some car
penter work. Tetanus developed de- |
spite treatment. Beebe was fifty-five |
years old and leaves widow.
Port Austin. Fire entirely de-
stroyed the Cleveland Stone COM
pany's large general store and offices
and its meat market adjoining at
Grindstone City. The loss on buildings
and stock will run near to $4,000,
only partly covered by insurance.