The Yale expositor., 1911-06-22
STATEMENTS

Hogan, aged sixteen and seven.
teen, of Montreal, Canada, were
caught in box car, which they had
broken into, In the Lake Shore yards.
They were sorting over silk goods
which the car contained when the OFF,
GERS surprised them. While they were
going through the station one of them
got away from the sheriff. Two re-
volver shots failed to stop him, but
he was found a couple of hours later
In a shed.
Ionia.-Two young sons Of Rev.
Nelson futile of Ionia township
went to the potato patch to paris
green the potatoes. At noon they
went to dinner, leaving the paris
green near the wire fence dividing
the place from Frank Taft's pasture
lot While they were gone Taft's
spanking span Of young horses poked
their heads through the wire fence
and ate sparingly Of the paris green.
Before night both horses died and
Mr.. Taft also found five head of cat
tie sick. One fine steer has since
dropped dead.
arquette.-Charles Kelsey OF
this city, one Of the upper pen
insula's best known citizens, was
crushed to death in the passenger ele-
vator of the Nestor block. The ele-
vator was started in motion before
Mr.. Kelsey had fully entered it. and
he was caught in such a manner that
his skull was fractured. Death was
instantaneous. The deceased was
deputy clerk of the United States
court for upper Michigan.
Saginaw.-Rev. l.. M. Prudhom-
me, who for the last six years
has been pastor of the Holy Fam
lily church, has resigned and Will,
on July /, take up his duties at Man
istee in charge of st. Mary's church.
Rev. j. B. Suprenant, present pastor
of ST. Marys, will come to Saginaw.
For the last few years FIR. Prud-
homme's health has been very poor
and on advice of his physicians he
made the change.
Cadillac.-August Albert, aged
sixty-nine years, committed suicide
near Mount Pleasant by shooting
himself. He had been in the Luth-
eran home at Monroe for some time,
having given his property to the in
stitution to take care Of him. He
was in Mount Pleasant on a vacation
visiting A. w. Bush and family and
objected to going back to the institu-
ton.
Battle Creek.-The spryness Of
William Fuller, eighty years old,
saved his life, but he will be laid
up for some time. The old gentle
man started across Main street and
stepped in front Of big interurban
car. Leaping into the air, Fuller
landed upon the fender as he planned,
but the effort was SO strenuous that
he broke three ribs.
Mount Clemens.-Slot machines
in the Bath city will have to
go. The board Of police commission
ers has ordered the police to take
action The order causes stir
among owners of cigar stores and sa-
looms, as they we're thought to be
immune from molestation, never be-
fore having been disturbed.
Eaton Rapids.--Mrs. Henry Adams,
wife of prominent farmer re-
siding southwest of this city, was
bitten by a large rattlesnake while
picking Strawberries at her home.
For few hours her condition was
critical, but 1t Is now thought she
will recover. The snake had II rat
ties.
Plymouth. the four-year-
old son Of Prof. w. NJ Isbell,
of the Plymouth
schools, found a quantity Of morphine
tablets the doctor had left and ate
them, with fatal results.
Grand Rapids.-Capt r. H. Smith,
one of the best known fire fighters in
western Michigan, has resigned after
33 years service in the local depart
ment. He will be placed on the pen
sion roll.
Owosso.-At the special election
the Republican slate for charter COM
missioners was elected and the cleo
tors voted to bond the city for $4,000
to provide for a branch fire depart
ment in West Owosso.
Bancroft-Russell Conrad picked
up in the street what he thought
harmless piece of iron and decided to
fix his cart with II. When he started
to pound It into shape, the shell ex-
ploded. A physician removed sew
eral fragments from the boys leg
and dressed other injuries that are
not serious.
Saginaw.-,Albert Beuthin, thirty
nine years old, died on a Lapeer
street car on his way to work. He
paid his fare and settled back to
smoke. When the car reached down
town the conductor found him dead
Rochester.-Two boys, ages about
nine and twelve, sons of Will
liam Saam, a farmer near here,
were shot at in patch of woods while
on their way to town. A bullet took
effect in the heel Of one boy, inlict-
Ing a painful wound. Village boys are
and John Doe" warrants ,