The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-09-07
STATE NEWS
G. I'm BRIEF


Pontiac-James Stringfellow of
Walled Lake, head of the Walled
Lake Fishing and Hunting club,
was arraigned before Justice Stock
well on charge OF selling
liquor without license. He demand
ed an examination, which was set for
September 5 and gave bail for his
appearance. A liquor license was
practically denied the Walled Lake
hotel by the township board by means
of boosting the license fee after Oak
land county voted wet" two years
ago. The club idea developed, with
the result that duly incorporated or
ganization was the outgrowth, men,
bers of which can secure intoxicants
for their own use.
Hancock.-A blaze at the coun-
ty infirmary revealed the absolute
lack Of protection at that insti-
tuition. Six aged and infirm pa
tients were removed to safety, while
the superintendent and aides battled
the flames with buckets, pans and
small garden hose. The Houghton
fire department, dispatched in auto
mobiles, saved the day with chemical
extinguishers.
Jackson.-After spending a quar-
ter of century behind the bars
of Jackson prison, John Boyd is to
h.
in the state who have not read of
John Boyd, murderer. He is one of
the five lifers in this penitentiary
who will be released under the new
act which permits of parole at the
expiration of 25 years of life SEN
tence.
Cassopolis.-James L. Robinson
was killed by a Jersey bull on
his farm in Jefferson township near
here. The body was found in his
farm lane horribly crushed. He was
a member of the state house Of rep
resentatives, 1899 to 1903, and was
director of the Cass County State
bank of Cassopolls. He was sixty
years old and a wealthy farmer.
Vernon.-Among the beneficiaries
of the will of the late John
w. Gates, the financier, is his uncle,
Sherburn w. Gates, who lives on a
farm east of Vernon. Mr. Gates in.
herits property valued at $4,000. He
now lives on a farm given him by
his wealthy nephew, and on July q
last, celebrated his eighty-fourth
birthday anniversary.
Delton.--D. G.. Cross Of Orange
vile township is dead as the re-
suit Of taking chloroform by mis-
take. While Cross was visiting at the
home of relatives he was taken with
a severe headache. He had just re-
turned from a farmers picnic when
taken Ill. He asked for medicine, but
by mistake was given poison. A
physician was called, but the man was
so near death by the time the doctor
arrived that nothing could be done for
him. He was a prominent farmer in
Barry county.
Marshall.-Jerome Phelps, WELL
know resident of Tekonsha, was
found dead in his barn with his
throat cut. The rest of the family
had gone to ball game and he had
remained at home after refusing to
eat any meals. He was respondent.
When his son returned home he found
him leaning against post In the
barn with his head nearly severed.
Adrian.-One of the. most re-
markable finds of pearls was made
here by w. II. Toms of Palmyra. who
opened Raisin river clam to find 912
of the white treasures within the one
she'll AS proof Of his remarkable
luck Toms brought the shell with the
pearls to Adrian for market. Although
many of them were small, fully 100
were of the large marketable variety
and at least so were perfect speci'
mems Of river pearl.
Kalamazoo.-When President Taft
comes to Kalamazoo September
81 he will lay the cornerstone
of the new Y. M. c. a. building. This
! part Of the program was decided at
a meeting of the local committee that
is preparing the presidents welcome
to Kalamazoo. over 100000 will be
expended in the erection Of the new
structure.
Grand Rapids.-Thirty years ago
John Mcdonald was separated from
his family here. He is pros
porous resident of Concord juno
ton. Mass. He wanted to locate his
father. and through a letter sent to
City Clerk Schriver he has found his
parent living in afTluence on fine
farm in Blanchard, Mecosta county.
Grand Panids H e Ellsworth