The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-08
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

the men were debating as TO Whlcn
would be the best way to force an en-
trance. young Odle, who uses what Is
known to operators as bug,
reached out from under the table and
found he could just reach the bug"
He called the operator at Inlay City,
informed him Of his predicament and
instructed him to call the officers
here by phone. Just as the officers
arrived on the scene freight train
pulled through, the men made dash
for 1t, and escaped. Odle Is about
twenty years old and came here from
Reed City.
Kalamazoo.-Within the past two
weeks the King Paper company
has been forced to pay out $4,000
for lost fingers. Recently a damage
suit was started against the company
and a jury In the circuit court award
ed the boy damages for $4,000. He
lost two fingers while at work. Lew
is Root. a sixteen-year-old boy. was
paid $4,000 by the company for the
loss Of two fingers recently. Root
was suing for $1,000, but the settle
ment made will prevent the suit from
being taken up in court.
Saginaw.-Because It Is said that
the bricklayers and masons work
with non-union carpenters, the union
carpenters quit their jobs about the
city, and bosses were forced to go
out Of Saginaw to secure help. The
union carpenters have found non
union men Of the same trade working
with union bricklayers. A walking
delegate reported the situation and
the men quit.
Ionia.-The Sykes case went to
the Jury after a two weeks trial.
A verdict of $1,000 was returned
against the respondent. Two years
ago the nine-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Sykes of Portland picked
up an electric light wire in the vii
lage of Portland. The wire had been
burned of by a Citizens telephone
wire. The boy was killed.
Birmingham.-The general store.
house and barn Of w. l.. Lamb
at Big Beaver were destroyed by fire,
nothing being saved but the house
hold goods. There was an S0-gallon
tank of gasoline in the store, but 1t
did not explode. Mr.. Lamb had in
creased his insurance from $4,000 to
$4,000, which will about cover his
loss.
Adrian.-While engaged in coup
ling cars at the Raisin river
bridge, G. A. Wilson Of Detroit, con-
ductor of Wabash work train, was
caught between the bumpers and
probably fatally crushed. He was
bought to this city and rushed to
the hospital. Chances for his recov-
cry are slight.
Kalamazoo.-Clara Jones, ne
gress, wanted in this city for high
way robbery and for jumping bail
bonds, has been arrested in Toronto,
and Kalamazoo officer left to get
her. The Jones woman is accused
of holding up an old farmer here two
years ago and robbing him on the
streets.
Grand Rapids.-The second chap
ter In the strike injunction pro-
ceedings was written when the argu-
ments on the motion to prevent union
picketing of furniture factories were
resumed. At the adjournment of
court the attorneys were still argu-
ing for the defense.
Grand Rapids.-Grand Rapids is
facing bitter paving war that
threatens to result in the serious de-
Iox Of Mo
The board of public works refuses
to recognize standard specifications
as adopted for street paving in all
the leading cities.
Deerfield.-Mrs. Jerusha Crane, one
OF Deerfield's earliest settlers, died
at the home of her son, Cotton Crane,
in South Deerfield, from paralysis
She was seventy eight years old.
Ann Arbor-Ten junior pharmics
were initiated into Aristoplochite So
ciety The following are the neo-
phytes: c. L. Daugherty, w. B.
Fletcher, c. c. Glover, L. J. Mitchell,
e. l.. Negus, B. L. Reynolds, C. H.
Rogers, F. M. Schad, M. J. Seeley and
c. A. Struby.
freight train hauled by No. 1856,
the biggest engine on the road,
crashed through an open switch at
the freight yards and collided with
local freight. Engineer Griffith and
Fireman Bill Clark saw the open
switch too late to stop the 30-mile
gait of the monster and jumped to
safety. No. 1856 was derailed and Ave
loaded box cars destroyed.
Portland. - Ethel Lebrie, aged
twenty, who was employed on
the farm of Lewis w. Gibbs, about FIVE
miles west of this village, committed
suicide in the house. She was found
in her bedroom upon the floor dead,
having taken a dose Of carbolic acid.
No cause Is known for the act. Her
parents live In Clay.
Pontiac.-William Churchill, aged
forty-nine. a farmer residing three
miles south of Davisburg, while
respondent, tore hole half throSei
his breast with a SHOTGUN f. ID. N'ir-