The Yale expositor., 1911-01-26
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN

| ton county, In Calumet, by drinking
three ounces of carbolic acid. Domes-
tic trouble caused her act. The wom-
an and her husband lived with the
husbands relatives. She was arrest
ed after a home row, but was dis
missed in police court. Her husband
refused to take her back home. Olson
and the assistant prosecutor were in
the outer office when the woman
drank the acid In the inner Office.
Acknowledgment of ten
Pythian lodges of Cadillac, Charlie
voix, Central Lake, Copemish, Elk
Rapids. Gaylord, Kalkaska, Nance
Iona, Manistee and Traverse City met
here and organized the Northern
Michigan Pythian league. The object
of the organization Is to promote the
| general welfare of the order and bring
the various lodges into a closer fra
| ternal spirit.
Flint.-Dr. L. Keifer, health officer
of Detroit, appeared in the trial of
Health officer Patterson of this city,
who is charged with negligence In the
discharge of his duty. The charge
was brought after Doctor Patterson
had escorted smallpox patient
through the streets. Doctor Keifer
said on the stand that he believed
Doctor Patterson's action justifiable.
Several witnesses appeared for the
| prosecution.
Clyde.-A team of horses, valued
at $500, belonging to Flynn Bros. of
| this village, were drowned when they
backed into a hole In the ice on the
lake, where the firm has a crew of
I men cutting ice.
Bay City.-Daniel Murphy. forty, a
| deaf mute employed in a local fac
J tory, was struck and instantly killed
| by the second section of the Detroit
bound Pere Marquette train. Murphy
was walking home. He was single
and lived with his brother and sister
Grand Rapids.-Because of eight ac-
cidents, in which one boy suffered a
conclusion Of the brain and a horse
was killed and a cutter wrecked,
Mayor Ellis has ordered the police de-
partment to stop street coasting in
this city. If no other methods avail
the city officials will sand all the
hills.
Lansing.-The state teachers read
ing circle board met here and adopted
a tentative list of books for work in
books for reading matter will be
| chosen.
Kalamazoo fire, believed by the
police to have been of incendiary
origin, did $4,000 damage at the plant
of the King Paper company, and for
a time threatened no destroy the
whole factory. The water supply was
cut OFF by the city a few days ago
when the firm refused to install a
meter. Two men were seen leaving
the plant shortly before the flames
were discovered
Sault Ste. Marie.-James T. Ben
nett, former representative in the
state legislature from the Chippewa
district, may be called on to repay
the county $4,000. He was county
treasurer four years ago. 1t is
claimed Bennett accepted the checks
of Victor E. Metzger, a business man,
for taxes. The checks were repu-
dated by the banks when presented
| for payment. Bennett deposited his
personal check for the amount, but 1t
was never cashed
Mt Clemens. Florence Myrtle
Dean Patton was divorced by her hus-
band, and two hours later married
Ralph f. Johnson. The parties come
from Canada.
Owosso.-The debate between the
Union Telephone company and its
hundreds of farmer subscribers in the
county over the raise in annual rates
from S12 to s15 continues to simmer.
The farmers have appointed township
chairmen to organize the farmers.
The company declared 65 per cent. OF
its rural subscribers are already pay
ing Sis, and there Is no discrimination
against those now asked to stand the
three dollar raise. The company fur
Their declares its cost sheets show
that the maintenance Of each rural tel
ephone a year amounts to between
s13 and $14, so that all phones op-
Grated at less than SIS are a source of
loss on direct business, though per-
haps adding to the total volume OF
business.
Saginaw.-Mrs. VIM. Kimberly. OF
Saginaw, failed to recover $4,000
damages In circuit court for the
drowning of her brother, r. A. Kim.
berly. of Flint. She sued the Michi-
gan Bonding Co. and Paddy Carroll
who is said to have furnished the
liquor which led Kimball to fall in the
river.
Lansing.-Nellie, the 15-year-old
daughter of ED Redman, living In
East Lansing has been missing since
last week, and all efforts to locate her
have been in vain 1t is said she was
slightly reprimanded by her parents
Monday. and disappeared the same
evening. Both the police and sheriffs
forces are looking for her.
HIllsdale. - After being out two
hoyrs. a jury found Ferris Halstead
guilty of assault TO do great bodily