The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-01
STATE NEWS

last week that burned up
portion of Scots, causing loss of
over $4,000 1t Is claimed evidence
has been found that the fire was
started as the result of differences
of the place over the local option
question. Sheriff A. l.. Campbell de-
clares that there Is absolutely no
question but what the fire was started
as the result Of this feud but just
who started the fire he has not been
able to learn.
Kalamazoo.-One of the biggest
snake hunts ever pulled off in
Michigan is going to take place soon
in this county. Local trout fishermen
are now busy organizing party to
go to Campbells creek and exter'
inmate, if possible, the snakes that
infest that section of the county
Campbells creek is one of the best
trout streams in this par of the
state, but this year the rattlesnakes,
blue racers and black snakes are so
thick along the stream that practically
capture the stream, II possible, from
the reptiles Is the plan Of the trout
fishermen.
Niles.-Suit was begun in the
circuit court by the city against
DR.. T. L. Baldwin, owner Of private
hospital for the treatment of tuber-
cular cases, to compel him to remove
his hospital from the residence dis
trict where it is located Suit is be-
gun under a city ordinance that was
passed two years ago when the neigh
borhood agitation against the hos
pital started. Since that time re-
peated efforts to dislodge the hos
pital have failed.
Ionia.-Mrs. Rose Davis, thirty-one
years old, swallowed 60 grains
Of arsenic at her home in
Pewamo and died She denied that
she had taken poison. She has been
living at the home of her mother at
Pewamo with her three little chill
dren. Mr.. Davis, who is separated
from his family, has been teaching
school at Clio. Dependency is sup
posed 20 have caused the woman to
take her life.
Kslamazoo.--While playing in the
street Alfred Cavanagh, aged
eleven years, ran directly in front Of a
street car and was hit with terrific
force. He was thrown distance of
20 feet through the air, one leg was
broken and he was terribly cut about
the head. 1t is feared that he re-
ceived internal injuries. He was
taken to the Burgess hospital, where
it was said he might recover.
Kalamazoo-Rev. /. NJ. Boersma
pastor of the Third Christian
Reformed church, realizing that
It will be but a short time until he
is dead from tuberculosis has ten
dered his resignation Mr.. Boersma
recently went to Colorado for the
benefit of his health.
Kalamazoo.-As the result Of q
sunstroke received Monday G. II
Kelmer, aged fifty-two years, died. He
is the first heat victim Of the year
Kelmer was working in the garden al
his home when overcome.
Eaton Rapids.-A G. Foote, aged
seventy-two, well-known resident
of this section, attempted to com
NIT suicide by cutting his throat
Members of his family discovered him
in time to save his life.
Saginaw.-The townships Of Maple
Grove and Lakefield have voted to
bond for 100000 for good roads this
summer.
Mason.-Two pioneer settlers
Reuel Doolittle, aged sixty-four, ant
Mrs Ellen Marshall, aged seventy
| are dead on farms near here where
they had lived more than half cen
| fury.
Marshall.-Local officers are of the
opinion that the counterfeit money
| that is being passed here is some thai
was made two years ago when the
William Kulp gang was arrested
They believed that Kulp had large
amount of the money hidden and that
it is now being circulated by other
men who were in on the deal but
who were not caught when Kulp was
arrested
Stambaugh.-The farm which is ar
adjunct to the Iron county aims
house Is to become an agricultural
experiment station, similar to the up
per peninsula institution which the
state maintains at Chatham, Algel
county The proposition has beer
presented to the board Of super
visors and it has been received will
favor An agricultural college gradu
ate will be put in charge of the work
Kalamazoo.-Kalama will max,
strong effort to land the 1912 con
vention of the A. U. V. The 1911
meeting will be held in Detroit June
1915 and large delegation is goins
from this city to try and win the mex
meeting.
Lansing.-Capt. f. l.. Wells, Elev
enth United States infantry, ha!
been recommended by the war depart
ment for detail as instructor for tn,
Michigan National Guard.
Battle Creek.--Taken very iii OF
street car, Fred Hill asked
the conductor to telephone his wife t.
meet the car. Mrs. Hill responded