The Yale expositor., 1912-04-11
STATE NEWS
-. In BRIEF


prominent and well-known sur
geon of this city. died suddenly at his
residence, AZ Rowena street, after a
brief illness from pneumonia. Doctor
Walker was one of the most skillful
surgeons in the United States. lie had
performed many of the most delicate
operations known to science and re-
curing the greatest nerve to carry
through successfully.
Greenville.-Maj. F. A. Grabill,
member OF the Michigan Soldiers
home board. and editor OF the Michi-
gan Independent for 46 years, died at
his home here at the age Of seventy
five years. He is survived by his
widow and two sons. Major Grablll
earned his title during the Civil war,
enlisting as private and working his
way up.
Ann Arbor. Morris L. Whit
meyer, 10 lit, died at his rooms
on Liberty street after hard fight to
keep alive until his father and
mother could travel from Ogden,
Utah, to his bedside Whitmeyer was
taken sick a week ago with tonsilitis
and although at first his case was not
thought to be serious, complications
set in and blood poisoning developed.
Grand Rapids.-OIiver Allard, &.
A. Newton and Harry M. Under
afn Aat,N., -
~, were sentenced to serve 60 days
in their own county Jail for violating
the federal liquor laws. They were
sentenced by Judge Sessions in Unit
ed States circuit court who gave them
no alternative of a fine because the
offcnse occurred in dry" district.
Ann hrbor.-The Woman's Foreign
Missionary society Of the Detroit
Presbytery started its thirty -ninth an
nual meeting in the Presbyterian
church here with Mrs. ID. Suther-
land OF Detroit, acting president, pre-
siding. There is a large number in
attendance. Mrs. George Robinson
member Of the board of the north
west, was the principal speaker OF the
session This board has jurisdiction
over II states and It's headquarters
are at Chicago. The foreign societies
IN these II states have 135 mission
aries in the field and 20 young girls,
many OF them college girls, are ready
10 go. One hundred and seventy
thousand dollars has been received
from these ~ states during the past
year.
Port Huron--At meeting of the
mayor and city commissioners, the
commissioner decided to close pool
and billiard rooms, bowling alleys
and shooting galleries in the city
every night at II o'clock and all day
Sundays. The proprietors of these
places have been agitated over the
matter of late and have been holding
secret sessions, which finally resulted
in the presentation OF petitions to the
city commissioners. These petitions
had little effect on the commissioners,
only one amendment being made In
tho ordinsn nee. that of changing the
closing time from = / to IL O'Clock.
Grand Rapds.-The first session
OF the semi-annual meeting of
the western Michigan district Of
the Methodist church opened here
More than $50 pastors attended. Sam
uel Dickie of Albion college and Gov
ernor Osborn will be the principal
speakers at banquet. Rev. Homer
Stuntz of New York, Philippine mis-.
sionary, preached at the opening ses-
sion.
Nashville.-ln field on his farm,
northeast OF here, the body Of
Ambrose Childs was found where it
had lain at least five days. 1t is not
yet known how he came TO his death,
but it is thought from natural causes.
His team, with the harness on, had
wandered about the farm all this time
without care, and his dog, fierce
bulldog, was found in the house so
nearly starved that it could not bark.
Jackson.-Carl lie Strange and
Frank Hogan, charged with lar
ceny from the Ideal theater, were ar
raigned in circuit court. lie Strange
pleaded guilty. and was sentenced 10
Jackson prison for from one to five
years. The case against Hogan was
nolle pressed, La Strange having re-
Gently made a confession in which he
cleared the man who was arrested
with him.
Lansing.-The alumni OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan from the mid
die west will meet in st. Louis
April q. The meeting will 1e the
largest gathering OF former students
of that institution eve: assembled in
the Mississippi valley.
Pittsford.-A farmer, Edward II.
Kennedy, aged fifty-eight years. COM
mitted suicide by swallowing two
ounces of carbolic acid. Drink and do