The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-05-16


instantly killed.
Grand Rapids Mayors and
Hugh Johnson, each eleven years
old, were arrested and confessed
to having robbed 10 residences within
Ing taken $500 from housewives
purses.
Ann Arbor.-Mrs. Francis Dewey
was found guilty of the murder OF her
eleven-months-o adopted child.
Lansing.-When the gong sound
ed an alarm Of fire at central
fire station Edward Talmadge, like
some Of the other firemen, hoped
from his cot in the dormitory and hur-
riedly began dressing. He had no
more than stuck. his feet into his
boots and pulled his suspenders up
over his shoulders before there was q
loud noise and he was enveloped in a
cloud of dust. When the air had
cleared away he saw that huge piece
Of plaster covered the pillow where
his head had lain but a few minutes
before. A spot about four feet square
had become loosened from the cell
ing and fallen upon the cot. Talmadge
carried away two bushels of the heavy
plaster. If it had not been for The
alarm of fire Talmadge would have
been seriously injured, if not killed.
Port HuTon.-James King, one
Of the city's Oldest residents, died
after stroke Of apopleXy. He had
been working in the garden at the
rear Of his home when stricken. James
y. King, a son, who has been living in
Detroit and who came to Port Huron
to take up his future residence here,
made the discovery of his fathers
body. He happened to be going on d
fishing trip and passing his fathers
home decided to stop for few min
utes. Calling him and receiving no re-
spouse, the son made his way to the
rear yard, where he came across his
fathers dead body.
Pontiac.-Frank Bowers, aged nine
teen, chauffeur employed by
Mrs. W. G. Turk, 1874 North Sagi-
nav street, has been placed under ar
rest on a charge of sending threaten
ing communications to DR.. II. Wells
Of West Lawrence street. Recently
DR.. Wells has received number OF
threatening letters, some of which
were sent through the mails and some
slipped under his door. Some one
opened the kitchen door of the Wells
home and threw large rock which
narrowly missed the head Of Mrs.
Wells. Bowers was arraigned this af
ternoon and gave $500 bail to appear
for examination May 81.
Lansing.-State Geologist r. C.
Allen has returned from the upper
peninsula Of the state and announces
that the camp OF his department this
summer will be located at Waters
meet. in Gogebic county. The party
will be composed Of Biologists Allen,
r. A. Smith, Bert Fellows and three
others not yet selected. An investiga-
ton of the mining properties between
Iron river and Gogebic range will be
made. The party will leave Lansing
in June and camp will not be broken
until October.
Owosso.-John Rice, ticket agent
at the Owosso junction depot, was
held up by a masked man who
rifled the cash drawer and obtained
$50, besides compelling Rice to sur
render a valuable watch. The robber
fourished two revolvers, one of which
covered the agent constantly. The po-
lice believe that the holdup was the
work of an amateur who had been
reading nickel novels.
seven years old, was struck by
freight train near Posen and died
shortly after being taken TO a doctors
office. According TO testimony at the
inquest he either had stroke OF APP
opleXy or fell on the track as the train
approached and was unable to get out
of the way. He lad over $500 on his
person.
Lansing.-W. T. Hulscher, deputy
state dairy and food commission
er, has begun rigid inspection Of
all diaries, distributing points and
other matters incidental to the deliv-
cry of pure milk to the city of Ian
sing. Mr.. Hulscher has reported on
no cases, but will soon and some in
teresting developments are expected.
Saul Ste. Marie.-A jury found
DR.. Thomas N. Rogers, wealthy
physician. at one time Demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, not guilty of manslaughter Doc
tor Rogers was charged with having
caused the death of Mrs. Anna Black,
a boarding house keeper. through a
criminal operation.
Menominee. - Clara, two-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo-