The Yale expositor., 1912-09-19
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

| in Kalamazoo Jail awaiting an inves-
tigation into statutory charge. He
was arrested following complaint
made by the father OF 12-year-old
girl.
Constant fear of being attacked
caused George Collins, 33. OF Kala-
mazoo, became insane. He has been
employed as a Waterman since the pa
per mills resumed operations few
days ago.
The public library in lonia is closed
because OF the illness with diphtheria
| OF the custodian's grandson. The
family lives in the rear of the build
ing and the library will be closed
for week.
Petitions for communication are be-
ing circulated in behalf OF Jay
Aldrich, young Holland boy who,
two years ago, was sentenced to Is
years at lonia for burgiariZing
Meyers music store.
Vandals broke in the Central school
building, Pontiac, Thursday night and
destroyed about 800 worth of state
fair exhibits. The exhibits were
made in the manual training depart
ment of the loaal shoots.
Fred Oatman. who approached Miss
Esther Baldwin near her home in
Kalamazoo and endeavored to open
conversation with "Oh, you sweet
thing" was badly beaten by the
young woman and also arrested.
Everything is quiet in the paper
mills strike in Kalamazoo. Several
mills are operating one or two ma
chimes and doing so without inter-
ference by the unionists. The plants
are guarded by imported deputies.
Henry Preston, ]aborer, walked
into the store owned by G. f. Shall
Ter of Battle Creek and handed the
proprietor u pocketbook containing
s55, which the latter had lost several
days ago. Smaller gave him SO.
A test case arising over improper
readings of Babcock tester was
brought against j. ID. Strachan, of
Muir, several weeks ago by c. V.
Jones, of the state food department
A jury in justice court failed to
agree.
A shortage in the potato crop and
high prices for tubers are indicated III
reports TO commission merchants
from farming communities throughout
the upper peninsula. The crop is said
to be way below the normal owing to
incessant rains.
Four hundred Polish students are
enrolled at the Orchard Lake semi
nary. This is the largest enrolment
in the history of the school. One of
the big drill buildings of the old mil
70 no toH
into a dormitory.
Kalamazoo milk dealers allege they
are unable to obtain sufficient sup
ply of milk TO meet the demands.
They say they are unable TO furnish
cream to customers, as the milk re-
ceived is not rich enough to pay the
cost of separating.
Bean harvest and corn cutting have
commenced in Eaton county and in
spite of the heavy rains it is believed
the crops will be heavy. The hot
weather OF the last few days is said
to be the cause of the crops taking
a turn for the better
The work OF grading on the new
Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids electric line,
it is said, will be completed this fall.
early in the spring. and it is expect
ed that the first trip over the new
line will be made early in June.
Mrs. CLYDE Buckley has recovered
her gold watch she lost seven years
ago at her old home near Augusta.
A few days ago Robert Johnson was
blowing his garden and he turned UP
the watch. He Immediately remem-
bered Mrs. Buckley's loss and re-
turned it to her.
Mrs. George Shiras, Jr, IS, wife of
ex-Justice Shiras of the L. S. supreme
court, died at her home in Marquette
Saturday Justice and Mrs. Shira had
been spending their summer there
and winters in Ormond, Florida, since
the retirement of the justice from
the supreme bench, ten years ago.
A petition has been filed by the
Lansing Fuel & Gas Co, with the
state railroad commission, asking
that it be permitted to issue bonds
to the extent of 100000. The COM
pany states that it asks the privilege
for the purpose Of meeting outstand-
ing obligations and current indebted
ness
hat the Guy Ol AuIldH nOCS NoJ
consider the retraction of a gift as
a breach of civic etiquette is owl.
denced by a resolution adopted at
the council meeting whereby the
council seeks to reclaim from the
Page Fence Co. that part Of Sarah
street lying between Erie and Mich
igan streets.
The Michigan Retail Shoe Dealers
Association, in session in Kalamazoo.
reelected Charles &. Weber, of Ka,-
amazoo, president. The following
vice presidents were elected: Leo
Gruner, Ann ASbor; Rolla ID. Chase,
Owosso; J. II. BrOssett, Bay City; 6
l.. V. Spencer, Grand Ledge; Edward
Stocker, Detroit, treasurer, and Fred
G. Clark, Detroit. secretary.
Clouds of smoke which suddenly
enyeloped several buildings at the
Michigan Home for Feeble Minded,
Friday, caused excitement among the
inmates and led attendants to believe
a fire of serious nature had started.
rhe shriokino of the institution fire