The Yale expositor., 1912-12-19
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS

safe-blowing in Detroit In 1910, being
the favored person. Burke was sent
to Jackson for - to rs years. He has
been mixed up considerably In the
| prison plots at Jackson. Although
nothing official was ever announced
on the matter IL was believed that he
"squealed" on his fellow convicts
when the dynamite plot was discov-
cred several months ago. Some of the
prisoners were transferred to Mar
Quette after the expose, but Burke
was retained at Jackson. One OF the
strongest workers for Burkes pardon
was Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo
He wrote several letters to the gov
ernor asking that Burke be released.
Lansing.-The Michigan Beekeep-
ers' association closed its annual
convention with an afternoon ses-
sion at East Lansing Detroit was
selected as the meeting place for the
1913 convention, which is to be called
early in December, and officers for the
ensuing year elected as follows: Pres
ident, ]. T. Morse, Saginaw; vice-pres-
ident, David Running, Grindstone
City; secretary, C. E. Schmidt, Bay
City.
Hillsdale.-Mrs. Martha Barker Is
! dead as result Of asphyXiation
| by coal gas, after lingering over
| two weeks. She was found at her
home, where she lives alone. by neigh
bors who broke into the house, near
1U a
vived and it was thought that she
would recover. but because OF her al
vanced age, seventy years, she could
not survive the shock.
Lansing.-The state highway de-
partment has received word from
the counties Of ST. Clair, SAM
lac, Allegan and Ingham to the effect
that they are to vote on the county
road system at the coming election.
The department is sending letters to
all county officials urging them to
adopt the system. Forty-flve counties
| are now under the county system.
Charlotte.-John Reese, who forged
| check for $50 on the firm OF
| Gillette & Lee of Detroit township,
and passed 1t on Grand Ledge bank.
was sentenced to three to fourteen
years at Ionia and David Ellsworth,
| the youth who robbed the A. E. Con
ley grocery here several days ago, re-
ceived a sentence of from one to fif-
teen years at Ionia.
Alpena.-A man whose identity
is unknown, is supposed to have
been burned to death in the fire
that destroyed the barn on the James
Johnson farm, four miles west of this
city. The man was seen to enter the
barn shortly before midnight, before
the fire started. The men fighting the
fire heard cries for help but were
unable to rescue the victim.
Owosso-Vera siX-year-old daugh-
ter of Fred Mcdowell of Owosso, was
burned to death when her night dress
was drawn by draught into stove
distinguishing to an epidemic
Of measles among pupils, the board
Of education of Freeport has or.
dered all schools closed until Deem
Der 80.
Ypsilanti.-The dwelling house of
to the ground with all it's con
tents. Mayor Norton and his family
were awakened just in time to escape
with their lives and a few clothes The
loss which Is partially covered by in
surance, will reach between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Allegan. - The Allegan county
bankers are backing movement
TO secure n farm expert. Judge Frank
II. Williams, president of the First
State bank, told the several hundred
men at the school officers meeting OF
the plan and received memberships in
the newly organized farming associa-
ton Of Allegan.
Battle Creek.-Mrs. Mary Pitts
ford, thirty-fve years old, was ar
rested charged with the murder of
August Sandusky, Waterman, forty.
five years old, who died az result of
bullet wounds inflicted by the woman
during quarrel. Jealousy Is said to
have caused the shooting.
Kalamazoo.-George Hall, we'll
known Kalamazoo county farmer
and stock buyer, fell dead I'm the stock
yards at Nashville. Hall had gone
there to buy stock. The news of his
doath proved surprise to all who
knew him, as he had always been in
fairly good health.
Grand Rapids.-Joseph ]. Zimorski,
Jackson drug clerk, who was arrested
and brought back here to stand trial
charged by William c. Kirchgessner.
local druggist with embezzling $165.
has been acquitted by Judge Hess.
Marshall.-When John Winters