The Yale expositor., 1912-02-29
MlCHIGA NJ
HAPPENINGS

| ditlons in the Kent county home
were brought to light by the coro-
ner's jury sworn to investigate the
death of George Smith, the aged in.
mate who was believed to have been
murdered. 1t was found that his death
was due to natural causes. 1t was dis
| closed that only one nurse, and he
| crippled man, attended the wants OF ii
patients, working practically "a hours
day. The hospital conditions were
| found unsanitary. The place Is so
crowded that the farm hands are
forced to sleep in the dormitories with
the inmates. Superintendent William
T. Shaffer has asked for public in
vestigation. that the public may know
the conditions caused by the board OF
supervisors economy" policy.
Kalamazoo. The Michigan Ma
tional bank established In 1854,
passed out of existence when 1t was
taken over by the First National bank,
which was established in 1865. The
Michigan National bank has been one
tutions. Its president, Charles S. Camp.
bell, was elected president of the com
bincd institution by the directors, who
will later select the other officers.
Escanaba.--The charred body of
man was found among the
ruins of a burned shack on the Chris
Paterson farm on the Ford river road.
The building, comparatively worth
less, was destroyed by fire and a ped
estrian found the body. a snuff box
found near the body, with the name
N. ID. Dedberg on 1t, is the only clue
to identification.
Norway. Louis Celens, aged
twenty-nine. committed suicide by
shooting himself in the forehead in
the presence OF two OF his children,
the Oldest being three years of age.
He leaves a wife and three children.
the youngest but five days old He
has been out of work for some time.
Dependency is given as the motive.
Mt Pleasant-Arba Il. Camp
bell has been arrested here on
complaint OF the manager of the Mt.
Pleasant Light and Fuel company on
charge of stealing gas. The complaint
states that from January 30 to Feb
ruary II the meter in Campbell's Gel
lar was disconnected from the pipes
and gas used through rubber tube
Saginaw One of the most re-
In Saginaw took place in the Hub
clothing store. Not satisfied with steal.
Ing some clothing the thieves broke
show cases, shelving and literally cut
TO ribbons wearing apparel. The po-
lice have no clues to work on and are
bafied with the circumstances.
Grayling.-Dr. S. n. lnsley, head
surgeon Of Mercy hospital, slipped
under the cars at Frederic. Both
legs were cut off. one arm was
broken and large hole was stove in
his head. He was picked up by Fred
Warren of Saginaw, who cut the bell
cord on the train and tied both legs
10 keep him from bleeding 10 death.
He was brought to Mercy hospital
here. Doctor Insley is also head Michi-
gan Central railroad surgeon.
Saginaw Sheriff Rimmele was adj
vised from Lansing that habeas
corpus proceedings had been com
menced by Attorney Thomas Payne of
Detroit before the supreme court to
secure the freedom of DR.. Herbert
Price of Detroit, found guilty of wife
abandonment. Price was locked up
failing to give $1,000 bonds to insure
payment of $40 a week to his wife
Croswell. - The feeling of two
factions OF people OF this city in
connection with the much discussed
railroad question, eliminated when at
one Of the largest mass meetings ever
held in our city, the citizens Endorsed
the proposition of the Port Huron 4
gasoline railroad line into the
Thumb section of Michigan.
Norway.-Louis Gelene. aged %
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the forehead in the presence OF
two OF his children, the eldest being
three years of age. He leaves a wife
and three children. The youngest is
five days old. He has been out of
work for some time. Dependency
has driven him to commit this act.
st. Joseph.--Fifty students, many
Of them kindergarten pupils, were
driven into the storm when the
county normal building at Berrien
Springs burned to the ground. The
students were barely marshaled to-
gether by the teachers and marched
from the building before the structure