The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-10-31
MICHIGAN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Ovid.-The incendiary who has
caused a half dozen fires in the
business section of Ovid the last three
weeks is evidently not whit ais
mayed by the action taken by the
council in offering a reward OF $500
for evidence that will lead to his ap-
prehension. His latest escapade was
an effort to destroy the Main street
bridge. After spreading kerosene OIL
literally over the timbers, he lgnlted
a fuse made of wire and rags, Whlch
had been placed on an abutment ana
attached to the under side or the
bridge. The early evening blaze was
extinguished before much damage had
been done. Sheriff Schavey Of st.
Johns is here making an investiga-
ton.
Kalamazoo.-William Meyri, who
ran away from his home in Eur
| ch, Switzerland, when fifteen years
old, and who had heard from
his parents but four times in the 20
years which have elapsed, has been
located at Lawton, village near here,
and notified tnat he is heir to more
than half million dollars. Meyrf
came to this country 20 years ago, and
| assumed the name OF Frank M. Re-
mont During his residence at Law
ton he has become we'll to do.
Kalamazoo.-Mrs. A. d. Wood,
known as the guardian angel OF
the county JAIL" is dying at her
home. Prisoners when they heard Of
the woman's serious illness expressed
keen sorrow, for no matter in what
condition a man came to the Jail, she
was always the first one to visit him
and endeavor to aid him. She has
been a daily visitor at the jail for
over a score of years and conducted
all OF the chapel meetings held IN the
jail She is suffering from a stroke of
apoplexy.
Battle Creek-Two draft horses
valued at $3.50 apiece, belonging
to William Strait, farmer living
three miles east Of this city, died from
poisoning The affair is said to be the
result Of spite work on the part Of
some enemy of Straits. Doctor Hart,
after an examination Of the dead ami
mails, found traces of arsenic in the
stomachs Sheriff Fonda has posted
a reward of 500 for the arrest of the
miscreant who perpetrated the deed.
Rochester.-Seventy-fi delegates,
representing Is clubs embracing
nearly 500 members, held their
twelfth annual meeting of the,
Oakland County Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs here with two sessions.
Mrs. Martha Hatton of Pennington
presided and was reelected president.
Miss Estella Downing Of Yysilanti de-
livered an address on woman suf-
frage. The next meeting will be held
in Oxford.
Petoskey.-While sitting on his
bed dressing, w. ~ Gale, sixty
nine years old. for 40 years resident
of Michigan, fell to the floor, and died
within few moments, the cause be-
ing apoplexy. He was born at SYRIA
cuse. N. Y, and came to Michigan
when twenty years cid. For some.
years he was an auctioneer at De-
troit, later taking position as travel.
ing merchant. The widow and a
daughter. Mrs. ]. w. Myers, of Petos-
key, survive.
Kalamazoo. the theaters in,
kalamazoo have consented to give
q certain per cent. of the receipts.
at one performance to the Equal Suf.
fraSe association in this county. The
association has been running behind
when Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane
made such an eloquent appeal for
funds, the theater managers decided
quickly to give the suffragists imam
cial aid
Coldwater-The dead body Of
George Kellogg was found at the,
bottom of 120-foot shaft at the coal
mine Of the farm of Daniel Warner,
near this city. 1t is supposed that he
was struck by failing weight, fell un-
into the water at the bot
ON of the shaft and was drowned.
kellogg was twenty-eight years OLD
and leaves young widow.
Grand Rapids.-Rev FIR H. Mathew
Ski sixty-nine, pastor of ST. Isa--
iore's Catholic church, died at St
Mary's hospital after four days i'll
hess from pneumonia. Exposure and
cold, while experimenting the con-
5truction OF the new ST. Isadore.
for the realization of which
re had struggled for 10 years, super
induced pneumonia.
Dearborn.-Nearly $4,000 in money
las been found in the old
hanty occupied for years by Adam
George, who died two weeks ago in
he Boulevard sanitarium, Detroit AL
hough be possessed farm and stock
'alued at $4,000 and had small for
nnn hon rdpd In ha b.,ly lit.