The Yale expositor., 1912-01-04
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

| "NiN III i9Hp'lHlHS bblut llln' III tb-
ruary.
Saginaw Pythlans have appointed a
committee to secure options upon
sites for new temple.
| Romeo citizens have voted TO sell
the civic lighting plant to the East
ern Edison Co.. for $4,000.
II. c. Myers, of Menomince. found
an unexpected Christmas gift in an
oyster. 1t was valuable pearl.
Circuit Judge Il. ID. Kline has issued
a declaration favoring the abolish
ment OF divorce laws in this state.
Mrs. Jane O'Leary, so, of Eaton
Rapids, was burned to death when her
Clothing caught fire as she stood by
a hot stove.
William Finnegan has plans for
new fireproof four-story hotel to be
erected in Escanaba at cost of
100000.
Cadillac's board Of education has
decided TO maintain medical and dem
tai inspection in the city schools
free OF charge.
John w. Blodgett national commit.
teeman, has sent out the official call
for the Republican convention in Chi.
cago June Is next.
| Frank Van Leuven of Newaygo, I'M
dertaker, has been appointed local
health officer, at the munificent sal.
airy of So year.
! VIII Frary, of Allegan, has been
sentenced to Jail for neglecting TO send
| his children to school. He threatened
to Kill the officers when arrested.
Mrs. Henry Windsor of Rapid Xiv.
er shot deer weighing $50 pounds
at $50 yards. The feat is unequalled
in hunting annals around Manistique.
George f. Kenny, former Detroit
paper dealer, has completed his pris.
on term in Boston for forgery. but is
so i'll he cannot leave the prison hos.
pital.
The Owosso Masonic Temple asso.
citation has filed articles Of incorpo.
ration. 1t is planned to build a $780,.
600 building, the shares to be sold at
$40 each.
Big tracts are being leased near
Allegan for the sinking of test wells
for oil, to be tapped in the spring.
|
been leased.
Jack pine cones from the forest OF
| northern Minnesota are to be shipped
! to foreign countries which are en-.
gagged in demonstration. Fifty cents
bushel is offered for the cones.
Arl Withan, %, Of Marshall is in
the county jail charged with attempt
| ing to kill his wife and her parents.
| 1t is alleged he chased them from his
home Christmas day with revolver.
The Grand Trunk Railroad Co. has
secured a site for their new depot &c
be erected in Owosso at once, by trad.
ing their present site to the General
Motors Co. for property on Corunna
avenue.
Warden Simpson is employing every
means to keep the smallpox epidemic
out of Jackson prison. All convicts
! who have not been vaccinated within
the last two years will be vaccinated
| at once.
Irene Burk, II. of Menominee, was
| bitten on the wrist by dog suffer
| ing from rabies when she took off
! it's muzzle in order to feed it. The
| girl was taken TO Ann Arbor for
| treatment.
During a raging blizzard Christmas
| night William Deacon, married. 35. of
| ingalls,, attempted to board a North
| western train at Daggett. He was
| dragged a distance under the train
and killed.
The medical inspector of Sagiraw's
| public schools reports that during the
present term he has examined 4S0
pupils of wsom 100 were afflicted with
adenoids, six being treated and 10
operated upon.
Judge Prescott has closed the es.
| tate Of Albert Hilton, of MusNegon,
| who died two years ago, leaving $25,.
| 600. The court has succeeded in 10.
| eating six brothers mad five sisters
| of the deceased.
A society has been established and
incorporated in Marshall for the pur-
pose of taking over the $50, 900 hospi-
| tai fund left by Charles p Brown,
who died q year ago. The hospital
| will be started at once.
The old logging branch of the Mich.
| igan Central railroad, known as the
Cameron branch, abandoned several
years ago, is being reballasted and will
be extended to Nicholson to tap
fine farming country.
Mrs. Emily Putnam. OF Saginaw,
has been appointed national hide on
the staff of the president-general of
the auxiliary branch of the United
| Spanish War Veterans. She goes to
Washington for duty.
Mayor Ryne of Benton Harbor has
opened a war against the local gas
company, with view of getting q
cheaper rate. The rate per ! GOO feet
is 81 20, less Is per cent if paid be-
fore the first Of the month.
Gov. Osborn has formally appointed
Miss Mary f. Hadrich, Of the 500, as
private secretary. in place Of Maj De
Hull n. Davis. The latter he appoint.
ed member of the state pardon
board to succeed Judge Hart.
The board of state auditors refer.
red the bill for S7,495.95 from the city
of Jackson for water furnished tc
the state prison i'm that city to the