The Yale expositor., 1912-08-22
q STATE BRIEFS.

Farmers In Hamtramck township
and Macomb county have struck gas
Ia Quantity. Many of them are using
| 1t tor power.
The 'thirty-fourth annual convention
OF the Michigan Funeral Directors
and Embalmers' association held a
two days session in Flint
Mrs. Nicholas Weber, OF Grand
Rapids, was killed instantly by a mo-
tor e;Rr driven by John ID. Murray,
Jr. She walked in front of street
car directly into the path OF the Ma-
chine.
A enroner's jury in Lansing return
ed a verdict that Norma BreZe. che
Rives junction farmer, was killed by
shot fired by Andrew Smith. who
is uncrer arrest for the crime. Smith
has cuIrfessed
Brighton Democr rats organized
Wilson and Marshall club. State
Chairman Edmund Shields, of the
Democratic central committee, 6elv-
cred an Address. A. NJ Cummins. Of
Lansing, candidate for congress, also
spoke
Attempting TO get over q crossing
mile south of Ravenna, Mrs James
Ferguson, IS years old, was run down
by a G. r. e l. passenger train and
was instantly killed The body was
hurled nearly 80 feet from the right
of way.
Burns operatives are working in
Detroit, despite the fact that Oper-
ative Brennan has come out in the
open. 1t is stated that several new
men have come into the city and are
following up the graft trails at the
instance of the prosecutor.
Hotel Sieting is the name of a new
$4,000 hosiery which will be opened
in Kalkaska in about two months,
thus filling Kalkaska's greatest need
1t will be thoroughly modern, fire.
proof structure, being of white brick,
with a front OF yellow brick.
At a meeting OF the Grand Rapids
millers and millers Of western Michi.
gan. the wheat situation in this Sec
iion Of the state was discussed. The
present condition is uncertain. The
millers, however, are afraid that the
crop has been injured by heavy rains.
Karl G. Cloudman. a clerk EN-.
pl0yed in the postofiice at Maxton. on
Drummond island, is held by Sheriff
Bayless charged with forgery. He is
charged with opening mail addressed
10 Joseph Warden, a trapper, and ex-
tracing check which he is alleged
to have forged and cashed.
After an absence of two months
from Sault Ste. Marie during which
time they participated in the regu-
lar army maneuvers at Dubuque, Ia,
and Sparta, Wis, 200 troops sta.
toned at Fort Brady returned and
were Immediately ordered to the
rifle range few miles from the city.
John Bolinski, aged %, Polish la
borer, is dying in Saginaw hospital
from wounds received when attacked
by several Of his countrymen Bolin.
ski attended a dance and it is said
he caused Trouble by taking Peter
DudewitZ's sweetheart home. Dude
WITT and another foreigner are locked
up in the county Jail.
Orders have been issued from the
department Of agriculture for the inn
mediate establishment Of weather
bureau stations at Ludington and at
Saginaw.
Gov. Osborn announces the appoint
ment of John Il. Owens, of Benton
Harbor, as state oil inspector to sue
coed Frank S. Neal, of Worthwhile.
The appointment takes effect Sept. I. |
Two weeks ago Mrs. Harry Freese
OF Dayton was thrown from a load |
Of hay and her hip was broken. Tues |
day her husband was driving to a pic |
mic when his horse ran away and |
threw him out. His collarbone was |
broken.