The Yale expositor., 1912-09-26
| MICHIGAN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Jonas Ballenger, seventy-One years
old, farmer living three miles south
east Of here, was killed by the acci-
dental discharge of his shotgun while'
hunting rabbits. Ballenger left home
and when he failed to return at night
a search was made. His body was
found lying on a pile of brush, with a.
wound In the breast where Charge
of birdshot had torn it's way throughl
his heart. II Is believed that Ballen-i
ger used the gun as a club to drive a.
rabbit from the brush and that the
gun was discharged by twig striking
the trigger. Coroner Taylor decided
that an inquest was unnecessary. Bal
lenger had been resident OF this
county for over 80 years.
Lansing-The Loyal Americans
closed their two days state con-
vention in this city. The matter of,
next years meeting place was re-
ferred to the the executive board. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Glenn r.
Munshaw, Grand Rapids; senior vice.
president, William o. Phillips. Owos-
SO; junior vice-president, w. ]. Par
ker, Pontiac; secretary, Miles w. Cal
laghan, Reed City; treasurer, Herbert
e. Chamberlain, Lansing.
Kalamazoo.-Membe OF the state
tax commission received numerous
complaints from Kalamazoo coun-
ty farmers whose valuations have
more than been doubled. The COM
missioners recently spent some time
In going over the townships and now
they are here announcing their find
ings. A meeting of the committee OF
25 was also held at which plans were
discussed for stopping the work of the
tax commission. Chairman N. II. Stew
art stated that the committee which
has charge Of the legal end of the
question will make it's report at
meeting to be held in short time.
South Haven-The lives of 100
passengers on the Michigan Cen
trail train from Kalamazoo were
endangered by Reynold Ischer, thir-
teen-year-old Chicago boy, when he
threw open switch one-half mile
ger train, going 25 miles an hour, ran
onto a side track from which train
Of box cars had been moved one hour
before and no damage resulted. The
boy is under arrest and has made
full confession.
Grand Rapids.-A new pest
which threatens the apple orchards
of western Michigan has been dis
covered here. The insect is brown In
color, very small and has two sets of
wings. 1t bores a fine hole In the tree,
beginning it's work at sundown and
always on the southeast side of the
tree near the base. and sips the sap
Various poisons have been tried, but
without effect. The matter will be
taken up with the Lansing and Wash
ington experts.
Ionia.-About twenty Ionia Bull
Moosers responded to the call for
an Ionia county Progressive conven-
ton and elected full set Of delegates
to the state convention to be held in
Lansing. Ed Snyder of Lake Odessa
was elected chairman of the delega-
tion to the state convention. King
was indorscd for the legislature.
Ypsilanti.-George II. Gardner OF
Belleville was arrested on COM
plant Of Chief Of Police Milo f.
Gage, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. This Is the first ar
rest here under the new law as
amended at the last extra session Of
the legislature. Gardner demanded
an examination, and In default Of bail
was committed to the county Jail at
Ann Arbor to await investigation.
Hastings.-After playing the violin
so we'll that she was encored
by large audience in church,
Grace Bush, seventeen-year-old
school girl, returned home and snot
herself through the heart. She said
in a note she left she had been i'll and
respondent, sighted by some of her
friends, and had postponed suicide in
order to keep her engagement to play
In church.
Grand Rapids.-Mrs William Brow
dick, an invalid was deserted
by her husband. The poor au-
thorities discovered her plight She
had been without food or medicine for
several days. Her four little children
were discovered scattered about tho
city where they had gone to secure a
home and food.
Eaton Rapids.--Rev. o. j. Mont
gomery, who resigned his pastor
ate of the Methodist Protestant
church here a month ago. in order to
his theological course. has
been prevailed upon by his congresa-
ton to reconsider his resignation and
will remain In the pastorate here for