The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-07-25
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keeper Of roadhouse, was con-
victed Of illegal liquor selling. This
Is the second conviction within two
weeks of tavern keepers in the coun-
ty for such violation. Nye will appeal
the case to the supreme court, the
court deferring sentence. But one road
house is now operating in Kent county.
Ann Arbor.-The University Y.
M. c. A. has bought the proper
ty at the corner of State and Washing
ton streets, owned by the Wesleyan
guild, for $4,000. This was the last
parcel Of land needed by the Y M. G.
A. to complete the site for its new
$4,000 clubhouse, which will contain
dormitories for rs students.
Marquette.-Rev. Father J. G.
Pinten, rector of st. Peters cathe-
dral and who recently was appointed
vicar general Of the diocese of Sault
Ste. Marie and Marquette, has been
designated as a domestic prelate by
Pope Plus.
oldwater.-Edwin p. Fox, a resi-
dent of Coldwater since the close
of the Civil war, dropped dead of apo
plexy. He was Civil war soldier, but
only sixty-two years old. having en-
listed just before the close of the war.
Ashley.-Eight business buildings
were destroyed, causing a loss of over
$4,000. The fire started In the cloth
ing store of Earl Derry and spread rap
idly.
Coldwater.-Mrs. Caroline Bart
lett Crane OF Kalamazoo spoke to
the women of Coldwater upon the
woman suffrage question and spoke
from the court house steps to about
400, this being the opening of the
women suffrage campaign in Branch
county.
Hillsdale.-Alvin Wilson gave sew
eral thousand people severe
shock when he crashed through a
fence at the race track with three
wheeled contrivance operated by pro-
peller like an aeroplane. He was
swinging into the stretch and turned
too quickly.
Kalamazoo.-George Rix. aged sew
enty years, q Lawton man who came
to Kalamazoo to see the races, was hit
by an automobile driven by Claude
Felkner of Three Rivers and danger
ously injured.
Jackson.-James Rapsher, who was
run down by an automobile driven by
William J. Stanfield of the fire depart
ment, died in the City hospital from
his injuries.
Lansing.-A pretty romance cul-
minated when William E. Morgan
and Miss Helen E. Baker were mar
ried. The acquaintance of the couple
began two years ago, when he rescued
her from Pine lake into which she
had been precipitated by a capsizing
canoe. The young man plunged into
the water and swan several hundred
feet to where Miss Baker was in
desperate battle with the waves. Her
escort was clinging to the canoe and
did not offer her any assistance.
Evart.-Two men from southern
Michigan are dragging the lakes
of Osceola with nets for the pur
pose OF securing turtles. The sup
ply Of turtles suitable for food in the
lakes of the southern part of the state
has been nearly exhausted. These
men ship this meat in great quanti-
ties and unless some step is taken in
the near future TO protect the turtle
It will soon be exterminated here
abouts.
Jackson.-John Trowbridge, a con-
farm, returned TO the prison voluntar-
lily. He told Warden Simpson that
he slept out of doors and that he awak-
ened 10 a realization of his foolish
ness and desired to be sent back TO
the farm. Trowbridge came from Ionia
January 20. last, on two to ten years
sentence for assault with intent TO do
great bodily harm less than the crime
Of murder.
Ann Arbor.-Citizens will have an
opportunity on August q to vote
on the question of whether the
city shall build detention hospital
and accept the offer Of the University
of Michigan to maintain 1t. The re-
gents have agreed that II the city
would contribute $4,000 for build.
ing the university would undertake to
equip 1t and furnish medical attend.
ance.
Battle Creek.-"No more bathing
in Goguac lake." this was the
edict of the board of public works.
Lake Gogusc is the source OF the
city's water supply and from one to
1000 persons battle in the placid wa
ters daily throughout the summer. The
board figures that this practice con-
teammates the water and that it must