The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-01-30
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tragic death OF one young lady and
injury to number of others when a
wagon In which party of young folks
was riding home went over an en-
bankment. Mildred Paul, nineteen
years old, was killed and her two sis
tiers, Luetta and Pearl, seriously in
1ured. Others in the party sustained In
juries. The scene of the accident was
south OF here, In Weesaw township.
The young folks had attended a party
and were returning home in a large
wagon. In the darkness the driver was
unable to see, and suddenly the rig
plunged over a 60-foot declivity. Miss
Paul was pinioned beneath the wreck
and died almost instantly from her in
juries.
KalamaZoo.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam Clink will not serve a prison
sentence for breaking and entering
house to steal bed clothing and food
| for their six little children. Judge
Knappen released the parents upon
probation, and told them to start
new home and try to provide for their
children without stealing. The chill
! dren held in the detention home will
be restored to the parents just as soon
as home is established for them.
Niles.-Miss Mary Cannon, eighty
two years Old who led the life
OF recluse, was found lying on the
! floor of her home after the chief OF
| police had forced an entrance. She
was taken to hospital, but died ten
minutes later. Miss Cannon was re-
puted to be wealthy, but no one knows
where her wealth. is. She was afraid
of banks and is supposed to have hid
den her money about the house or
buried it in cans in the yard.
Saginaw.-The semi-annual confer
ence of the Evangelical Lutheran
| joint synod of Ohio and other
states closed two days session in
| Saginaw Dearborn was chosen for
the meeting place next year and the
election of officers resulted as follows:
| President, Rev. j. Koepplin, Detroit;
vice-president, Rev. A. j. Bergerner,
Detroit; secretary, Rev. o. Wendell
| Detroit; treasurer, Rev. c. +. Lauer,
| st. Clair.
Saginaw.--John A. Nelson, Jr.. has
started suit in the circuit court
| against the Preferred Life Insurance
company Of Grand Rapids for $4,000
damages, alleging false Imprisonment
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ploy of the company, he was arrested
on charge Of embezZlement. This
occurred November of last year. He
was taken to Stanton, where he was
| found not guilty November 81.
Saginaw. - Mrs. Blanche Schultz,
as administrator of the estate of
Jesse M. Bennett, has commenced
suit for $4,000 damages against John
G. Erd. 1t is alleged that Erd, while
driving an automobile the night of No
vember %, 1911, ran over Mrs. Ben
nett, injuring her so that death re-
, suited.
Menominee.-William Belongy, forty
years old, advertising manager for
the Herald-Leader for several
years, has been mysteriously miss
! ing for over week. He left Me-
nominee January IA for Green Bay,
but never reached there. Foul play is
suspected.
Cadillac.-The fourth annual show
OF the Northern District Poultry
association closed In this city
1t has been the most successful show
| ever held in this part Of the state.
Over 400 high-class birds have been
on exhibition, and came from a wide
territory.
William Belongy, ad.
vertising manager OF the Me-
nominee HeraldLeader, who disap-
peared on January Is, committed sui
eide in Chicago by shooting. Belongy
! is thought to have been temporarily
insane, as no reason Is known for his
| act.
Marshall. - When Charles Clapp,
| John Young and Howard Wallace,
all Of Battle Creek. appeared, their
| parents made strenuous efforts to
save them from the industrial
school. The boys had robbed freight
car in Battle Creek and skipped to De-
troit, where they were captured But
Judge Porter committed them all to
the Industrial school.
Bay City.-Joe Pawlawski, eigh-
teen years old, was arrested on a
charge Of burglarizing postal sub
station in the south end of the city.
Pawlawski is paroled convict from
! South Bend, Ind.
Grand Rapids. Arthur Terrell
and Joseph Van Deriel, the last
Of the gang OF eight youthful burglars
who confessed their robberies. were
sentenced to Ionia. They drew three
yoo-e each.