The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-01-16

Grand Rapids.-Mrs Elizabeth Mill
kid nearly sacrificed her life In
an effort to save a bag of diamonds
from her burning home. Rushing past
the flremen, she found the gems In
secret drawer in writing desk. When
she started to escape blazing timbers
fell and pinned her in. With her cloth
ing afire, she rushed through her blaz-
Ing prison, smashed a window with
her hands and leaped to the ground.
She was badly cut and burned.
Traverse City. - George Burt.
Garrett Vaudeville and Charles
Knowles. who were arrested on a
charge of burglarizing the store of
Josephson Brothers at Grawn, were
bound over to circuit court. An alleged
confession by Knowles duplicating the
other two was obtained by Sheriff
Smith, and Vaudeville is said to have
made partial confession. The three
lived in Burt's house, where the goods
are said to have been found.
Saginaw - Fire was discovered
in the westerly wing Of the Sagi-
nav Basket and Veneer plant in Car
rollton and owing to the inadequate
fire protection the stock and building
were destroyed, causing a loss esti-
mated at $4,000. About seventy men
are thrown out Of employment. The
factory was operated by l.. ID. Buck OF
Adrian.
Coldwater.-Charles Mcdonald was
check for $3.50. He purchased
watch, paying $50 for it and received
certificate of deposit for the bal
ance. o. d. Chapman, the jeweler, be-
came suspicious and notified Sheriff
Buck, who a little later recovered the
watch and certificate of deposit.
Brighton.-The supervisors have
rented land near the jail where
stone will be placed for the knights
of the Road" to break instead of idling
their time in the county JAIL ]. P.
Lockwood, an employee Of the Wayne
county good roads commission, gave
the board an idea of the county road
system.
Lansing.-State Psychologist Helm
found poison in the carcasses Of
hogs sent him for examination
by Prosecutor Doty Of Pontiac and
Undersheriff Green. The finding sus-
tains the suspicious of the Oakland Of
ficers that someone has been poison
ing hogs by the wholesale near Pom
tiac.
Menomnee. - Orlando F. Buell.,
lightweight years old, one of
the oldest Masons in the state, died
at the home of his son, DR.. Harry
Buell.. He was worshipful master of
the local blue lodge Mr. Buell. was
Ill only one day. The funeral was
held under Masonic auspices.
Ann Arbor-The frozen body
of a section hand on the Michi-
gan Central was found between the
tracks just west of Delhi He had
been struck by a train sometime dur
ing the night, and probably instantly
killed.
Grand Rapids.-Nitrate of silver
was the unusual means used by
Walter Dustin In an effort to end his
life. Dustin, who is sixty-seven years
Of age, swallowed a quantity Of the
poison, but was hurried to a hospital
in time to save his life, though he was
terribly burned.
MISUNDERSTANDING plans of John
G.. Ketcham, master OF state
grange, Domena oranges Of Barry and
Eaton counties, will hold two bi-coun-
ty meetings January 25. Barry county
grangers will go to Charlotte. Char
lotte grangers will pay a return visit
March 1.
Jackson.-The Andrew Jackson
society celebrated the anniversary
Of Jacksons victory In the bat
tie of New Orleans. 1t was the forty.
eighth annual meeting OF the society.
A banquet was one Of the features of
the meeting. Vernon ANDERSON was
the principal speaker.
Lansing. - Prosecuting Attorney
Frank Doty OF Pontiac and Under
Sheriff Green have sent several hogs
to the state laboratory for examina-
ton. Many hogs have been dying in
the vicinity of Pontiac lately and the
authorities suspect poisoner is at
work The animals are being exam.
ined for traces of arsenic.
Eaton Rapids.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Birbey, two of the most promi.
nent residents of this town, observed
their fiftieth wedding anniversary In
the home that they have occupied more
thaD 40 years.
Pcntiac-C. W. Case Of Rochester
won many prizes at the New York
poultry show, and the Oakland
county birds exhibited there were all
Of high quality.