The Yale expositor., 1913-10-16
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

church Of Plymouth.
Between 1000 and 1000 entries are
already assured for the state poultry
show to be held in Battle Creek, De
cember to II.
Catholic army veterans who die pen
niless in Kalamazoo will be given a
burial plot, which will be laid out by
st. Augustine's church.
The public domain commission has
appointed Alfred Waszink. of New
York city, to take charge Of the Mich
igan immigration Office there.
Frank Hubbard Smith has been re-
elected president of the Muskegon
Art society, the most active organi-
cation of its kind in the state.
Fire of undetermined origin destroy
ed the Samuel White building at Yale
early Sunday, causing a loss of $14,-
500, divided among six concerns.
Joseph Swartz, OF Grand Rapids, is
near death by being crushed between
two cars while riding on a Grand
Trunk freight train near Bellevue.
Timothy Lynch, about so years cd,
was killed by a train near the Union
station in Grand Rapids. 1t is believed
he had gone TO sleep on the tracks.
Two large barns, a silo and other
outbuildings on the Prescott farms
near Standish burned with their con-
tents. Loss $4,000, partially insured.
According to announcement by
President Clarence s. Funk, the NJ.
Rumely Co.'S pant in Bate Greek
will again be in full operation Janu-
airy l.
Miss Margaret NJ. Moore, for ten
years superintendent OF the Jackson
city hospital, has rendered her resig-
nation to take effect December Is,
1913.
Thieves rifled box car on the Pere
Marquette siding at Coloma and made
away with dry goods, clocks, jewelry
and other merchandise, valued at So
900.
Preliminary services have been held
at the new $4,000 Christian church
at Benton Harbor, Rev. J. Frank
Green, of Owosso, Mich, occupied the
pulpit.
The National Council of Women
will hold its triennial convention TO
Port Huron, October 10, 20 and 81.
Emma Il. Bowers, Of that city, is vice
president at large.
Au Ores river at Au Ores will be
surveyed by government engineers for
the purpose of deepening and widen.
ing the bed of the stream TO admit
toats Of quite large size to the city
of Au Ores.
The state tax commission has com
pleted its work in Saginaw county by
practically doubling the county assess
ment and making 1t similar to the
Guys, each being in the neighborhood
of $35,OOO,OO0.
John Phares, a saloonist of Kala-
mazoo, has started suit against the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Co. for $4,000 damages sustained
from a rope company employees are
said to have stretched across the
road.
Rev. FIR Richard ]. Sweeny an
nounced his resignation Sunday as
pastor of st. Joseph's Roman Catho-
lie church at Saginaw after 40 years
of continuous service. He returns to
his birthplace in Kilkenny county Ire
land.
Joe Swartz, of Grand Rapids, died at
Nichols hospital in Battle Creek after
losing one leg in an accident at Belle
vue While stealing a ride Swartz fell
letween the cars, when the air hose an
crushed.
Twenty men worked Is hours Sun
day and built house for Mrs. Rhoda
Babnaw, a widow, at Cadillac, who
lost her home on Rooch street Thurs
day night when lightning struck it.
Mrs. Babnaw moved into her new
home Monday.
The first child in Calhoun county
and possibly in the state to come I'M
der the new state law which provides
that poor children having durable
maladies shall be cared for at the ex-
DeDSe VI tue SNdlc dL llO
hospital at Ann Arbor, is Met Horvat,
one year old.
The state fire marshaPs department
reports a total of 249 fires in Michi-
gan during September The total
property value amounted to $780,
665.12, with a loss of $603,812.97, and
assurances of $19O,S1279. Twenty
three OF the 249 fires were caused by
defective chimneys.
George Schlichting, for several
years assistant bookkeeper In the au-
ditor-general's department, has re-
signed his position and will accept an
o,her one with the industrial school.
The position left vacant by Schlitch-
ting's resignation will be filed by Au-
ditorGeneral Fuller by promotion.
The case of the state against the
National Cash Register company will
not be tried In the supreme court this
term, papers having been filed plac-
inc tho caea forwa I'd m tho January