The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-07-04
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF


years old, attempted to take his
life by drinking foremaldehyde here
in the presence of his wife, who
snatched the bottle from his lips. He
had taken enough to render him un-s
conscious, and it was only by the
prompt efforts of physician that
he recovered. Family troubles are
said to have been the motive.
Flint.-Driving team from one
field to another across the Sagi-
nav and Flint Electric tracks two
miles north of here, Amos MISSIONER,
farmland, failed to see an approach
Ing car until it was upon him. He
lodged and the car missed him by
inches, but struck and instantly killed
one of the horses valued at $3.50.
Petoskey. Elk Alderman John Ny
man mourns the loss of Lady
Hillwood, one of the finest driving
horses in Emmett county. The animal
became frightened while pasturing,
md dashing $50 feet from cliff in
the Petoskey, Crushed Stone COM
pany's quarries. sustained a broken
,ack and was killed.
Flint-Refusing to shovel dirt
into their wagons. teamsters en-
ployed by #. s. Banhagel of Lansing
excavating for the new Michigan
School for the Deaf, nearly caused a
riot here. The transfers claimed they
were hired to drive, not to dig. Po-
lice were called and later the men be-
gan digging. They want the question
arbitrated.
Cadillac.-Residents at the corner
of Chaplin and Shelby streets
after a sharp shower found hum
dreds of little toads and many
small fish. Small toads are not UNI
usual here, but to find little fish after
shower is something new in Cadil-
lac
Lansing.-In saving Dan Bester
from bed of quicksand, en-
ployes of the Cadillac Handle com
pany of Harbor Springs attached the
rope from the stump-pulling machine
to his arm and although they rescued
him, almost pulled the member off.
Bester now asks pay of the accident
board for having his life saved, his
arm being in such shape that he can
not work.
Petoskey. Gaylord was chosen as
the next meeting place by the
Grand Traverse Baptist Young Peo-
ples union. officers were chosen
as follows: President, Melvin Smith,
Petoskey; secretary, Jessie Norris,
East Port; junior secretary, Marion
Gibbe. Mayfield. Harbor Springs, with
80 delegates, was awarded the banner
for largest attendance The conven-
ton closed with an evangelistic serv-
ice.
Adrian.-When Alexander Fuller
ton of Philadelphia appeared in
the doorway at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John Gordon. he had to explain
to her that he was her brother, whom
she had not seen in 38 years. The two
left Ireland when small children, and
wer~ separated when the vessel land
ed in America Fullerton had, traced
his sister from New York to Holloway
where he found she was still living.
Ionia-James Brown, twelve-year-
old son of John Brown of Ionia, was
drowned in Grand river near the fair
grounds The body was recovered in
20 minutes.
Prescott-Mr and Mrs. William Gil
sespie, octogenarians, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary here.
They are lightweight and eighty-one
years old respectively.
Goshen.-When Mrs. Nancy Perry
Of Wakarusa returned home from
a grocery and found her sister,
Mrs. Jacob H. Dell, IS years old, MISS
ing she went to the stable and found
her body hanging from a rafter. Mrs.
Bell hanged herself while Respondent.
Ann Arbor. The u. of M.
Alumni association reelected the fol-
lowing officers: President, V. G. Lane,
Ann Arbor; treasurer, G. Karl Huber.
Ann Arbor; secretary, l.. P. Jocelyny
Ann Arbor; general secretary, Alfred
Shaw, Ann Arbor; with Regent ] g.
Beal elected on the board Of directors
in place of E. w. Pendleton of Detroit,
who refused reelection.
Grand Rapids.-Five young grad
yates of various seminaries in the.
were ordained to the priest
hood here by Bishop Joseph Henry
Richter. Those ordained were: Jo-
seph A. Brogger, st. Mary's church,
Grand Rapids; Leo j. Farquharson, st.
James church, Bay City; John w. Nc.
Neil, St. Simon's church, Ludington;
Stephen Narioch, Holy Rosary church;
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