The Yale expositor., 1913-07-31
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

ious charge preferred by his 1S-year-
old daughter.
An excellent showing of high grade
oil, and gasoline was made Monday on
the Ring we'll at a depth of 1908 feet.
This is the ninth oil we'll sunk by the
Saginaw Development Co.
Vernon Grover, 10, son OF VIM.
Grover, was drowned Sunday while
bathing in the Black river at Trow-
bridge. The life-savlng crew was
notified and recovered the body few
hours later.
! Col. ii. X. Bradley, of North Brad
/ ley, has issued notices to old soldiers
/ 10 attend the sixteenth national en-
| TO attend the sixteenth national en-
campment to be held at Philadelphia
Sep. s, 9, 10 and IL.
The body of Henry Smith, a Negro
laborer, was found by the police in
clump of bushes in the Kalamazoo
Negro quarter. The officers surmise
that after he was slain the body was
robbed and thrown there.
| The Copper Range railroad notified
the state railroad commission that
on Sept. / it will come under the pro-
visions of the two-cent fare law, its
earnings having reached the $1,200-a-
mile mark specified in the law.
Jas. Walsh, II, student of Kalama-
zoo, fell from a Michigan Central
freight train at Niles, while stealing
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legs were severed Physicians hold
out little hope for his recovery.
/ Michigan continues TO make money
off its oil inspection department, ac-
cording to the quarterly report Of Oil
| Inspector John T. Owens, of Benton
/ Harbor. The net revenue during the
/ last quarter was $4,7S9.96. A total of
6,401, los gallons of oil were inspect
ed.
Although Judson Keayes, of Hills
dale, a chimney sweeper, fell more
than 20 feet down a chimney at St.
Mary's church at Marshall, he was
uninjured. Father Chalalan heard his
cries and released him from the bot
tom OF the chimney.
Max Dettenthaler, 45, Saginaw
liquor dealer, was killed in his base
ment Monday morning. He attempted
to fit a wire socket into the electric
fan and the 10 volt charge struck
him. He cried out, but when assist
ance came he was dead, still grasp
ing the wire.
Ten thousand good roads enthus-
lasts are expected 10 visit Detroit TO
attend the third annual American
road congress, which is to be held
September 20 10 October 4, and which
is planned TO be one of the greatest
demonstrations for better highways
in the worlds history.
Battle Greek is enforcing one of the
most stringent ordinances ever adop-
ted in the state in the interests of
public health. The ordinance pro-
hibits grocers from displaying fruits
and vegetables in the open, and bak-
ers from displaying pastry on coun-
ters unprotected.
The state industrial accident board
allowed compensation TO a state en-
ploye for the first time. w. NJ. Agler,
who was employed on a rofing job
at the Michigan Agricultural college,
was allowed $40 a week for the time
he is laid up and $75 doctor fees. He
may be unable TO work for two years.
Capsizing in a duck boat near the
G.. Rs l. dock at Muskegon, Lincoln
Carlson, II, was drowned when he at
tempted to swim TO the shore of Mus
kegon lake. A companion about the
same age, escaped by clinging to the
bottom of the overturned craft, being
rescued by William Howe, a fisher
man.
Thrown into the water off one of the
Muskegon lake docks when the duck
boat, which he was in with a com
I panion, overturned. Eugene Herbert,
~, was drowned. His companion
club to the overturned boat and was
/ rescued. The drowning makes the
seventh victim of Muskegon lake this
summer.
Raymond Pailthorp. son of Postmas-
/ ter G. j. Pailthorp, of Petoskey a
graduate of the Petoskey high school
and fthe Michigan Agricultural col.
( lege, has obtained a position in the
/ horticultural department of the Della
ware State college. Mr.. Pailthorp
was one Of northern Michigan's lead
| ing high school athletes.
Harry Wilson, of Carson City, was
( instantly killed when the auto he was
driving went into a ditch and turned
over, mile north of Hubbardston.
He was buried under the car and his
neck broken. In the car with3 him
was little boy, who was thrown clear
of the wreck and escaped unhurt.
Wilson was % years old and unmar-
ried.
After 20 hours elaboration, the
jury in the libel suit of former Con-
\ gresham Francis II. Dodds, against
/ Editor Bert NJ. Gould, of Mt. Pleas
ant, brought in verdict of cents
damages. Both sides expressed them
selves satisfied and an appeal is un-
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