The Yale expositor., 1914-08-27
Michigan
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Kalamazoo.-David Winslow will
survive an attempt at suicide by the
gun route, during a domestic quarrel.
Union City.-Because she refused to
marry him, Willard Blanck killed Mrs.
Fanny Parks Lathrop, then disap-
peared very scantily attired.
Grand Rapids.-The Grand Rapids
school board has voted to hold open
the positions of eight teachers now In
Europe, and who have been unable to
return.
West Branch.-Ogemay county fair
will be held here October 6, 7 and 8.
Good races are anticipated the last
two days OF the fair with $500 in
purses.
Saginaw.-The case against the
Saginaw Chinese charged with being
in the United States in violation OF
the exclusion act has been adjourned
to September Is and 16.
Kalamazoo-Whil fishing in Bar
rem lake, Cass county, George Adde'S
berger, aged sixty-eight, was drowned
by the capsizing Of his boat. His home
was in South Bend
Grand Rapids. Russell, Edison,
eighty-seven years old, the last of the
original settlers Of Walker township
and who came to Michigan ~ years
ago died here on the farm where he
originally settled.
Hillsdale-George Graham, aged
fifteen, son Of Mrs. Pearl Moore, who
has been missing since July q, has
been located In Bryan, o. He ran
away after a whipping administered
by his stepfather.
Kalamazoo-"The is nothing to
It, It's frame-up," cried Joseph Wall
raft, a prisoner in the county jail, to
a crowd OF 200 standing outside the
building Wallroff is believed by Off
GERS to be implicated in the murder
OF Hal Davis here seven years ago.
Observation-Disclosures meanest man is
believed TO live in Jackson. He stole
a horse from a dead man. The
animal in question belonged to Joseph
Shoemaker, who was found dead few
days ago.
Muskegon.-During a cloud burst
many buildings were struck by light
ming and is inches of water filled the
streets. Mrs. Lena Steiner was badly
stunned and Mrs. Ellen Nested was
paralyzed by lightning shock. The
residence of Lieut.. Gov. John Q. Ross
was badly damaged.
Kalamazoo.-A bullet which pene-
trated his body near his heart Is
not going to cost David Winslow his
life. Doctors said that the man would
recover Winslow was angry because
his wife remained out late at night and
when she called officers to take him to
Jail he shot himself,
Port Huron.-Mrs. r. S. Patterson,
one of the pioneer women, Of this
city and widow OF the late r.
S. Patterson, died in this city. Mrs.
d. II. Cooper, wife of Rev. d. II. Coop
er OF Detroit, is a daughter OF the de-
ceased. Mrs. Patterson had resided in
Port Huron for over fifty years and
was prominent in First Baptist church
circles.
Marshall.-When lightning struck
the residence Of Ezra Clark 1t
knocked plaster off the ceiling in Mrs.
Clark's bedroom and the plaster hit
her in the head, rendering her uncon-
scious. The house caught fire but
neighbors rescued Mrs. Clark. Her
condition is critical. TWO barns on the
David Henning farm, together with all
contents, were destroyed by lightning
with a loss of $4,000
Ludington.-The Gle boat and en-
CINE factory engaged on extensive
contracts with Minneapolis concerns
to manufacture bull tractor en-
gines to send to northern Canada,
ceased manufacturing temporarily be-
cause war has so engaged the atten-
ton Of the Canadian government and
deranged the market as to prevent
present delivery of machines and col
Elections according to contracts.
Detroit.-Two important national
conventions were obtained by j..
Lee Barrett, secretary of the Detroit
convention bureau. They are the Ma
tional Rural Letter Carriers associa-
ton and the National Association o.
Five and Ten-Cent Merchants. Both
meet here next year, the latter in Au-
gust, while the date of the former will
not be set until mid-winter With the
National Association of Five and Ten
Cent Merchants, the manufacturers
who cater to them will also have an
exhibit.
Pellston.-The big Jackson & Pindle
sawmill, the industrial mainstay
of this village, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss of $780,
900 and throwing between $50 and 400
men out of work. Whether 1t will be
rebuilt is not known. The fire was
started by an explosion, supposedly oil
a barrel Of gasoline, which blew out
the upper windows and knocked down
the Waterman, and In a moment the
whole structure was ablaze. Nothing
could be done to stay the flames, and
in a short time the building had been
| burned to the ground.