The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-17
Michigan NeuOS Notes

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BOYNE ClTY-Mrs. NJ. A. Walton.
aged ~ a pioneer resident OF this
county died at her home, near Deer
Lake. Wednesday.
GRAND RAPIDs-Michael Devos,
aged u, was severely injured when
he fell from a delivery truck on which
he lad dipped a ride.
EAST LANSING Michigan is the
second state in the union In the pro-
ducuuu OF honey, according 10 figures
icCmpiled az the Michigan Agricultur-
fai college
/ CORUNN Awkward Ryan, OF
1.-The state taN commission. has inform
lea the supervisors that property In
! Shiawassee county is assessed 30 per
cent too low and he warned them
4 that. il assessments are not raised,
/ the tax commission will do II
FLINT Prosecutor Clifford Bishop
viii 20 10 California TO aid Sherif
FGreen in his attempt TO bring back
/ Joseph ". Humphry OF Detroit. who
lis resisting eXtradtion on a charge
OF sWlndlng Mrs. v l. Walker, or
/ Flint. out oil $500 worth of General
Motors stock.
TRAVERSE CITY board of
supervisors has refused TO pay
claim for $4,000 which former county
clerk K. T.. Walter presented alleging
/ that that sum was due him as fees
during the last four years he served
the county after accepting straight
I salary instead OF the fee system.
Walter. who is now living in Detroit.
4says that the supervisors had no legal
fright TO place him on salary.
SAGINAW Frank Cole and John
! McAlister. of Detroit, obtained some
eggs Thursday and started 10 throw
them al q big electric sign In the
heart of the business district.
lorowd gathered The men were
placed, under arrest and later fined
lsll90 and costs.
i RATTLE CREEK Progressiyes
who backed James y. Retner, defeat,
ed capdidate for commissioner, ia his
! fSHt for q recount OF the ballots
| Which gave John 3. NcGresor Deny,
crat. majority aof u, have With.
drawn from tbe contest. because Of
lack of finances.
/ IRON MOUNTAIN George l.. Cor.
dor. e young mining engineer employ
ed by the Eoretto Iron Mining Co.
was instantly killed by lightning in
1.-The mine Office He was standing be-
side the telephone and leaning
Iegainst radiator when bolt struck.
He gave faint cry and fell to the
floor dead Office attendants rushed
TO his aid and worked over him for
two hours IL VAN attempt to -FeYiye
linn Gordon was a graduate of the
Michigan College of Mines and had
been in the employ OF the company
I two months.
| Judge William F Con
molly, OF Detroit Judge Francis +.
Baker. OF Chicago, and Attorney
George w Miller OF Chicago, will be
the principal speakers at the annual
meeting Of the State Bar association
here June %. "a and %, il was an.
nopnced today,
Film 1.-THE hoard of supervisors
voted TO increase the pay OF Sheriff
Frank Green to $4,000, instead OF 81
Gee and to allow him $40 day for
expenses in lieu of fees, which viii be
abolished under the new system Of
working prisoners on the roads.
PETOS4.EY-W their horse ran
away Friday morning, on Bay Niew-rd.
Frank Lee and / crest kinert were
thrown out and injured. Although
dazed and weak. Kinert walked a mile
TO Petoskey 10 get assistance for Lee
who lay unconscious and bleeding on
the road. Kinert remained conscious
TIL he saw The rescue party SIdTI IN
an auto after Lee, then succumbed
land is now in Petoskey hospital. XII