The Yale expositor., 1914-11-19
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Creek.
Miss Susan Smith. a nurse at the
Kalamazoo asylum, died Monday from
Injuries received when she was struck
| by a street car.
The proposition to bond for $27,50O
for new pumping station and water
mains has been approved by the vo-
tiers OF Royal Oak.
Bankers from Sanilac. Huron, La
peer and st. Clair counties met in
Port Huron Tuesday to form a branch
OF the State Bankers association.
Two burglars who robbed four
stores at Howell Tuesday night were
overtaken at South Lyon and arrested
with about $3.50 worth of swag on
them.
John Williams, 81, one OF the earl
lest pioneers of the western part of
Barry county, cavalryman under
General Custer, hunter and trapper, is
dead at his home, in Hastings.
The Michigan State Sunday school
convention Friday elected C. II. Mott,
of this city, president for the coming
year. At the same time the invitation
of Battle Creek to meet in that city
next year was accepted.
The supervisors of Mason county
have appointed a special traffic officer
to put a stop to the speeding Of autos
on county roads. Norman Upper. OF
Scottsville, was appointed, and he has
already made several arrests.
Two months ago Daniel Deacon and
his 19-year-old son, Leland, left Men
ominee for Fargo. NJ d., to work. Fri
day both were suffocated by gas while
digging a well. The bodies were
brought to Menominee for burial.
The board OF canvassers has found
that John r. Vine, republican. won for
the legislature by four votes over John
Lahey, democrat. who was believed
elected in Lenawee county. An error
in the count in one precinct was dis
covered.
Because OF the federal quarantine
mouth disease. transportation COM
over Michigan due to the hoof and
panies in the upper peninsula have
been notified that all deer carcasses
shipped out OF the state must first be
dressed
The Wright school house, located
two miIaa east NJ Amadora waa com.
pletely destroyed by fire Friday as the
result OF a defective chimney. There
were 40 students in the building at
the time. but all managed to escape
In safety.
DR.. Ezra Sprague Holmes. the old
est dentist in Michigan died at Grand
Rapids Thursday aged 95. He was a
former president OF the Michigan
State Dental society. The Kent scien.
tific museum at Grand Rapids was
founded by him.
So great has been the increase at the
Port Huron immigration Office, that
one more inspector, William Alexand-
err. OF Quebec. was added to the local
force this week. For several months
the Port Huron station has handled
more aliens than the Detroit station.
AS the result OF casting lots VIM.
II. Moore will represent the second
district of Michigan in the state legis-
lature. Moore is a democrat Charles
Evans. republican. was tied with him
when the ballots were officially count
ed and the drawing OF lots was neces-
sary for choice.
The convention of retail implement
dealers at Lansing Wednesday after
noon adjourned after having discussed
trade matters entirely. The next con.
vention will be held in Lansing. which
has been the permanent meeting place
for some time. Kalamazoo attempted
to have the meeting changed to that
city, but failed, getting but 13 votes.
The village of Worthwhile has leased
its electric lighting plant to the East
ern Edison Electric Co., OF Detroit,
for four years at a price of $3.50 per
year, to take effect Nov. 16. The rates
will be the same as in Detroit, and
at the end Of four years the company
will pay the village $4,000 for the
plant. or turn It back, as the people
may desire.
Howard Harris, aged 8, was shot
and killed by his brother. Charles, at
the home OF their parents in Verona
township, Huron county. The Harris
boys had just returned from school
and we're in the kitchen of the home
when the accidental shooting took
place. Charles was handling a 32-
calibre revolver. which he did not
think was loaded.
While Glare Norris was blowing on
his fathers farm, a few miles from
West Branch. he discovered that he
was being followed by a black bear.
The bear seemed friendly, but Norris
couldn't see it that way. With his
dog, he chased II into the woods and
up a tree. While the dog was on
guard at the tree. his master went to
the house for his gun. Norris return