The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-10-01
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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John Lebran, IA. while playing on
a moving freight train at Bay CITY,
fell beneath the wheels and sustained
fatal injuries.
Robert c. Ames, wealthy bachelor
of Petoskey. has been sued for $780,
900 for alleged breach Of promise by
Mrs. Keiser, his housekeeler.
The customs reports show that 324
motor cars crossed from Port Huron
to Sarnia this season, an increase Of
more than 100 over last year.
President Jonathan. l.. Snyder, of
the M. A. c., has advised the fresh
men class to stay in o'nights," "go
to church" and don't over eat"
Browns casket factory and lumber
yard and the residence of w. ID. Cor
| don at Midland were destroyed by fire
early Monday morning, causing a loss
of $4,000.
Robert Rebel, 16. satisfied his cur
iosity as to whether or not there is
gas in Royal Oak water but it cost
him trip to hospital and nearly his
eyesight
Only one bank seems TO be desir-
Gus enough of becoming the depository
of the funds of Wayne county to bid
more than 2 per cent interest on tho
daily balances.
Charles Cashmere was found guilty
by circuit court jury at Battle Greek
of first degree murder in connection
with the shooting of Mrs. Lille Camp
bell here in July.
Alton A. Dibble of Albion, has been
appointed deputy grand chancellor of
the Michigan grand lodge of the
Knights of Pythias, by Grand Chancel-
lor James A. Muir.
Fred Carrier janitor at the Old
Peoples home in Murkegon, was badly
burned when something in some rub
bish he threw into a furnace exploded.
His recovery is doubtful.
James Sallow5, known as the hermit
whittier of ogden, is dead at the age
of 95 years. In front of his cottage
at Ogden is a fence containing $4,000
pieces of wood, all whitfield by the old
man.
Frank Smith, who stole horse from
Fred Kelsey in Gaines. was arrested
near Owosso pleaded guilty in circuit
court and was sentenced to serve fro m
seven and a half to 10 years In
lonia.
Negotiations are under way by De-
troit syndicate for establishing a new
steamship line from Owen Sound to
Fort William next spring. 1t Is plan
ned to handle both freight and passen-
ger traffic.
The township board of Odessa town
ship voted to apply for the installation
of the state reward road system. AS
a result, at least one mile will be
built this fall drawing a reward Of
$1.70O per mile.
According to the reports of Grand
Rapids wholesale fruit dealers, Barry
county fair-goers hold the record for
eating bananas, having consumed dur
ing the fair in Hastings grand total
of 169 punches.
II is announced that the NJ. Rumely
company, manufacturers of threshing
machines, Battle Creek, would cut
their mems pay 20 per cent to keep
the men working. Officials predict they
will work full force by January l.
Every man, woman and child in the
city Of Detroit. on the average, will
contribute over 81 toward the $685.
100000 deficiency tax which congress
plans to raise during the next IL
months to meet the government de-
felt
The agricultural department in the
Hillsdale high school is the largest
in any high school in the United
States, according to Professor w. II.
French, of the NJ. A. c., state inspec-
tor of agricultural departments in the
high schools of the state.
81 don't know from whom they get
it-their mother, and l always got
along we'll together" said Peter An
derson, father of Matte, Florence and
Peter, Jr., all of whom obtained di-
vorces at the present term of the Wex-
ford county circuit court. All are
young.
The old Ropes mine five miles from
Ishpeming, one of the few places in
Michigan where gold was ever mined,
has been sold and will be dismantled.
This years potato crop in the Grand
Traverse region is expected to be the
largest in many years. 1t is believed
that not less than 100000 bushels
will be marketed here.
The cotton worm, which does much
damage to fruit, has invaded Michi-
gan orchards, according to Professor
r. II. Petit, of the M. A. c. depart
ment OF entomology. AS an emergency
measure he advises farmers to place
milk pans in their orchards, with a
little water in them and over that
some kerosene. A lighted candle in
the pan will then attract tie insects
and they will fall into the oil and
water.