The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Authorities say the st. Clair county
bean crop has been damaged between
20 and 20 per cent by recent rain
storms.
Joseph Kirkland, 81, of Fowlerville,
dove from a boat into Long Lake
near Howell and was drowned while
on an outing with Sunday school
class.
Gov. Ferris Friday appointed Alfred
Il. Souter, of Shelby, a member of
the state board of pardons. Souter
will succeed ID. NJ. Travis, of Flint, re-
signed.
Announcement was made Saturday
of the organization of a new automo-
bile corporation at Flint to be known
as the Monroe Motor company, CAPT
talized at $4,000
Chautauqua week at Harbor Beach,
beginning Aug. Is, will be double
header, the residents having decided
to make it the occasion of the annual
homecoming as well.
An NJ. u. T. interurban car on the
Gull Lake line burned to the trucks
Sunday when a live trolley wire fell
and set fire to the roof. All the
passengers escaped unhurt.
Disappointed in a love affair, ii is
said Miss Alice Magoon, 10 years DID,
took her own ife by drinking poison
at the home of Jacob Powers near
Charlotte where she was employed.
Louis Millsiron, 16-year-old farmer
boy living near Pomona, is dead as
the result OF taking ride on an Ann
Arbor freight train He fell between
the cars, and his body was cut TO
pieces.
Rev John Munday pastor of Grace
Episcopal church at Port Huron for
20 years, was presented with a purse
of gold, amounting to $500 by mem
bers of his congregation, the Goth an
niversary of his pastorate here.
Though Delbert Ransom, of Battle
Greek, lineman who touched a live
wire and was apparently killed Friday
was revived by the use of a pulmotor,
he collapsed soon afterward and fur
Their efforts at resuscitation were in
vain.
Joseph Wallraff, who was arrested
in st. Paul, Mimi, on a warrant charg-
ing him with the killing of Hall S.
Davis in Kalamazoo, November, 1907,
will fight eXtradition, using every
means possible to avoid being brought
back.
Bentley NJ Fisher, one of Grand
Rapids most popular young men, died
late Saturday afternoon as the re-
suit of injuries suffered in a recent
auto smashup at Mill Creek i'll which
Fisher and New Carpenter were the
victims.
One million dollars is the estimate
Prof r. H. Petit. of the agricultural
college, makes of the damage done
in Michigan so far by the army worm
Unless the progress of the pest is
checked at once. he declares this
figure may soon be doubled.
The Island City Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias. of Eaton Rapids,
was given a big reception Friday night
at the Pythian temple in honor of
having won second prize in the drill
contest at the International Pythian
encompment at Terre Haute. Ind
During July 992 accidents of temper
airy disability were reported to the
industrial accident board In addition
SO men sustained permanent injuries.
There were SO fatal accidents report
ed during the month. OF these 10
we're in the iron mining region. and
four in the copper mines.
Gum machines which yield varying
amounts of gum, according to how
the wheels go round are gambling
devices and should be prohibited in
the opinion of Attorney-General Grant
Fellows. The encouragement took
his stand on a question raised by
Prosecuting Attorney Hayden, of Cass-
opolis.
Election of officers of the Eaton
county battalion, which was the clos
ing feature of encampment at Eaton
hdpAuos lCoulbCu lOllONn. tOlOntl
George Noble, Eaton Rapids; lieu
tenant colonel, Charles F. Fuller, Yer
montvile; major, Jasper Braden, Char
lotte surgeon, DR.. d. II. Long, Eaton
Rapids; chaplain, Rev. John Clafin,
Eaton Rapids.
John Smith, of Spalding township,
as the first farmer at the Saginaw
market Saturday morning. He had
II bushels of raspberries, which he
sold in a few moments for So a
bushel. Some others arrived with
raspberries which they disposed of
at the rate of 81 a bushel Smith
heard of this, hunted up his buyers
and returned 81 to each of them.
Arbitration of cases before the in.
dustrial accident board is cheap From
figures compiled by Secretary Drake
the board in the year ending June 80
arbitrated 1913 cases. The total cost
was $5,031.71, or the comparatively
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