The Detroit times., 1914-01-28
Michigan NewS Notes

/ Michigan NetUS Notes
BATTLE CREEK BY q quick opeF
alton DR.. James A. Elliot saved me
/ life OF his son. Frederick, nine months
/ old. The child was injured Nhen
spring in a jumper broke, ana en-
tered It's head A few minutes delay
I would have caused the child's death
! IL is said
GRAND RAPIDS The Rev G. \.
I T offitarr4. So years old. one OF the hrst
American missionaries 10 20 10 Ilr-
key, IS dead, at his home here
FLINT-Mary Trumbull, years
old, an incorrig ible, who escaped from
! County Agent Turner, Saturday las
been recaptured. The girl lived N
box cars in the railroad yards AFTER
teseaPing.
FIINT-The Pere Marquette rail-
road has appealed to the supreme
court In the damage case Of Mrs May
l
the loss OF her leg last March
GRAND RAPIDS The widow OF
John Ericsson. Who died OF blood pot
soning after scrat ching his hands ON
pair OF ice tongs has been awarded
compensation OF $500 week for 300
weeks by the state accident board.
nd
bondsmen, Fred c. Eldred. bond sales.
man, indicted in connection With the
Kalamazoo Buggy Co. failure surren.
dered himself TO Circuit Judge Stew
art. The Judge released him without
bond on his promise 10 appear for
trlal when MS case Is called.
MANIsTIQUE-M Mrs. Charles Hop
kins. wife OF a. garage owner, took a
hammer and smashed 4 SIS plate
glass window in the saloon OF ole
Johnson. Her husband. who Is total
abstaIner. paid the bill. Mrs. Hop
k!ns says she had a message from
God instructing her 10 smash the sa-
/ loonist's property
| TRAVERSE CITY-Attorney J j.
/ Tweddle, acting for 4 committee OF
! business men. has filed formal re-
quest with the state railroad commits
| sion asking an order 20 force the Bell
| Telephone Co. and the Citizens Co.
10 make physical connection so that
all points In the state may be reached
By subscribers 70 either system.
KALAMAZOO-Herman Free. four
months old Is In a serious condition
in Borgess. hospital here as a result
OF injuries received when his cloth
ing caught fire while ne was playing
with matches. His mother was also
badly burned while attempting 20
quench the flames
WOSSO--Edward McCall's brindle
COW scratched her back on one OF the
steel towers bearing the line OF the
Eastern Michigan Power co. The
ground was soft and the tower
swayed. causing two lines 10 cross
each other AS result, Owosso, Co
runna, Vernon, Bancroft. Morrice and
! Perry were without lights or power
| for a period OF several hours while
workmen searched for the short cir
cult
OWOSSO 1872 James A Curwood,
Owosso author, received the biggest
surprise OF his life, when box Of
the finest furs the Thunder Bay conn-
/ try produces and worth at least $500
| was received by him from an Indian,
! Pierre MeTosson, whom he 0etriended
on hts last trip north. CurWood found
/ the Indian and his family starving
and sick. and gave them food, medi.
/ cine and a rife The indian prom
Used then that he would send Curwood
some furs, but the author forgot the
| promise.
! I.ANSINC-Atty- Gen Fellows has
started proceedings in lngham circuit
court against eight telephone com
panies for non.payment OF taxes The
total amount due the state in taxes
and interest Is $500. The com
panies involved are the Algansee. Al
mont. Arenac. Concord. Eaton Inde-
+ pendent HfssaGkee SaUg5tHeK- and
Ganges telephone companies.
BELLEVUE The citizens bank. a
private institution, has closed It's
doors The concern IS however. per.
fectly solvent and viii pay 100 cents
on the dollar on demand The nm.
settled condition OF the money mar.
ket Is given as the cause for the &c.
ton OF President Scott in closing the
institution.
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