The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Michigan News
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Horner d Kelley OF this city
decentralization Kalberg fell from
stone wall. Paralysis of the spine re-
suited and the injured man died five
hours later.
Port Huron.-Herman Kestin, a
Rapid railway conductor, who
gives his home as Toledo, was jailed
here by Detective Abt OF the Detroit
United lines. The officer alleges that
Kestin was knocking down" fares.
Ann Arbor-Word was received
here that Prof L. M. Gram of
engineering department would be OPP
Grated upon in Butterworth hospital.
Grand Rapids, for acute appendicitis.
Professor Gram was taken Ill in Grand
Rapids
Ludington. - Mrs. Samuel Plantz
died here. She was the wife OF
Rev. DR. Samuel Plantz, president of
Lawrence college, Appleton, Wis, and
was herself writer Of note, q con-
tributor to popular magazines. Meth
odist periodicals.
uskegon.-Farmers near Ravenna
are cutting corn for fodder and
harvesting wheat and oats green,
working night and day, in order to
save their crops from the army worm
which has entered the southern part
of the country and Is rapidly working
west and north.
Battle Creek.-Nearly freezing to
death In midsummer Is the ex-
perience of George Nicewander of this
city, who was overcome with the cold
Perspiring fellow workmen carried
him out and wrapped him in blankets.
Speedy medical attention saved his
life.
Birmingham.-J. NJ. Kelley, former
ly manager here OF the Michi-
gan State Telephone company, mott
fed four business men that he would
start suit in the circuit court at Pom
tiac to obtain money won from him
in poker games. Those receiving let
ters are Austin Parks, $500; Walter
Allen, $162; NJ. l.. Clement, $3.50, and
Bert Gravelin, $500.
Calumet.-After working all night
and all day, rescue crews try
ing to reach the slope 5000 feet under
ground in the Calumet & Hecla mine
where Peter Bolzon, later released.
and John Baleg were buried beneath
thousands OF tons OF copper rock, have
been unable to effect an entrance to
the hole and all hope that Baleg still
lives has been given up. Every effort
is being made to reach the body, but
the shifting earth caused by a second
cave-in makes the work hazardous.
Calumet-In a cavein of a slope,
5000 feet underground in No. s
Hecla shaft of the Calumet & Hecla
mine, two trammers were caught, one
being released, but slightly injured.
after two hours work by large res
cue crew, while the second man is still
buried. II is unsafe for a rescue party
to attempt to reach him before the
level is entirely retimbered, which
work is being rushed. 1t is expected
he will be reached soon.
Port Austin.-Seven men were hurt
when gasoline motor car owned
used to convey men back and forth
from this village to their quarries at
Eagle bay, collided with McBride's au-
tomobile at the Pointe Aux Barques
crossing. The injured David Molli-
son, seriously injured; Joe Hebert,
spine injured; Sylvester Goretski, leg
broken; Constance Goretski. spine in
jured and cut over eye; John Doyle,
Jr., Joe Horetski, Mike Horetski, badly
shaken up and bruised.
Iron Mountain.-About forty tram
mers went on strike at the
Traders mine The men demand eight
hours work The strikers did not at
tempt to start any trouble. AS soon
as the strike was called, Superintend.
ent Frank Carbis informed the police
department and officers were sent TO
the mine TO guard against any disor-
der. After considerable discussion OF
the affair some of the men wanted
to go back to work, but others urged
them to stick together and they finally
did so.
Jackson.-Thirty-n cases, is Of
which are from Wayne county and
five from Kent county. including
the noted cases of Willard Johnson,
twenty-five, and Floyd Matthews, TWEEN
ty-three, highway robbers, will be
heard by the state board of pardons
and paroles which began it's August
session at Jackson prison. The cases
that involve Detroit prisoners follow:
Paul Johnson, sentenced June IL,
1894, to serve % years to life for the
murder of his cousin, William Frank
lin; Edward G. oliver and c. L. Pethel,
forgers; Robert Dunn and Robert
Hanks, carrying concealed weapons;
Alba Valentine, assault to do great
bodily harm; Joseph Lawson, larceny;
John st. Cyr, forgery; John H. Ward,
sentenced June 25. 1909. for offense
against girl; Lloyd Diamond, Stan
ley Brooks and julius Kozlowski.
Bay City.-Robert J. Rosecrants,
fiftv-four of Hetherton OtseRo