The Yale expositor., 1915-09-30
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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was killed by train while waiting for
another to pass.
Mary Zacholska, aged los, OF Lud-
ington, is dead. She had been active
prior to three weeks ago and had re-
sided In Mason county 35 years.
Governor Ferris has appointed Mel.
son K. STANDARD, of Detroit, and Ernest
Eimen, of Muskegon, members OF the
state board OF examiners in optome-
try.
Miss Jennie l.. Ball, of Eckford, will
go to the northwestern part of India
soon as a Methodist missionary. She
graduated in the 1916 class at Albion
college.
Rev. VIM. Bekemeier, of Richville,
was elected president and Rev. John
Schunneren, of Onekama, secretary of
the annual conference of the state
German Lutheran churches at Grand
Rapids.
The postoffice department has ac-
cepted the bid of J. S. Mailman, of
lshpeming, for the new postoffice
building to be erected at Ypsilanti.
The specifications calls for the build.
ing to be completed within 16 months.
The oldest man in Grand Rapids
died Saturday. He was Tony Jareski
and his age was 10S years. Death
took the old man. at the home of the
Little Sisters of the Poor where he
had been an inmate for several years.
]. c. Barnett, 65, a patient at the
Pontiac state hospital. was instantly
killed Friday night by a Grand Trunk
train backing into the depot at Huron
street. Barnett was committed to the
institution from Detroit three years
ago.
Beginning October 1, postoffices at
Canton and Denton, west of Wayne,
will be discontinued. Patrons from
these towns will be served from Belle
vile. Patrons at both places are reg
istering strong protest to the new or
der. Hereafter they will receive one
mail a day.
Hog cholera has been discovered in
six herds in Bengal township, Clinton
county. II. H. Halliday, president of
the state live stock sanitary commits
sion, has been in st. Johns investigat-
ing the cases. A number OF hogs died
during the last week Farmers fear
that the disease will spread.
The communicates OF Knights
Templar, comprising group No. 2 of
Michigan, will hold annual field day
exercises in Jackson on October s.
This group is composed OF the COM
manderies of Hillsdale, Kalamazoo,
Lansing, Adrian, Marshall Monroe,
Damascus of Detroit, and Jackson.
While Charles Kistler, proprietor of
a grocery store at Beadle Lake, near
Battle Creek a half pint OF lubricating
oil for an elderly motorist, Saturday,
a younger traveller, about 35 years old,
robbed Kistler's strong box of 1925.
The two men then escaped in their
high powered auto, before Kistler rea-
LIED he had been robbed.
With the approval of Governor Fer
rls, who pardoned him while he was
serving a term at Ionia following for
geries totaling over 100000, Frank
G. Jones, Muskegon author. whose
stories and serials of business life
have been attracting exceptional at
tention in the literary world, has
moved to Detroit, where he will live.
Plans for a summer resort exclusive
To-, 60 IL Aa
United States, are being successfully
worked out at Crooked lake, four
miles from Baldwin. Between 500
and 900 lots have been sold at $3.50
each and options have been obtained
on many of the other 500 plated. A
majority OF the purchasers live in
Chicago.
Fred L. Keller, superintendent of
public instruction, has begun an in
vestigation to determine percentage
of illiteracy in Michigan. Within a
few weeks he expects to have a fairly
accurate estimate Of conditions. Mr..
Keller is sending letters to all super
of schools in the state, urg-
ing establishment of free night
schools
Mayor Joe Martin of Standish learn
ed Wednesday after holding office five
years, that he was not a voter, his
father not having taken out full pa
pers. Martin promptly resigned and
Aid. N. B. Weaver will act as mayor
during the balance OF the term. Mr.
Martin was one of the youngest may
ors in the state when he began hold
ing Office.
j. A. Rath, OF Jackson, was elected
president, and Battle Creek chosen as
the next meeting place. at the closing
session of the convention of Michigan
Society OF Optometristsg at Grand Rap
ids, Thursday. Other officers named
are: Vice-president, E. L. Trube. De-
troit; secretary-treasurer Ernest FL
mer, Muskegon; directors, Will G.
Terrell, Petoskey, and Lynn c. Gardi-
ner, of Manistee; member OF board OF
Harold c. Green, Mt. Glenn
ems.