The Yale expositor., 1915-08-12
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Fellows and Rebekahs Of Kent, OF
tawa, Muskegon, Ionia and Allegan
counties, was held at Ramona Satur-
day, Aug. z.
T. Schrader, So, was drowned while
attempting to swim across Cedar river
at Potters park, Lansing, Sunday.
Other bathers thought Schrader was
joking when he called for help from
the middle OF the river.
Intending to step from the canoe in
which she was riding on Thread lake,
near Flint, which is only two feet, IN
to canoe occupied by her sister Miss
Opal Schramlin, aged IS, stepped in
stead into the water and was drowned.
The end of a broken high tension
wire struck Motorman Walter Byce,
of Kalamazoo, in the face Saturday
night and instantly killed him. The
motorman was on a work car at Mon
tieth aiding in the repairing of the
line.
Three daughters of Thomas Quain,
OF Emmett, Mich, were lost In the
Eastland disaster in Chicago, Satur-
day. They were Mrs. Max Cooney,
Miss Anna Quain and Miss Elizabeth
Quain. Mrs. Cooney's son also was a
victim.
Owosso is to have a home coming
Sept. 7, s, and 10. The celebration
is to be held in connection with the
Shiawassee county fair. The i'm
provement association will officially
invite all former residents back to
the city.
The business mems association u
Inlay City are planning a big cele-
bration for August II, the date on
which service on the new interurban
line which will give this place electric
service to Detroit and other points
will be inaugurated.
The three-year-old son of Charley
MARI, three miles east of Mt. Pleasant
was instantly killed Friday afternoon
by a COW. With some playmates he
went to drive the COWS out of the
barn and in passing him, one knocked
him down and stepped on him.
The Michigan Agricultural college
annual report shows that it cost $685.
$40 to run the institution for the fiscal
year, ending June 80. The. tenth mill
tax netted the college an income of
$3.50, 900. Student fees were $4S,475;
federal appropriation, $4,000; other
sources, S115,579.
The Michigan Hay and Grain Deal
ers' association, in session at Jackson
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, E. r. Wellman, Grand Rapids;
vice-president, Jos. Freitchy, Cass
City; second vice-president, j. e.
Crane, Eaton Rapids; secretary, j. c.
Graham, Jackson; treasurer, Albert
Todd.
The Detroit, Bay City & Western
Railroad Co. filed papers with the Sec
rotary Of Sandusky, Sanilac county, to
Peck same county. This road was
originally built from Bay City to Caro-,
and has extended its line from tiTe
to time. No additional capitalization
of the railroad is embodied in the new
articles.
Clemency was extended to four con-
viots in state prisons by Governor
Ferris Friday The life sentence of
Joseph Fleischman, sent from De-
troit in 1903 for murder, was COM
muted to 20 years. and paroles we're
granted to rank Dingman, sent from
Kala, Ia.o1 on a statutory charge,
Laxton Persons, sent from Ingham for
burglary, and William Ottman, sent
rrcm MushesCr for robbery.
The committee of five to investl-
gate housing conditions in Michigan,
which the last legislature empowered
the governor to name, in order that
data may be at hand for the next
legislature on the subject of housing
conditions has been appointed as fol-
lows: Fred II. Begole, Marquette;
Lewis T. Wilmarth, Grand Rapids;
Robert f. Todd, Detroit; Charles E.
Kolb, Battle Creek, and j. Dallas bort,
Flint.
John Sprague, appointed a rural
carrier out of the Owossc postoffice,
OF November /, 1898, being the first
rural carrier in the county and the
third in the state, has resigned be-
cause of i'll health. Mr.. Sprague has
been unable to carry mail for several
months but his job was held open
for him in hopes that he would be
able TO resume work. He is past 20
years old and is the father of ex-
Mayor o. l.. Sprague.
Secretary of State Coleman c..
Vaughan has received information to
the effect that in some counties #
Michigan automobilists are operating
their machines without state license
and re is determined to stamp out
this practice If possible. Secretary
Vaughan is sending letters to the sher.
IFS of the various counties urging
them to enforce the law and cause
the arrest of all persons who drive
their cars without displaying a state
license.
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