The Yale expositor., 1915-10-07
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

brakeman, was crushed to death while
coupling cars near Vickeryville.
Gust Peterson, 20 years old, en-
ployed in a sawmill at South Leroy,
fell on a big saw and his body was
cut in two.
Negotiations have been completed
for the removal of the Standard
Foundry Manufacturing Co. of Alma
to Saginaw.
w. j. Heacock, aged Is, Grand
Trunk telegraph operator at Morice'
was killed by train while waiting for
another to pass
The Ravenna Improvement associa-
ton has been formed for the purpose
of Incorporating that village. G.. e.
Alberts is president.
Mrs. Louis Rogers, aged so, was
burned to death in her home near
empire when gasoline stove explod-
ed and destroyed the house.
Contract for ornamental street light
ing worth $4,000, to run 10 years, has
been awarded Consumers Power Co.,
by the Saginaw council.
At a special meeting the school dis
trict at Clio voted to bond for $4,000
for extensive repairs and additions to
the present school building.
A church is soon to be erected in
Albion by the Seventh Day Adventists,
representatives of which are holding
weekly evangelistic meetings in the
G. A. r. hall.
]. Frank Quinn, of the staff of the
Grand Rapids association of commerce
has been elected secretary of the
newly organized chamber of commerce
at st. Joseph.
Receivers of the defunct Charleston
bank have been awarded a verdict of
$4,000 against Harrison Walters and
Joseph Jossman, bondsmen, and Ralph
Jossman, cashier.
Struck by Grand Rapids e. Indiana
railway passenger train while walking
north on the railroad tracks. Mat
thew Patterson, So years old, of Ada,
was instantly killed Tuesday.
Suit has been brought against the
Tabernacle committee at Pontiac for
the payment of claims for lumber
used in the construction of temper
airy building for revival services.
While walking on the Michigan
Central tracks near Parma, Mrs. Will
liam Campbell was struck by a fast
passenger train and instantly killed,
She was 55 years old and husband
and son survive her.
An organization has been formed
for the erection of a general hospi-
tai in Bay City. A campaign is TO be
started to raise fund of $4,000 by
popular subscription Henry B. Smith
is president; Homer f. Buck, vice
president; David Miller, treasurer, and
A. II. Gansser, secretary.
Hog cholera has been discovered in
six herds in Bengal township, Clinton
county. II. II. Halliday, president of
the state live stock sanitary commits
sion, has been in o.. Johns investigat-
ing the cases. A number of hogs died
during the last week. Farmers fear
that the disease will spread.
Erwin Mcconnell, 29 years old, at
his fathers farm in Lakefeld, called
Saginaw police department on the te-
lephone and asked that his wife be
sent to his fathers home as some
thing was going to happen" He then
blew his head off with shotgun. He
was dead when his wife arrived.
LATER Brothers, of Detroit. dealers
in dairy products, have started suit
in circuit court at Adrian for $4,000
against James Helme of Adrian, state
dairy and food commissioner. The
plaintiffs allege that Mr.. Helme made
improper charges against their meth
DDS of offering dairy goods for sale
Boy Scouts reduced loss from forest
fires from 100000 in 1911 to $685.
coo in 1913, ]. II. McGillivary, OF the
state game and forestry commission.
told Huron county sportsmen at a
conservation meeting at Sebewaing
Tuesday evening. Value OF birds as
insect destroyers was also discussed
Mrs. Lucy L. Kaiser. 80 years old,
died at Traverse City, Friday. At the
outbreak of the civil war she offered
her services as nurse and served
nearly four years. She nursed the
wounded at Shiloh. the siege of Vicks-
burg and many other great battles,
and was personally acquainted with
General Grant.
Fred Elliott, of Hickory Corners, a
prominent road builder of Barry coun.
ty, has started throughout the town
ships a movement which will result
in requesting the supervisors at their
coming session to submit to the voters
at the spring election the proposition
of placing the county under the coun-
ty roads system.
A cablegram received at Albion Sat-
urday stated that Rev. Dennis Clancy,
aged 81 years. died near Roorkee, In
dia, September 2S. Rev. Clancy, who