The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS


was damaged $500 by fire Monday
night.
The Lenox hotel, owned by Fred
Springborn, was entered Sunday night
by burglars. who secured $50.
A movement is on foot to motorize
the Hillsdale fire department. This,
it is planned, will be done inside OF
year.
Fred Gill, OF Saginaw, has been ap'
pointed member of the staff OF ID. j.
Palmer, commander-in-chief OF the q.
A. r.
The Flint council has authorized
the appointment OF committee OF
five to work on amendments to the
charter.
The w. Fl. Acker private bank has
been succeeded by the First National
bank OF Richmond, capitalization $751;
900, which opened its doors Thursday.
The proposal to issue $4,000 in
bonds for public improvements was
carried by a vote of 1873 to 29 at an
election held at Munising Monday.
Clio electors at special election
Tesday granted a franchise to the
Michigan Light Co. authority to fur
nish light for the village for 30 years.
The vote was 166 to 4.
John F. Smith, of Flint, was struck
by Grand Trunk flyer Monday night
and instantly killed. He was work
ing on the track at the time. He was
80 years old and bricklayer.
The body OF Wenzl Drobny, 70 years
old, was found in clump OF bushes
about 10 miles east of West Branch
Monday. He had been dead about Is
days, and foul play is suspected.
After two days session the jury at
L'Anse disagreed in the case of the
people vs. Frank Jymriski, accused of
the murder of Degina Dema, a Chip
pewa Indian woman. March 16 last.
Livestock agents, authorized by
recent act of the legislature. were in
structed in methods for combating
hog cholera by the state live stock
sanitary board Friday and Saturday.
According to Cashier and Trustee
A. F. Lindke. of the defunct Akers
bank, of Richmond, which closed its
doors April g. a dividend of 25 per
cent will be paid depositors about
May %.
The safe in the grist mill at Con-
cord was blown and the blacksmith
shop of Fred Vedder robbed of $25.
The thieves stole horse and buggy
from the barn of Hodson DoXby and
escaped.
F. E. Miller has resigned from the
superintendency of the Ludington pub
lie schools after serving seven years.
He is to be succeeded by r. II. Nc
Intosh, at present science teacher in
the Lansing high school.
Mrs. Jennie VOORHEES,, of Plymouth,
mother Of Wayne's assistant prose
cutting attorney, Paul VOORHEES,, and
leader in the Michigan w. c. T. u,
is dead. She had been at Battle
Creek sanitarium for some time.
Miss Adelia Reed of the 500, who
has been assistant state librarian for
four years, has rendered her resigna-
ton. She will be succeeded by Mrs.
Ada Shier, who has been one Of the
assistants in the library for several
years.
Miss Charlotte Russell, who is i'll as
the result of fumes from a poison let
ter mailed to her, will resign as teach
er of the Tilden school at Marquette
and will return to her home near Sag
NAV. Federal authorities are investi-
eating.
Most OF the leaders have been en-
gagged for the Y. M. c. A. county camp
which will be held at Hemlock lake
near Hillsdale commencing June %,
and about half as many boys have al
ready taken places as can be accom-
modated.
Total cash assets of the Battle
Creek Building & Loan association are
now $50, and not one of the many
loans was properly made, according
to Walter S. Powers, conservator,
who has ben investigating the affairs
of the association.
A change of venue from Bay to AL
pena circuit has been asked by the
Detroit & Mackinac railroad which
has been sued by four concerns for al
legged overcharges on timber during
the past six years. All parties and
Witnesses live in Alpena, the company
asserts.
Malcolm Cameron, 45, of Grant
township, was killed when his motor
car turned turtle at Popple, six miles
west of Bad Axe Thursday night. He
was returning from Harbor Beach with
a new auto and lost central of the
machine while going down hill. His
neck was broken.
Figures compiled by Secretary of
State Vaughan show that 10000 auto
mobile licenses have been issued this
year and II Is expected there will be