The Yale expositor., 1915-02-11
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

fire with gasoline.
Michigan Agricultural college Will
conduct a special summer course TO
train religious and social leaders for
rural communities.
H. B. Buckerdge, better known as
"Bucky" throughout Michigan, who
for years published the Sunday News
in Port Huron, died Saturday.
Members of the Grand Rapids fire
department have presented a petition
to the board OF police and fire com.
mssioners asking for an increase in
pay.
Out of a job and looking for work,
Stanley Milkowski. of Flint. stepped
in the way of switch engine at Du-
rand Thursday night and was instant.
ly killed.
AS balance OF $12,6O3 was left in
the Battle Creek municipally-ownec
water works fund. despite the eXpend
ture of $39,4S5 for construction work
during the past year.
The directors of the Muskegon
Lighting Co will erect in Muskegon a
500, 0,000-cubic feet gas tank. over three
times the size of the present struc-
ture, at cost of over $4,000.
Peter Alverson Wisely. said to oe
the last real "son of the revolution
is dead at Mt. Pleasant. lie was
born in 1927, when his father. James
W. Wisley, who served throughout
the war. was 60.
After April l Adrian will be given
dollar gas" the city council voting
to renew a three-year lighting con
tract for the white way" the gas
company agreeing to a uniform rate
for light and fuel.
The Thomas Canning Co. of Grand
Rapids, will establish a branch pickle
factory in Ovid. farmers in the vi2m-
ity having agreed TO raise 100 acres
of cucumbers. The company has fac
tories at Elsie and Laingsburg.
The Detroit Trust Co. will distrib-
ute the $4,000 Owosso school bonds
recently authorized by the taxpayers
at a special election. The company
paid a premium of Sill. The bonds
will bear four and onehalf per cent
interest.
An oil well producing seven barrels
Of oil daily has been shot" on the
Henry May farm near Port Huron BY
an eastern drilling concern. The COM
pany has struck oil in small quantities
at several spots on the farm, but TINS
is the largest yet found.
Frank l.. Dodge, Of Lansing. has
been reelected secretary by the State
Association OF Supervisors. He mas
served for IL consecutive years.
George Hastings. OF Bay county, was
elected president. and A. I. Barber, Of
Mason, was reelected treasurer.
At an informal meeting of the Fhrt
council Saturday it was agreed Ia
reject Is bids for the construction OF
$500 600 worth of pavement and to
have the work done by day labor. un
der the direction of the city engineer
II is estimated $4,000 can be saved
under the proposed plan.
Breaking through thin ice while
crossing the reservoir of the Wayne
water works Wednesday. Howard
ohnson, manager of the Wayne cream
cry, was drowned. His body was re-
covered Thursday morning. Johnson
was about 25 years of age. and was
married about a year ago. his widow
surviving.
To UrolIuooH ratfrad
who has lived at S4 per week hotel
at Cadillac for two years, died at
the local hospital Friday night. Two
days previous he made his will leaN.
ing all OF his estate. worth more than
$4,000, to the socialist party. Well.
wood formerly owned farm near
Lake City and was an enthusiastic
socialist.
A movement is on foot to have Sa
ginaw and Bay City business men
agree on a site for the proposed food
fish hatchery. Saginaw and Day
City Representatives and senator's
have introduced bills in both houses
asking for the hatchery for their re.
pectlve cities. The plan is to Nave
the hatchery located on the river
midway between the two cities.
While Andrew Olsen, a painter, of
Cadillac and his family were at
party Thursday night, thieves broke
into his home, stole $50 which he had
been paid but few hours before
saturated a couch and other pieces Of
furniture on the first floor with kero-
sene and set the house on fire. when
Olsen was finally reached by mem
bers Of the fire department the house
was practically destroyed.
Governor Ferris has appointed the
following delegates to represent Mich
iran at the International Press con
gress 10 be held at San Francisco
Cal, July 5-10 1915. +. c. Pipp, De
troit; H. p, Hetherington. Detroit;
William j. Elton. Grand Rapids;
Stuart H. Perry. Adrian; + +. Rowe.
Kalamazoo Alternates: John H.
Dennis. Hastings; A. d Gallery. caro-;
n Mccall Ithaca; Charles S. Clark,