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

county are planning to hold a one-day
encampment at Hamlin Lake, Septem-
Der IA
Martin Satkowiak, the young far
mer arrested for robbing a mail pouch
at Linwood village, has been held to
the grand jury.
Governor Ferris has appointed
Charles ID. Verhoeven, of Monroe, a
member of the state board of exam
liners of BARRIERS.
The cucumber crop in Muskegon
county was badly damaged by frost,
and in many fields on low ground
every vine was cut down.
Work on Albion's new $4,000 post
Office and federal building will be
started about October l, according to
member OF the Chicago firm, which
has the contract.
John T. Ball, one of the best known
men in Hillsdale county, who was for
30 years superintendent of the county
home, died after brief illness We'd
nesday. He was 70 years old.
While Harold Ormes and Fred
Whitburn were returning from Lake
| Gogebic, a tire on their auto exploded
and the car upset. Both men were
thrown out and probably fatally in
jured.
In Dalton, Egelston, Muskegon Sui
livan and Ravenna townships corn
was killed by the frost. Beans also
suffered considerably, and in some
quarters damage to potatoes is re-
ported.
Ely Wall. of Webberville, will have
a hearing in justice court, Albion, on
charge of a serious offence against
young girl living near Prairie Lake.
Wall is in Jail, unable to furnish
$1,000 bail.
Alumni Of the University of Michi-
gan, residing in Chicago, have pledg-
ed 100000 toward the proposed ST.
100000 fund to be used to erect and
endow a home for the Michigan Union
at Ann Arbor.
Robert Duket was crossing a rail
road track in Menominee, when the
gates dropped on his carriage. One
of them was broken by the impact
and a splinter pierced Dukets lung.
His condition is critical.
Owosso will carry it's own liability
insurance in the future. The commits
sion paid out $1,000 last year for in
surance. Its losses were but $50. 1t
cost the city $500 to insure against
accident to its city firemen.
The 30th annual reunion of the
Eleventh Michigan cavalry will be
held at Kalamazoo October and Z.
This reunion marks the 50th anniver-
sary of their return home. The an
nual camp fire will be held October 6.
People at Osseo have been having
considerable difficulty with sinkhole
on one of the main roads. The state
highway commissioner has just exam.
ined it and suggests abandoning it and
making a new road where the ground
is solid.
A special committee of the Bay
last spring to consider the proposition
to provide work for prisoners in the
county JAIL has recommended that
dependent on them for support, be
paid 81 a day. Others will be paid
20 cents a day.
The report for August Of the state
game and fish warden shows that 211
complaints were made in the month
and 144 cases begun. OF these 12S
resulted in conviction, five in acquit
tai and two in dismissal, while nine
are still pending. Fines and costs col.
lected from offenders amount to l.
791.
The monthly report Of State Fire
Marshal Winship for August shows
that nine persons lost their lives and
10 were badly burned or injured in
the state during the month from fire
bonfires, explosions and the careless
use of gasoline and kerosene. OF the
deaths there were three children un
der 16.
The dismembered body of Alfred
Seaton was found on the Grand Trunk
track near Dawson by section hands
Wednesday morning. Seaton, who was
in Flint Tuesday, had evidently board
ed the fast train Tuesday night, anC
when he found 1t did not stop at Davi
son, tried to jump off and his body
was drawn under the wheels. He was
3S years old and single, and lived in
Dawson.
The growth of Michigan along IN
vestment lines is shown by records Of
the corporation department of the sec
rotary of states department of the
secretary of states department for Au
J gust. During the month 157 corpora
, tions were organized in the state, pay
ing franchise fees to the state amount
J ing to $10,711.1S, as compared to 49,
: corporations for August, 1914, will
: franchise fees OF but s4,5S2.61, an in
, crease for August, 's-5, over 1914 o.
20 corporations and $6,12S.77 in fran
chise fees.