The Yale expositor., 1915-11-25
MICHIGAN news BRIEFS

Simultaneous.
Tho City hotel at Allegan was badly
damaged by fire which broke out IN
the Hicks harness shop next door.
The loss is about $4,000.
A national bank is being organized
for Gladstone by local Escanaba busi-
ness men Most Of the $4,000 capital
has already been subscribed.
Sam Shingler fell from a ladder
Thursday while ascending to the loft
of his barn at Charlotte, striking on
his head. He never regained con-
seriousness after the fall and Friday
died.
While Rev. d. d. Shaw, of the First
Methodist church, of Port Huron, was
delivering his Sunday evening SER
mon, burglars ransacked the parson-
age. Their efforts netted only ten
cents.
Arrangements are being completed
for the installment in the blue lodge
room of the Masonic temple at Lans-
ing of a handsome pipe organ, the gift
of r. h. Olds to Lansing Masonic
bodies.
With flowage rights along Crockery
creek acquired, the formation of a
hydro-electric company TO build a big
power plant at Ravenna to develop
275 horsepower will be started in the
immediate future.
AIl,;.n oo1I.u, ,yfII hova
tives in both the mems and womens
state intercollegiate oratorical con-
tests this year. The local mems con-
test will occur December 2 and the
women's December 8.
In report to the council, the spe-
cial committee appointed at Flint to
obtain better telephone service sug-
gested that the operators be paid bet
ter wages so that more capable opera
tors could be obtained
Dr. Thomas jefferson Sherlock, 20
years old, of Hart, one of the Oldest
practicing physicians in that section
Of the state, died at Butterworth hos
pital at Grand Rapids Saturday from
a complication Of diseases.
An effort is to be made to unite the
board of trade the boosters club. the
retail merchants association and all
such local organizations In Luding-
ton into one strong body to work to-
gether for the good Of the city.
Under a ruling of David F. Houston,
secretary OF agriculture, M. A. c., will
have no agricultural trains this year.
The Smith-Leyer bill prohibits any
person receiving salary or expenses
for accompanying such trains.
The question of submitting local
option to a vote in Arenac county
next spring, was turned down by the
board OF supervisors in session at
Standish Wednesday because the pc
titions were not presented in time.
The county is now wet.
Fourteen thousand men are en-
ployed in the principal motor plants
in Flint. according to figures made
public Saturday by the manufacture
ers' association. This is an increase
of 5000 since Jan. 1, and $500 more
than ever employed there before.
James Case, 70 years old. was in
stantly killed early Sunday morning
at Saginaw, by being struck by an au-
to driven by Nicholas Naumann as he
was crossing the street diagnoally.
Naumann had five members of the
Wattashefer family in the car with
him, three of them girls.
Auditor-General Fuller received no.
tice Saturday that the Germania Re-
fining Co., of Pennsylvania, had APP
pealed to the United States supreme
court from the decision of Judge
West, Of the Ingham circuit, who up
held the constitutionality of the act
providing for a tax on car loaning
companies.
Hugh Beardon saved Jerry Moore,
u years old, and Harley Johnson, IL
years old, from drowning in Saginaw
river Saturday They were fishing
from canoe, which capsized Bear
don swan from a dredge and took
johnson from pile where he was
clinging, and then rescued Moore by
grabbing his hair as he was sinking,
About 200 students from other Mich
igan colleges are expected to be
guests at NJ. A. c., December 3, and
5, when the state student convention
of the Y M. G. A. will convene at
East Lansing. The convention will
open Friday evening, December 3,
when Gov. Ferris and Acting Presi-
dent Dedzie, of the college, will ad-
dress the delegates.
Mrs. Norman Gait, fiancee of Presi-
dent Wilson, Friday night, from Wash
ington flashed a signal that formally
opened the 100000 Masonic temple
and inaugural fair On receipt of the
signal a firing squad from the Mich
igan Soldiers home fred a president
ial salute of Fl guns, the boulevard
system was turned on and factory
whistles were blown.
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