The Yale expositor., 1915-12-02
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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Benton Harbor factories are exper-
fencing their best year, officials as
sert. Skilled labor is in such demand
that it must be sought in other cities.
Edward, 9-year-old son of Albert
Herbert, of Plainwell, was fatally
wounded when a revolver with which
he was playing was accidentally dis
charged.
More than 1900 building permits
have been issued in Flint since the
first of the year. Last weeks record
was "A permits, for total valuation
OF $4,000.
Pittsford township, Hillsdale coun'
ty, is in receipt of 5000 from the Hud-
son Business Mems association as the
FIRST township to build mile Of state
reward road.
Fred Van Vleerah, 3S, conductor on
the city division Of the M. U. T. lines,
was instantly killed Friday afternoon
when crushed between two cars in
the Lansing yards.
Reports Of the Butte & Superior
Mining Co. show earnings OF $4,000
600, from which dividends of $2.6OO,-
900 have been paid. Another div
idend of SO a share is expected
shortly.
Fred Wood, of Saginaw, found a
IS check on a Saginaw firm that
hadn't been cashed and secured the
money Friday he was sentenced to
Marquette from to IA years by
Judge Gage.
Paul Pomelia, 5 years old, of Kali
amazoo, anxious to aid his mother,
saw a piece of coal fall from a wagon
He ran out in the street to pick 1t up
and was struck and fatally injured
by an automobile.
Adam Odinski is lodged in the
county Jail at Saginaw, charged with
firing several shots from a small cal
iber revolver at number of boys in
Carrollton. He was in a box car
and they disturbed his slumber.
James Lyman, As, was found drown
ed in three feet of water in the
Thread creek at Flint, Sunday. He
had evidently fallen from the bridge
and was unable to get out of the wa
ter. He was machinist and single.
Joseph ]. Gray, 6S, OF Traverse City,
was thrown from a rig and killed
when the horse became frightened at
a motor car. Albert NJ. Kline also
was thrown from the rig and severely
injured. Mr.. Gray was a retired gro
Ger.
John Maiville, "a years old, met in
slant death when he fell on buzz
saw while endeaVoring to loosen a
stick of wood The top part Of his
head was nearly severed and death
was instantaneous. Maiville was q
farmer living half a mile south OF
Luther.
Agricultural agents from the vari-
Gus counties will meet at the Agricul-
tural college December and Z, for
a general conference. The sessions
Will Dt ucNOlCu W 6ChOAd dA AONAS"
Of the agricultural work and progress
in various Michigan counties during
the year.
The state board of education met
at Ypsilanti Friday and held con-
ference with the city board of educa-
ton with reference to possible af-
filiation of the Normal high school
and the city high school. The city
board Of education unanimously op-
posed the plan.
DR.. ]. A. Porter, one of the oldest
practicing physicians in Michigan,
was found dead in his barn at Brook
lyn. DR.. Porter had been out on a
case, and returned home about 2
O'Clock, but did not enter the house.
He had practiced in Brooklyn nearly
so years. He is survived by widow.
Four boys, none over eight or nine
years of age, were squabbling over a
22-calibre rifle Sunday afternoon In
the rear of the Theodore Palm home
at Escanaba. Arthur Earl Paulin, IL,
tried to settle the argument and was
accidentally shot, dying on the operat-
ing table of the st. Francis hospital
two hour later.
Misses, Margaret and Walherthe Iva
derer saved the home of their father
in Maple Grove township, Saginaw
county, from burning Friday. One
girl is II and the other 10. No one
else was about, so one secured a
bucket and the other a ladder, and
one handed buckets up to the roof
while the other, standing on the ridge
pole, threw water until the fire was
put out.
Judge Walter North, of Calhoun
county is presiding over the trial of
Milo Bennett, former prosecuting at
torney, in his damage suit at Kalama-
700 against the grand jury which as
sailed Bennett three years ago. Judge
Weirner decided that owing to circum-
stances Of the case, 1t would be bet
ter TO bring in another judge to try
the case, so arrangements were made