The Yale expositor., 1916-05-18
MICHIGAN news BRIEFS

Albion city school district voted 151
to 10 for a 10000 bond issue for a
new school building.
The ninth annual city rescue meet
ing at the Muskegon Central Metho-
dist church, Sunday drew a collection
of nearly $4,000.
While saving wood on a farm in
Grindstone City, Andrew Moreskl,
lost one finger and sustained serious
injuries TO his hand.
Stephen Shott. Fair grove farm
hand, died in a Saginaw hospital Sun
day of injuries suffered when attack.
ed by a vicious horse.
Harry Hoffs, of Holland, a Hope
college graduate, has won the $500
annual prize offered by the Church
Peace Union for the best essay on
peace.
Patrick Shea, 70, one OF the oldest
supervisors in st. Clair county in
point of service, Is dead of heart
trouble at his home in Cottrevile
township.
Henry E. Rowell, Familiarity known
as Dad" Rowell, the oldest detective
on the Lansing police force in point
of service, is dead, after an illness of
two years.
Western Michigan had an unusual
number of fires last week. An cleo
trical storm set a dozen homes on
fire. The weeks loss exceeds $780,
600. Grand Rapids had eight fires.
S. Hedwigs Roman Catholic church
situated about two miles from the
business district district of Bay City,
was completely gutted by fire early
Saturday morning at loss of S20, 900.
Rose Miskokoman, Walpole Island
Indian maiden, who has been in Jail
in Sarnia some time for larceny, has
been released and will marry an In
dian now serving in the Canadian
army.
A special election will be held in
Bessemer May 29 to elect nine COM
missioners to revise the city charter
and to determine whether or not a
commission form Of government shall
be established.
Louis Fiss, Michigan Central en-
ploye, was killed at Albion Friday
when he attempted to jump from a
limited Michigan railway car and fell
beneath the wheels at a curve. Both
legs were severed.
Nelson MsClintic of Mason was SEN
fenced to Jackson prison for from two
to 10 years, when found guilty of per
jury. He obtained evidence against
a blind pig for Lansing officers, but at
the trial denied any knowledge of the
affair.
William ID. Barnard arrested in
Jackson for trying to sell a quantity
of stamps, is said TO have confessed
TO fraudulent use of the mails. He
inserted magazine advertisements
for soap, received stamps but sent
no soap.
A paper makers strike similar 10
the one which took place five years
ago is imminent in Kalamazoo. The
recently organized paper makers un-
ion has demanded recognition, which
has been refused by all of the paper
A barking dog aroused Walter Cham
pine and wife from their slumbers at
their farm home, nine miles from Bay
City, when the house was in flames.
Champine. his wife and child escaped
in their night clothing by jumping
from window.
Attempting to board an Ann Arbor
Pierre Woodward, 13, son of Fred
Woodward, furniture manufacturer of
Owosso. fell under the wheels. The
boys right leg was amputated and his
is critical.
Garden seeds left their moorings
Sunday. They were washed out by |
)ne of the most persistent downpours |
If the month. From Sunday morning |
% Monday morning 1877 inches pre-
,ipitation was registered at the De-
roit weather bureau.
Michigan's SO counties paid out ST.
,7S,633.S5 during 1915 in caring for /
he poor in county infirmaries, accord
ng to the annual reports of superin-
endents of the poor, filed with and |
compiled by Secretary of State
Vaughan. This is an increase Of
1905, ,143.74 over the previous year.
The government has notified the
tate military department that the pro-
)osed artillery camp at Tobyhanna
Pa. had been called off. The Michi-
ian artillery will likely go to Gray
ing with the other state troops. The
camp is called off because
he artillery in the east has been or
lered to the Mexican border.
Students of the senior engineering
lass of the U. of M. face prosecution
or violation of copyright rights in
'rinting book containing several well
,nown campus songs for use in the
enior sings this year The proprietor