The Yale expositor., 1916-08-17
MICHIGAN news BRIEFS


elected colonel of the Calhoun county |
battalion, G. A. r.
Thomas Atkins, 35 years old, Neway-
go farmer, was found dead in vacant
lot in Grand Rapids.
A sparrows nest blocked a gas pipe
and cut off the gas supply for several
families at Menominee.
Three new paralysis cases have been
reported, one from lakewood. Wayne
county, and two from Flint.
Clemento Pignatello is under arrest
in Saginaw for using knife on his
wife, who is expected to die.
Bay City has had Is cases of infan-
tile paralysis so far this year. Three
have died and there are IL cases now
under quarantine.
Fifteen miles of good roads month
are being built in Oakland county UNI
der the combined two-mill tax and
the million dollar bond issue.
The board Of public works of Grand
Rapids, awarded contracts for street
paving amounting to 5000. A dozen
miles of paving is in progress.
Susan Vosburg began suit for $4,000
damages against the city of Grand
Rapids. She alleges she suffered per-
manent injuries from fall on side
walk.
Maj. George Palmerlee of Detroit,
head of the medical corps of the Thir-
ty-first Michigan infantry, has tender
ed his resignation to the war depart
ment.
Benton Harbor city council has re-
fused to pay bill brought by circus
for tickets given the municipal author
tiles under an alleged fraudulent
agreement
Adam Schaefer, an Ogemaw county
farmer, was killed by a tree which
he was chopping down. His family,
missing him, found him pinned down
by the tree.
Frank Sparks, prominent farmer, OF
Niles, was killed and his son badly
injured when the automobile driven
by Sparks was struck by an interur-
ban at Death crossing"
Eighty-nine positive cases of tuber-
culosis in the three Michigan prisons
we're found by DR.. r. A. Spankwiler.
who recently conducted tuberculosis
survey of the institutions
c. J. Renaud has identified the body
found in Lake Erie, two miles off
Monroe Piers, August 2, as that of his
brother, Homer c. Renaud. 10, drown
/ ed at Amherstburg, July so.
According to Secretary Dennis r.
| Award of the senate, a majority OF
the members of the upper house dur
! ing the next session will be men who
! have never served in the senate.
Establishment of a school for teach.
/ ing girls motherhood is provided in
/ the will of Mrs. Lizzie Merrill Palmer,
widow of Senator Thomas w. Palmer,
which was filed for probate in Detroit.
Petitions were filed with the city
clerk asking for the recall of Mayor
G. A. Trueman. 1t is said the petition
contains a sufficient number of names
to bring the recall to a vote on Sep.
TENDER 4.
There are 724 automobiles In Port
Huron, according TO a report of the
city assessor. The machines cost an
average of $500 each. a total OF $780,.
600. There is one machine for every
25 persons.
Lee Presley, a Cheboygan farmer
was charged with having mania for
burning his clothes. The man was
found wandering about clad in sim
pie pair Of overalls, having burned the
rest of his clothes.
Left handcuffed TO a chair and appar
emily asleep, while the night watch
mas was telephoning information oil
his arrest to the sheriff at Caro-, h
Johnson, who said his home is in Bay
City made his escape.
Five thousand people attended Mar
ions big day celebration on August
Z. An aeroplane made two flights
, | Inc MaTlOn Ddll team NOl lAOAh La NJ
: City. Horse races and street sports
, made up the days program.
Jason f. Nichols, of Lansing, ha'
been appointed probate judge of Ing
ham county by Governor Ferris to sue
J coed Judge Henry M. Gardner. of Ma
J son. who drowned himself as the re
: suit Of his innocent connection will
} the Thompson Inheritance tax scan
: dial.
5 M. Todd, of Kalamazoo, has givel
! to the University of Michigan som
rare old medical books. One of tn
e Oldest in the collection is the frs
e edition of Galen's works, published L
| Greek in 1925. There is also cop
Q OF Tacotus. published in Rome in 150C
There are several volumes on alchemy
r among them "The New Light on A
e chemy," by Sandivogius, published 1
i 1850. other dates in which books b