The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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Joseph Butler, former hotel man
and an old resident of Newaygo, shot
and killed himself.
Two new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported in Battle Creek,
bringing the total in this city up TO
20.
John Zimmerman, 81 years old, for
mer mayor of Flint and an alderman
for IL years, Is dead, after long ILL
ness.
Murray Gardner, OF Lansing, has
been chosen president of the fresh
man class at the Michigan Agricul-
tural college.
VIM. Reed, of Chicago, was found
dead under Grand Trunk cattle
guard east Of Charlotte. He had
cut his throat from ear 20 ear.
Fred j. Hansman, Jackson baker,
was killed by Michigan Central pas
senger train while trying to board
freight train at Chelsea.
NJ. l. Stevens, &C years old, promi-
nent retired business man of Mon
roe died suddenly at his residence
following a stroke of apoplexy.
A test of the validity of the new
Grand Rapids charter has been in
stituted by Charles l.. Brown, former
county superintendent of poor.
The supervisors of Clinton county
have appropriated $2,40O to pave the
streets on three sides OF the court
house. The Encouragement ruled It
legal.
Kalamazoo's ninth case of infantile
paralysis was taken to the state hos
pital. The victim is the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and MB. Louis M.
| Crockett.
Clarence Myers, of Grant, charged
with Staying William Travis, was
convicted of murder in the second
degree, by a circuit court jury at
White Cloud.
DR.. Cyril Valade, Of New Baltimore
has enlisted in the British army SER
vice and will be on the house stan
of the Graylingwell hospital, Chi
chester, England.
At a second special village election
held at Vassar the proposition TO bond
the town for $4,000 for electric light
and water system was carried by a
vote of 1913 to AZ.
While the Michigan Central passen-
ger agent of Hastings left his Office
tor few minutes a thief broke the
office window and stole S36 in bills
from the money drawer.
John Erickson, an employe Of the
Pere Marquette railroad, lost both
legs at Grand Rapids when he was
struck by a train. He came from
Sweden only a short time ago.
Jerry Van Eta, an employe OF the
Briscoe Motor corporation at Jackson,
} was stabbed through the lungs by an
: unknown foreigner His injury is
serious. The asaulter escaped.
The 15-year-old son of Frank Boos.
of Monroe, Is in q serious condition
as. the result OF being struck by an
automobile driven by a man named
Seinauer. His skull is fractured.
/ The Howard City potato market for
several days has paid $3.50 bushel
for potatoes, outStripping all compet-
: ing markets. The quality Is fine
doing away with most of the sorting
George Cobb, II years old, was
fatally injured when his wagon went
into a ditch, falling upon him and
breaking his hip. He was brought to
+ local hospital at Bay City where be
died from shock.
Taxpayers of the Union school di
strict, who recently voted to bond fol
$4,000 for an annex to the bort high
school, because of the increase in the
prices of materials, have added an
other 1000 bond issue.
!, Five persons were hurt when au
. tomobiles driven by A. G. Somerville
552 Hurlbut avenue, and Carl Olson
q 379 Cooper avenue, Detroit, crashed
, into each other at Charlevoix stree
! and Holcomb avenue.
Word was received at Ann Arbol
d of the death of Mrs. Edgar j. King
l. scott, of Bear Lake, of typhoid fever
e Mrs. Kingscott was Miss Sussanai
/, Richardson, and ten years ago a well
2 known newspaper writer.
d The members of the state pardon
board are investigating the case o
Ii Harry Bushnell, sentenced to Jackson
s prison for shooting William Tate, o
e Detroit, five years ago. Judge Smitl
" has refused to recommend BUSHNELL
p release.
The annual convention of the Assc
ciated Builders Exchanges OF Micf
igan will be held at Lansing, Mich
this year, Wednesday and Thursday
November 18th and 18th, and a grea
n, gathering OF the contractors and dea
n ers is anticipated.
at DR.. M. L. Holm, former state ba'
k teriologist, testified for the defense
the governments case against tn
~ Oceana Canning Co., Of Grand Rapid
A declared that to Is per cent of tn
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