The Yale expositor., 1916-08-10
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Alu4e II. GTecue, VI JdCh5Oh, nus
been appointed a copyist in the land
Office at Washington.
Charles Hoffmeyer, section hand,
was killed at Dexter when hit by an
east-bound Michigan Central passen
ger train.
Four drownings were reported in
the state Sunday as a result of efforts
on the part of citizens TO escape the
heat on rivers and lakes.
Street car service at Flint was Grip
pied two houses burned and base
ments flooded in a severe storm which
lasted two hours early Sunday night.
Fire in pile OF lumber and waste
between two of the buildings of the
Industrial school at Lansing caused
great excitement with but little dam
age,
Two main buildings of the Adrian
Casting plant were destroyed by hre
with a $4,000 loss. Two pattern
rooms worth thousands of dollars were
saved
Ralph Putnam, of Kingston, d., B.
c. & w. brakeman, suffered two brok-
en- legs and internal injuries which
are expected to prove fatal when a
car ran over him.
f. B. Ransford, prominent Caro- at
torney, was almost instantly killed at
Saginaw, and his wife was badly in
jured when their auto collided head
on with street car.
No petitions for progressive can
didates were filed with the secretary
of state. \ single ballot written in
at the primaries, however, can nom
mate a complete ticket.
A number of prominent St. Clair
county Republicans are planning to
attend a reception on August in
Detroit to Charles e. Hughes, Repub-
lican candidate for president.
According to reports of the state
fire marshal for July fires, the care
less use OF kerosene and gasoline,
fireworks and explosives were respon-
sible for IL deaths and % injuries.
Work on the improvement Of the
Flint yards Of the Pere Marquette
has been started and it is estimated
that nearly 5000, 600 will be spent in
the local yards before snow falls.
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 SS62,-
600. There is one machine for every
25 persons.
A fresh outbreak of hog cholera in
Shiawassee county has caused the
county livestock and sanitary agent
TO place nine farms in the eastern and
southern parts of the county under
| quarantine.
A consignment OF electric carbons
received by a new theatre at Adrian
was accompanied by a letter stating
that the order was part of a shipment
! brought to this country on the u
trader Deutschland.
One death, three reported dying and
25 others afflicted is the result of a
typhoid fever epidemic now raging in
the village of Decatur. The cause OF
the epidemic is not known, and state
experts will investigate.
State Game and Fish Warden Oates
has named four additional state dep
uty fire wardens, as follows: Paul
Opitz, Edward Potter, Walter Seller
and w. S. Ellis for service during Au
gust and September in heavily timber
ed northern counties.
In an effort to gather information
that will enable him to recommend
changes in the law in his ex-augural
message to the legislature. Governor
Ferris has summoned heads Of the
various state institutions to meet with
him in Lansing August 16.
City Attorney Cady of Port Huron
has decided that members of Co. c.
now at Grayling, may vote at the pri
mary election August 29 by making ap
plication for the absent voters blanks
Cady makes no comment on the pre-
vious adverse ruling of the attorney
general.
The board Of police and fire com
missioners of Grand Rapids have de
cided to recommend that automobile
speeders be locked up instead of Civ
ing them fines, with jail alternatives
Recently reckless driving has caused
serious injury to large number Of
persons, including several children.
Presence of mind saved the life ol
II. A. Foeltzer, former chief Of police
OF st. Joseph. and Fred A. Hobbs
president of the Benton Transit Co
when they were struck by an auto
Foeltzer clung to the radiator until the
car stopped. His right leg was brok
en- and his knee cap smashed. Hobbs
was uninjured.
Patrolman Cleveland Corless, o.
Flint was killed when a motorcycle hC
was riding with Patrolman George
lanes struck a Grand Trunk freight