The Yale expositor., 1916-02-03
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

PAL OF the nlgn ScnOoi at OWosso, mas
been chosen his successor.
Miss Ruth Cloyes, of Waltham,
Mass. succeeds Miss Marion Reese
as physical director OF girls in Oil
vet college,
Charles Davis, proprietor OF sum-
mer resort at Burt Lake. shot bear
and three cubs In log jam not far
from his camp in Pigeon river.
The Detroit Edison Co.. will spend
I S5,013,S93 on improvements and ex-
tensions of it's light, power and heat
ing system in Detroit during 1916.
The oldest Masonic past grand mas
ter in the United States, William T..
Mitchell, is seriously III at his home in
Port Huron. Mr.. Mitchell is SO years
old.
Rev. Albert E. Wells, OF Grand
Rapids, registering of the Episcopal
diocese of western Michigan, died
at Bedding, of pneumonia after an Ill
ness Of three days.
Seven were sentenced to state pris-
ons in the circuit court at Monroe,
and as a result the jsil has been clear
ed of prisoners charged with felonies
All pleaded guilty when arraigned.
The federal government has sent in
So. $50 for the Michigan soldiers
home at Grand Rapids. This is the
amount OF federal aid due the state
for the quarter ending December 81,
1915.
A child welfare conference is to be
held in Detroit, March to s, under
the direction OF the Michigan Frater-
nal congress and delegates will be in
attendance from every city in the
state.
Henri G. Casey, the oldest employe
OF the attorney generals Office in point
of service died at Lansing after an Ill
ness OF several months. He was rs
years of age and was born in Paris,
France.
Sheriff Frank Green announced that
no favors would be extended to any
form of gambling in Flint and that
church raffles and other similar forms
of gambling would be placed under
the ban.
When Morton f. Nowlin, of Bedding,
learned that his store had been robbed
of $500 worth of goods while his wife
was at lunch, hanged himself. His
wife arrived, cut him down, but ne
died later.
Henri c. Casey, who held clerk
ship in the attorney-generals depart
ment since 1895 and was the Oldest
employee in point of service Of the de-
partment, is dead He was born In
Paris, France.
Rural free delivery routes will be es-
tablished on February Is in Lenawee
county, as follows: Clinton, length OF
route. 20 miles; Manitou Beach, length
Of route, 20 miles; Palmyra, length OF
route. 29 miles.
Fred Allen, vaudeville actor. for
merly an attorney in Hastings, Is
dead in st. Paul, Mimi. Allen was on
his way to California with his wife
and daughter when he became fatally
i'll of pneumonia.
More than 200 conventions have al
ready been scheduled for Detroit this
year They will bring a quarter of
the city will receive from this source
total OF $5,OOO,0OO.
More than 700 Masons OF
northern Ohio and southeastern Mich
igan attended a get acquainted"
meeting at Morenci, Saturday night,
which was featured by degree work of
Ionic lodge of Detroit
Public service corporations, includ-
ing railroads, mining and telephone
companies, will be permitted to voice
protests against assessment of their
properties before the state tax COM
mission during the next two weeks.
The main portion of the business
section Of Palms was destroyed by fire
Friday, the loss being estimated at
$4,000. The resident section was
saved by the efforts OF bucket bri-
gades formed by men, women and
children.
Married, Thursday, William c. An
drews. Of Port Huron, will return to
the battle front I'm. France and Bel
GUM within two weeks. Andrews
came home fortnight ago wounded.
His bride was Miss Matilad Greer,
of Port Huron.
Charging that while under the influ-
ence OF liquor she was abducted to
Comstock, Kalamazoo county. and
there compelled to go through a mar
riage ceremony with Frank Chapman,
twice her age. Rose Hackbert, %, has
commenced proceedings in the super
Tor court asking an annulment OF the
marriage.
Ten of the houses In Baldwin bid In
on tax title sale by G. w. Porter, of
Muskegon, are being raEed, and he has
q gang tearing down one house day