The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-07-13
MICHIGAN news BRIEFS

cation estimates the population Of
Flint to be between 10000 and $4,000.
Work has been started on a 1000
theatre being erected on Main street,
Plymouth, for w. Thompson, of North
vile.
Miss Ethel Purcell, stenographer Of
the state senate and house for three
years, died from a fractured skull suf-
fered in a runaway.
Bert Mcdonald, IS, sentenced from
Detroit February Ii. to two years for
larceny, escaped from the Jackson
prison farm on July 8.
James Hammel, Jr., has been ap-
pointed chief clerk to the state labor
commissioner to succeed his father,
who held that office at the time OF his
death.
William Johnson, sentenced from
Mecosta county in 1890 to serve a
| life sentence in Jackson prison for a
statutory offense, died from heart
! trouble.
Despondent over financial troubles,
Joe Irwin, of Peoria, ILL.,, and his bride
of two weeks, entered a suicide pact
while spending their honeymoon at
Macatawa park.
One hour after eating some tablets
which he found on a chair beside his
mothers bed, Maynard Reed, two.
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Reed. OF Sebewa township, died in
agony.
Raymond Leonard, of Indiana, who
was spending his honeymoon at Do
wagiac, dove to his death from a boat
watching him. The body has not been
recovered.
Roy Bailey saved Howard Wade
from drowning at Lansing when
he dove from the Michigan avenue
bridge and swan ashore with his
friend, who had gone down for the
third time.
Mrs. Frank Grinnell, wife or sol
der at Grayling has applied for a
tax exemption from city assessment.
Kalamazoo officials are puzzled as TO
whether they have any right to take
any such action.
Mrs Addison Spaulding. S3, one OF
the Oldest and most prominent resi-
dents of the southwestern part of
Barry county, and the last OF the ear
Hest pioneer school teachers is dead
at her home near Milo.
The 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lee
Gore, of Sandusky, was burned 10
death despite the mothers heroism I'm
rushing into the burning residence and
carrying the child out. The house was
completely destroyed. The cause OF
the fire is unknown.
The police of Bay City are con-
vinced that a gang of professional
burglars is infesting the city. July
4 they broke into the Bay City Tire
& Supply Co.'S store and robbed the
safe of $40. This is the fifth robbery
reported in as many days.
John Hulet, Of Flint was reunited
with his brother, Alfred Hulet after a
separation of 20 years, during which
each had mourned the other as dead.
chance meeting of the friend of the
Michigan man with the Indiana broth
er resulted in the breaking of the
long separation.
John r. Winship, state fire marshal,
has added a new section TO the fire
marshal regulations, prohibiting smok-
ing, or the use Of matches in all gar
ages, This action was brought about
by the recent fire at Charlotte, where
a life was lost, besides large property
damage, caused by lighting match in
garage.
On account of the large number of
persons constantly confined in the
Flint Jail, the Genesee supervisors are
considering the enlargement of the Jail
by building cells in the section now
occupied by the sheriff as a residence
and constructing a separate building
as a home for the sheriff. For months
the Jail has been housing from 20 to 80
more prisoners than its capacity
Charges are being made at Sault
Ste. Marie that the new $4,000 high
school uilding Is threatened with col
lapse because of land formation. The
foundations are settling rapidly. The
contractor in reply to criticisms, says
the material and workmanship are
the best and that he knew of the con-
dition of formation and advised piles
be driven, but the school board took
no action. He admits the foundations
are in bad shape.
Within the next FIVE years $780,
100000 will be spent upon American
roads through cooperation between
the national government and the
states in highway improvement Work
has already been started on the half
and half plan of the federal aid good
roads measure. In the apportionment
of the S75,OOO.O00, Michigan receives
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