The Yale expositor., 1917-09-13
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

While fishing for clans in the Kala-
mazoo river at Allegan, Frank Sails
bury found a pearl worth SITS.
Henry Green, OF Assyria, was fined
$50 by a Hastings judge for driving
an automobile while intoxicated.
James .stringer. ~ years old. fell
"a feet from the schooner Grampain
into the Davidson dry dock al Bay
City, and received injuries that caused
his death.
Peter Plant, motorman was killed
near Grand Haven when he looked
out of the door to see how far behind
was limited interurban. His head
struck post.
I'VE are not at war with the Ger
man language" said the superinten-
dent OF schools at Cadillac, when he
was asked IL German would be taught
in schools there.
Ray Coop, Boyne City boy, is re-
ported TO be prisoner in Brandon
burg, Prussia. He was captured when
a German submarine sunk the Ameri-
can tank steamer Campania.
While her mother was washing. Ed
ma, 5-year-old daughter OF John Giffels,
Of Laingsburg, fell backwards into
pail OF boiling water and was seriously
burned about her face and body.
Sarah F. Owens, 81, who knew
Abraham Lincoln well and was in
Fords theatre when he was assassi.
mated, died at the home of her sister
at Traverse City. She was the daugh.
ter of Colonel Francis Perkins.
Charging that Creager & Co.. build
ers OF the Stems and Toledo roads,
failed TO comply with the contract,
Monroe county commissioners obtain
ed an injunction to prevent the COM
pany from removing its equipment.
Frank Cuncie, OF Detroit. was kill
ed when the car he was driving turn
ed over and caught fire near the Seven
mile road and Grand River avenue.
Cuncie was caught underneath the ma.
chine. His body was burned to crisp
when removed
Within few weeks Mayor Marx OF
Detroit will begin the distribution OF
cards to be displayed in windows of
homes of soldiers. The card contains
an inscription. "a man from this
house is fighting for his country" and
a shield in the national colors.
Informed by a physician that he
would have to go to the hospital, John
Miller, so years old, went TO shed
in the rear of his boarding place at
Flint and shot himself. He returned
to the house and told the landlady
what he had done. She called the po-
lice and he was taken to the hospital,
where he died three hours later.
Pauline Pallet, years old. was
struck by a train on the Goshen divi.
sion OF the Michigan Central railroad
as she played on trestle over the mill
pond at her home near Battle Creek.
The child was knocked into the pond.
Although rescued before she was
drowned injuries she received proved
fatal
Mark H. Farrar, 81 years old, ar.
rested by federal officials at Lapeer
on a charge of trying to evade the
draft in default of $4,000 on examina-
ton was remanded to the Wayne coun-
ty Jail to await action of the grand
jury It is charged Farrar wore army
clothes when examined and claimed ex.
emption on the ground of being a sol.
der.
AS a result OF a petition signed by
500 workingmen and presented to Pros.
ecuting Attorney Green the milk
Trust of Sault Ste Marie, is to be
investigated by grand jury.
The Milkmen's association here adver.
tised that its members have agreed to
advance the price OF milk from 10
cents a quart to IL IL cents or from
5 to cents a pint, giving the high
cost of feed as the reason.
Not having heard from their son,
Charles, for two years, Mrs. and Mr..
Adelbert Porter, who reside half
mile from Rockford, were shocked
NhCh AhAOAAhCh lhol ~ VI. OiNCip vi
Rockford, was reported killed in action
in France. Charles ran away four
years ago. when IL years old. For two
years his family did not hear of him.
Two years ago they received letter
from him. stating he had enlisted In
the navy, and was then in a Boston
hospital. From then on they received
no further word from him.
William Sparks. n years old heard
the martial music and saw Detroits
first quota for the National army leave
for Camp Custer. Then he went d.
rectly TO the Detroit armory and offer
ed to enlist. II want to serve OLD
Glory again, as / did in the days OF
81" Sparks told Lieutenant Fay Pal
mer, as he squared his shoulders. II
served Uncle Sam for four years and
feel Just as able to serve him today"
Lieutenant Palmer told the old man