The Yale expositor., 1917-03-15
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

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the week of March 25. Lieut.. Gov.
Dickinson will be the principal speak
| er.
After living so years in America,
two Washtenaw Germans have taken
out first papers for citizenship. They
are Michael Weidmann, who came to
Ann Arbor in 1870, and William Kurt,
who arrived In 1857.
Daniel Viegivier, of Grand Rapids,
&c years old, was found asphyxiated
in bed by his son. Mrs. Viegivier was
unconscious, but is now out Of dan
ger. They were overcome by escap-
ing gas from a coal stove.
The high cost of living has hit all
Cadillac public school teachers, with
the result that Superintendent George
A. McGree has petitioned the board
of education for salary increases for
all teachers next year. The board Is
considering the proposition.
Owosso's city primary resulted in
the nomination of A. t. Wright for
mayor. Since then the other
candidates have withdrawn making his
election in April certain. Mr.. Wright
is prominent Owosso merchant and
is cosidered a "self-made" man. He
waited table to pay his way through
the Ypsilanti normal school.
Ground has been broken for two
new fraternity houses at the Michi-
gan Agricultural college. The Athe-
nouns are constructing a brick We
neer structure of club design at a
cost of about $4,000, while the
Eunomians are spending like
amount for their new home. Both
buildings will be completed by Sep
tember /.
Bay City voted for a general revi-
sion Of its character and elected COM
missioners pledged to submit a CON-
mission form Of government Two
years ago the city voted for a char
ter revision, but defeated the cha--
ter which the commission later sub
mitted.
John Stevens, 20 years old, of Big
Beaver, Oakland county, was overcome
by smoke while fighting flames which
destroyed his home, and burned to
death. He had climbed a ladder to
the roof and then returned to the Sec
ond floor and broke a window. He
entered and did not reappear.
George w. Barbour, 81 years old.
died at the home Of his son, ]. R.
| Barbour, of Fenton. Mr. Barbour was
| document room keeper in the capitol
| building at Lansing for eight consecu-
tive terms. He was a veteran of the
Civil war. When Is years old Mr. Bar
bour carried the mail from Pontiac to
| Howell on horseback.
Women's clubs of Flint are planning
to combat the high cost of Lying by
interesting school authorities in the
establishment of vegetable gardens in
connection with the public schools. In
expectation of the growth of the city,
the school board has purchased sew
eral large tracts of land as potential
school sites, and these ii is proposed
to turn into gardens under competent
supervision.
The town of Arcadia, 20 miles north
of Manistee, lost its only industries
when fire leveled the large plant of
the Arcadia Furniture company and
the plant of the Arcadia Mirror COM
pany, adjoining 1t. The loss will ex-
ceed 100000. About $50 men are
thrown out Of employment. There is
no other industry in Arcadia. Own
ers of the destroyed plants have not
decided upon future plans.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Smith of Cadil-
lac recently celebrated their seventy.
third wedding anniversary. Smith Is
93 years old aad his wife is two years
his junior. Despite his age, Smith
still canvass+s Cor periodicals, walking
for miles along the country roads near
his home Both he and his wife are
able 10 read without spectacles. The
two boast thai during their 73 years
of married life not ono cross word or
unkind act has risen to mar their hap
piness.
Three weeks ago Harvey Butler, a
telegraph operator employed by the
Western Union Office in Detroit, sent
pet dog to his father, E. C. Butler
OF Bay City. The dog became sick
and died as If with rabies. The head
was sent to the Pasteur institute in
Ann Arbor and the report made that
the dog had virulent case of hydro
phobia. Inasmuch as Butler and his
five children had been scratched or
bitten by the dog, they were rushed
to Ann Arbor to take treatment.
Mrs. Amelia Van Epps, of Lansing.
80 years old, and her two sons, Ey.
eritt, months old, and Louis, s years
old, burned to death when their home
caught fire from a kerosene explo-
sion. Wilbur Van Epps, the husband
and father, was badly burned about
the head, but will recover. The fam.
lily lived in a two-story frame shack
of two rooms because they had not
been able to find a better home. The
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