The Yale expositor., 1919-07-24
Wolverine
News Brevities

the Federal & Commercial Savings
Bank here.
Paw Paw-Michael Miller, of this
city, was fatally injured when his neck
was broken by the scoop OF a steam
shovel which fell and struck him.
Owosso-Field men for the Owosso
Sugar Co. say tiny flies are doing
damage to the beet crop, constituting
a greater menace than black root.
heboygan-While starting a fire
with kerosene, blazing oil fell on the
clothing of Eli July at his home here,
and he received burns which resulted
IN his death.
Grand Rapids-Falling into a vat of
boiling water In which hogs were be-
ing scalded, Leona Weaver, 3, daugh-
ter OF Edward Weaver. Byron Center,
was fatally burned.
Detroit-Detroit Board of Commerce
will sound opinion among industrial
men of the city with regard to the es-
tablishment of dirigible manufacture
ing company here.
Lansing-Primary school fund mon
ey amounts to s7,O91 900, according to
unofficial totals of the specific tax
made by o. B. Fuller, auditor-general.
The school census on which the ap-
portionment is to be made, shows 49,
665 children in the state.
Grand Rapids-Sylvester Day, 20,
negro, who lost both arms in the war,
has come to Grand Rapids with his
bride, formerly Edith Windebank, Is,
in Toronto hospital June 80. They
were betrothed before the war.
Detroit-James Hutchinson, master
of the launch Aenone, confiscated by
police found 1t loaded with liquor of
the foot of Connors avenue, is seek
ing a diver to locate a purse contain
ing $76S, which Hutchinson says he
lost when he dived overheard from
the launch to escape the officers.
Kalamazoo-Followin the claim
that he has seen the man he was
supposed to have murdered walking
on the streets of Chicago, James Hal
stead. who was released from Jackson
prison after serving % years of life
sentence, has now been committed to
the state hospital here. Alienists say
he is suffering from mental decisions.
Lansing-Charles d. Belts, purchas-
ing agent st the Michigan Agricultural
college for the last eight years, has
been appointed state purchasing
agent by Governor Sleeper. For 20
years prior to his affiliation with the
purchasing department at M. A. c..
Belts was with the purchasing de-
partment of the Pere Maruette rail-
road.
Sault Ste. Marie.-By their big
"cuds." the police have identified
number of boys who broke into the
stock room OF the Hewitt Grain & Pro-
vision Co. and stole $1,000 sticks of
chewing gum. Four boys taken be-
fore Juvenile Judge c. II. Chapman,
each with a wad of gum in his mouth
80 large as almost to prevent saying
guilty"
Niles-Quick thinking on the part
of Mrs. Fred Emmons, of this city,
saved one of the banner wheat crops
OF this section from destruction by
fire which started by spark FROM a
freight engine. The woman grabbed |
two pals of water and a mop and
checked the blaze until her husband
arrived to aid her. Only 20 shocks
we're lost.
Alpena-Charged with the murder of
his mother-in-law seven years ago in
Tennessee, David Wilder, of Hillman,
MontIhorency county, was placed un-
der arrest. Sheriff Alden. of Hunting
ton, Tenn, came here to claim the
prisoner. Willder's arrest was brought
about when a resident of Hillman,
which is 80 miles from Alpena, recog- |
nized him and told officers he was a
fugative from Justice.
Paw Paw-Twice decorated for
bravery In action in France, Rev. FIR |
Vincent ]. Toole, who won the rank
of captain through his service as
chaplain with the expeditionary force,
has been assigned by Bishop Gal !
lagher to the parish here. Captain |
Toole won the French Croix de Guerre
for gallantry in the lighting at Molle-
vile Farm in the Verdun sector and |
likewise was given the American dis
tinguished service cross.
Battle Creek-George l.. Perry, for |
many years a captain in the local fire |
department, but lately an electrician |
for the Duplex Printing Press COM
pany, was killed when counter shaft |
fell striking him on the head. Perry |
was to have left for Esmund. ILL.,, the |
following day, with his wife and dau-
ghter on a vacation visit. The family |
was packing up when word came to
them that the husband and father
was dead. Perry was SO years old.
Battle Creek-Pursuant to orders
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