The Yale expositor., 1919-07-24

ton here with James E. Duffy as pres
ident.
Kalamazoo-Barney Smink, 8 weeks
old. choked to death when the child's
mother offered it drink of water
from cup.
Baldwin-The $4,000 huckleberry
crop expected in this vicinity has
dwindled to almost nothing owing to
the drouth. The raspberries will also
be short.
Battle Creek-Though farmers are
working 16 hours a day, hundreds OF
acres of rye and wheat, dead ripe,
stand uncut because of lack OF harvest
hands.
Hillsdale-Fire which ran In stand
ing wheat on the farm of p. J. Mason
near Montgomery destroyed a large
part of it. The fire was stopped by
ploughs.
Holland-N. Jacobs, a Crisp farmer.
was fatally Injured while stacking hay.
A pulley broke from the roof of the
barn and struck him on the head. His
skull was crushed.
Holly-Mrs. Harry Jacobs, Chicago,
while bathing at Green Lake near here
went beyond her depth and sank. Her
husband who went to her rescue was
also pulled down. Both drowned.
Albion-Frank c. Hall, Detroit, was
overcome by the heat while working
in the hay field at the farm Of G. A
Rogers, east of Albion, where he was
visiting, and died in a few minutes.
Ann Arbor-The appearance of hog
cholera among a drove of the animals
in Webster township has been report
ed to County Agent H. S. Osler Steps
are being taken to prevent the disease
spreading.
Holland-John Arendsman, so. was
killed while tunneling a sewer pipe
a sand hill The banks cav
ed in and he was buried under two
feet of sand. When pulled out life was
extict.
Petoskey-Howard Peasely, So years
old, was instantly killed and his broth
er, William, badly injured when an
in which they were going
in search of huckleberries, overturned
on a sharp curve near Oden, pinning
them beneath it.
Detroit-Michigan's wheat crop is
larger this year than 1t has been for
10 years, and mills of the state will be
kept running to capacity to take care
of it, according to F. B. Dresse, of
secretary Of the Michigan
Millers' association.
East Lansing-Labor spent by the
farmer is sharpening his tools and
earns 1000 per cent in
terest, Prof. II. H. Musselman, of the
NJ. A. c., said in urging that special
attention be given scythes, corn knives
and moving machine blades.
Big Rapids-G. d. Langworthy, of
Grant Township, has the corn knee
high for the Fourth" legend beaten,
by the samples he brought to this city.
He has stalks of field corn, tasselled,
five and six feet high, and taller corn
yet at home-three acres of 1t.
Albion-When the accelerator on
Dr.. l.. NJ. Henderson's car stuck as he
crossed the Michigan Central tracks,
he machine smashed into telephone
pole and broke 1t Off Mrs. Hender.
ION was bruised and her head was cut.
Dr.. Henderson also was cut about the
lead.
Lansing-The big impetus in bust
less conditions in Michigan Is shown
by records of the corporations divi-
lion of the state department for the
irst six months of 1919, about so per
,ent more new companies being in
than for the corresponding
period of 1918.
Tustin-Since the Michigan East &
Vest railroad discontinued its regular
service merchants in Dighton and 9TH
er points have been very unsettled.
Several have sold out. Three business
houses of Dighton have quit or are in
he selling out stage. But one store
remains at Edgetts. Luther also is
affected.
Kalkaska-Harold Butler, II, and
lloyd Arney, Is years old, were drown
ID in Gull Lake. Butler was seized
With cramps while hanging to the
,oat Arney was rowing. Although
Arney could not swim, he plunged in
o the water. Both went down in sight
# hundreds of picniers, including
Arney's parents.
Mt. Pleasant-Frank Roberts, SO
ears old, charged with the murder
Il his wife, Katie Roberts, by placing
,aris green at her bedside with the
that she would drink the
causing her death, pleaded
,uilty before Judge Ray Hart and re-
eived sentence of life imprison-
nent at Marquette at hard labor.
Saginaw-With his left leg, hands
md face badly burned, the body of |
solomon Reed, a years old, was found