The Yale expositor., 1919-09-04
Michigan NeDs
Tersely Told

who attempted to light her kitchen
fire with gasoline is dead OF burns.
BessemeT-W. ]. Hammel, attempt
ing to save a fellow worker caught
with high voltage. while repairing
wires on the Bessemer-Ironwood inter
urban, was instantly killed.
Acknowledging the example OF
Albion Township. which has voted for
the first consolidated school in this
part OF the state, eight district schools
Of Eckford township may unite
Pontiac-An exodus of Pontiac Bull
garians to their native homes is in
Dictated by passport applications made
by 4S, most of whom have saved tidy
accounts since leaving Balkan hills
in the spring Of 1914.
Charlotte-The farm home of forum
Loucks, Roxand Township, was struck
by lightning. Furniture and carpets
were torn to piecoe. the roof partially
removed, anS wing torn away, but
the building was not burned
misunderstanding with her parents
on camping trip, Maxine Lucas
climbed out of the automobile TO help
her father and fell, striking her head
on the running board of the ear and
sustaining conclusion of the brain.
Lanslng-Acting under the direction
of Assistant Attorney General Thomas
Baltic, members of the Michigan state
police raided the Grand hotel on Mack
mac island and seized roulette wheels
and other gambling equipment valued
at $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures and cabbage
growers in Hillsdale and Branch Coun-
ties face crop failures as a result OF
the appearance of the cucumber mite
and the cabbage louise. There is no
effective and practicable remedy for
these insects.
Mt. Clemens-George Thompson, 35
years old, suffered a fractured skull,
broken nose, injured eye and broken
ankle, sustained in a 30foot fall down
standing and which slipped from the
roof of barn.
Cheboygan-The Michigan Central
passenger station here was robbed OF
$3.50 by thieves who entered the coach
used as temporary station, while
the 1890 p. m. passenger train SER
vice engaged the attention of the two
night operators.
In ~
ground from the old workings in No.
shaft, Tilden, has stopped mining
and hosting in this as well as the
adjoining, No. Z, shaft of the Colby.
All men at work in both shafts, about
100 in all, escaped.
Sturgis-William c. Grobhiser, de-
putty grand commander of Michigan
knights Templar, died at his home
here. He was well known as a manu-
facturer and banker and had for many
years been prominent in Masonic
circles Of the state.
st. Clair-The town council has de-
cided to raise salaries Of city officials.
The marshal, who is entire police
force, will get $40 a month; night
Waterman, ss5; janitor $S5; city as
SCISSOR, $500 year; city treasurer,
$3.50 year; city clerk, 500 month.
Ludington-On the day that his son
Julius, of Denver, away from home
nine years, returned to surprise him,
Hans Hansen, so years old, was
caught in a belt at the Stems Salt &
Lumber Co. plant and fatally injured.
The father died before the son reached
his bedside.
Albion-While c. b. Granger took
a nap in his barn, after a late return
home, thieves took tires from three
wheels OF his automobile parked in
front of the barn. Granger woke up
in time to hear escaping air from the
last tire. He gave chase, but the
thieves escaped.
Lansing-Michigan is richer by ST.
700, 100000 than she was in 1916, in
the opinion OF the state board of
equalization, which has fixed the
equalized value for taxation purposes
at $4,000, 100000. The new valuation
is $435 1888, 900 less than the amount
recommended by the state tax com.
mission.
Mt. Clemens-Rapid Railway attor-
neys have offered apologies to Judge
Tucker, who granted the city an in
Junction stopping the railway from
charging increased fares, for violating
the restraint issued, claiming that
they were in strict accordance with the
new state law regarding the electric
railway tariff.
Pontiac-The sight OF a foreigner
carrying three huge boxes of raisins
toward a south end house aroused the
suspicious of PatFolman Langdon to
the extent that search resulted in
the arrest of George Antoll and Lois
Bota on charges Of illegally manufac.
turnink whisky. Several quarts of rails
in rum, a copper coil, boiler and gas
plate were seized.