The Yale expositor., 1922-06-01
Michigan
Happenings


Judge Harry ]. Dingeman, in cir
cult court at Detroit, held valid the
divorce granted by him March 29,
last to the wife OF Oliver Morosco,
theatrical producer. The finding,
based on a report by Edward Pokorny.
friend of the court, declared that the
Testimony failed to show that Nor
CISCO did not have legal residence in
Michigan for two years prior to the
filing of his suit"
A search and seizure warrant for
evidence thought to be in private
dwellings In violation of the prohibit
ton laws must contain some positive
informed instead of information and
belief" according to a decision of
Judge c. M. Browne, OF the Saginaw
circuit court, handed down in the case
OF Fred Rohn. Of Jonesfield township
who was being tried on a charge OF
possessing liquor.
H. c. PITT, Kalamazoo jeweler
pleaded guilty over the telephone to
having driven through a funeral pro-
cession in Otsego and he was fined
80 and costs ~ Justice William p
Jones. PITT disregarded warning
by Deputy Marshall Hollenbeck. The
incident has led to a movement for
the passage Of an ordinance greatly
increasing the penalty attached to the
| offense.
William Ahner, a Kalamazoo trav-
cling salesman, narrowly escaped
death when he vainly tried to save
Horny Dooley, freight agent at Mon
tetth Junction, who was electrocuted
by the interurban third rail Dooley
had assisted in making repairs on
car and was mounting the platform
when the 1,500-volt current was
grounded through his body.
Frank O'Dess, sheriff OF Delta Coun-
ty, Of which Escanaba is the seat, re.
signed rather than face charges which
were about to be brought against him
In connection with liquor, gambling
and vice conditions in Delta County.
George Harvey, Of Escanaba. has
been appointed to succeed him, with
Louis Danielson as under-sheriff.
Jason Woodman, of Paw Paw, will
have the honor of formally endowing
Dr. David Friday with the presidency
Of the Michigan Agricultural college,
at the inauguration ceremonies in
Lansing, Wednesday, June 81, in con-
nection with the commencement ex.
ercises that will be held at the same
time for the graduating class.
Asparagus shippers of Michigan
are having good year, the weather
being particularly favorable to rapid
growth of their crop. The price now
Is running at $3.50 per case, although
the early cutting brought as high as
81. This is regarded by the growers
as a very satisfactory price.
Clark w. Mckenzie, of Kalamazoo,
was elected most worshipful grand
master of the Grand Lodge Of Michi-
gan, F. & A. NJ, at the annual COM
municahon of the Grand Lodge, in
session at Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo
was named the 1923 meeting place
Of the Grand lodge
The valuable art collection of the
late Edward c. Mershon, worth many
thousands of dollars, will be loaned
to the Hoyt Public Library at Sag
NAV within the next month by Miss
Elsie c. Mershon, his sister and the
present owner of the collection, for
public inspection.
Sheriff Homer Vette has obtained
extradition papers for o. r. Shearer,
California contractor, accused of
swindling Flint people out of about
| $4,000 in the sale of oil stock in the
Ford Petroleum corporation Of Del
aware" Shearer was arrested on COM
plant OF George Ormiston of Flint.
Mrs. Lima Burnett, IS, and her
daughter, Miss Bessie d. Burnett, 35,
Of Kalamazoo, the latter an art in
structor in the Central high school,
were killed at Shafter crossing, eight
miles east of Kalamazoo, when their
automobile was struck by an interur-
ban car on the Michigan railway.
Robbers broke into the Citizens
bank at Bear Lake, and escaped with
5000 in small silver. To prevent an
alarm, they cut the long distance tele-
phone wires, making it necessary for
the cashier to drive to Onekama, to
notify the sheriff.
Following a statement by Governor
Groesbeck that more parks are need
ed in the eastern part of the state,
| the state administrative hoard voted