The Yale expositor., 1922-11-16

upper peninsula. In the late eighties,
while he was prospecting in Mime
sofa, he accidentally discovered an
iron deposit, and on that spot now
stands Eveleth, Mimi, a mining town
Of 10000, named for him. He is sur
vived by nine children.
Grant Ide, of Grand Rapids, escaped
death only by leaping from his coupe,
just before it was hit by a locomo-
tive. Ide had stopped before the
crossing to permit the passing of a
train, but his machine was struck in
the rear by an automobile driven by
John Mccormick, and was shunted
directly into the path of the engine.
The coupe was demolished. McCor-
mick, in police court, pleaded not
guilty to a charge of driving his auto
mobile while intoxicated.
Orville ]. Smith, Jackson, six feet
and six inches tall, largest inmate of
Kalamazoo State hospital, who escap-
ed by tearing out a heavy screen
from window, was captured at De-
catur. A nightwatchman found Smith
whiting out panel Of the Bye Cloth
ing store door, Earlier in the night
he had broken into and looted the
general store at Glenwood of a suit
Of clothes and arctics, officers say.
An unidentified woman motorist
ran down 7-year-old Albert Ecker,
son Of Lewis G. Eckler. of Flint, in
flicting injuries which resulted in the
lads death. Police are seeking some
clue that may lead to the identity of
the driver. The boy was on his way
to school and stepped from bus in
which he had been riding at Fenton
road and Major streets, where he was
knocked to the pavement
"She had lost her job and had lost
mine. We didn't have anything else
to do, so we got married" That is
the way William Harding, 40 years
old, of Lansing, explained how he and
Mrs. Alta Beers, also Of Lansing,
came to be married in Bancroft last
August while Harding had one wife.
Harding waived examination and was
bound over to Circuit Court on big
amy charge.
Death from blows on the head, ad-
ministered by a person or persons un-
known, was the verdict OF the coro-
ner's jury which held an inquest at
Traverse City over the skeleton of
Mrs. John Mattlce, 81 years old, who
disappeared from her farm near Ce-
dar Run in June, 1920, and whose
skeleton was found a few days ago
in the woods two miles from the farm
by hunters.
Silas S. Main, president Of the Lam
sing city council and junior alderman
from the Eighth Ward, will serve as
acting mayor Of Lansing as a result
Of the sudden death Of Mayor Jacob
w. Ferle, according to John McClel-
Ian. city attorney. A mayor will be
elected at the regular election next
spring. Alderman Main promises to
carry out the policies of Mayor Ferle.
Fenton's new watc~works plant has
been completed and a try-out Of the
pumping system demonstrated that
the centrifugal pump has a capacity
of 500 gallons per minute. Opera
lions will soon be shifted from the
old plant, which has done service for
| 20 years, and It is alleged the new
plant will result in an inconsiderable
saving to the village.
About 7S5,000 tons of iron ore were
shipped from the Escanaba docks in
! October. More than two and half
million tons have been shipped this
season up to Nov 1, which is greater
than double the tonnage shipped in
1921. the smallest season ever exper-
fenced on the Menominee range. The
shipments thus far for 1922, are far
below normal.
Edward Van Ysseldyke, II, has
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county Jail for firing seven shots into
Catechism class in a west side
church of Grand Rapids, and which
caused a panic among the girls and
boys. The police were told the youth
did the shooting in a fit of Jealousy
Van Ysseldyke told the judge 1t was
just in fun.
The Democrats elected George Rap
in sheriff over Thomas Taylor, Re
publican, the only contest for county
offices in Mackinac county, by 20C
majority. Democrats holding the of
fees of prosecuting attorney, treas
urer and register of deeds were re
elected without opposition.
A big black bear that weighed 40(
pounds has been trapped and shot b!
Harry Chapman, of Norway. Th'
bear had been making frequent visit
to Bert Chapmans farm for a month
Finally It stepped into trap and wa