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# MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS Michael Praila, a Grand Trunk brakeman, was crushed to death while coupling cars near Vickeryville. Gust Peterson, 20 years old, employed in a sawmill at South Leroy, fell on a big saw and his body was cut in two. Negotiations have been completed for the removal of the Standard Foundry Manufacturing Co. of Alma to Saginaw. W. J. Heacock, aged 18, Grand Trunk telegraph operator at Morice, was killed by a train while waiting for another to pass. The Ravenna Improvement association has been formed for the purpose of incorporating that village. C. E. Alberts is president. Mrs. Louis Rogers, aged 50, was burned to death in her home near empire when a gasoline stove exploded and destroyed the house. Contract for ornamental street lighting worth $10,000, to run 10 years, has been awarded Consumers' Power Co., by the Saginaw council. At a special meeting the school district at Clio voted to bond for $15,000 for extensive repairs and additions to the present school building. A church is soon to be erected in Albion by the Seventh Day Adventists, representatives of which are holding weekly evangelistic meetings in the G. A. R. hall. J. Frank Quinn, of the staff of the Grand Rapids association of commerce has been elected secretary of the newly organized chamber of commerce at St. Joseph. Receivers of the defunct Clarkston bank have been awarded a verdict of $10,000 against Harrison Walters and Joseph Jossman, bondsmen, and Ralph Jossman, cashier. Struck by a Grand Rapids & Indiana railway passenger train while walking north on the railroad tracks. Matthew Patterson, 58 years old, of Ada, was instantly killed Tuesday. Suit has been brought against the Tabernacle committee at Pontiac for the payment of claims for lumber used in the construction of a temporary building for revival services. While walking on the Michigan Central tracks near Parma, Mrs. William Campbell was struck by a fast passenger train and instantly killed. She was 55 years old and a husband and son survive her. An organization has been formed for the erection of a general hospital in Bay City. A campaign is to be started to raise a fund of $50,000 by popular subscription. Henry B. Smith is president; Homer E. Buck, vice-president; David Miller, treasurer, and A. H. Gansser, secretary. Hog cholera has been discovered in six herds in Bengal township, Clinton county. H. H. Halladay, president of the state live stock sanitary commission, has been in St. Johns investigating the cases. A number of hogs died during the last week. Farmers fear that the disease will spread. Erwin McConnell, 29 years old, at his father's farm in Lakefield, called Saginaw police department on the telephone and asked that his wife be sent to his father's home as "something was going to happen." He then blew his head off with a shotgun. He was dead when his wife arrived. Lafer Brothers, of Detroit, dealers in dairy products, have started suit in circuit court at Adrian for $25,000 against James Helme of Adrian, state dairy and food commissioner. The plaintiffs allege that Mr. Helme made improper charges against their methods of offering dairy goods for sale. Boy Scouts reduced loss from forest fires from $4,000,000 in 1911 to $23,000 in 1913, J. H. McGillivary, of the state game and forestry commission, told Huron county sportsmen at a conservation meeting at Sebewaing Tuesday evening. Value of birds as insect destroyers was also discussed. Mrs. Lucy L. Kaiser, 90 years old, died at Traverse City, Friday. At the outbreak of the civil war she offered her services as nurse and served nearly four years. She nursed the wounded at Shilon, the siege of Vicksburg and many other great battles, and was personally acquainted with General Grant. Fred Elliott, of Hickory Corners, a prominent road builder of Barry county, has started throughout the townships a movement which will result in requesting the supervisors at their coming session to submit to the voters at the spring election the proposition of placing the county under the county roads system. A cablegram received at Albion Saturday stated that Rev. Dennis Clancy, aged 51 years, died near Roorkee, India, September 28. Rev. Clancy, who was the son of Rey Jacob Clancy of
