The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-04-15
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

The Michigan Central has raised
the pay Of all section men from $1.45
TO SLIGO a day and OF foremen from
SEQ to $62.50 per month.
Constable John Bean. Marshall,
probably holds the office-holding rec
ord in Michigan. He has been elect
ed for his 39th consecutive term.
George w. Thompson, good roads
commissioner of Kent county, is ar
ranging TO start an organization to be
known as the Anti-Treating Society of
Kent County.
June 4 has been definitely>fixed for
the unwilling of the Custer monu-
ment, the date being changed from
June 9 10 suit the convenience OF
President Taft
Poison was found in the stomach
of Joseph Moran. whose body was
found floating in the Grand River at
Jackson. The mystery of his death
has not yet been solved.
There is still hope that Marshall
will get a federal building this year.
Congressman Gardner has decided to
introduce bill calling for an appro-
priation Of 100000 for it,
At the final meeting of the old com.
mon council last night an ordinance
was adopted limiting the number OF
saloons in Pontiac to ten and fixing
the amount of the license at $1,000.
Mrs. Stella Champney and Jennie
NJ. Wolfe, the latter trained nurse,
opened the bathing season at Trav-
erse City by going into Grand Trav-
erse bay and remaining 10 minutes.
Capt II. A. Houston, rs. died Mon
day night in Stanwood. He was form
erly a captain in the United States
Fifty-fifth infantry, and was a news
paper man. He came to Stanwood Is
years ago. Four children survive.
ANDY" Steele. 40. the oldest loco
motive engineer in upper Michigan. is
dead He had served in the engine
cab for FIVE decades. all that time in
the employ of the Duluth, South Shore
& Atlantic railroad and its predeces-
sors.
Much regret is felt throughout Men
ominee county over the death OF
Henry G.. Heyd. of Nadea, which oc-
Cured at the Newberry asylum. Mr..
Heyd was head clerk in the general
store of G. T. Werline, OF Nadeau, for
IL years.
Charlie Kenecule, the last chief OF
the Lake Superior south shore Chip
pewas, was killed near Baraga by a
Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic train.
He had lived at the Indian mission
for the past eight years. He was es
years old.
Sheriff Parkhurst has received a re.
port from the state chemist 10 the
effect that soft drink which has
been sold in Flint lately, known as
"Hop Cream" contains a trifle over
per cent alcohol and therefore can
not legally be sold
Shall Albion college students vote
in city elections? This is a question
which is agitating Albion politicians
following the election of Monday. On
the settlement of the question may
depend the complexion of the next
municipal administration.
The Shiawassee County Medical SO
oiety. which includes practically every
physician in the county, at its meet
| ing in Owosso discussed the advisable
ity of doing away with prescriptions
after May I which contain alcohol OF
whisky One man said that he be
lieved the druggists would not take
out the regular $25 license II the pro
posed resolution is carried.
I Work was started Wednesday al
Monroe cutting away the curbing and
pavement to make way for the Gus
ter me- ument, which is TO be dedica
ted in June Plans for the stand
from which President Taft will speal
have also been drawn up.