The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-08-15
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gency cases, lis men employed In the
local shops walked out. After two
meetings in which their grievances
were discussed, the men gave out a
statement setting forth their views.
| They assert that Superintendent
Scott has tried to make better
showing with the shop apportionment
than the funds would allow and had
the men scheduled fewer hours than
In any city on the system. They also
claim that since the receivership, c.
H. & d. men have been brought here
and the old-timers displaced. Over
time work has been called emergency,
thereby violating the agreement
Lansing special meeting OF
the supervisors has been called
for August 10. The jail propo-
sition will be submitted to the board.
as will the prospective site of the
tuberculosis hospital for which money
/ has been appropriated. Thus far the
committee has been unable TO agree
upon a location and the matter will
| be referred to the board for action.
Cheboygan.-The schoolhouse in
district No. of Benton town
ship about three miles from the
city burned to the ground. Holes
were bored through the door and
kerosene poured in. The district has
been divided into two factions over
the location of the building and Off
GERS claim the fire was started as a
result. The loss is about $4,000
Hillsdale-About 5000 people at
tended the twenty fifth annual tri
, state soldiers and sailors reunion
at Montgomery. Politics as a rule
are barred, but Congressman ]. M. G..
Smith and Rev. d. B. Martin of the
college church found occasion to de-
fend President Taft mildly. Smith
also went on record for equal suf-
frage
Escanaba-Taken to a lonely spot
in the yards of the Escanaba
& Lake Superior railroad on pre-
tense that her husband from whom
she had been separated, wished to
see her, Mrs Mary Junco, aged 26,
was criminally assaulted. it Is alleged,
by William Zoellner who was arrest
ed.
Jackson.-Efforts are being made
by the police to locate Bert Gil
bert, who disappeared, leaving a.
wife and four small children. The
family Is in a pitiable condition from
poverty and the city has been asked to
care for them until the father has
been found.
Ann Arbor.-The registration at
summer session of the university has
now reached a gross total Of 1851.
This is mark far above any ever
reached in the summer session.
Pontiac.-Disobeying his mothers
parting injunction to keep out
OF the water, Homer Nichols Of
Flushing, eighteen years old. was
drowned in Long lake, when he went
swimming with Verne Parsons, whom
he was visiting. The boys drew hay,
and late in the afternoon went down
to the lake to battle Nichols could
not swim, and when he got beyond his
depth he drowned, Parsons efforts to,
save him being unavailing.
Saginaw.-Twenty locomotives are
being "scrapped" here by the
Pere Marquette railway. These en-.
gines are from Is to 25 years old
and were the largest of their types in,
dou uyh
pared with the new large Pacific type
locomotives, these are now but mid
gets. The order to scrap" these was
approved by the receivers at re-
cent meeting.
Lansing.-The railroad commission
has ordered all railroads in the
state to cease employing as sec.
ton hands to flag trains men who
cannot speak or write English. Many
wrecks have occurred recently be.
cause the trainmen could not under
stand the jargon of the section men.
The companies have employed but lit
tie but foreigners OF late years.
Kalamazoo. Although officers.
searched a small lake in Van Blu.
rem county, the body of Albert Wright
Of Kendals was not found. Wright.
is believed to have drowned while fish.
ing His boat, which was found float,
ing, contained his fishing tackle. So
1t is believed he fell overheard.
Saginaw.-FreG c. and Clare Wei
lington, cousins. and Alpheus Moore,
all Saginaw boys, who left here
to go to Au Ores by boat and
were thought to be lost on Saginaw
bay, were located at Linwoo1. The
families became enxious about them
and instigated n search.
Grand Rapids.-Mrs. Rose NJ. Dunn
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