The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-09-18
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF


which closed its fall session at ALI
pena Wednesday.
Peter Arends, p, of Smrgis, was
killed when he attempted to block a
separator. He intended entering col
lege the next day.
Several medals wen at stock exhi-
billions by w. II. Schaptz, former state
representative, of Hastings, have
been stolen from his home.
c. V. Jones, state dairy inspector,
is coming to Port. Huron, September
26 TO assist the city commission to
frame a new milk ordinance.
James Graham, a woodsman EN-
ployed at the camp of the |. Stephen
son company near Escanaba, was in
stantly killed by falling tree.
The Western Michigan Normal of
Kalamazoo has purchased 10 acres
opposite the college grounds to be
converted into an athletic field.
The International Milk Products
company of Detroit, has decided to To-
cate factory in Bad Axe. Thirty
tons of milk day will be used.
Battle Creek will be obliged to
abandon plans for an apple show this
year because the apple crop Ia this
vicinity threatens to be a failure.
Christopher Yaudes, Sc years old,
retired German farmer was instantly
killed, while crossing a track in the
Michigan Central yards. at Marshall.
" z. Elliott will apply for char
ter to permit the construction OF an
electric road between iIillsdals and
Pioneer, o. He already has the right
Of way. he says.
The horse sheds at the Deckerville
fair grounds caught fire Monday morn
ing and were almost entirely destroy
ed Two valuable race horses were
burned TO death.
Fire at the Hess Spring & Axle
companys plant at Pontiac, Sunday,
did damage estimated at $4,000. The
fire started in the roof of the axle
building from sparks from q passing
engine.
The corner stone of Petoskey's new
| $4,000 high school was laid Tues
day morning under the auspices of
the class of 1913, the members of
which presented the stone to the
! school,
The 1913 session Of the Michigan
State Asteopathic association will
meet in Detroit, October 20 and 80,
according to a decision of the execu-
/ tive board OF the association at Battle
/ Creek.
The first examination by applicants
/ for the Office of postmaster at Twin
/ ing, a fourth class office, will be held
/ October IL. Fred Twining, former
| postmaster, has resigned. Compensa-
ton last year was $77S.
One thousand lots in the outskirts
Of Muskegon Heights, owned by the
state prior to last June, have been
sold to an Indianapolis company, and
there now is no more state-owned land
within the limits of that city.
A field agent in farm construction
Will be named TO work in connection
with the Michigan Agricultural col
/ lege. He will tour the state advising
/ farmers as to farm building construc-
ton and machinery problems.
II. F. Williams, district supervisor
Of the south central district of the
state, in the interests of the farm man.
agement department of the NJ. A. c.,
has been called to Washington. He
VIII be employed in the department
of agriculture.
Called from his bed at $3.50 a. IN.
Sunday, to protect his wife and chill
dren from a burglar who had entered
the house, William Harding, 43 years
old, $50 Pine avenue north, Grand
suing the intruder down the stairs.
| ; One hundred and twelve real estate
companies have filed articles OF incor-
poration since January l, according
to records compiled by Secretary of
State Martindale. Sixty-two new
companies will do business in Detroit.
A total capital stock OF $7,S29,000 was
! represented.
| Prof. Thomas c. Trueblood, OF the
department of oratory at the Univer-
sity, has received the subject for the
Michigan-C Chicago Northwestern TRAN
GUAR debate this fall. 1t rs Resolved,
that the state should establish a
schedule of minimum wage for unskill-
ed labor, constitutionalfty conceded"
The Page Fence Co. promises to
bring Adrian into the automobile In
dustry, by developing a new depart
ment, in which windshields will be
manufactured. Contracts for 10000
shields have been closed with auto
mobile concerns throughout the coun-
try. The new branch will give EN-
ployment to nearly 200 men.
Two Twin City residents Monday
celebrated the forty-fifth anniversary
of their escape from one of the great
est OF Lake Michigan tragedies. They
are Capt. Charles Morrison. of st.
/ Joseph, and Cyrus Rittenhouse, of