The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-01-29
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

The proposition to bond Lapeer
county for good roads has been de-
feated by the board of supervisors.
Miss Anne E. Davis, of Eaton coun-
ty has been appointed clerk in the
geological survey Office in Washing
ton.
Allen wilkins, of Steelton, was kill
ed instantly when a tree, which he
was telling, suddenly pinned him to
the earth.
Work on the new Commonwealth
Power Co.'s plant in Albion has com
menced The former plant was de-
stroyed by fire June 80.
The Ekenberd Co. of Ovid is enlsrg-
ing its milk products factory here. and
is installing machinery for the purpose
of manufacturing matted milk.
A large number of Michigan potato
growers will attend the meeting Of
the First National Potato association,
to be held in Ithaca, n. Y, Feb. 10
and IL.
The Petoskey Crushed Stone Co. has
adopted the Ford proft-sharing plan.
At the end of the year workmen who
have served the full II months will be
given an extra half months salary.
The executive board of the Asso-
citation of School Superintendents.
boards of education and county school
commissioners met at Ypsilanti to ar
range for the annual meeting in April
at Lansing
The tenth annual exhibition of the
Hastings Poultry association, closed
Saturday evening. It was considered
by the officers to be the best show
ever held in Barry county. More than
700 fowls were shown
City Engineer Whitmore of Port
been appointed on a committee of the
National Conference on Concrete Road
Building and will attend the conven-
ton in Chicago, Feb 1914.
Darwin Mclean, a laborer, 25 years
old, died at Mercy hospital, in Bay
City from injuries received when he
was struck by car being shunted on
the switch tracks of the Michigan
Central railroad Saturday afternoon.
A construction company of Sandus-
ky will soon have completed dredging
a channel TO the town line, between
Chandler and Oliver, to straighten the
course of Pinnebog river and avoid
food at Elkton, during the spring
/ freshet.
The claim of Mrs. Gertrude Blynn
for $4,000 for the death of her hus-
band, Patrolman Willard Blynn, of
/ Pontiac was allowed by the state ar
/ Ditration board. The officer was kill
ed while riding in an auto in pursuit
OF speeders.
The debating team of the Detroit
Central high school defeated the team
Of the Battle Creek at the latter city
Saturday evening The question debat-
ed was a state minimum wage law.
The Kalamazoo and Albion teams
were present.
Various public service corporations,
assessed on an ad valorem basis by
the state tax commission, are plan.
ming to appeal from the tentative
assessment and the tax commission
will sit as a board of review until
Feb. Is, in order to listen to the
complaints.
Taxpayers in Highland Park Satur-
day gave a majority of 1856 over the
necessary two-thirds vote at a special
election in favor of bonding the village
for $45O, 900 to install complete wa
ter works plant that will make the
village entirely independent of De-
troit's water supply.
Past Right Eminent Grand Com.
mander George T. Campbell. of
Owosso. has been appointed by Right
Eminent Grand Commander Charles
f. Hiscock, Of Ann Arbor, to succeed
the late John A. Gerow, of Detroit. as
grand recorder of the grand comman-
derry of Michigan. Mr.. Campbell is
publisher of the Owosso Agus.
The first indication of foundation
for the rumor that Bay City is to have
new business block came with the
announcement that the S. S. Kresge
company had purchased the building
at the southeast corner of Center and
Washington avenues.
The Detroit vitrifed Brick com
pany plans to enlarge it's plant in
Owosso in the spring. The new ad
dition will provide for the employ
ment of more men and means much
to the city. The stock of the plant
is owned almost entirely by Detroit
capitalists.