The Yale expositor., 1915-12-16
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Ia, has accepted call issued by the
First Church of Christ OF Adrian.
Kalamazoo will get the next blen-
NAL convention of the National Order
OF Cleaners, which will be held in
January.
Action has been taken by the
Adrian school board whereby school
girls of the city will be given an Cd
portunity to learn to swim.
A movement has been started at
Ludington to organize a Chamber of
Commerce with a pledged supper of
$4,000 a year for three years.
Michigan Medical association will
meet at Houghton the second week
In August, 1916, the Houghton County
Medical association has announced.
Evart men have formed a $4,000
stock company to manufacture an
electric bean-picker invented by Har-
ry Curtis, Is years old, of Dighton.
road bee was held Tuesday half
mile west of Wadhams by farmers
not residents OF that place, on the
Lapeer avenue ROAD TO repair a stretch
of sandy road
The president has announced three
Michigan postofIice appointments:
Manchester, Frank II. Koebbe; Bald
win, Thomas Henderson; Burr Oak,
Gay f. Hackman.
Albion's publication, as determined
by one hours census by school chill
dren under direction of w. J. McKone,
superintendent, is 1853, an increase
OF 34.6 per cent since 1910.
Eaton Rapids $4,000 paving pro-
gram for 1915, just completed is like
ly to be repeated next year. Petitions
for the expenditure of a similar
amount are already being circulated.
After several years work, the Cor
unna w. r. c. has obtained funds
enough to erect memorial to the
sailor and soldier dead. The tablet
will be erected on the court house
square.
Duncan G. Matheson, for 40 years a
resident OF Roscommon, dropped dead
while entering his home. He was
the father OF w. Ray and d. Eugene
Matheson, publishers of the Roscom-
mon Herald-News.
Harry, the six-year-old son of E. E.
Cameron, teller in the Commercial
bank. of Bay City, was fatally injured
when struck by motor car. the
wheels of which passed over his head,
fracturing the skull
Six stores were burglarIzed in Chel-
sea Thursday morning. A small sum
OF money was obtained in each place.
The glass was broken in the front
doors. A man was seen to leave one
store at 4:45 o'clock.
Hereafter the prisoners in the Bay
county Jail will have to buy their own
tobacco. The county has been sup
plying it. at a cost OF SO to SIS a
month. hut the county auditors have
decided to cut it out.
In the municipal election at Eaton
Rapids, Monday, B. II. Custer was
elected commissioner for three years
tice, long term; Samuel p Savage,
justice to fill vacancy.
Among the state reward and trunk
line roads being built in Benzie coun-
ty is the north shore boulevard around
Crystal lake, which will connect Beu-
lah, Benzonia and the Congregational
summer assembly's grounds at the
west end of the lake, and will be one
of the beautiful drives of the state.
The twelfth annual show of the
Oakland County Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION will be held in the Light
Guard armory in Pontiac the week OF
January 10. All premiums will be paid
in cash this year. The entries are
the largest in the history of the organ
ization. Hundreds of Detroit birds
will be shown this year.
Big plans have been laid by the
Central Michigan Poultry association
for its second annual poultry show,
which is to be held in Alma January
IS TO January % 1t is expected that
the show will be by far the largest
ever held in this section of Michigan.
Fifteen silver cups have already been
secured and more are expected.
Local option forces of Arenac coun.
ty served a mandamus on the board
of supervisors Thursday, through
their clerk and chairman, to show
cause why petitions for submission
of the local option question at the
spring election by the board which
refused to submit them. The question
will be argued before Judge Sharpe
next week
Governor Ferris. in an address at
the new $4,000 nurses building at
the Michigan Soldiers home at Grand
Rapids. Tuesday, declared he believed
young persons should be educated TO
the fact that too much attention is
not paid to old soldiers. The COVER
nor expressed sympathy for women
sufferers in the European war. The
building was presented by General
George Stone, a member OF the state