The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-06-29
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

MICHIGAN News BRIEFS
Extension Of woman suffrage by
city charter is illegal according to a
decision of the Encouragement
The annual picnic of Barry and Al
Logan County Farmers Picnic associa-
ito nwill be held at Streeter's Land
ing, at Gun Lake. August 25-26.
Flint secured the 1917 convention
of the Loyal Order of Moose after a
warm session of the state convention
of that order held in Muskegon.
Justice De Cav, of Detroit, married
the first war-bride, Private George
Newman taking the precaution to get
married before marching off to Gray
ling.
University of Michigan summer
school will open July and indications
point to a registration OF 1900, which
would break previous enrolment rec
ords.
An Owosso woman has threatened
legal action against a primary school
teaches who bobbed the hair OF the
formers daughter, ito improve her ap-
pearance."
Col. Ives, the new state commander
of the c. A. r., has appointed Frank
Lester, of Mason, assistant adiutant,
which makes Mason departmental
/ headquarters.
Detroit is a city of nations. Stats
/ tics reveal that 80 per cent OF tho
city's population is foreign born and
/ 70 per cent is either foreign born or
of foreign parentage.
Prof. c. o. Davis, OF the University
of Michigan. delivered the commence
ment address to As graduates, in
Standish which is considered the rec
ord for q town Of 1000.
The attorney general has informed
Secretary Of State Vaughan that upon
the sale of licensed motor vehicle
the vendee is entitled to have the
license transferred to him.
Western Michigan Knights of Ply
thias, Sunday. held thor fifty-second
annual memorial service at Muskegon.
Manistee, Grand Rapids and Grand
Haven lodges participated in the pa
rade and services.
David w. Mcpherson, of Battle
Creek. was killed in the North Sea
naval engagement May 90 He went
20 London on a cattle boat and enlist
ed in the British navy. He was 6
seaman on the Defiance. sunk by the
Germans.
Philip Vance, 49, wearing a khaki
uniform and claiming to be a member
of hospital corps Co. A. Brooklyn, N
Y, is held at Monroe. He says he en-
listed June i and since his desertior
has been beating his way west OF
freight trains.
Crosse Pointe society women ant
prominent surgeons, of Detroit are
ready to go to war. Orders which will
send the Detroit base hospital of tn,
American Red Cross to the front arr
t being awaited Mobilization and re
CTulllIk
Rotten stringers carrying the side
walk at the west end Of Third stree
bridge broke down under the weigh
of hundreds Of Mardi Gras merrymak
ers returning to their homes from tn
east side and caused a panic. Fortu
. nately an iron girder prevented tn
stringers from becoming completely
released, otherwise many peopl
would have been thrown into Saginaw
river and drowned.
DR.. Ferry Schurtz will not fight tn
estate of John e. Peck for the $25,0
he claimed for his services in detect
}. ing the poisoning of the wealthy Gran
q Rapids druggist and the conviction G
I DR.. Arthur Waite. Shortly after RI
l. ceiving a check for $4,000 from Perc
Q S. Peck. DR.. Schurtz filed claim 70
g S25, 900 in court He has now amount
l. ed that he will return the check t
e gether with a stimplation that the az
count has been settled in full
B. According to the mortality repol
If issued by Secretary of State Vaugha
z 1902 deaths occurred in Michiga
4 during the month OF May. During tn
q same month 7,245 births were repor
d ed.
Detroit manufacturers are feeling
" serious shortage in the supply of C
N coanut oil. It appears that the pul
20 of the cocoanut, once harmless foo
" and even beneficient IL now bein
a used in the manufacture Of high e
te plosives. Those buying for less pres
,e ing needs find the competition Of II
munitions makers almost prohibitiv