The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-05-04
MICHIGAN news BRIEFS

Professors d. b. Yntema and F. G.
Wade, OF Hope college. have re-
signed.
Since the LIST of January about 40
cars OF horses have been shipped
from Bad Axe to the European war.
The University of Michigan faculty
senate has set June 20 for the me.
mortal service for the late James 4
Angel.
The appointment OF Everett S. Sycb
man as postmaster at South Haven
has been confirmed by the United
States senate.
w. Foreman, II, pioneer resident OF
Rutland. in which he lived 40 years, is
dead, of tropical fever. contracted last
winter in Florida.
Bernard Smith and Harry Randall
OF Detroit paid fines of $50 each for
driving motor cars through Ypsilanti
without 1916 licenses.
James Riley. foreman at Marshall
Furnace Co. is father of three differ
ent sets of triplets who reside with
his wife at Hamilton, Ont.
An Industrial club was organized
at Coldwater, when 1000 citizens
raised $2O,295 in one hour to interest
factories in locating here.
Officers and members of Flint's
newly organized Women's council
have offered their services to aid in
carrying on a cleanup week.
Both copper and coal production
broke records in Michigan in 1915. ac-
cording to reports published by the
United States geological survey.
Thirteen-year-old Peter Vanreenan
OF Kalamazoo is worth 5000. The boy
found roll of bills in the street and
so far no one has claimed the money.
Mrs. Marie Camille was grandma"
to everybody In Manistee and her
death was an occasion of deep la
ment to the entire city. She was 81
years old.
Ed. S. Long, a deputy game warden
OF Alanson, Cheboygan county, is in
serious conditions as a result of
spectacular fight in boat with an I'M
known Indian.
June Smith, a farmer near North
Oxford, was seriously injured when
the tongue of a landroller broke, al
lowing the roller, loaded with stones,
to topple over.
Richard Mason or Applegate was
critically injured when his team turn
ed a corner suddenly, throwing him
from his standing position under the
wheels Of his wagon.
Following the denial OF the motion
for a new trial by Judge Law, Albert
CUISINE. convicted of perjury, was SEN
fenced to from five TO Is years at Ionia
with recommendation of six years.
Because OF the large numbers of
aliens who have applied for citizen
ship papers in Detroit during the last
few months, the naturalization bureau
has opened a permanent Office there.
The 31st Michigan Volunteer infan-
try will hold its annual reunion in
Ypsilanti May II. Local members of
the regiment. whose major was Gen.
John p. Kirk. are making plans for
elaborate entertainment.
The report of 20 cases of smallpox
in York township, Washtenaw coun.
ty, caused furry in the Office of the
state board of health and inspectors
were Immediately sent to see what
had caused the epidemic.
Henry McMorran, former congress
man, who owns a ferry line between
this city and Sarnia, holds a certif.
cate from the federal government as
an "ablebodied lifeboat man" Nc
Moran was aboard his boat when the
inspectors held a drill TO test the
crew.
The total number of licenses grant
ed in Detroit last year was 1877.
Eleven saloons were located in the
territory annexed last November,
bringing the total number OF bars in
the city up to 1888. The elimination
of 73 brings this years total down TO
1915.
Willard Huss, son OF M. ]. Huss,
Three Rivers, has received notice OF
his appointment to West Point. He
graduated here in 1914 and has been
in the state university since. He
will go TO West Point June 10. His
appointment came through Congress
man Hamilton.
According to the monthly report is
sued by State Treasurer Haarer there
was a balance of $7,33701776 in the
treasury when the vaults were opened
May /. The general fund, available
for immediate use, contained $685.
1884, while the primary school in
terest fund contained 1886, S32.6
During April the treasury receipts
amounted to s3,161 ,503.21, while the
disbursements totaled S30,79181.
Millionaire E. X. Warren, of Three
Oaks, has made arrangements with
the government to get his herd of o.
900 cattle out OF Mexico. His ranch
has been raided many times by ban