The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-11-29
MICHIGAN NEWS BRIEFS

Fire destroyed barn containing g.
900 bushels of oats and 70 tons of hay
belonging to S. t. Hyne, of Brighton.
Automobile owners are urged to en-
ter their applications for 1918 licenses
TO avoid the rush in December and
January.
Mrs. Ollie Baugh of Newport is
dead from injuries received when the
rifle she was using to hunt partridge
accidentally discharged.
Daniel A. Reed, managing director of
the Flint board of commerce, has left
for France where he is being sent on
special government war mission.
Ironwood voted $250,OOO bonds for
waterworks by big majority. The
private plant has franchises good for
two years. 1t may be purchased or a
new plant built.
John Anthus, driver of a milk wagon,
was held up and robbed by two men
two miles east of Perry. The thieves
got SIG. Anthus saved $27 by throw
ing it in the grass.
Henry Kunselman of Mendon, was
seriously wounded in the right Shout
der while hunting near Munising. He
was struck by bullet which was fired
by an unidentified person.
The Pere Marquette depot workers
strike at Bay City ended when Presi-
dent Alfred granted them wage in
crease. The increase amounts to
about two cents an hour.
DR.. I. B. Malcomb, Lowell, so years
old, who began practicing at that city
when Kent county was Inhabited
largely by Indians, is dead. He was
one of Lowells wealthiest citizens.
What will virtually be a training
school to show young farmers how to
obtain a record production of crops
will be opened by the Michigan Agri-
cultural college January Z, in connec-
ton with the annual winter short
courses.
Banks and chambers of commerce
in Michigan have been asked by w.
X. Prudden, state federal fuel admin
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various places to serve as chairman of
local committees to supervise the coal
business.
Lance Corporal Herman d. Firby,
! 20 years old, former resident of De-
troit who has ben fighting in France
for more than a year and half, was
killed in action. His brother, Harry.
who is 10 years old, is now fighting
| in France.
The skeleton of a man believed to
be that of big Tom," hunter, who
lived in the vicinity of Negaunee for
several years, was found three miles
from Princeton. big Tom" whose
last name was never ascertained, dis
appeared about a year ago.
While working at the top of an cleo
trio light pole, in Port Huron, Francis
McCaulley, lineman, came in con-
tact with a wire carrying $500 volts.
He was rendered unconscious but a
safety belt saved him from falling to
the street, % feet below.
Tony Picardi, of Saginaw, a drafted
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Custer in few days, was shot and
slightly wounded by officers when he
attempted to escape after being ar
rested charged with stealing brass
from the Pere Marquette.
Workmen have begun construction
work on a new hospital for Detroit, for
which Henry Ford will pay close to
100000. The new institution will be
the largest of its kind in the world.
1t is planned, If the war continues, to
make of il a hospital for wounded SOL
diers returned from the front 1t is
hoped to have it ready within Is
months.
DR.. William Law, Jr., and his wife
and daughter have reached Copenha-
gen from Berlin and will be granted
emergency passports, according to
word received from Secretary Lansing
by William Law. ST., of Flint Dr.
Law was a dentist in Berlin when war
broke out. and had done considerable
work for the German royal family. He
was iii when Americans left the Ger
man capital, and his family remained
with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vroman, of Marshall,
aged "a, while picking Up coal in the
Michigan Central yards, had a narrow
escape from being killed. She got
under some cars, believing them to be
stationary, when freight train which
backed in on siding started to pull
out Mrs Vroman was dragged about
Is feet before the train was stopped.
She attempted to crawl out and placed
her right hand on the rail and had
four fingers severed at the knuckles.
Fifty northern Michigan and Wis
consin cities have formed a municipal
coal buying club. The organization,
which already has the backing of the
federal coal administrator, will at
tempt to obtain coal in large lots. APP
portioning 1t among the cities repre-
scented in the club. Menominee, Sault