The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21

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Battle Creek.-A body, supposed 70
be that of Iona Grove, who has been
missing since December 20, was found
in the Kalamazoo river.
Albion.-The Albion Moose lodge
was the first society here to go over
the top with a 100 per cent thrift
stamp banner for every one of its 800
members.
Battle Creek.-Mrs. George Wilcox,
OF Ionia, is held charged with defraud-
ing the government by receiving the
family allotment of two Camp Custer
soldiers, neither of whom is her hus-
band.
Monroe.-The supervisors have au-
thorized the Monroe county road COM
missioners to use balance of state re
ward money, $500, 900, to complete good
roads now under course of construc-
ton in Monroe county.
Cheboygan-Officials of the Cheboy.
gan County Savings bank, of Cheboy-
gan, are investigating the alleged
shortage of $1,4S4.7O in the accounts
of Cashier James A. Gallagher as re-
ported by state bank examiner.
Flint-Fred A. Aldrich was elected
president of the Board of Commerce
to succeed w. w. Mountain. Aldrich
is secretary-treasurer of the bort Mo
tor Car Co. and past grand command
er of Michigan Knights Templar.
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Central railroad employees here will go
into gardening on the railroad right
of-way east and vests of this city this
season 10 assist in the war against
Germany by boosting food production.
st. Johns.-Grandville Herman, son
of Mrs l.. Herman, of st. Johns, IS
one of the eight United States marines
chosen out of 1900 men as the best
marksmen in the navy. He won three
OF the highest medals for sharpshoot-
ing
East Lansing-One hundred and
twenty-five of the Michigan Agricut-
ural colleges 725 enlisted men have
already reached France But one
death has been reported, that of w.
r. Johnson, IL, who was lost on tho
Tuscania.
Sault Ste. Marie.-One hours pay
per week from every man, woman
and child in Chippewa county will be
deducted and placed in the county's
war chest, just as soon as the war
preparedness plans adopted here can
be put into effect.
Pontiac.-Suit for $4,000 damages
the result of the death of Thelma
Hamlin, 10, was started against Ed
ward II. LIE Roy, real estate dealer.
by F. w. Hamlin, her father. The
girl was run down, it is claimed, by
LeRoy's automobile last May.
Lansing.-William Bowman, of
Gould City. Mackinaw county, who
shot a robin last month to convince
his neighbors that he had seen one,
was arrested on charge of killing a
song bird protected by law and the
village justice taxed him $3.50.
Calumet.-John Lintz, SO years old,
of Plato, Ontonagon county, killed his
horse and then himself, declaring he
could not bear being called a pro-
German by his neighbors. Lintz said
he was loyal to America, but could
not stand the insults of his neighbors
Ann Arbor.-District Attorney Carl
A. Lehman of Washtenaw county, APP
peared in Justice Doty's court and
pleaded nolo contendre q do not care
to defend) to a charge of being q
spectator at a cock fight which was
staged near this city several days ago.
He paid a fine and costs amounting
to $1345.
Owosso.-A. B. Cook, of Owosso,
federal farm labor administrator in
Michigan stated that he had appoint
ed the agricultural agent in every
county in the state as assistant to the
federal appeal agent in each county.
The county agents will investigate all
exemption claims made on agricult-
ural grounds.
Standish.-C. II. Friedenburg, Mich:-
gan Central operator at Roscommon,
north of here, was almost instantly
killed while hunting. Friedenburg
had asked a companion for match.
AS he lowered his gun from his should
er to take the match the stock struck
the trigger of his friends gun, the
load passing through his left breast.
Kalamazoo.-The first woman spy
suspect arrested in Michigan was
caught at Muskegon in alleged opera
lions involving Camp Custer officers.
The woman's rooms here were raidel
and blank checks signed by New York
Germans and notes on other camps
than Custer were said to have been
seized by federal officers. Secrecy
surrounds the case, although the wom-
an is said to be still held in Grand
Rapids.
Lansing farmers may
exchange wheat for enough -four to
last them until the next harvest with
out taking substitutes, as a result of