The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-06

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Whisky, was fined $3.50.
Monroe-The bid of Splitter Rohrig &
Co., Toledo, for the 100000 county
road bonds, was accepted here Satur-
day, il being the best of 20 bids sub
mitted. The bonds carry 5 per cent
interest and brought a $50 premium.
They are to run 10 years.
Ann Arbor.-A committee of 10
faculty members of the University or
Michigan is communicating with De-
troit manufacturers to find out in what
line trained women can be used with
view to establishing university cour-
ses in which to prepare them.
Ann Arbor.-Lieut. Lozey William,
assistant professor of military science
and tactics at the University OF Mich
tgan, received orders from the war
department to report to Northwestern
university, Evanston, ILL.,, to take the
chair of military science and tactics.
Flint-Pontiac was selected by the
Grand Encampment and Patriarchs
Militant of the Michigan /. o. o. F.
for the 1919 convention, at closing of
session May o. Battle Creek also
put in strong bid for the meeting, at
which the l. o. o. f. centennial is to
be celebrated.
Pontiac.-A. w. Wilson and NJ. r.
Blair Royal Oak township officers con-
victed of fraud and neglect of official
duties, has obtained a stay of sentence
until June to enable the court to
investigate legal points raised. An
effort was made to get sentence de-
ferred until the supreme court can
pass on appeals.
Lansing-The food administration
will issue within the next week rules
and regulations for the storage and
distribution of butter and cheese based
largely on discussions at recent con-
ference of butter and cheese dealers
with food administration officials in
Washington, according to Food Ad-
ministrator Prescott.
Flint-The Flint council has grant
ed permission to Michigan Light com.
pany 10 increase the rate charged con-
sumers from S5 cents to 81 a 1000
feet of gas at the same time fixing the
standard number of heat units at a
maximum of SOS and minimum of $40,
and fixing a penalty of 500 a day for
every day in which the gas falls below
the minimum for three five-minute
periods.
Mt Clemens-Clarence ]. Crosby,
bell boy at the Sherman hotel is
the first drowning victim this season.
With another boy, Amos Bruery. he
went to the old Swimming hole at the
Cadow brick yard. was seized with
cramps and young Bruery, unable to
swim, could give no assistance.
Crosby was 16 years old, the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Crosby, South
Gratiot road
shington.-Ensign Stephen Pot
ter, u. S. naval reserves, of Detroit,
Mich, was killed April % in desperate
combat with seven German seaplanes
over the North sea the committee on
public information announced May %.
antly against the V-shaped flying
wedge of the Teutons and quit only
when his machine, in flames, crashed
into the sea.
Albion-The Calhoun county Y. NJ.
c. A. has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Geo.
Dean, Albion; vice-president, E. B.
| Stuart, Marshall; treasurer, ]. G. Car
yer, Marshall; secretary, Fred Richey,
Albion. c. E. Ackley, former secretary,
has been named a state secretary and
his place will be taken July by Deyeo
Leland, former principal Of the high
school at Traverse City.
Grand Rapids. Alexander, 81
years old. of Grand Rapids, a member
of the Lafayette Escadrille, is dead in
France of injuries suffered in an air
PLANE accident May 8. His father,
James Bayne, has received a cable
gram from French authorities announc.
ing the death. Bayne had been flying
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and was planning to be transferred to
the American flying corps.
Lansing.-Upon information from
Washington, Adjt. Gen. Col. John s.
Bersey is advising all local and district
draft boards not to induct into mill
tary service registrants having her
Mas of any kind. Those having foot
conditions which interfere with weight
bearing or with wearing military
shoes, or those having teeth below
present dental requirements, whether
remediable or not, are also barred
from army service.
Big Rapids.-An ordinance increas
ing fixed salaries has been passed by
the city commission. The pay of City
Manager Willis was raised 800, max
ing it $1,000 year. The pay OF City
Clerk Lazer was brought up $50, max
ing it $500. City Treasurer Megargle's
pay is also increased $50, making Il