The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

sanitary engineer in place of Mr.. Rich,
who has been granted a leave Of abb
sence for service.
Ann Arbor-Word has been received
that Captain J. f. Breakey, OF Ann
Arbor, has been commissioned a ma
jor in the United States medical re-
serve corps. Major Brealkley is in
France with the Harper hospital unit.
Port Huron-Farmers and producers
having apples and other products go
ing to waste for lack of harvest help
are asked to submit their names. Ell
forts will be made TO send volunteers
to garner supplies for the poor OF tne
city.
Lansing-H. Parmeter, creamery
manager, was fined $25 for selling
butter containing less than 80 per
cent butter fat, 1t being alleged that
the butter was made from whey
cream. a by-product from cheese pro-
duction.
Flint-Genesee chapter, Daughters
of American Revolution, has adopted
resolutions address to Secretary Lane
asking removal of p. Z. Claxton ds
United States commissioner of educa-
ton because of his alleged efforts TO
retain the teaching of German in the
public schools.
Petoskey-A new steamer under
construction for Roe Bros. of Harbor
Springs, has been sold TO the Beaver
Island Transportation company for
the Charlevoix.St. James run, and will
be delivered November /. Captain
Finucan will sail the new ship. which
will make daily trips.
Proceedings have been
instituted asking a resale of the Mich.
igan East and West Railroad by the
Joyce interests, which purchased the
road at auction for 100000. 1t is
charged that p. II. Schnorbach, Man
istee, made the only bid against them
and did not act in good faith.
Acknowledgement Daras, convicted
on a charge of violating the prohibit
ton law and sentenced to IS days in
the Detroit workhouse, Wednesday,
was taken to Detroit and permitted TO
enter the army. the judge having
made provision that the sentenced
would be suspended if he entered the
service.
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Richland, died at hospital here OF
injuries received in an automobile &C
cident While she was returning from
a wedding party in this city the cal
in which she was riding went over q
steep embankment into ditch. Hell
four-year-old son Kirby, who is still in
the hospital, may survive.
Muskegon-Fo!lowing a trip to the
Federal Shipping board by Walter w
Powers, of the Peninsular Shipbuild
ing corporation, of this city, 1t is an
nounced that within three weeks
boats will be under construction al
the local plant for the United States
government service There will be
WOOueu OOdIS lOl OCcdu SSlNASO'
ADMINISTRATION Walter r
| Taylor has postponed indefinitely the
eleventh annual meeting of the Mich
! gan Constitutional Convention asso
| citation, which was to have been helt
here October %. President Taylor
| explained "war time conditions make
IL inadvisable to call the members TO
gether again until they can convene
to celebrate the final victory over thu
Germans"
Standish-Dr. F. E Abbott, Of Ster
| ling, this county, while driving home
stopped to give a woman ride. Sh'
became i'll and finally told the physi
clan it would be necessary for him Il
drive faster or the stork would bea
him out. A 50-mile an hour gait failet
to avail so the car was stopped ant
Abbott acted as physician and nurs,
combined, later driving home with tn,
mother and healthy boy.
st. Clair Heights-St Clair Heights
threefold celebration Sunday after
noon aroused the enthusiasm of 500
villagers and added $4,000 to Detroit
present Liberty bond quota. Primaril.
the village set out to celebrate its an
nexation to Detroit, but it so happene,
that the purchase of Colwell Recrea
ton park for 100000 and the raisin
of a new service flag adorned wit
523 blue stars and two gold stars wer
likewise worthy of welcome as value
assets of the village.
East Tawas-The United State
civil service commission announces
competitive examination for the pos
ton of forest ranger, October %. Thi
examination is to be held at Eas
Tawas. under the supervision of tn
local forest supervisor and from whor
the necessary application blanks an
other information rerlative to thi
examination can be secured. The sui
jects covered by the examination are
Practical questions. 40 weights, edl
cation, 80 weights and experience
weights.