The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-09-12

| death OF Corp. Edward Derondo makes
the seventh death in Co. l., 125th In
fantry, local unit.
Portland-B. +. Roe, 20 years old,
Civil War veteran and merchant, took
his lie by jumping in cistern. Ths
widow and seven children survive.
Traverse City-Russeli Seemiller,
IA years old, was killed when IA
automobile upset at Mayfield. His
uncle anu another man were severely
injured.
Ann Arbor-Maj. A. c. Wilson, back
from duty with the 10th Infantry on
indefinite leave, does not think the
real push of the Allies will start IN
I'll next July.
Aibion-W Clark Dean, Albion col
lege athlete and M. |. A. A. football
star, has been picked as one of the
l69 selects to go from Camp Sheridan
to Camp Perry. Ohio. for special in.
structinh.
Grand rsapids-Myron II. Walker,
district attorney, is preparing for the
largest grand jury session in Western
Michigan. Draft offenders and alleg-
ed disloyal persons in large numbers
will come before the court.
commissioners Thomson. Mason
chapter, ID. A. r., of Ionia. dedicated
bronze tablet Thursday on the old
Sessions school house stone building
which the supervisors have preserved.
Fred p. Arthur, Of Detroit, son of the
first teacher. made the address.
Lansing-The Council Is consider
ing prohibiting Sunday sales of food
and the licensing of stores resulted
from the keeping open of all Ameri-
can groceries last Sunday in protest
at the failure of police to enforce
Sunday closing on Greek and Italian
stores.
Ypsilanti-Friday, September q.
will be classification day at the Up
silanti Normal college for seniors,
and Saturday. September %, for
freshmen and others. Glasses will be-
gin Monday. September 80. A unit Of
student army training corps will be
established.
Pontiac-Resolution were adopted
by the veterans of the Twenty-second
Michigan infantry, opposing the teach
ing of German in the schools OF Amer
! lea, and demanding laws that will
forever prevent the sale of German
textbooks in American schools. both
public and private"
Grand Rapids-The Inner Shoe Tire
companys three-story frame building
was destroyed by fire at loss esti-
mated at between $25, 200 and $35, 900.
Owing to the number of persons who
gathered to watch the flames a COM
pany of the Michigan National Guard
was called out to keep the crowd in
check.
Kalamazoo-A corner of Hotel Rey.
nolds was torn away and the occup.
ants driven TO the street in scanty
clothing when a combination automo
bile fire truck, answering a call skid
ded and knocked out the steel sup
ports of the building For a distance
of 10 feet from the corner, the build
ing slowly settled until firemen shored
up the sagging portion with jacks ana
| timbers.
! Albion-Rev. George Critchett, Al
bion college graduate and former Me
tfodist pastor at Reading. has been
commissioned a captain to do Y. M.
| c. A. work with the British army in
India. He will leave for Bombay, In
| die, as soon as his passports arrive,
and from there will be sent into Me.
sopotamia to introduce the work OF
the Y. M. c. A. He is former chap
lain of the Michigan Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows.
Muskegon-To pave the way for an
| immediate subscription for 81 500 900
worth of the fourth issue of Liberty
loan bonds in this county, two bands
of jackies from the Great Lakes
! Training station, together with ar
thur Vandenberg, Grand Rapids pub
! Usher, and ex-Congressman, Gerrit ]
Diekema, of Holland, will hold meet.
ings in this city. 1t is expected that
thousands will attend these patriotic
gatherings.
Pontiac-By ruling in circuit
court the Y. NJ. G. A. of Pontiac,
though without a home or active
membership. is held to be still exist
ent and able to collect a legacy of
$1,000 from the estate of Mrs. Maria
Messenger The case was started by
Administrator Samuel Patterson, be-
cause the First Congregational church
of Pontiac, the other legatee. claimed
the Y. nj. G. A. non existent and that
the full residue should be paid the
church
Battle Creek-The contract for the
erection of Michigan's $250,000 COM
munity house at Camp Custer was
awarded to Charles Hoertz & Son,
of Grand Rapids. The heating, light
and plumbing contract was given 10
zimmerman & Mccall, OF Detroit
Architect +. A. Boud. of Lansing, will
have general charge and Richard Y.
| DhaIna naff1a CraaE will ho