The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-07-04
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Battle Creek.-Milburn Burns, OF
Coldwater, was fatally inSired when
Michigan Central passenger tram
struck has motorcycle.
Inlay City.-Jonn Zimmerman was
tarred ana feathered by a crowd
which declared he had refused to sub
scribe TO the Red Cross.
Grand Rapids.-WillIam Robertson,
~ years OLD, was instantly killed
when he tainted and IeL III front OF
street Car from which ne was allght-
ing.
Monroe.-Twenty-four of the sur
viving 60 veterans OF the Seventh
Michigan Volunteer infantry held
their Thirty-second reunion here re.
Gently.
Grand Rapids.-Business sessions
of the twenty-second national synod
Of the Christian Reformed Churches
Of America opened at Calvin college.
The synod Will be in session two
weeks.
Grand Rapids-This city honored l.
729 selects from all parts OF western
Michigan VINO passed through Grana
Rapids Monday on their way TO Camp
Custer. Kent county has contributed
6S3 men 10 this contingent.
Eaton hallus.-Ane .u4Ity-thlrd an
nual 10 days meeting Of the Michi-
gan State holiness G&np Mee,lne 80
| ISOLATION Will be held at Riverside
park IN this city thursday, July 20.
10 Sunday, August A, inclusive.
Eaton Raplds.-Because of the
drought the past three weeks the
strawberry crop has been shortened
| 90 per cent and other fruit, as we'll as
the farm crops and war gardens, are
suffering much for want or ram.
Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids hotels
and restaurants have won victory
over the city in a decree by Judge
Major l.. Durham, that residents neeu
not give their garbage TO the city II
they desire TO dispose OF it themselves.
Fort Huron.-Lne cnamDer or COM
merce has appointed committee To
| investigate the possibilities OF devel-
oping natural gas wells in this vicin-
ity. Several wells have been sunk by
private citizens and good quality OF
gas secured.
Owosso-The investigation being
made of the Detroit House OF Correc-
ton is being closely watched by CEN
trail Michigan counties, nearly all Of
which have contracts with the institu-
ton for the care OF prisoners, paying
at the rate of seventy cents day.
Lansing.-Walter B. Cady, Wash
tenaw county farmer, whose wheat
was confiscated and sold by the food
administration when Cady refused to
sell it. has returned the administra-
tons check for $l,272 in payment for
the grain. The case will be referred
TO Washington.
Observation-Disclosures Smith, Is years
old, wanted for burglarizing the sani-
tarium at Battle Greek and the San
ders Brothers hardware store here,
was captured Saturday in barn on
| William Lakes farm west of Battle
detention home.
Flint-Genesee county leads the en-
tire central division OF the Red Cross
in the number of nurses recruited dur
ing last two weeks, according TO mes.
sage from headquarters. Forty nurses
had been reported when the message
was sent, but 10 more were enrolled
making 80 in all.
Grand Haven-Lake steamers now
entering the ports of western Michigan
are directly under the control of the
United States. The steamers all bear
inscriptions, ~. S. Railroad Commits.
sion" Almost daily boats are being
taken from the Great Lakes by the
government and traffic has been ser.
iously crippled.
Coldwater.-Crushed under a cyl.
inder press in the Daily Reporter
office when a roll of paper struck a
lever and started the machinery,
Frank l.. Parker. 38 years old, was
killed and Grant L. Smith, 40 years
old, was probably fatally injured. Par.
kers father, civil war veteran, wit.
messed the accident.
Benton Harbor.-Thomas ]. Rector,
60 years old, former street commits.
sioner, was burned to death by fire
starting from an open gas jet at night.
The man was alone in the house.
Neighbors heard the explosion and
found Rector unconscious. He died
soon after being taken to a hospital.
The lower floor of the residence was
wrecked.
Kalomazoo.-Geo. l.. Stein, newly.
elected commander of the department
of Michigan, United Spanish War
Veterans, has announced the follow.
ing staff: Chief of staff, Oscar K. Kill
strom, Grand Rapids; adjutant, Frank
II. Presley, Lansing; quartermaster.
yrank G. Burmaster, Kalamazoo; col
or bearers, Frank ID. Davenport and
Alfred Poland, Kalamazoo.
Traverse City.-A system OF selling
| farm produce has been devised hero