The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21

ing north of this city. has caught the
first butterfly of the season.
Pontiac-C. B. Cook, of Owosso, has
accepted the position of county agri-
culturist for Oakland county.
Undergraduates will be provided
for the 1,400 local men now in SER
vice so they can vote at the next edec-
ton.
Port Huron-The proposed dredging
of the 22-foot channel in st. Clair river
opposite this city will be postponed
until after the war.
Muskegon-Food administrators in
western Michigan counties have warn
ed citizens that refusal to share sup
plies of sugar and -four will result in
immediate seizures.
Lansing-A. C. Carson, secretary of
the public domain commission, has
recommended that the state buy 10000
sheep for distribution among Michi-
gan farmers in return for notes.
Cadillac--A number OF local men
have gone to Vancouver. British Co
lumbia. The county draft board is
ready to induct into servise all men
who can qualify in woods or mill
knowledge
Saginaw-President John Crutch-
field, of the Michigan miners district,
denied the right of Robert Gaffney,
Michigan representative on the nation
al board of miners, to order miners on
strike in Albion back to work.
Bad Axe-One new automobile was
wrecked and six others badly damaged
when the roof of the Wagner Auto
Sales Co. caved in. Four feet of snow
which had accumulated on the roof
caused it to drop. No one was injured.
Lansing-Food Administrator Pres
colt has been informed that the COM
bination of high priced substitutes and
the refusal of the government TO per-
nit increased prices for bread was
slowly driving the smaller bakery out
of business.
Cadillac-Although there are many
thousands of bushels of potatoes here
they are not moving owing to the scar
city of cars. The prevailing price for
the spuds is 81 per cwt., OF 60 cents
a bushel. Dealers are not buying them
owing to the lack OF shipping facili-
ties.
Muskegon-Exploding shells proba.
bly, saved the lives of two small chill,
dren of Patrick Craig. Older children
set the house on fire while playing
with matches. The two sleeping chill
dren were awakened when shells ex-
ploded with the heat. The bed was
completely burned.
Ann Arbor-Harold MacGregor, with
one of the U. Of NJ units In France.
has written his mother telling her OF
the freedom rats are given In the
trenches. He says they vary in size
from kittens to puppies and that they
knaw through soldiers clothes at night
to get eatables in the pockets.
Port Huron-The city charter gives
away all rights to the Port Huron Gas
& Electric Co.. and city officials see
little hope of successfully fighting the
increase in rates inaugurated recently
by the company. The 30-year franchise
granted in 1901 left the city no power
to prevent exorbitant charges by the
! corporation.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Oficers
here are aSxiously awaiting action on
the communication bill now before con-
gress. The bill, il 1t passes, will pro-
vide allowances for quarters for all
officers in the field here or in France.
The allowances will vary from IS per
cent of a lieutenant's pay to % per
cent of a colonePs.
Saginaw-The mother of Herbert G.
]. Behner, who was drowned when the
British transport Tuscania was sunk.
has been found in Buena Vista. Beh-
ner was drafted last fall while work.
ing in Pontiac. He was sent from that
city to Camp Custer and from there
to Washington, where he was assigned
to the goth engineers.
Port Huron-The Pere Marquette
railroad has issued a new set OF de-
murrage rules, providing for heavy
charges for consignees who hold
1 ~ CAbhb Ndio ONCA lnC fo-uOuT Tree
period. For each of the four days af-
ter the free period So Will be assessed,
the following three days, SO each, and
any number of days thereafter, $40
per day.
Pontiac-Charging that some one
else drew 81 200 from his bank account
In the Pontiac Savings bank, Stef Vel
inoff, Of this city, has made the bank
defendant in a suit to recover the
money. The bank contends that Vel
inof signed the receipt demanded by
the bank when the money was turned
over and that the entry was made in
his bank book
Saginaw-In the sinking OF the Tus-
cania, the second of two Unionville
lads. lifelong chums. has probably
been claimed as a result OF the war.
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