The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-04-04
Michigan NelOs
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granted a franchise increasing rates
from 81 to $125 by vote of $40 TO 81.
Ann Arbor.-Michigan has been
asked to furnish 1875 additional nurses
by June 1, toward a national quota of
5000.
Lansing.-Bakers have been ordered
to discontinue the use of rye flour as
wheat -four substitute in Victory
bread.
Pontiac-Arthur II. Smith, of Brigh-
ton, was instantly killed, when he fell
on buzz saw in the Heinz woods,
near South Lyon. The body was badly
mangled.
Grand Rapids.-John and Thomas
Lotus, brothers, have each been in
jured in France, according to letters
received here. Neither knows the
other has been hurt.
Following a patriotic
rally held in the Polish Falcon hall,
more than 100 men have been recruit
ed for a Polish army which it is plan
ned to send to France soon.
Ann Arbor-The University of Mich
igan has opened a short course In
naval architecture. The navy depart
ment asked for the course to aid in
relieving the shortage in ship drafts
men.
Hastings. - Orangeville's general
store, one of the pioneer landmarks of
nd ho Ia0 cnrUiVinQ
business place in a hamlet that thrived
during the stagecoach days, was burn
ed to the ground.
Alpena.-Cecil Corbin. former U. OF
M. track star, injured in the aviation
service in Texas, is home on three
months furlough. He is regaining his
sight, temporarily lost when his gaso-
line tank exploded during a flight.
Lansing.-The supreme court de-
MED the right of the city of Kalamazoo
to fix rates for gas used by consumers.
Kalamazoo has Legislative" charter
and the ruling does not affect cities
operating under "home rule" charters.
Muskegon.-Th recent change in
coal zones set by the government
fuel administrator orders has so i'm
proved fuel conditions likely to exist
In Muskegon during the coming
months that local dealers are en-
thusiastic.
Owosso.-Mrs. Mabel Dennis, 30
died from the result of blow on the
head by a piece of coal dropping from
a freight car. The woman and her
son had gone to the railroad yards to
pick UP coal. The son threw some
coal off the car and a piece struck his
mother.
Flint.-After rocking his year-and-a
half-old brother to sleep and putting
him on their parents bed, Cunac
Diganova, seven, found revolver
owned by his father and pointed it at
the sleeping infant, firing a bullet
which plowed through the baby's head
killing it instantly.
Stanton.-Arthur Weeks, nurse
was led behind an automobile dowr
the main street of Lakeview with
halter about his neck by crowd ol
100 people. Threatened with tar anc
feathers. he agreed to contribute tC
the Red Cross, waved the American
flag from the automobile and agreed
to place a flag in his home. He was
then released.
Ludington.-Three persons were
burned to death and another fatally in
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plosions in Mason county. Mrs. George
Hartvell and her two small children
burned to death at Freesoil just as the
mother had finished celebrating hel
twenty.first birthday. Mrs. Margare
Baker an aged Scottville resident was
fatally burned when a gasoline stove
exploded.
Escanaba.-Five merchants have
lost the right to sell any government
controlled commodities, as the result
of violations of the food administra
| ton regulations. The case of one
saloonkeeper. charged with selling
ham sandwiches on meatless Tuesday
was referred to the department o
Justice. The case of a food hoarde
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also was referred to the federal au
thorities for action.
Port Huron.-Henry Wrathels,
diver. formerly of this city, is dead II
South America. Wrathels was drown
ed when a small boat overturned while
enroute from shore to his vessel
Wrathels, at the time of the sinking o
the steamer Charles s. Price, in No
vember, 1913, near here, recovered
various articles from the steamer oil
the bottom of the lake. serving t
prove the identity of the vessel.
Lansing.-By a decision of the su
preme court the conviction of Fa.
Spaulding, Battle Creek druggist
charged with violation of the Pra.
liquor law, was affirmed. Spauldinl
ordered a large consignment of liquo
in Chicago, and under a 'fictitiou
name had Il shipped to Parma, II
Jackson county. II was then carries
from Jackson county, which is wet, L
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