The Yale expositor., 1918-12-19
State
Happenings

WAS dlSO NOleu W CudhbS Sh0 AAAS
of Saginaw street to Pershing avenue,
Escanaba-Swan Swanson and Luz
cy Perronto wore gauze masks when
they were married here as a precau-
ton against influenza. The kissing
the-bride part of the ceremony was
dispensed with.
Schoolcraft-Will Munger died or
heart disease while working to clear
the Grand Trunk tracks following
collision of two freight trains ia
which dozen cars were wrecked,
but no one injured.
Bay City-A bird bath and drink
ing fountain has been placed over lie
grave of N. A. Eddy by his widow.
Mr.. Eddy was a lover OF BIRDS ana
was responsible for considerable leg
islation for their protection.
Flint-Maurice and Hyman Leavitt'
brothers and partners in coal busi-
ness, paid fines of 5000 each in circuit
court with alternative of workhouse
sentences when they pleaded guilty TO
receiving a trunkful of liquor by ex'
press.
Flint-An increase from 81 to $1.lO
per 1000 cubic feet for gas has been
granted the Michigan Light Co., by
the council following report submit
ted by Prof. H. E. Riggs, of the U.
of M. who was retained by the city
as an expert.
Lansing-In order to put an end TO
widespread rumors to the contrary,
Food Administrator Prescott an
nounces that the price for wheat OF
Michigan producers will be protected
for next years crop in the same man.
ner as the season just closed.
Lansing-Reports received at the
Office of State Game Warden John
Baird show that 2,249 deer have been
shipped across the straits from upper
peninsula points since the deer sea-
son opened November 10. This num-
Der exceeds last years shipment by
about 300.
Pontiac-The Oakland motor car
plant, which has been working on a
contract of camp kitchen trailers for
the army, has returned to rs per cent
normal production on commercial
work in the main plant and the mo-
tor plant is expected to reach that
basis within short time.
Flint-Following lead OF retail mer.
chants, who recently announced
sweeping reductions in prices to con.
sumers on necessities Of life, land
lords of Flint at meeting decided
upon an arbitrary reduction of is per
cent on the monthly rentals of all res.
licences and apartments in the city for
q period Of 80 days.
Ann Arbor-Police arrested Will
lam Pabst. Of Youngstown. a 8. A. T
G. man, on a charge of passing q
worthless check on j. Karl Malcolm
in payment for an overcoat. Pabsi
confessed. Major Durkee, comman
dant of the s. A. T. c.. has refused to
let the boy go to Jail and has locked
him up in the guardhouse.
Lansing-There was balance OF
$640,012 in the general fund Of the
state treasury when the vaults were
opened for business December g. Be
cause there will be no more money
available for the general fund until the
taxes begiL to come in next month
Deputy State Treasurer Frank Cor
man says it will be necessary to cur
tail expenditures in order to avoid
a deficit.
Lansing-Charles w. Burton AMI
Librarian Adam Strohm, of the pub
lie library, Detroit, were named by
Governor Sleeper as directors to com
pile the history of Wayne county mer
in the war. The appointments were
made by the governor after a con
sultation with the war board ant
Mrs. Mabel Cosgrove Stebbins. 81
Hastings. who is state director IL
charge of the work.
Owosso-Half on hour after police
received word that Charles Montgom
cry, of Owosso. nad been shot and
killed in Toledo. Montgomery walked
into the home of his deceased wife,
parents here, who were mourning him
as dead. Police had also notified his
father in Corunna OF his death and
summoned a brother from Saginaw
Montgomery's arrival spoiled arrange
ments for the funeral
Detroit-Seven million FIVE hundred
thousand dollars-Michigan's United
War Work fund quota-has been rails
ed and the state headquarters or
Fort street will be closed as soon as
the details can be cleaned up. excen,
for the Office of the secretary and
superintendent of collections. Tbs
campaign just closed was more thar
one Of raising the huge sum required
for the needs of the various recogniz
ed war relief bodies--it meant puttine
every county on war chest" basis
an example initiated by Wayne coun
~ and Detroit.
Lansing Distributors OF frest
fruits and vegetables are freed from