The Yale expositor., 1918-08-29

ocean-going tugs.
Albion-Mrs Catherine B. Wilcox.
OF Grand Rapids, has made possible
the erection of new $4,000 cottage
at the Starr Commonwealth.
Muskegon-Red Cross nursing will
be included in a special course at the
Muskegon high school II present plans
go through, say members of the local
board of education.
Owosso-Mrs. Ida III. Hume. OF this
city has been appointed a member Of
the women's committee on war pre-
paredness, to succeed Dean Georgia l..
White, formerly of NJ. "A. c.
Petoskey-Warren Olds Ferris, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Ferris, has
been recommended for special honors
for dispatch carrying for the 9th in
fantry on the night of July l.
Owosso-Superior Coal Co. has sold
its mine in New Haven Township to
J. A. Knapp, of Bay City, and Il. A.
Cobb. of Battle Creek. The output
will be increased to 100 tons daily for
local markets.
Charlotte-Clinton G. Gribble, OF
Concord, Mich, was arrested at Eaton
Rapids for having large amount of
explosives on his person which he
could not account for to the satisfac-
ton of the authorities.
Cheboygan-Theg gasoline freighter
Pathfinder, owned by Albert Bird, OF
Cheboygan and Mackinac Island. burn
ed recently. A large load Of merchan-
disc for the island was destroyed. The
loss is estimated at over $1,000.
Flint-Further preparation for Sep
TENDER registration was made here by
appointment of George C. Kellar, for
mer mayor, City Clerk d. e. King as
a central registration committee to
have charge OF selection OF precinct
clerks.
Mt. Clemens-Speedy remedy is
promised of the disgraceful condition
of the Gratiot road between Mt.
Clemens and the Wayne county line.
Enough signers have been obtained
under the Covert act to insure paw
ing of the road.
Bay City-August Rain, former To-
cal trolley employee, was arrested in
Buffalo at the completion Of sentence
there. He is wanted here for an as
sault on a minor girl. He led Jail
delivery here at the time Of his local
arrest two years ago.
Kalamazoo-Mrs. Effie Schakenheis-
er escaped from the Kalamazoo State
Hospital. She was detained by the
police, but let go when hospital au-
thorities reported no one missing. Her
absence was discovered later, but the
police can't find her again.
Portage Center-Lightning struck
an automobile in which Robert Van
Bochave, Bert. Reifsnyder and Abram
Boodt, of Kalamazoo. were riding.
Most of the body of the car was torn
away, but the passengers and me-
chanism we're not seriously affected.
Flint-When Edward Smears. broth
err of Mrs. Flora Dibble. and her son
created a disturbance in ci-Cujt court
and during noon recess attacked Frank
Dibble, whom Mrs. Dibble was suing
for divorce, Judge e. ID. Black fined
them 500 each and turned The money
over to Red Cross.
Grand Rapids-The Owen Ames
Kimball company. contractors, OF
Grand Rapids, have received a $780,
900 government contract to build 100
houses at Seven Pines, near Richmond
Ind, where the United States Housing
corporation is arranging to build l
town in connection with a powder bag
plant.
Potterville-Eaton county's next
quota of men to go to Camp Custer
will entrain during the five-day period
following August 26, and will number
IA out of the IL men still left in class
1, of whom two are Potterville young
men-Joseph c. Merell and Clifford
Potter OF Potterville, the peppermint
king of Eaton county.
Lansing-The state railroad COM
mission has denied the recent applica-
ton of the Detroit, Pontiac & Owosso
Railway Co., for permission to issue
$500 900 in bonds and has revoked the
original order granted by the commits
sion in 1914 authorizing an issue OF
81, 300 900. This proposed electric line
from Detroit to Owosso will not be con-
structed by the present management.
Mt. Clemens-Patrick Maloy, who
was charged and bound over to the cir
cult court last September, has been
discharged by Judge Tucker on the
Recommendation of Prosecuting Attor-
ney Johnston. Maloy was foreman
on construction at Selfridge field and
was charged with the Staying of Paul
Polaski, of Detroit, employed under
him. Maloy acted in self-defense when
attacked with club by Polask.
East Lansing-The army worm,
which four years ago overrun many
Michigan farms has reappeared in the