The Yale expositor., 1918-02-14

Lansing-A Michigan man was first
in the United States to register as a
shipbuilding volunteer. He is Walter
c. Truman, of Conway. Michigan's
quota is 11,734.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Visitors
to Custer in the daytime need not have
asses. Only visitors in the evening
are required to show formal permits
sion to enter the cantonment.
Petoskey-Plans have been com
pleted for turning loose in the woods
of northern Michigan, probably near
! Wolverine, several elk from the state
herd on the reservation at Higgins
| lake.
Greenville-On account of the coal
shortage the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational churches have been
closed until March l. Union services
are held in the auditorium of the
high school
Ann Arbor-Martin Fitch Miner, a
! junior medic, sustained a ruptured liv-
err, in coasting accident, when the
hobs ran into a telephone guy wire,
cutting him across the lower chest.
Miners home is in Three Oaks.
Ludington-Sugar cards are being
issued for Mason county, with each
person limited to a half pound per
week. This action was taken at a
meeting of the Mason county Retail
Grocers and Butchers association.
Lansing-The eighth grade exami-
! nation in reading, in all Michigan's
public schools this year to be held
May 8 to 10 will be on President VIII
sons regular message to congress at
that body's opening last December
Port Huron-Clmbing fire escape
and breaking through window on the
| third floor of the Madison school of
this city, two boys broke open teach
er's desk and stole $3.50 in war thrift
stamps They also stole money from
another desk, it is said
Battle Creek-Fearing spring floods,
the city commission has appointed
committe to use any means necessary
to prevent damage to the city. Among
other measures, a large quantity OF
dynamite will be purchased. The
fire chief will head the flood commit
tee
Algonac-Mrs. w. X. Moore, of AL
gonoc, received cablegram from her
nephew. First Lieutenant Don A.
Smith, who was on the Tuscania, ad-
vising her that he was landed safely
in ireland. Lieutenant Smith was a
member of the engineers reserve
corps.
Marshall-After neighbors failed to
see smoke from the chimney of Mrs.
William Burgomas' home for three
days they summoned Sheriff Mallory,
as it was feared the woman was dead
when there was no response to raps
on the door. The officer forced an en-
trance and found Mrs. Burgomas in
bed to keep warm as she had no
fuel.
misunderstanding that it has lost
$4,000 the past four and one-half
years, the Manistee Street Railway
has petitioned the city commission to
amend it's franchise. The company
wants the right to charge 10-cent
fares, seven for so cents, and permits
sion to discontinue service on the
north side between December 1 and
April 30.
Ann Arbor-Colonel A. G. Pack, OF
the One Hundred and Twenty fifth in.
fantry, in training at Waco, Texas, has
returned home after an Intellectual eff
fort on his part to persuade the war
department officials to send him TO
France with his division, or at least,
to retain him for service in this coun-
try. He was pronounced physically
unfit for active duty by army phys!-
clans.
Detroit-A countrywide search for
Lieutenant John j. Ryan, of Decatur,
Mich, and Detroit, ended happily for
Ryan, when he was notified by the pro-
bate court of Cook county, Illinois,
that he had fallen heir to 100000 left
by his grandmother, who died in Chi
cago, in October. Ryan has been sta
toned at Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas, but a few days ago resigned
to devote his time to private affairs.
Lansing-Another telephone COM
pany wants an increase in rates. In
it's petition filed with the Michigan
railroad commission, it carefully uses
the words "alter rates" The company
is the Valley Home Telephone Co, and
Bay City is the place. The increase
sought is set forth as follows: Indt'
vidual business phones from $50 to
SAP a year; party business phone. S26
to $34; individual residence, $40 to
$24, and selective residence rent at
$1S to $40 year.
Charlotte-A committee of Char
lotte ladies has been named to ascer-
tain the number of maple trees in the
city and the number of buckets that
householders can supply. This is the
first step in the municipal sugar bush
campaign, being waged by the city. "A
local concern will boil the sap and the
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