The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-26

Port Huron-Milk producers and dis
tributors have appealed to the milk
commission to raise the price of milk
to the consumer Increase in feed
costs is given as the reason.
Royal Oak-The board of education
of Royal Oak township recently es-
tablished a minimum wage for teach
ers of SIS a month. Several men,
bers OF the staff will enjoy an IL
crease.
Menominee-The Cleveland Cliffs
Iron company of Ishpeming has we'll
equipped hospital at Yale Spur. near
Munising, for the care OF influenza
patients among the men employed I'D
the woods.
Jackson-George Bunker is IN
critical condition at the w. A. Foote
Memorial Hospital suffering from
dozen knife wounds alleged to have
been inflicted by Mike Scully. who is
sought by the police.
Charlotte-Apparentl seeking re-
venge because he had been commit
ted to the Kalamazoo State Hospital.
James Depue shot his son Milton
through the shoulder and then turned
the weapon on himself at their home
in Eaton Township.
Gladwin-Frank Dow, a farmer
about so years old living at Pratt's
Lake, was found dead in the woods
December IL with a gunshot wound in
his neck. He had gone rabbit hunt
ing and 1t is thought his gun was ac'
cidentally discharged.
Bay City-When arraigned on a
charge of having failed to register
for the draft, Charles Caves maintain
ed that he was "child of God" and
did not believe in .''man-made laws"
He and his brother were sent to the
Detroit House of Correction for 10
months.
Battle Creek-Notice has been serv-
ed on the Michigan Railway Company
to abandon the skip stop plan adopted
here as fuel saving plan. No action
has been taken toward reducing the
fare from six to five cents. The city
commission can order a reduction in
the fare at any time.
Northumberland for information
leading to the capture of the bandits
who shot and killed Thomas G. Hough-
ten, cashier of the Redford State Saw
ings bank, recently was increased to
$3,500 An additional $1,000 was added
to the fund previously subscribed by
Redford village and its banks.
Muskegon-George Wheaton, chief
of the Chippewa Indians. who claims
right to hunt in Michigan without
state license under the terms of
treaties between his tribe and the
United States, was convicted for a
second time In circuit court. The case
will be taken to the supreme court.
Lansing-The state of Michigan
holds $1,000 worth of rebate slips
given by the South Shore and Allan
tic Railway while charging 3 cents
a mile after passage of the 2-cent fare
law. The state will. therefore, be
$4,000 richer If the decision of the
court is favorable to the common
wealth.
Pontiac--Pontiac schools are again
over-crowded and school board men,
bers are considering the need of two
new schools or of adding to the pres
ent structures. The high school built
a few years ago and extended last
var, has 60 NOR pupils than its ca
pacity of 1900. There is an increase
of 439 in enrolment
East Lansing-The Michigan Agri-
cultural college will aid the state in
after the war" reconstruction. Presi.
dent F. s. Kedzie has announced. One
feature OF the colleges contribution
will be a series of capsule" courses
at the institution in such subjects as
agriculture. horticulture, dairying,
gardening and poultry keeping.
Battle Creek-At the request of the
Womans League the city of Battle
Creek will attempt to re-establsh the
curfew law. It is claimed many young
girls are coming downtown. attracted
by Camp Custer soldiers. But the
police say that when they do take
youngsters home they are usually
abused by their parents, who say they
gave their children permission to 20
down town.
Ann Arbor-The law department OF
the University of Michigan, will run
a continuous year from February II to
September 1. giving both first and sec
ond semester work and credit for the
entire year when it is completed. SC
that many students who are now In
service can enter in mid-year. and
still do years work. Students who
have been here the FIRST semester will
not be held back.
Ann Arbor-There are 20 foreign
countries represented among the stu
dents OF the University of Michigan
this year. as follows: China, 30 stu
dents; South Africa, 81; Canada, 26;
japan. %; Porto Rico. IL; Armenia
6; Mexico, 5; the PHILIPPINES, s; HoI
land, 4: Chill. 4. Greece 4. cuitzar