The Yale expositor., 1918-06-13
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

armory, brick and concrete structure
costing $50, 600, is rapidly nearing com
pletion.
Owosso-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dick,
Sr, who celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary recently, have buried
IL of tho II children born to them.
Pontiac-Despondent because he
stammered badly, Arthur Waterman
40 years old. a farmer living near Holly
shot himself Saturday and died in
stantly.
Port Huron-The Mooretown. Ont,
church, just across the st. Clair river
from st. Clair, was struck by lightning
and destroyed. The church had stood
for SO years.
Muskegon-With the present high
cost of materials and labor no effort
will be made to rebuild the Lake Har'
Dor hotel, just swept by fire with a
loss of about 100000.
Port Huron-With the purchase of
| rs acres at st. Clair the Diamond Crys-
tai company intends to increase its
plant facilities and will also plat a sec
ton for homes for employees.
Ann Arbor-A drive for $250,O0 has
been started by the Michigan Union,
during which 1t is expected many life
memberships will be secured and col
lection of unpaid pledges made.
Cheboygan-Willard Lang of Inver-
ness township, this county was pet
ty officer on the torpedoed President
Lincoln, Charles Briggs, Mackinaw
avenue, this city, an engineer.
Reed City-A. w. Huckle has pur.
chased from his brother, 4. o. Hnckle,
ownership of the Osceola County Her.
aid. The latter will devote his time
to chatauqua work in the future.
notwithstanding to figures given
! by former Governor Fred NJ Warner
Michigan women have sent abroad
nearly 100000 pieces of Red Cross
work since December l. The product
which went to France filed 3S freight
cars.
Albion-The farmhouse of Ray
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was struck by lightning this week
His daughter, Elma, who was sleeping
by an open window, suffered severe
shock. The siding was torn from the
house.
Benton Harbor-When Joseph Win
deck sought subscription for the
Red Cross he was severely beaten by
Joseph, Edward, Albert and Andrew
Catzkowski of st. Joseph township
They were arrested and fined tota
of $50.
Washington-Sagina Mich, is one
of lot of postoffices which Secretary
McAdoo in a communication to con
gress puts down as in need of exten
sion as soon as practicable because
Of progressive congestion" due t
heavy increases in business.
Pontiac-Increased costs of operat
ing the municipal water plant have
made it necessary for the city com
mission to increase the water rates
and an ordinance has been introduced
increasing fiat and meter rates 81 {
year. The biggest increase has beer
for coal and labor.
Flint-Forty to eighty years in Mar
quette prison, with recommendation
OF the full term if he lives that long
was the sentence passed Saturday b!
Circuit Judge Fred w. Brennan OF
Russell Smith, aged 20, who pleaded
guilty to robbing the bank Of Mt. Nor
ris, in broad daylight, on May 1.
Grand Rapids-Caught between tw,
cars while attempting to make coup
ling in an effort to put a derailed troj
ley back on the rails, John w. Dunn
was almost instantly killed, Dunn
was a carpenter, 3S years old. HI
was passing the scene of the derai
ment and volunteered to help the GREY
of the Car.
Jackson-lncrease OF 20 per cen
in wages is asked by the officers an
employees at Jackson prison and sue
of control at the meeting in June. Tn
men assert that other government an
state employees have been granted In
creases and that they feel that thei
request is justified.
Pontiac--Fire did $1,000 damage {
the plant of the Precision Casting
company here, starting from overhea
ing a smoke pipe through a woode
of. The greater part of the los
was borne by the United States go
eminent, which had $4,000 worth {
dies 'tored in the factory. The flame
destroyed the roof and damaged tn
, melting room. Steps will be take
at once to rebuild.
! Lansing-George Veltingreuber,
Millington, was the highest bidder f.
the two pounds of wool sent froi
the White House to be auctioned
. this state He will be sent the woo
his bid being SIS per pound. Adolr
/ Zeehender, also of Millington, was II
. next highest bidder. $50 per poun
: The money, when received, will
! turned into a special fund known &
! | III Drapfdanf'a Red Cross fund