The Yale expositor., 1918-08-15
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

sons will be provided for.
Coldwatsr-The Rev. B. Lamont. of
this place. Is substituting this sum-
mer for the Rev DR.. Graham pastor
OF the First Baptist church of Toronto,
Ont
Muskegon-This city will have a
deficit OF 100000 by December, Of
ficials say. Local banks say they can
not lend the amount anG propose n
bond issue.
Eaton Rapids-The pedestal lighting
system being incIalled here will be put
In operation Thursday, August 8, the
day the community service flag Is to
be dedicated.
houses In Kent and Ottawa counties
were found sanitary during vigorous
cleanup campaign begun by William
Remus, food and drug inspector.
Standish-Albert Hagley. jr., Son OF
prominent farmer near this city,
was pinned between a barn and Q
traction engine and killed. he ex
pected TO go to camp in the next draft
call.
Lansing-Governor Sleeper has ap-
pointed John II. Hands, of Sandusky,
as a member of the board of contro,
OF the Michigan Farm Colony for Epi-
leptics at Wahjamega, to succeed FL
mer Rice, deceased.
HAl nd Aro
Fred Armstrong, has ordered 60 wood
en- buildings in the business section
to be torn down within 80 days. Many
buildings have been condemned in
iceland and Grand Haven.
HillsdAle-The Hillsdale fair an
nounces that all baked goods must
conform with the rules and regula-
tions, as issued by the national food
administrator. or the same VIII not -
received for entry. This rule is int
perGtive.
Port Huron-A monster sturgeon.
weighing 1856 pounds and containing
4S LIZ pounds Of caviar. was caught in
the river ..ear Sarnia. This 10 the
largest sturgeon taken in waters near
here for several years and Ia worth
about $50.
Hillsdale-The Junior department
o: the Presbyterian Sunday school
turned over for shipment TO Franoe
rs pairs Of children's shoes donated
by Hillsdals citizens. They go TO Mrs.
Eugene Frisbie of this place, who Is
doing work for the children over
there.
Lansing-Unless Michigan stores
discontinue burning advertising lights
most Of the night on the nonhghtless
nights II is possible further restric-
tions on the use OF lights may be or
derea, w. X. Prudden, state fuel ad.
ministrator, has indicated IN COM
menting on the observance OF the new
conservation order.
Lansing-Governor Sleeper has
been advised by the United States
employment service that MicLigan's
first quota of common labor is 1880
men. The state advisory board will
subdivide this quota and the men VIII
be distributed among the various
plants by the local community boards.
The second quota will be announced
August 1b.
Bay City-Nine army men who have
been doing work as chemists at the
Dow plant In Midland. and who have
been gassed, passed through Bay City
recently on their way to the base
hospital at Camp Custer. They were
in charge of their captain and lieut.
enant, both OF whom also suffered
slightly from the same cause.
Hillsdale-By a temporary injunc-
ton issued In circuit court, the First
National bank here Is restrained
from the collection of an attachment
for $3,7OO against the Hillsdale Hard.
ware company. The defendant claims
George N. Smith. one OF the principal
stockholders should be the principal
in the case and not the corporation
itself. A bond of $4,000 has been
filed, pending determination of the In.
junction.
Corunna-Stanley, 14-year-old son OF
l.. q. Cudney, .CoTunna larmer, accl-
dentally hung himself Sunday morn
ing. Planning to go on a picnic, the
lad arose early to care for the stock.
After turning a cow loose from the
stall he is believed to have pIayfully
swung chain around his neck. His
neck was broker when he stumbled.
Examination of the body which was
found a few minutes laGsr indicated
he had not strangled.
Kalamazoo-Harry Freeman, secre.
tary of the Kalamazoo Chamber OF
Commerce has been named city man.
ager by the city commission. The only
other candidate considered was Clar
ence L. Miller, acting city manager.
Freeman engineered the election In
which this city voted the commission
form OF government and has been &C
tive In civil affairs since he became
secretary OF the Kalamazoo commerce
board two years ago.
Ann Arbor-Three hundred picked