The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-09-19

Mt. Clemens-The Mt Clemens
council has officially named as Liberty
park the triangle in front OF the post
office and 1t is planned to erect a
shaft TO Mt Clemens youths sacrificed
in the war
Ypsilanti-Frank Johnson, of De-
troit, brother of George Johnson, of
this city. was instantly killed when
struck by d. u. II. electric car while
crossing the track in an auto in front
OF his brothers home.
Kalamazoo-On a charge of seeking
to induce Kalamazoo and Otsego la
borers to go to Cincinnati for employ
ment, Mike Tekezels, 20, and Pauk
Jakupcyak, 20, were arrested here
Saturday.
Manistee-"Old Glory" will not be
used as a receptacle for money again
In patriotic parades In Manistee. This
decision has been reached pursuant
to resolution adopted by the Board
OF Commerce, declaring such use OF
the flag is undignifed.
Albion-Word was received in AL
bion Saturday that two more boys had
been wounded overseas and are in hos
pitfalls. William Brady. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Brady, was wounded
in the side and had the hearing of one
ear injured. Albert Whitehead has
minor injury.
Alma-Professor A. e. Hosmer, for
nine years head OF the vocal depart
ment at Muskingum. Ohio, college, has
been secured as vocal instructor at
Alma college, and Mrs. r. r. Boards
ley, a graduate of the University Of
Illinois, will take charge of the wo-
mems gymnasium work.
Ann Arbor-Mrs. Oscar Vogel, has
received a letter from her husband,
now in France, saying that after
recent battle a number of German
prisoners were brought in by his divi-
sion and that several prisoners were
women dressed in the uniform of the
German army, and attached to Ger
man machine gun service.
Pontiac-Automatic suspension Of
elementary German classes in the
Pontiac high school was brought
about when all pupils refused to elect
year German class this year, but 1t is
probable the advanced classes will
continue their work.
Manistee-Gasoline- Sunday will
be vigorously observed in this coun-
try hereafter. Last week pleasure
riding was reduced by 20 per cent, but
Sunday it is expected no cars will be
abroad except those carrying physi-
clans on their calls. Special exemp-
ton placards are being printed and
will be displayed on windshields of
the privileged cars.
Pontiac-The Oakland road COM
mission, by placing orders for cement
and other material early, secured
sufficient supply in advance of the
shipping restrictions effective septem-
Der 10, to permit completion of the
three chief road building projects now
under way, the Elizabeth Lake, Royal
Oak Clawson and Pennington high.
ways. The Maple Avenue concrete
road out OF Birmingham may be de-
layed.
Owosso-W. j. Melchers, general
manager of the Union Telephone COM
pany, operating in central and west
ern Michigan, has filed petition with
the state railroad commission asking
approval Of an agreement for divi.
sion of territory by which the .Michi-
gan Telephone company will retire
from the greater portion of the Union
company's TERRITORY eaving control
Of long distance and local phone ser.
vice to the Independent company.
Grand Rapids Possible municipal
control of the Grand Rapids street
railway and Gas companies was seen
after at a meeting of the city commits.
sioners who received from President
Benjamin S. Hanchett, of the railway
company. data compiled in support of
the company's plea for a seven-cent
fare. City Attorney Ganson Taggart
suggested a solution of the problem
through taking over of the com.
panies at the expiration Of their fran
chises and the paying OF or S per
cent return to them.
Potterville-Private Carl A. Rum
sey, with the American forces in
France, writing to his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. Rumsey, of Potter.
vile, says: 81 suppose the papers are
full of how we boys are showing up
on the front. Little can any of you
realize what they have done to save
France and the rest of the Allies. The
Kaiser had ordered his dinner for the
14th of July to be served In Paris, and
he would sure have eaten it there IL
II had not been for our boys. and We
all know 1t we'll over here"
Detroit-Crazed over the marriage
of the man she loved to another wo
man, Mrs. Claire Madeleine Neinstedt,
80 years old, beautiful Brooklyn di
vorcee, shot and killed her S-year-old
daughter Wilma in their room at