The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-09-05

Niles-Miss Rose Steck, aged 20,
trained nurse. was drowned at Barron
lake when she stepped into mole
while bathing.
Port Huron-Henry A. Hoffman.
who received several thousand volts
of electricity through his body Thurs
day, died Friday. He was former
coroner of st. Clair.
Hillsdale-Waldon and Jonesville
are both planning big Labor day cele-
brations, the proceeds of all enter
tainments to be turned over to the
benefit of the Red Cross.
Eaton Rapids-Railroad officials are
considering installing connection be-
tween the Michigan Central and Lake
Shore roads and using the Michigan
Central depot for the business OF both
roads.
Observation-Disclosures is hampering
the big steam barge working on the
Dowagiac river drain project north OF
this city. The big drain will be nearly
80 miles long and traverse Van Buren,
Berrien and Cass counties.
Petoskey-Mrs. John Matthews, OF
Boyne City, is In a Petoskey hospital
with several broken ribs and cuts
about the face and body. Her husband
is badly bruised. They were thrown
from carriage when their horse ran
away.
Grand Rapids-Gertrude Wonder
lehp, Is years old, was drowned at
Manhattan Beach. The girl was
learning how to swim and stepped into
deep water and sank before ielp
could reach her. The body was re-
covered.
Albion-Byron Bislborrow and Yer
nor Wood, of Albion, narrowly escaped
death when the buggy they were drtv-
ing was demolished in collision with
an automobile driven by Frank Hardt.
Hardt was fined $50 and costs in an
Albion court.
Richmond-Mrs. Ellsworth H. Mar
shall, youngest daughter Of former
State Senator James r. Weter, Is
dead of blood poisoning as the result
of the extraction of an ulcerated
tooth. Mrs. Marshall was a well
known vocalist.
Dowagiac-Circuit Judge L. p. Des
Volgnes has instructed County Clerk
Robert Anderson to draw 10 extra jur-
ors for the September term of court
in Cass county. This will make pos
sible the release of those most needed
on their farms.
Lansing-German was removed as
an elective language on which teach
ers seeking certificates may be ex-
amined at a meeting of the state
board OF education, 1t is reported by
Fred l.. Keller, state superintendent
of public instruction. French was
substituted.
Muskegon-Corporal Burt Postema
was seriously wounded in the great
drive between the Marine and the
Aisne on the western front, according
to word just received here. Postema
accompanied the Yanks for IL miles
before a German gunner got him. He
is now recovering.
Hillsdale-In the county canning
contest held at the Central school here,
the Live Wire Canning club, of Osseo.
won first place and the right to repre-
sent Hillsdale county at the state fair
at Detroit. The winning team is COM
posed of Meriel Payne. Ethel Rose
and Title Stone, OF Osseo.
Port Huron-Port Huron milk COM
mission has fixed the retail price OF
milk to consumers at Is cents, to take
effect August %. Pints are seven
cents. The price in bulk was fixed at
A cents a gallon. The price to pro-
ducers will be $3.28 a hundred pounds,
or Detroit prices. less cost of trans
portation.
Ann Arbor-Because of the need OF
conserving coal, the trustees of the
! Students Christian association have
voted to close Newberry hall this
academic year, and the Y. M. C. A. has
opened Lane hall to the Y. w. c. A.
The Y. NJ. c. A. proposes turning over
the first floor of Lane hall to univer.
sity women.
Grand Rapids-Robert Vanderwald,
Is years old, was drowned in the Gar
field swimming pool. He was with a
party of young men and was not
missed until the others were dressed.
A suit of clothing remaining unclaim.
ed gave the first indication of the
tragedy. The pool was drained and
Vanderwald's body found.
Muskegon--Consum Power com.
pany was notified by city officials TO
cease it's practice Of charging 81 for
connecting up current to homes about
the city, the municipal authorities hav-
ing received word from the state rail-
way commission that the corporation
had no legal authority to take such
action. The former charge was from
81 to 81.
Muskegon-Lucile Gryka, pretty
Nunica, Mich, school teacher, and
Warren Spencer, both charged with
conspiring to kill Spencer's wife, so
they might marry, probably will be