The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-01-02
State
Happenings


lamazoo County soldiers who died
during the war.
Dowagiac-Dowagiac is erecting q
drinking fountain as memorial to
the 10 soldiers from here who gave
their lives during the war.
Detroit-Floria NJ. Edwards, six
days old, was asphyxiated, when she
smothered in bed clothes. The par
ents live at 1876 Sixth street. Coroner
Parker pronounced the smothering ac-
cidental
Menominee-Sergt. Major oliver
Allard Company l., 125th Infantry
32d Division, now in Germany, has
been promoted to a ieutenancy oy
General Pershing. his parents nave
been informed.
Albion-The Albion schools have
lost two solid months on account Oh
Albion's two flu epidemics. School
will be resumed December 80 II the
progress of the disease continues as
favorably as at present.
Petosky-Fully $4,000 damage was
done by fire at Boyne Falls when the
Jaffe General store, the Kokiack Mar
ket & Grocery and the Eddy residence
were burned. The Boyne Falls fire ap-
paratus refused to work.
Menominee-In an effort to put out
the fire which started IL days ago IN
the 5000 tons reserve stock at The
Aragon mine, near Iron Mountain
workers are digging a channel into
the pile and will food 1t.
Flint-Convicted OF shoplifting.
Mrs. Margaret Gray. Jeanette Lock
wood, Jennie Damon, Chester Ger
man and Milo Cole were sent TO Jail
for go days each, when they could
not pay fines totalling $500.
Bay City-City Attorney Lane will
start suit against the American Sur
ETY. Co., New York, and Ross e..
Wanda for s3,116.O4, the formers
responsibility for the latter in mis-
shortage while city treasurer.
Bay City-Action of council In
changing the name of Saginaw street
to Pershing avenue has been recon
sidered and a resolution to change
the name of Wenonah Park TO Per.
shing Park will be taken up at the
next meeting.
Adrian-The city commission has as
signed all city Of rights in property
near the White mill, which has been
purchased by Henry Ford for branch
Of his tractor plant. Work on the plant
will begin in the spring. About 200
men are to be employed.
Ann Arbor-Donald Hams OF Kala-
mazoo has been chosen to write the
University of Michigan Union opera
which will be presented here and In
Detroit next March. Hams is a grad
uate OF the university with the class
of 1909. He wrote The Michigander'
and Culture" voted the two bes,
plays of the Union
Flint-Business men Of this city
subscribed 100000 in 30 minutes e
build a big hotel here. w. c. Durant
head OF the General Motors Co.. sub
scribed $4,000 as foundation, fol
the $4,000 capitalization necessary
to put through the deal The hote
will be erected In the spring by the
United Hotels company.
Albion-Doris Brigham, left alone
in the world when her father, Jesse
Brigham, wife and three children los
their lives when their auto was STRUCK
by an interurban car, will inherit ar
estate valued at nearly $4,000. Par
OF this is a 120-acre farm six mile!
east of Albion. Postmaster Mark b
Halves, an uncle of the girl. who is IL
has been appointed special admins
traitor.
Lansing-Arrest OF quarantin,
breakers is the latest suggestion To-
stopping the spread of influenza, &C
cording to DR.. r. M. Olin, executiv,
officer of the state board of health
1t is evident here that the individual
quarantine is not being generally oh
served in Michigan. Where it is be
ing enforced there has been drol
in the new cases and corresponding
decrease in deaths.
Grand Rapids-F. Stuart Foote an,
l.. s. Reynolds, Of the Imperial Furni
ture company, and Clarence s. Baz
ter, secretary-treasurer of the Gram
Rapids Chair company. have pun
chased the 100000 Kindel Bed com
pany plant here. On February 1, the
will start new furniture factory en-
ploying 800 men. Mr.. Reynolds ha
secured a $1,O0O.OO0 contract for tn
manufacture for monographs.
PontiacAlleging that her evang,
list husband, John Edwards, formerl
Of Pontiac now Of Toledo, spent muc
OF his time with other women, Mrs
Milnee Edwards obtained divorce /
circuit court. She told of making he
way into the homes of married w,
men and finding her husband ther,
Edwards preached at Manistee. Nj
Vernon and Birch Run. He is DR.,
hibited from marrying again for tw
vaare