The Yale expositor., 1919-02-27
State
Happenings

POINTED Arch. Marshall, of Bear Lake,
Manistee county as a member of the
board of control of the Traverse City
State hospital, to succeed William
Lloyd.
Lansing Announcement is made Of
3 the resignation OF George A. Prescott,
state food administrator, from the Of
flee OF director in the Michigan-Colo-
RADIO Copper company, owing to press
IRE of official and private business.
Observation-Disclosures asking the leg
islature to pass Immediately the bill
making permanent the Michigan state
constabulary were unanimously adopt
ed by the State Association of Su-
pervisors here.
Kalamazoo-Belief that the United
States faces an unprecedented period
OF prosperity like that which followed
the Civil war, was expressed by near
ly all speakers before the Michigan
Retail Hardware Dealers convention
here.
uskegon-Prompted by circum-
stances attending the murder of DR..
l. NJ. ]. Hotvedt, the Board OF Com
merce has drafted resolutions urging
tie legislature to pass law requir-
ing presentation of a license before
g. revolved or firearm can be sold.
Houghton-The schools OF Paines-
dale. including the Painesdale Model
high school, which is attended by pu-
pills from the entire south range dis
trict, were closed by the township
health officer because of serious re-
currence of the influenza epidemic.
Houghton-An unusual tribute was
paid to DR.. c. T. Ferries, mayor OF
Houghton, who had announced his in
tention to retire A committee OF bust
ness men and women asked him to
take the Office for another year He
consented, and three other candidates
Immediately withdrew.
Lapeer-Mrs. John McCurdy, So, OF
North Branch, was accidentally shot
and almost instantly killed when re-
volver which her husband was hand
ling exploded. The bullet severed one
OF the large arteries near the heart
She was formerly Miss Edna Harris
and besides her husband leaves six
children, all under IA.
Port Huron-Thirty-o barrels of
cider sent an aroma through the cor
ridors of the city hall that recalled
the old musty ale odor Of the bygone
wet regime. The cider was taken in
raids conducted recently on eight
former saloons. Samples are now
being analysed at Lansing. Warrants
will be issued if the report indicates
an excess of alcohol.
Lansing-Edward A. Schilling, Of
Detroit, was reelected president of
the Michigan Society of Architects, at
the annual three days convention of
that body which closed here. A. E.
Munger, Bay City. was named first
vice.president; ]. n. Churchill, Lans-
ing, second vice-president; c. F. J.
Barnes, Detroit, secretary, and Alvin
4. Harley, Detroit, treasurer.
Detroit-Losses in the Wayne Saw
ings bank robbery, Wayne village.
when checked up from the reports of
patrons and reported to Sheriff Coffin
amounted to $4,000 in securities,
mostly Liberty bonds. All the valu-
ables taken were in private deposit
boxes and the only way TO determine
the loss was by individual reports.
The robbers have not yet been appre-
hended.
Ypsilanti-The Michigan Oratorical
league contest will be held in Pease
auditorium March 7, with representa-
tives from Adrian, Alma, Albion, Hills
dale, Hope, Kalamazoo and Olivet col
leges. The women's cones will be held
in the afternoon and the mems in the
evening, the winners to receive gold
medals. Winners of the mems contest
will enter the interstate contest in
oratory.
Port Huron-A. K. Stevenson, Dem
ocratic state chairman, announced
that a woman would be nominated on
the state ticket for superintendent of
public instruction. Miss Cynthia
Green, of Charlotte, is mentioned as
the probable candidate. Mr.. Steven
son said he believed the Office should
be filled by woman. He added wom-
en- will participate in all Democratic
county conventions held I'm the state
Ferndale-The village commission
has adopted the $4,000 budget for
1919, proposed by President Turnbull
OF this amount, s12,50O is required to
pay one years interest, on the $751;
900 water, sewers and town hall bond
issues, together with a principal pay
ment The budget includes $4,000, the
cost for one year for log additional
street lights. which. with the present
township lighting system. on Wood.
ward avenue, will give Ferndale a
complete lighting system. Power Will
be furnished by the Edison Illuminat
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