The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-07-10
Wolverine
News BreVities

Romeo-Frank Parker, Jr., aged 80,
was killed at Royal Oak while repair
ing a trolley wire on the d. U. R.
Battle Creek-Casting for trout, t.
c. Fisher nearly blinded his Swear
old son, the hook going through the
boys eyelid.
Bay City-William ]. Kerr, was IA
tally injured when a safety valve In
the Seidel Creamery blew out. His
skull was fractured.
Battle Creek-Billie Paul, IL years
old, travelled alone to Battle Creek
from Redlands, Calf, sending tele-
grams enroute to assure his mother
Of his safety.
Mt. Clemens-Five officers and a
number of enlisted men of Selfridge
field, have been ordered to the Philip
pine islands where they will stimulate
aerial activities at government
camp.
Marshall-Mrs. Christina Walz
went to the cemetery to decorate the
graves of her husband and children
and was later found unconscious from
apoplexy. She died within Few
hours.
Big Rapids-Stanwood will install
an electric lighting system for store
and residence use. Current probably
will be generated by a gas engine.
A company has been organized by six
business men.
Bay Observation-Disclosures against
Umpire Myers, of the Michigan-on-
tario League, reached such threat
ening stage during a game here that 1t
was necessary to surround him with
police when he left the grounds.
Port Huron-Seven factories will be
constructed at Marysville by the
Wills-Lee concern, according to in
formation released here. Forty e.
gineers are on the scene laying opt
the land for the new automobile plant.
Owosso-While a milk can contain
ing boiling water was being drawn to
a field to be used in sheep dipping it
upset and Wilbur X. Mulder, 8 years
old. the son of Lucas Mulder, was so
badly scalded that he died soon at
forwards.
Reed City-By the action of three
Osceola County Townships in building
through roads under the state reward
system, Osceola County by fall will
have complete line through this
county, connecting Grand Rapids with
the Cadillac roads.
St Joseph-State health authorities
have positively diagnosed the case of
Abram Getz, 60 years old, OF Benton
Harbor, as leprosy. Getz came here
from Russia 80 years ago and II is
believed he was afflicted with the dis.
ease at that time.
Port Huron-Every citizen in Port
Huron will be given an opportunity to
become a stakeholder in a house-build-
ing corporation that the Chamber of
Commerce has organized in an effort
to solve the problem resulting from
a shortage of housing facilities.
Grand Rapids-Plans for the erec-
ton of church costing 100000 are
being made by the congregation OF
the Fountain Street Baptist Church
here. The organ alone will cost $40,-
900, and the chimes, to be made in
Belgium, will form q memorial for the
dead in the war.
! Lexington-The real estate boom
that is sweeping over Easter Michigan
has reached Lexington. Virtually all
of the beach property in this vicinity
has changed hands during the past
few weeks. Property is selling for
100 per cent more than could have
been realized two months ago.
Battle Creek-Clare r. Squires, of
the 310th Supply Train, was probably
fatally injured, and his brother, Ken
meth SQuires, was badly injured when
an automobile in which they were ria
ing crashed into tree. Both live in
Dansville, Eaton County. The soldier
was coming to Battle Creek to meet
his commanding officer to get his dis
charge paper signed.
Bay City-Because there is no state
VI ACuCio hOuoy dNdlldUle IOT pdylnB
a part of the salary, Bay county will
be without an agricultural agent this
year. The federal appropriation which
was only good for the period of the
war is now withdrawn and because
of report sent to Lansing that l.. d.
Harrison had resigned, the Michigan
Agricultural college cut Bay off the
list.
Detroit-Detroit probably will be on
the main line of the Boston-C Chicago
aerial mail route some time in 1920.
Where there is an air line mail SER
vice, there must be an aerial terminal
and the present government appropri-
alton is not large enough to provide
equipment for Detroit. Postmaster
William ]. Nagel has obtained from
Otto Praeger, assistant postmaster
general, a promise that Detroit will be