The Yale expositor., 1919-01-09

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officers.
Menomines--A large track OF land
is being drained and prepared by the
government near Menominee to be
given to soldiers as farms.
Bay City-Health authorities here
claim the influenza situation to be
under control. There are 100 homes
Guaranteed.
Lansing-The state has received q
$4,000 check from Washington to be
used along with state money in fight
ing venereal diseases.
Adrian-Present ward lines will be
disregarded and new precinct boun-
daries will be fixed by the city COM
mission. The voting map of the city
will contain IL precincts.
West Branch-The city council has
closed all public gatherings for the
second time on account OF influenza.
There are % cases in the city and
many in the different townships.
East Lansing-Planting of black
walnut trees throughout the state is
being urged by M. A. c. forestry ex-
perts who point to the serious deple.
tons of this tree by war demands.
Rochester-Mrs. Pauline Brewster,
sc years told, was found dead in her
bathroom. She was a wealthy widow
and leaves two sons, i've sisters and
three brothers.
Petoskey-The Edward Neighburg
eral hundred dollars worth of furs
and 800 in money taken. The burg
lars overlooked large supply OF mink
pelts.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Mich-
igan men who we're wounded In France
and even In Russia are now slipping
quietly into Camp Custer to spend the
period OF their convalescence at the
big base hospital.
Albion-Geo. Bohm, OF this city,
one of the musicians with Sousa's
band, which went to France with
President Wilson, returned on the
dreadnaught Pennsylvania with the
grand feet and spent the holidays
here.
Detroit-Harper base hospital unit.
the second hospital organization to ar
rive in France with the American ex-
peditionary forces, will leave Dion,
France, for the United States January
10. 1t is expected to arrive In New
York city three weeks later.
Standish-After lifting the ban on
public schools and theaters and an
nouncing the opening OF schools Mon
day, health authorities found 16 new
cases OF influenza Monday. Schools
and other public places will not open.
Schools have been closed 10 weeks.
Holland-Word has been received
from Chicago OF the death In that city
of Captain John Stewart, great
lakes mariner. Captain Stewart, who
was nearly 20 years old. retired re-
Gently after about 20 years service
with the Graham & Norton Transpor-
tation company.
Mason-Mrs. Henry Verhelst, of this
city, has heard from her relatives In
Belgium after a silence of about four
years. She had given them all up for
dead The letter contained the news
that one brother had been taken pris-
oner by the Germans and had not
been heard of since.
Royal Oak. NJ. Matheson, 60, Sec
ton hand on the Grand Trunk rood,
was found dead in his shanty. It Is
believed heart trouble was the cause
Of death, he having complained for
several days but refused to procure
medical attention. Justice Rose de.
cided no inquest necessary.
Hastings-The strict quarantine
here is so successful in reducing the
number of influenza cases In Hastings
that the board of health will remove
all bans on public gatherings and
schools at a meeting Tuesday. An
unrelaxing quarantine under observa-
ton Of special police will be main
tanned.
Grand Rapids-The plan of d. G..
Look, OF Lowell, to build memorial
highway across Kent county, with an
arch erected by each township in hon.
or OF the Kent county war heroes may
be urged by the Grand Rapids Asso-
citation Of Commerce. Each township
would inscribe the soldiers names ON
their respective arches.
Grand Rapids-Judge G. w. Sessions
in United States Court here held the
Michigan two-cent-fare law is valid
and denied the petition of the Grand
Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon
Railway to be allowed to raise its pas
senger rate to three cents a mile Ap-
plication for an Injunction to prevent
the state from enforcing the law was
denied.
Lansing-Spanish Influenza caused
458 deaths in Michigan during last
week, according to reports to the
state board of health. In the same
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