The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-05-01
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Grand Haven-Ernest Vandenbosch,
son of City Clerk X. T. Vandenbosch,
has returned home minus his right leg.
He was injured at Chateau-Thie.ry.
Monroe-Sheriff Barley has four
new. overcoats abandoned on a street
car when deputies made their appear
ance. Each contained six quarts of
whiskey.
Ludington-George Reed and George
Schrink barely escaped death when
the gasoline tank Of their automobile
exploded. Reed received burns. The
automobile was destroyed.
Hillsdale-Rev. C. A. Whaley has
resigned the pastorate OF the Jones'
vile and Moscow Methodist churches
because of i'll health. He will go 20
st. Johns to take up other work.
Dexter-Rt Rev. Monsignor w. De-
Bever, of Dexter, one of the oldest
and best known priests in this do
cese, died at his home here. Mon
signor DeBever was SO years old.
Saginaw-C. p. Wickham and N. W.
Wickham have commenced suit FOR
$4,000 damages against the Michigan
Railway. company for damages alleged
when their auto was struck by a street
car.
Port Huron-Port Hurons bonded
Indebtedness is given as $1,060,967
and will be increased to $1,430,967 by
bond issues authorized within two
weeks. The limit of bonded indebted
ness is $1,937.236.
Ludington-A F. Vorce, Grand
Haven, has been voted $4,000 by the
city, to establish an industry here en-
ploying 80 hands. The Chamber of
Commerce has a fund of $4,000 avail
able to promote industrial enterprises.
Detroit-An electrically lighted
cross, a onument to Elvis A. Bell,
who lost his life while serving with
the Canadian air forces in France, has
been erected on the steeple of Wesley
NJ. z. church. Bell formerly lived in
the young mems dormitory of the
church.
Monroe-The damage case of Mar
garet Greening, years old, against
the city of Monroe has been settled
out of court for $4,000. Miss Green
ing came in contact with live munich
pal electric wire five years ago and as
result received injuries to her left
hand and face. She now lives in New
York city.
Pontiac-Daisy Hogan. years old,
was struck by a motor truck while
she was playing beside the road at the
home of her grandparents on Eliza
beth Lake road, and suffered injuries
from which she died III the City hos
pital shortly afterward The truck was
driven by Frank Williamson, 16, son
of farmer.
Muskegon-John Beck, of Grand
Rapids, who purchased the Wyoming
gravel pit from Muskegon county,
which action the supervisors claimed
was illegal, has accepted the super
visors' proposition to refund all money
spent by him on the purchase price,
plus interest and other actual ex-
penses incurred.
Detroit-Gas poisoning, caused by
an unventilated water heater, caused
the death of five persons in one house
hold, wiping out the entire family.
The dead are Mr. and Mrs. James
Deluvio, % and 10 years old, respec-
lively; Deluvio's father, Anthony, 81
years old; his brother, Joseph, 10
years old, and his year-old baby,
Tony.
Kalamazoo-Jammed into his roll
top desk, his head bathed in his own
blood and lying in a pool of it, his
nose buried in handkerchief soaked
in chloroform, Walter w. Madison,
one OF Kalamazoos best known drug
gists. was found dead i'm the Office at
the rear of his store. Robbery appar-
emily was the motive although several
hundred dollars in cash and postage
stamps were untouched.
Detroit With simple ceremonies in
the Liberty forum on Cadillac square
those Detroiters who have been decor
ated for bravery were presented with
service rings denoting the gratitude
of the city for the sacrifice made in
the war. Enough rings for presenta-
ton to all returned Detroit soldiers
have not yet been completed, conse-
quently it was decided to make a spe-
cial occasion in awarding the emblem
to those who signally distinguished
themselves in action.
Saginaw-The Saginaw-Bay City
Railway Co. has filed its answer in
Circuit Court to the plea of the city
for an order compelling operation of
street cars at the five-cent fare rate,
under the terms of the franchise voted
by the people. The company main
tains that the vote was illegal and con-
travened the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, the only legal fare rate ex-
listing being that of six cents, granted
by the city council last July. The five