The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-01-16
Seen and Heard
in Michigan

verse City in an effort to check in
fluepza.
Muskegon-Word of the death in
action of Sergeant William Linige-,
former Muskegon boy, has been re-
ceived by his friends here.
Bay City-The council has revoked
the skip stop order, issued to the
street railway company several
months ago, and cars will now stop
at every corner.
Marshall-The public schools will
abandon their spring vacation and ex-
tend the term one week in the sum-
mer TO make up Is days lost during
the influenza closing.
Traverse City-The Napoleon Mo-
tors company, of Traverse City, an
nounces arrangements for shipping
quantity of trucks to Norway. This
is its first export shipment.
Saginaw-John Baird, state game
and fish warden, has been elected
chairman Of the Saginaw county road
commission. The other members are
Charles w. Light and Alpheus Green.
Harbor Springs-Stanley Mcbride,
Harbor Springs boy who was wound
ed in the leg July 10 in France, has
had his leg amputated just below the
knee and is now in a hospital in
France.
Port Huron-Mayor John l.. Black
has named a permanent committee to
make arrangements for a suitable
memorial to Port Huron soldiers and
sailors who made supreme sacrifice
or participated in the world war.
Menominee-The Menominee city
council has begun proceedings against
the Marinette & Menominee Paper
Mill Co., dating to food of 1916. The
company paid the city only 500 for
work done in saving the mill at that
time.
Grand Rapids-Harold Inker, home
on furlough from the navy, was ar
rested here charged with the attempt
ed burglary Of drug store. He waiv-
ed examination and was held to sup
erior court A policeman shot at him
four times.
Grand Rapids-Orin Hudson and
Isaac Hudson hunted with a ferret
while Deputy State Game Warden
Jack Johnson watched them with
binoculars, and then made the arrest.
They each paid S14 fine and their guns
and ferret were confiscated.
Pontiac-Barney Childers, formerly
of Birmingham, is being brought back
from Savannah, Ca, by Under Sheriff
Mack Hunt and Assistant Prosecutor
George Dondero, on charge of en-
bezzlement from the Mellen- Wright
Lumber company of Royal Oak. Chill
ders has been sought for over a year.
KalamaZoo-Maurice Vaudeville,
aged II, is being held on charge of
shooting Gerald Demink, a boy COM
panion. with a rifle stolen from a
sporting goods shop. Vaudeville has
confessed stealing the gun. Demink
was struck in the left hand by a bull
let after it had passed through a barn
and garage.
Manistee-Private Alex Hornkopl,
Jr, Manistee county's youngest war
veteran, is home from active service
overseas, being the first wounded man
to return here. He was blown through
the wall of dugout into another by
a high explosive shell. He will recov.
er the full use of his injured leg, how
ever. He is wearing a French cross.
Flint-Anthrax, believed to have
been contracted from new shaving
brush may cause the death of Normal
Collins, Al, who is reported in critical
condition in a local isolation hospital
The disease is common to cattle and
persons working in hides or furs are
often affected. The health depart
ment has issued a warning recon-
mending that new brushes be ster-
ilized in boiling water
Flint-Two new United States bat
tleships will bear the names of Flint
and Detroit, the Genesee county war
board was notified. The honor is be-
slowed in recognition of the showing
made by the two Michigan cities in
oversubscriptions to their quotas in
the fourth Liberty loan. Flints sur
plus subscription was fraction over
70. per cent, while Detroit's is given
at SO per cent. The local quota was
$4,2OO,OOO, while pledges totaled more
than $5,500,00O.
Battle Creek-The largest Inherit
ance tax ever paid in Michigan, was
settled here when heirs OF the late
Charles w. Post paid $4,000 to the
state. thereby completing tax pay
ment of $4,000 The payment re.
presented settlement in the case of
the state of Michigan VS.. the Post
estate. Attorney-General Grosbeck
and Attorney Ira A. Beck, of Battle
Creek. represented Michigan, oppos-
ing Judge J. Murphin, Detroit, and
Attorney Joseph l.. Hooper, Battle
Creek, for the estate.