The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-05-08
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badly burned when he rescued horses
from a burning barn on his farm near
here.
Dowagiac-Mrs. Zerelda Van Curen,
aged go, who held the record for
length of residence in Cass county. Is
dead. She had lived in the county
since birth.
Marlette-Private Jens c. 1aursen,
member of the 339th Infantry in SER
vice in Russia, has been taken pris'
oner by the Red Guard forces, accord
ing to announcement by the war de-
partment.
Grand Rapids-While trying to save
the contents of the home OF Findlay
Goodenough,, with whom he and his
father liver near Mecosta, Floyd Sim
mons, 16 years old, was overcome by
smoke and burned to death.
st. John-William Pearl of this
town has received notice that he has
been awarded the medaille militaire
by the French government for ex-
treme bravery. He has previously
been given the Croix de Guerre.
Cadillac-Felix II. Flynn. county
clerk, has refused to accept the SO
cents fee allowed for recording the dis
charge papers of service men. There
will be 1000 discharged soldiers, sail
ors and Marines in Wexford County.
Algonac-When the ammonia tank
in the Charley Worthy's meat market
refrigerator sprung a leak, Andy
Worthy, just home from overseas SER
vice with the Canadians, donned his
gas mask, located the leak and made
repairs.
Battle Creek-James Mcguire, "a
years old, just discharged from the
army, was drowned at Lake Goguac
when he attempted to stand up in a
canoe. MCGUIRE was accompanied by
local nurse, who was rescued by
fishermen.
Pontiac-Arraigned in justice court
on a charge of being vagrant, Chief
Wacup" OF the Chippewa reservation,
near Bay City, pleaded bah. AS that
was the only answer he would make,
the court sent him to the road labor
camp for 60 days.
Detroit-Acquisition of all the prop
erty bounded by Waterworks Park,
Jefferson avenue, Crosse Pointe and
the river front as a site for the pro-
posed Worlds Industrial Peace Exposi-
ton in 1922 through condemnation
proceedings, is proposed by Mayor
Couzens.
Ann Arbor-Dr. Willy c. r. Voigt.
of blood-poisoning. which was the re-
suit of a prick he received on his
finger while performing an autopsy.
DR.. Voigt was an instructor in expert
mental pathology in the homeopathic
medical school.
Battle Creek-Battle Creeks street
car company is again allowed to re-
turn to six-cent fares, but the company
is required to sell nine tickets for so
cents. There also is a fat fve-cent
fare for workingmen between and 8
o'clock in the morning and and z
o'clock at night.
Lansing-Important legislation af-
fecting industrial and labor conditions
in Michigan was enacted at the legis-
lative session just ended. One Of the
foremost of the advance steps was the
resolution ordering a social and in
dustrial investigation in Michigan with
a report and recommendation to the
next legislative session.
Detroit-Domenico Grillo, grand
father of Antonio De Luvio, 10-months-
old infant axyphisted, with four other
members OF the family, April 10, will
inherit the baby's estate of $4,000.
The law ruled that the vitality of the
infant withstood the gas fumes longer
than the others who were poisoned,
and that the maternal grandfather is
entitled to the estate.
Grand Rapids-Federal Judge c. w.
Sessions has filed in the eastern dis
trict OF Michigan a decision dismiss
ing the action of the Michigan Rail-
way company seeking to absolve il
from the provisions in its charter re-
quiring it to observe the 2-cent far law.
The court holds that the Michigan
Railway never was under federal con-
troll and that it is bound by the pro-
visions of its charter. in which the
2-cent fare law is incorporated.
Ray City-A thrifty salesman escap-
ed In his automobile when the police
attempted to apprehend him here. He
had sold a number Of credulous Bay
Cityans quantities of stuff in quart
bottles labeled "Old Jordan. Bourbon
whisky" bottled In bond. He got So
a quart for II. When purchasers sam
pied the goods they found that they
had purchased sweetened water, col.
ored to the proper hue. Although only
one complained to the police, at least
10 were victimized, as the visitor got
rid OF a whole automobile load before
his trick was discovered.