The Yale expositor., 1919-04-24
Grand Rapids-John oostdyke. who
was burned when pall OF naptha ex.
ploded, Is dead at BIodget hospital.


Alblon--Lieut Lynford Lane, with
the third army OF occupation In Ger.
many, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Lane
of Albion, has been advanced to the
rank of captain.
Big Rapids-When George Smith,
living south of town, unceremonious-
ly entered the home of Claude Hardy
he was caught and held until the
sheriff arrived and took him to pail.
Mt. Clemens-Oficial figures in Ma
comb county on the constitutional
amendments are as follows. Good
roads, yes 1902. No 1858; salaries.
yes, 1915, no, 6.11s; beer and wine'
yes, 4.S77 no. $3.50.
Ludington-Wallace Foster, 3, son
of Frank Foster, we'll known insurance
man. died ut Pauline Stearns hospital
after being run down by an auto driv-
en- by Judge Clark Jaeger. The &C.
cident was said 10 have been unaVoid-
able.
| Eyart - Although parties have
searched this vicinity for a week In an
effort to locate Mrs. Adam Brown, bS.
a widow who disappeared. no trace OF
her has been found. She. was TO oe
operated on and twice before had post
poned the operation.
Greeville-After advancing last
week to $1,85 per cwt., the highest
price paid farmers in more than a
wear. potatoes had dropped back to
.5501.6O. the decline having been
distributed over the last four days fol-
lowing the flooding OF the market.
Saginaw-The Federal Sand &c
Gravel company, capitalized at $780,
O0n of which C. w. Luce, OF East
Tswas. is president, and John S. Por'
ter. nj Saginaw, vice-president AMI
general manager. has been organized
here replacing the Huron Shore, Mar
oueste and other such companies.
Kslkaska-Bondsmen for Chas. Ma
han. wnu absconded with $4,000 or
comfy funds three years ago while
treasurer. will have to pay his short
age. Judge Fred Lamb has ruled.
These affected are VIM. ii. Bockcs,
M M. Lehr and Sol Loffer. Mrs.
Fora Cole, who was one of the original
bondsmen. already has paid her $1,000.
Romeo-A team of horses owned by
the w. Rumsey company ran away
In its flight down East st. Clair street
the runaway team collided with
team attached to a wagon loaded with
hogs. The impact drove one of the
horses against tree, killing it. The
hogs were thrown about the street and
four of the nine had to be killed. Inc
runaway team was uninjured.
Portland-Charles Mansil, a promi'
nent farmer, has been missing from
his home for over a week. Search
ing parties have dragged Grand river
and looked in every possible place
since then but with no avail. Close
friends and relatives believe he Went
temporarily insane and wandered
away and will eventually come back.
Mansil has a wife and daughter.
Muskegon - Ordering Louis p.
Haight. Muskegons sand land farm
err" to pay judgment of s4,270, with
interest, to Peter Harnau who he ran
down with an automobile several
years ago. within twenty days Judge
f. S. Lamb, of Cadillac, sitting in the
local circuit ruled that a receiver
would otherwise be appointed to
handle the bushes sof the MuskegCn
Knitting mills. Haight's private ven
ture. until such judgment was paid.
Adrian-Recomme for the
improvement Of Adrian's fire protec-
ton, which, If adopted. will place the
city in the three and half" classic
cation on insurance rates, were sub
mitted to members of the new city
commission by engineers OF the Michi-
gan Inspection bureau. Adrian now has
fourth rate classification and the re-
personalities of the fire prevention
bureau said that the decreased
rate will be an average saving OF
about 6 per cent on all insurance pro-
miums.
Ludington-A bolt of lightning en-
tered the home of Matthew Stargaard,
Amber township farmer, during n
storm Monday. On cot by the win
dow lay a two.month-old baby. The
mother sat at the foot Of the cot; the
father stood beside IL. Lightning slit
the mattress its full length as though
with knife. Stargaard was knocked
unconscious. His wife escaped in
jury. The baby kicked its heels under
the covers and cried, but was unhurt.
The father revived.
Bay City-Grand and traverse jurors
were drawn for the May term of the
United States district court which Will
convene here May 6. There will be
no prosecutions under the espionage