The Yale expositor., 1919-07-31


facially dishgured when the horse he
was riding threw him and stepped on
his face.
Battle Creek-The city's school pop
ulation having outgrown its buildings.
four two-room portable buildings have
been purchased.
Reginald Page, 1S years
old, was instantly killed when re.
volved with which he and an older
brother were playing was discharged.
Marshall-Two months after his
death, ID. w. Knickerbocker, member
of the Calhoun County Draft Board,
has been discharged from the board by
the Government.
Holly-Mrs. Harry Jacobs, Chicago,
while bathing at Green Lake near here
went beyond her depth and sank. Her
husband who went to her rescue was
also pulled down. Both drowned.
Port Huron-Contracts for APP
proximately 100 miles of new roads in
st. Clair County are to be awarded
soon, according to an announcement
made by members of the commission.
Ann Arbor-To furnish the city with
more homes, a construction company
has been organized to be incorporated
at 500, 900. 1t is estimated the city
needs 400 houses.
Monroe-State troopers in charge of
Lieutenant Wakeman stationed at
Dundee for several months have been
removed elsewhere. Scarcity of state
dry law violators Is assigned as the
cause.
Kalamazoo-Fire set by berry pick
ers destroyed thousands OF dollars
worth of huckleberries on a tract of
land known as the government marsh,
south of this city, and on private
marshes adjoining.
Au Sable-After squabbling for
weeks over engaging teachers, the
men who composed the Au Sable city
board of education all resigned. A
special election resulted In election OF
a board composed entirely of women.
st. Clair-Some wag changed the
speed limit sign here from Is miles an
hour to rs miles an hour and sew
eral auto drivers have taken the sign
seriously. Accidents have been mar
rowly averted on the south road into
ST. Clair.
Detroit-Encounterin two men
leaving his house by the rear door
with a quantity of stolen property,
A. E. Gates, overpowered one Of
the pair after a five-minute struggle
and held him until patrolmen from
the Highland Park station arrived and
placed him under arrest.
Ann Arbor-Cultivatio of plants
that will yield drugs with medicinal
values is being attempted in the botan-
ical gardens OF the University of Mich
igan. Particular attention Is being
paid to the chelodinum which yields
a drug having the narcotic qualities
OF opium without its disadvantages.
Sandusky-Thinking he was merely
joking, the companions of George
Hunter, 16 years old. ignored his calls
for help, while he was bathing with
party of friends at stone quarry
near here. He went down and did not
come to the surface. The body was
recovered after a search Of two hours.
Bay City-While Chris Jensen, Sagi-
nav. was at the Wenona Beach bath
house, a stranger purporting to be an
attendant, urged him to turn over his
valuables for safe keeping before go
ing into the water. Jensen gave the
man s92 In cash, two checks amount
ing to $50 and gold watch valued
at $40.
Cheboygan-Bucket brigades com
posed Of women supplemented the one
line of hose available in fighting the
blaze which wiped out the heart Of
the business district of the little Gil
lage of. Wolverine, with loss esti-
mated at 100000. The heroic women
saved the town from destruction, 1t
is claimed, for 1t was four hours be-
fore help could be obtained from Van
derbilt, the nearest town.
Decentralization of the famous
Thirty-second division are TO be pre-
served In the Tenth infantry, to be
recruited entirely from officers and
ment who served with the Red Arrow
and residents of Michigan and Wis
consin. This is the first regular army
unit to be locally organized. The regi-
ment is now stationed at Camp Custer.
II is commanded by Colonel c. Lang
don. who led the 127th Infantry in
the great war.
Flint-Seeking to relieve the situa-
ton caused by lack of hotel and room
ing house accommodations, the Board
of Commerce has had investigators
make a house-to-house canvass listing
available rooms for rent They have
found more than 500. Another can
vass is to be made to determine how
many people can provide extra meals.
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