The Yale expositor., 1919-05-22

was struck by lightning ana burned
to the ground.
Grand Rapids-This city h>s de-
cided upon public building as its
memorial to the soldier lead.
Cadillac-W Wexford County has pur-
chased five tons of poison in anticipa-
ton of a visit from seyen-year locusts.
Bay City-A trunk containing Is
quarts of whisky, checked through
from Toledo, is awaiting a claimant
here.
Battle Creek-Battle Greek is to
have mounted police force in order
to cope with reckless automobile
drivers.
Battle Creek-Mrs Laura Kelley has
been named a new policewoman for
Battle Creek, succeeding Miss Mary
Henry.
Croswell-Hundreds of sugar beet
workers are being brought to this
place to make ready for work in sugar
beet fields.
Reed City-Three men found dead in
their homes within three months in
a town OF 300 population is the record
of Hersey, Mich.
Grand Rapids-This city will be
headquarters for a company of Michi-
gan State Troops, to aid in enforcing
the Prohibition Law.
KaIap,a,oo Tbo annual convention
of the Michigan Association of Sher-
ifs, Police Chiefs and Prosecuting
Attorneys will be held at Muskegon
July 8, and 10.
Pontiac-A Negro crap shooter
made his escape from officers by div
ing through 4 second-story window
and rolling down a roof when they
raided a rooming house.
Grand Rapids-While employees
were engaged in their tasks, thieves
entered the local Y. NJ. G. a. and
opened the safe in thu secretary's CT I,
fee, escaping with $3.50. .
Bessemer-George Roe, the driver,
was instantly killed and three compan-'
ions were seriously hurt when an
auto capsized on a county road at
Ironwood, going at so miles an hour.
Manistee-Developm of cutover
land in this county is arousing con-
siderable interest. r. NJ. Hoffman and
w. p. Martin are at the head OF a
movement to stimulate stock raising
here.
st. Joseph-Four prisoners escaped
from the county Jail by saving
through six bolts and two steel plates.
Turnkey Burnett, in making his
rounds, prevented an exodus of all re-
naming prisoners.
Traverse City-Housing arrange
ments are being made for 1000 dele
gates expected to attend the annual
encampment OF the G. A. r. and Uni
ted Spanish War Veterans. tc be held
here June Is, 10 and 20.
Detroit-George Pomeroy Goodaie,
for nearly "a years dramatic editor of
dean of the fraternity in
this country, died at his summer
home, Windy Vale-o, just north of
Royal Oak.
Corunna-The marriage in Detroit
of Miss Doris Eveleth, of Corunna, and
Irwin Luke, of Detroit, eliminated a
romance which began when Miss
Eveleth, nurse at Harper hospital,
Detroit, nursed him back TO health
last winter.
Monroe-Twelve men taken from a
Michigan Central freight train,
charged with stealing rides, were SEN
fenced to so days in the county jail.
They will be used in road work. All
denied ownership of 1000 quarts OF
whisky found on the train.
Port Huron-W. r. Shadwick, depu.
ty collector of customs, has received
orders from the Canadian commission
er of customs to bar all publications
from the mails for entry into Canada
which are printed in German, Bulgar-
ian, Hungarian or Turkish languages.
Flint-Oscar Howe, 2S-year-old Flint
worker, and Max Macarthur, 3-year-old
son of Sidney Macarthur, Columbiaville,
at whose home Howe and his mother
were visiting, were killed when Mich
igan Central passenger train struck
Howes automobile north of Columbia.
vile.
Ludington-Falling backward into
boiler Of scalding water Agnes Weken.
ham, 5year-old daughter of Mrs. ROB
ert Fons, met tragic death. Although
mother answered her daughters
screams, the flesh on the child's trunk
was cooked when she reached its side.
The father Of the little one was killed
when his back was broken as he was
loading logs, FIVE years ago.
Saginaw-The Saginaw County farm
bureau has been recognized with
Fred Crosair, of Chesaning, as presi-
dent. The bureau has been making a
campaign throughout the county, or