The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-07-17
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Happenings

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suburbs, according to the school cen
sus.
| Kalamazoo-Barney Smink, weeks
old, choked to death when the child's
mother offered 1t a drink of water
from q cup.
Pontiac-Joseph Newhouse OF Wall.
ed Lake. who took a large dose OF
turpentine in mistake for medicine.
died at the jail here.
Saginaw-Double platoon system
has become effective in the Saginaw
fire department with half the depart
ment working alternate twenty-four
shifts.
Petoskey-Paris green mixed with
salt and scattered in pastures has
caused the death of eight head Of
cattle and two horses on farms in the
Joy settlement
Albion-Frank c. Hall, Detroit, was
overcome by the heat while working
in the hay field at the farm of c. A.
Rogers, east of Albion, where he was
visiting, and died in few minutes.
Caro-The Warner Cheese Factory
at Gagetown was destroyed by fire Of
unknown origin. II was property Of
former Governor Fred NJ Warner, but
had not been in operation for year.
Lansing-The new budget and uni
form accounting systems created by
the present legislature at its regular
session for the conduct of the states
business is now in effect
Pontiac-The Oakland County Saw
iRgs bank has adopted a proft-sharing
plan for employees. A six per cent
dividend is to be paid annually based
on each employees salary.
Iron Mountain-While attempting to
make coupling on a freight train
here, Donald Mcdonald slipped and
fell under a car and had one OF his
legs cut off. He died from loss of
blood
ST. Johns-While officers were wait
ing to take Edward r. Lester. former
superintendent Of the Clinton County
Infirmary to the Traverse City Insane
Asylum, Mr.. Lester took poison and
died shortly afterward.
Big Rapids-G. D. Langworthy, of
Grant Township has the corn knee
high for the Fourth" legend beaten,
by the samples he brought to this city.
He has stalks Of field corn, tasselled.
five and six feet high, and taller corn
yet at home-three acres OF it.
Muskegon-Camp Roosevelt, Michi-
gan's second training cantonment for
reserve officer candidates, was formal
ly opened here when 1900 youths,
most of them Chicago high school
students, reached here and were mi
tiated into the routine of camp life.
South Haven-Mildred Lawson, aged
six, is dead as the result of burns re-
ceived when her clothing caught FIR
from an exploding fire cracker. Neigh
bors, attracted by the child's screams,
rushed in and extinguished the flames
The little girl died in South Haven
hospital half an hour later.
Grand Rapids-Failing to see an
approaching train while crossing the
G. r. & l. tracks near here, William
Byleveld and his wife were instantly
killed, and his three-year-old son ia
tally injured, when the automobile
which Mr. Byleveld was driving was
struck by the engine which carried
the victims half a mile before coming
to a stop.
Portland-Leon e. Hixon, aged 80,
local jeweler, died from lockjaw,
caused by stepping Son a rusty nail a
couple of weeks ago. He had appar-
emily recovered from the wound. but
was forced to return to his bed few
days later and suffered greatly until
death came. A specialist summoned
from Grand Rapids used serum to
counteract the disease, but II was OF
no avail.
Muskegon-David Fider, and Bert
Weitzman, both Chicago youths. we're
drowned at Mona Lake. Fider fell
overheard from canoe, and Weitz-
man. who tried to save him, was also
drowned. Three companions, Bernard
Goldstone, Charles jacobson and
Charles Bernard, all OF Chicago. we're
nearby. but did not realize the boys
had drowned until the canoe came
drifting into shore. Hundreds saw
the boys in the water. but believed
they were swimming about the canoe.
Detroit-Dr. Charles Z. Chadsey,
former superintendent OF Detroit
schools has accepted a position as
dean of the college Of education Of the
university OF Illinois, at $4,000 year.
DIR. Chadsey resigned his position here
which paid him salary of $4,000 a
year to accept the superintendency Of
the Chicago schools at $4,000. A con-
troversy arose there between Mayor
Thompson and the board OF education
over DIR. Chadsey's appointment and a
new board was appointed and DIR.
Chadsey ousted.