The Yale expositor., 1919-02-13
Seen and Heard
in Michigan


residence was badly damaged.
Grand Rapids-This city had 161
fires during the month of January. OF
this number los were started by dirty
chimneys.
Kaleva-It is reported that the Con-
sumers' Power Co. will build new
dam on the Manistee River near here
this spring.
st. Joseph-Business women of st.
Joseph have formed an auxiliary to
the Chamber of Commerce with a
view of protecting interests OF women
in industry.
Charlotte-Miss Martha Curtiss has
been awarded the state championship
by the M. A. c. for her work in can
ming fruits and vegetables by the
cold pack method.
Rockford--A new community hall
may be erected here in the near fu-
ture. Steps toward bonding the city
for the sum OF money needed have
already been taken.
Grand Rapids-More than 500 min
listers from Western Michigan are ex-
pected to attend a meeting of the lay
men missionary movement to be held
here March 81 to April q
Lansing Statistics show that the
total number of illiterates in the state
of 10 years old and over is 74.S00.
Males of voting age said to be litter
ate reach otal OF 3S,70S.
Mattawan-Mrs. Terry Yeider was
saved from death after she accidently
tipped kerosene lamp off the table.
Her husband threw an overcoat about
her and smothered the flames.
Lapeer-Ward o. Rood, SO years old.
well known Lapeer man, was struck
and instantly killed by a Grand
Trunk work train while walking along
the railroad track to his farm home.
Muskegon-Working forces OF the
Continental Motor Corporation have
been laid off for 10 days during in
ventory. The large new addition just
completed will be ready for operation
at the end of this time.
Grayling-Chief Forester Marcus
Schaal, of the Higgins Lake preserve,
has opened headquarters here to di.
rect the staff of seven men employed
| to safeguard state-owned young for
ests near here aggregating $4,000
acres.
Kalamazoo - Lieutenant George
Clark. son of Mrs. o. n. Clark former
president of the Michigan State Equal
Suffrage association, has been award
ed the distinguished service cross Tor
gallantry in an air battle over Chateau
Thierry last July.
Lansing-By unanimous vote the
House approved the bill OF Rep. An.
drew b. Toepel, of Detroit, designating
November IL, the date of signing OF
the armistice, as Liberty Day." a
legal holiday in Michigan. The bill
now goes to the Senate, where no op
position is expected.
Gladwin-Gladwin country women
composed jury, in probate court re-
turned a verdict of no cause for &C.
ton in the case of Mrs. Burley Muma
charged with neglecting her children
One of the jurors offered to aid the
woman, who is in impoverished cir
cumstances, to make clothes for the
little ones.
Saginaw hundred residence OF
Thtabawassee township, invaded Jus
tice Seigists court in Milwaukee to at
tend the examination OF Edward
Stephan, arrested charged with q
serious crime against a Freeland
school teacher, whom he left uncon
scious on the railroad tracks. 1t Is
said violence was threatened
Menominee-Thomas II. Ross, CHIEF
immigration inspector at the 500. pre-
diets an unprecedented rush of immi
grants to Europe as soon as tbs
stringent laws governing the depart
ure of civilians from the country il
repealed. There will be as many as
5000 foreigners leave the upper PENN
sula for foreign ports within the mex
year or 80, Mr.. Ross believes.
Lansing Michigan state banks ant
trust companies to the number Of 20.
had affiliated with the Federal Re
serve system up to the end of 1918
IL is announced, these being locates
in 81 cities, 2SS banks with the Sew
enth or Chicago Federal Reserve dis
trict and the others with the Mime
apolis or Ninth district. Resources
Of the banks affiliating with thu
Seventh district at 81 1886, 062,231.
Bay City-Acting upon instruction.
written some time ago by George A
OFT, who was mysteriously shot an,
killed, Mrs. Bertha Ellis. OF Reading
Pa, a niece: local attorney and DR.
M. c. Bristol, tore up the floor of tn
apartments of the dead man ant
found will and other documents con
cealed in a roll of music such as uset
for player pianos. Fourteen relatives
, were named in the will, the estate be