The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-01-30
State
Happenings

Kalamazoo-Harry Freeman, city
manager will be editor-in.chief of the
municipal newspaper TO be published
here.
Grand Rapids--A per cent divi-
dend was declared at the annual meet
Ing of stockholders of the Pantlind
Hotel.
Bay City-In the last test given
children of the public schools, seven
pupils made a perfect showing on all
subjects.
Iron Mountain-Anges Mcneil, 10
years old, just discharged from the
Army, fell from pier and was drown
cd in the Menominee River.
Petoskey-Ray Rice, II years old,
who escaped from the jail at Flint
while serving sentence for robbery,
was arrested at his home here.
Bay City-Timbers from the old
Zirwes House, which is being razed'
were found to be as sound as when
put in the dwelling. 60 years ago.
Mt. Pleasant-Daniel Holland, rs
years old, was burned to death In the
Frank Moning House, near Shepherd,
while trying to save his belongings.
Traverse y-Discontinuation of
service on the Traverse City, Leela-
nau & Manistique road has aroused a
storm of protest throughout the coun-
ty.
Kalamazoo-Leo Mcnamara, who
was declared by the police to have
persisted in the Witwer Hotel fire,
appeared at the corners office to deny
the report.
East Observation-Disclosures or acid
phosphate fertilizers have been pay
ing more for the lower grades than
for the higher grades, according to
M. A. C. experts.
Adrian-George Molobralvichi, De.
troit, the first man to demand jury
trial in Lenawee County court on
charge of violating the Prohibition
Law, was found guilty.
Saginaw-John letters was re-elect-
ed president of the Bancroft Hotel
company, with j. A. Cimmerer vice.
president. f. G. Forrest, secretary,
and H. A. Oppenheimer, treasurer.
Manistee-An industrial committee
has been formed to provide work for
returned soldiers. Tom Jones, who
headed the federal labor committee
here during the war, is chairman.
Hillsdale-Compensat for drain
commissioners will be discussed at a
meeting of the Michigan Association
of County Drain Commissioners to be
held in Lansing, Feb. 4, 5, 6 and z.
Gov. Sleeper will speak.
Lansing-Gov. Sleeper has designat
ed the week beginning January 20 as
enrolment week of the United States
Boys Working Reserve, in a procla-
nation urging boys to work on Michi-
gan farms and in orchards.
Flint-Thieves broke open contribu-
ton boxes in st. Matthews church, 70
steal the contents. One box was
placed to received donations for poor,
other was unbolted from base of
statue OF Virgin Mary, part Of which
they dismantled to reach box.
Manistee-Edward Papenguth, faith
er OF Gus Papenguth, county clerk, is
dead at his home here as the result of
being hit by huge icicle, the icicle
dropped breaking his arm. The
fractured bone severed the artery that
carried blood into his hand. AS a
result of the lack of blood, gangrene
attacked two of his fingers. The fin.
gers had to be amputated. The OPP
GRAFTON proved fatal.
Marshall-The Lincoln Republican
clubs of Branch, Calhoun, Jackson and
Kalamazoo counties have combined
and engaged speakers for their annual
banquets in Jackson, February 10;
Battle Creek, Feb. IL; Kalamazoo,
Feb. IL and Coldwater, Feb. Is. They
will be James r. Garfield, of Wash.
ington, d. c., national fuel administra.
tor: United States Senator-elect Tru-
man II. Newberry and Paul II. King,
Detroit.
Pontiac-Mayor L. A. Cambrey and
City Engineer Barnett have returned
from a tour of eastern cities, making
inspections OF sewage disposal sys.
TENS similar to that planned for Pom.
tisc under orders Of the circuit court
Mayor Cambrey announced that the
system proposed works satisfactorily
and that steps will be taken at once
to prepare a bond issue to finance fits
installation. A popular vote on about
s225,O00 In bonds will be cast.
Muskegon-"France is all right. but
home looks like Paradise to u.s." says
Corporal J. A. Oman and Private Fred
Rugs, who are back in this city. Cor.
poral Oman was wounded by shrapnel
and gassed and saw considerable of
fighting with Company L, One Hun.
dred and Twenty-second infantry, at
Chateau Thierry. Scissors, verdun
and at the Argonne Forest. Private