The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-07-10

In india.
Battle Creek-Sixty thousand dol
lars left over from Battle Creeks war
budget will be used to erect a mem
orial to soldiers.
Saginaw-All Sunday selling will be
prohibited in Saginaw If the council
adopts the Blue law Sunday closing
ordinance ii instructed the city attor-
ney to draft.
Bessemer-The city council, after
much argument, has submitted to the
voters the bonding of the city for i'm
provements on water works and trees
in the sum Of $275,000.
Olivet-A military academy will &C.
cupy the building of Olivet college
next year, according to announcement
made by George r. Wilson, secretary
of the board of trustees.
Bay City-William A. Schmitzer,
laborer, Of Flint, has filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy here, sched-
uling his liabilities at S1.115 and his
assets at 5000 which he claims is ex-
empt.
Grand Rapids-Mrs. Albert Hender-
son, wife of a garage man, caught
thief in her home. He was rifiing
a cash drawer. She knocked the man
down and then sat on him until the
officers came.
Lansing-Lansing's housing prob
lem is to be solved through the organ
ization of a 100000 building cor
poration to meet present acute de-
mands made by the rapid industrial
expansion and growth Of Lansing.
st. Helen-Charles Goss, young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Goss, OF De-
troit, was accidentally shot in the
groin at Higgins Lake. The accident
occurred 20 minutes after the boy ar
rived at the lake for the summer.
Albion-The presence of mind OF
men near the Michigan Central tracks
saved DR.. A. B. Grant when his car
stalled in front OF an approaching
train. Six Of them pushed 1t from
the tracks just as the train rush
ed by.
Lyons-Because of a break in
millrace wall this village has been
without electric lights and fire pro-
lection. Thousands of clans upon the
bottom of the race began to decom-
pose and it is feared will impair wa
ter purity.
Marshall-Will Scott, Olivet, drove
into Marshall with a stream of fire
behind his automobile when a gasoline
pipe broke. Sheriff Lucas and Deputy
Sheriff Scott rushed from the county
Jail with fire extinguisher and saved
the machine.
Marshall-Frank Abo, of Chicago,
speeded past a harmless looking div-
yer near Marshall, on his way TO De-
troit Sheriff Lucas, who was In the
little car, ordered Abo to halt. took
him into justice court where he was
fined $40 and costs.
Lansing-The Michigan soldiers
and sailors bureau of relief in New
York city, which has been maintained
by the Michigan War Preparedness
board for the benefit of returning
Michigan men from overseas for the
past nine months, was permanently
closed July 1.
Grand Rapids-H. S. Mankin, of
this city, known in vaudeville as "the
human fly" has left on an extended
tour Of the world. He Is accompanied
by his mother. The present trip will
take them to Buenos Aires, Argentina
and other South American places and
thence to the Orient.
Port Austin-To appropriately hon
or Corporal Vern Rice, Huron coun-
TVS hero, who left one leg in France,
and received a medal Of honor for
bravery, Elkton made July /, the date
of the first game of the Huron county
baseball league there-the greatest
gala day in her history.
Alma-Another chapter was written to
the Epler murder case for which AL
bert Eichorn, of Ithaca, and Inez
Johnson, of this city, are serving life
sentences, when the board of super
visors voted the $4,000 reward offered.
II is shared by David Beaudrey, James
K. Kress, Mrs. Baker and Charles
Powers.
Charlotte-Justice G. d. Blaiser has
awarded the Eaton county war board
a judgment against H. Ellis Page for
the full amount OF his War Chest
pledge, with interest from last Octo-
Der, when the last installment was
payable. Several other cases hinged
on the outcome of the Page case, aud
now the board will start suit against
all delinquents, representing $4,000.
Royal Oak-Six men entered the
soft drink emporium of Fred Hout
here at o'clock in the morning, and
while he was getting ready to serve
them, two of the men covered him
with revolvers, while a third bound
him hand and foot, tying a pillow