The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-08-14
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Happenings


Ravenna have cut their oats while
yet green.
Bay Ctty-Meat production clubs
are being formed here, the Bay City
Poultry Association encouraging the
movement.
White Pigeon-At a special election,
White Pigeon voted by 249 TO AZ TO
bond the village for $4,000 to erect a
modern municipal water works.
Ann Arbor-Mrs. George Allion of
Augusta township shot her husband in
the shoulder with shotgun during a
family quarrel. Injuries are not SER
ious.
Ann Arbor-An organization to aid
the Irish obtain government OF their
own is to be formed in Washtenaw
county as result of a mass meeting at
which Judge P. J. HALEY of Detroit
spoke.
Grand Rapids-Oficials here are
puzzled as a result of the death of
four steers at the Kent County poor
farm. The stomach of one of the ami
mails has been sent to Ann Arbor for
examinations.
Hillsdale-The Hillsdale Canning
Club, the Live Wire Canning Club of
Osseo and the Hillsdale Poultry Club
are getting ready to take part in the
boys and girls club demonstrations
at the state fair.
Battle Creek-Charles Bowman. al
ready blind in one eye, lost the sight
OF the other when the auto in which
he was riding hit street car and he
was thrown through the windshield,
the glass cutting the eyeball.
g-Reimbursement to the ex-
tent Of s29,S56.76 is asked of the Mich
igan War Preparedness board by the
University Of Michigan Union, for
losses attributed to equipping its
building at the school for use of SOL
diers.
Marshall-Deputy Sheriff R. s. Scott
arrested speeding auto full of ILL
nois folk, ordering them to drive to
the jail, while he stood on the running
board. AS he stepped on the ground
on reaching the jail the car shot of
at high speed.
Grand Rapids-Holland consumers
will pay $3.50 gas rate in the future
as result Of the order Of Judge Ses-
sions dissolving a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the Holland Gas Co..
from increasing the gas rate from
$1.25 to $3.50.
Pontiac-Because of the badly de-
composed condition of the body found
in patch Of woods, near the Twelve
mile road in Royal Oak township Sun
day afternoon, Under-sheriff Mack
Hunt ordered it buried Monday. The
body was not identified. The victim
was about 30 years old, and an empty
vial labeled carbolic acid found near
by is believed to indicate suicide.
Bay City-Bay City council Mon
day night declined to recede from its
position in refusing to allow the street
railway company to raise fares to 6
cents, a demand which has caused
the lines to be tied up with a strike
since last Wednesday, Major Z. G..
Beckwith, on behalf of citizens
committee, presented an amendment
to the franchise similar to that grant
ed In Saginaw, but the council ignored
II.
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Kalamazoo's
death mystery, the identity of the
woman in Silks" whose mangled
body was found Saturday morning
along the Michigan Central railway
tracks a mile and half west of the
city and the cause OF her tragic end,
still baffled the police Monday. More
than 200 persons viewed the body
without being able to give the slight
est help to the officers in clearing mp
the case.
Muskegon-Coincide with the
opening of the third training school
period at Camp Roosevelt, on Mona
Lake, near here Monday, came the
announcement from Washington that
Secretary OF War Baker will personal
ly visit and inspect the camp late this
month. The system Of training at
Camp Roosevelt is said to be In line
with Secretary Bakers own ideas. His
decision to visit the camp was
on recommendation Of Major v.
r. Bell, inspector of training
camps.
Detroit--Attired in the full regalia
of. his office, Grand Master George
Harland, of the /. o. o. F., Grand
Lodge. of Michigan, attended the Gen.
tennial outing of the Detroit and Wind
sor lodges OF the order. at Bob-Lo
Wednesday, In a flying boat of the
Universal Aviation company. The
boat was In charge OF Pilot Harold
]. Brown, former ensign in the Ma
val aviation service. Arriving at
Bob-Lo, Mr.. Harland flew over the ex-
cursion boats, and over the island
where the Odd Fellows we're gathered