The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-09-25
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Happenings

the wound he received when a rife in
the hands of a friend was accidently
discharged.
Coldwater-Mrs A. ]. Jones paid
the county $356.70 in delinquent taxes
on the farm OF her father, willed her
after his death. He had refused TO
pay the taxes since 1914.
Reed City-B r. Jones, of Lansing,
and A. d. Jones. cousins OF this place,
met for the first time In 80 years. The
latter recognized the former by pic
ture that had been sent him.
Petoskey - Emmett Cheboygan,
Charlevoix and Antrim counties are
suffering a severe shortage OF teach
ers. Efforts are being made TO hold
special teachers examinations.
Manorlona-A southbound c. r. and
l passenger train was held up several
load of lumber at Leetsville. The fire
caused the main tracks to spread.
Hillsdale-James Mutton, 70, who
has been blind for seven years, fell
from an upstairs window at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Kelley,
in Litchfeld, and died soon after
wards.
Coldwater-Wages for 20 years, at
SC a week, totaling $9,264, are asked
by Mrs. Ida Midgley from the estate
of her mother, Mrs. Jane Crawbager,
whose will gives Mrs. Midgley only
life interest.
Coldwater-High school seniors
have been put on a college basis, re-
porting Mt school only for classes and
general assembly exercises, as the
high school is SO large there is no
room for them.
Carleton-Thos. Clancy, owner OF
repair shop, was lured from his home
to repair q tire. When in a lonely
place the guide was joined by five 9TH
err men, who robbed Clancy of S25 and
emptied a pail of paint on his head.
Bay City-The sugar beet crop in
Bay County is reaching maturity much
earlier than usual and sugar factories
are making preparations 70 begin their
campaigns earlier than in the last few
years. The crop is said to be good.
Coldwater-A million-dallar loss
faces American beekeepers, B. W.
Klndig, state bee inspector, told the
Branch County Bee Association here.
Countless bees will starve to death
this winter because Of the sugar short
age, he says.
Lansing-Lee II. Pryor, assistant
Encouragement in charge OF liquor
prosecutions for the state food and
drug department, is dead here after
lengthy illness. He was Al years
old, q resident Of Hastings and for
mer prosecuting attorney of Barry
county.
Saginaw-Peter Griner, 68 years
years old, one OF the best known rail-
road men in Michigan, died from in
juries received when his engine went
through a burned trestle near here.
killing two others. Mr.. Griner begun
his railroad career 4S years ago, on the
old Flint and Holly road.
Hillsdale-Arlo Clement, a farmer,
IL years old, residing between Hudson
and Pittsford, Hillsdale county, was
found dead In a field on his farm when
his wife went In search Of him. A bull
which had been showing signs OF
temper had evidently attacked him.
His body was badly mutilated.
Three Rivers-The savings Of life
time were lost when fire destroyed the
home of John Cunkle. The family had
only recently paid the last installment
on the house. George Jackson, fire
chief, has filed complaint with the
city commission, charging the tele-
phone company with failure to notify
the department promptly.
Detroit--Detroit packers, who have
been the principal witnesses at Justice
William M. Heston's grand jury In
Quiry into food prices several days,
have testified in substance, accord
ing to Assistant Prosecutor Allan p.
Cox, that IL cents to II cents pound
is the price being paid for beef gen.
orally by Detroit market men.
KalamaEoo-"By scaling down the
property investment account OF the
railroads from 20 billions Of dollars to
10 or IL billions, the Plumb plan for
the naturalization Of lines would ef-
feet q saving to the people Of approx
imately $500 900 900 a year." according
to it's author, Glenn e. Plumb, who ad-
dressed a mass meeting at the state
armory here.
Detroit-The Plumb plan for rail-
road ownership and operation was
characterized as the entering wedge
of well developed plan for the ma
tionalization OF commerce and indus
try In the United States-"practically
a repetition of the soviet government
In Russia" said l.. G. Boyle, of Wash
ington, d. c., general counsel for the
National Retail Lumber Dealers asso-
citation, in an address here.
Caro-Governor Sleeper, Banking
Conauniaaioner Merrick VIM ID Wal