The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-19

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Kalamazoo-The coming OF many
retired farmers TO this city has helped
make the house shortage more Sc
rious.
Detroit-Double funeral services
were held for Frank ]. VIM, and his
mother. Mrs. Lucy VIM, both died
from influenza.
Grand Rapids-Joseph Bauer, Ga
years old, lifelong resident of Wright
Township, died here of blood poison
ing caused by a burn.
Corunna-nuring the last five
months Shiawassee county has paid
$l,428.50 as bounty for the destruo
ton OF noxious animals.
Standlsh-Ihe .Pinconning river.
south of here, will be cleaned out,
dredged feet deeper at an estimated
expense of more. than $1,500,00O.
Lansing-Eight Detroiters had their
automobile drivers licenses suspend
ed in one day by the state department
for violations of the 1919 operators
law.
Gableville-The illness of this viii
lagos only doctor has led to the clos
ing Of schools. churches and public
halls to prevent the spread of infiu,
enza.
Evart-County Agent Rose has been
instrumental IN organizing a cow
testing club in Osceola county. This
is among the very first in northern
Michigan
Bay City-One hundred and fifty
miners were thrown out of work and
500 tons of coal daily taken off the
local market when fire destroyed two
washhouses at the Black Diamond
mine near this city.
Flint-Formation OF the Michigan
Finance corporation, capitalized at
$5,100,000, with main offices in Flint,
have been announced. Albert T.. Man
ming, whose resignation as deputy
state banking commissioner takes eff
feet March /, in president Of the new
concern.
Detroit-Col. Charles 3. Warren.
late of the judge advocate generals
staff, and author of many OF the more
important features of the selective
service act, was decorated with the
distinguished service medal by Lit
Col. L. A. Kunzig, commanding officer
at Fort Wayne.
Detroit-Refusal Of his wife to pre-
pare his supper, caused Edward Ku-
harski, 20, to take his life by shoot
ing himself through his head Mrs.
Kuharski told the police that her re-
fusal to prepare his meal was because
he had worked only three days since
their marriage. Dec. q, 1919.
Marle'te.-When Ernest Pelton, 80,
failed to return home his wife called
upon neighbors to search for him His
body was found buried beneath sew
eral tons OF straw several hours later.
1t is believed that when Pelton went
to the stack to get some straw it
collapsed, burying him alive.
Detroit--A single pistol bullet fatal.
ly wounded Louis RACE, so years old,
wounded his wife, Sophia, when RACE
is alleged to have attempted suicide.
Both we're In bed at the time. The
bullet passed through the breast OF
RACE and struck his wife, also in the
breast
Grand Rapids.-In an address before
the Rotary club, John G.. Katchem,
master OF the state grange. said the
farmers do not ask for an eight-hour
day. but assert that they are entitled
to the same pay for their work as
factory workers in the city receive
and that the prices should cover costs
and fair profit.
KalamaZoo.-Mrs. A. r. Maginnis
heard a mewing that sounded strange
to her. and she thought it was the
pet cat and opened the door TO let It
in. Before she recovered from her
surprise, one burglar grabbed her 10
prevent her from screaming, while the
other ransacked the house. The rob-
bers escaped with only $40 in cur.
rency.
MhTleCI6.-l HTOWluB CupIul OF
kerosene on an open fire in the be-
lief that the cup contained water, Mrs.
Ella Duff, Marlette pioneer resident,
received burns which resulted fatally.
Neighbors came TO her aid when they
saw the aged woman rolling in the
deep snow in front of her home in an
effort to extinguish the flames which
enveloped her.
Traverse City-The Morgan Trans
pcrtation Co., OF Traverse City, has
purchased the Anna G. Wilson, a
steam passenger freight boat that has
been running between South Haven
and Chicago. 1t will be used chiefly
for hauling cider apples between
Petoskey and South Haven, the trans
portation company owning a large
cider mill in Traverse City.
+. East Lansing. Of maple sy.
rup producers of Michigan toward
central canning and blending plant
and a state marketing association,
mater1alized at the session OF the Ma