The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-10-28

visors raised the salaries of all coun-
ty officers because of the high cost
of living.
Pontiac-Oakland County has OBJ
tanned 4,25S days of labor from pris-
oners sentenced to do road work in
the last nine months.
Saginaw Charles Chazoski, 16,
was drowned in the Saginaw river
when he fell from the houseboat on
which his mother lived.
Big Rapids-The board of supervi-
sors Of Mecosta County has voted an
appropriation of $40,063.42 for the
building and maintenance OF roads in
1921.
ecumseh-Lenawee County Bank
ers' Association elected Charles King
president, w. j. Redfield vice presi-
dent, Carroll II. Lewis secretary treas
urer.
Pontiac Oakland County has 32S
miles or good roads and an additional
55 miles under construction, accord
ing to the report Of the road commits
sioners.
Kalamazoo-A fund OF about $780,
600 will be raised by popular subscrip-
ton to erect or purchase a home for
the Joseph Westnedge Post, American
Legion.
Port Huron-The General Grass &
Aluminium Manufacturing Co. has
abandoned its branch plant here and
in Marysville and will enlarge its De-
troit plant. officials say.
Battle Creek-With the closing OF
the military cemetery at Camp Custer
the unclaimed bodies of 20 soldiers
who died at the camp will be moved
to another military cemetery.
Bangor.-Four stores in this village
were destroyed by fire at an estimated
loss of $4,000. The fire Is believed
to have started In a steam heating
plant OF the M. d. Trim company.
Battle Creek-The 14th Infantry en-.
trained from Camp Custer for Hobok-
en-. where the unit will sail for the
Panama Canal Zone. The 14th con-
tains more than 400 Michigan men.
Constantine-A county grain and
potato show will be held by the farm
ers of st. Joseph County in Center
vile in December. 1t is under the
direction of A. J. Hutchins, county
agent.
Deford Grandma" Catherine
non0hnrfU Inn old
man in Tuscola County, is dead. be-
fore her death she selected her rall-
bearers, chose the text of her funeral
sermon aud named the songs she
wanted sung
Muskegon-The Michigan State
Grange has completed plans for the
purchase of a coal mine at Cumber-
land Gap, S. II. Clink. counsel for the
grange announced. The coal mine
will represent an outlay Of s1.000,000.
The Grange plans to sell coal at cost
to it's members.
Lansing-The fourth district of the
Michigan Coal Merchants association
was organized in this city The fourth
district will comprise dealers in Ing
ham, Livingston, Eaton and Shiawas-
see counties. Twenty-Five representa-
tives from the various towns were
present at the meeting.
Grand Rapids-A campaign to en-
list all federal employees within a ra-
dius Of 100 miles OF Grand Rapids in
Local No. 143 Of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees has been
started, 1t was announced by w. L.
Heron, secretary-treasurer OF the
local. Grand Rapids branch already
has SO members.
Honor-To assist in the develop
ment Of pure bred live stock in Ben
Zie county. the Honor State Bank is
backing Duroc Jersey Pig club,
composed of IL boys of the county.
Recently a public auction was held
and that interest in the movement
has been created was shown by the
large and enthusiastic crowd that at
tended
Owosso-Farmers are shipping milk.
cream and butter to cities and using
oleomargerine themselves, Judge
Mum, OF New York, told the Michi-
gan Association OF Milk Producers. in
session here. II farmers would con-
sumo as much milk as city people do,
Judge Mum said, there would be no
surplus, and the slump in milk and
cattle prices would be avoided.
Grand Rapids-Makees OF moon
shine in this city are adding to the
problems of the city manager. For
several days numerous complaints OF
sewers not functioning properly have
been received from the west side. An
investigation was ordered, and sever.
al sewers were dug up and found full
Of mash" The refuse from distilla.
ton had plugged one big outlet sew
er for more than a block.
Muskegon-More than 800 arrests
in 80 days were made by the Mich.
gan state police, working about Mus
kegon Heights and Muskegon. More
than 100 of the arrests were for viola.
tion OF the liquor laws and, It is said.
as a result, the price Of moonshine