The Yale expositor., 1920-05-06

with big membership.
Highland Park-The council voted
to increase the pay of the street
cleaners from IS day to So day.
Msnistee-of the nine delegates
chosen by the county Republican con-
vention for the state convention. two
were women.
Lansing Schuyler S. Odds, power
in Republican circles of the state a
generation ago, is dead here, following
long illness.
Grand Rapids-Cliiford Lowell. ID,
is dead Of injuries received when he
struck match to look into an empty
gasoline tank.
Bay City-Ground has been broken
here for $4,000 milk Pasteurizing
plant which will have a capacity of
1000 pounds an hour.
Owosso-Following appearance at
high school of girls wearing gingham
aprons, the boys have purchased
khaki trousers and will wear them.
Authorization grocers are selling
potatoes at s1.l0 per peck and only in
one peck lots. The local supply in
the farmers hand is gone
Manistee-Thomas A. Brown, S3, a
! pioneer resident and the oldest MEM
Der OF the Masonic order in this Sec
tion,, is dead, following a stroke OF
paralysis
Allegan-The gas supply to all In
dustries here has been cut of as a
result OF the coal shortage Domestic
consumers are allowed gas only dur
ing certain hours.
misunderstanding TO figures
announced by the census bureau, the
population of Kalamazoo is listed at
$3.50. an increase of 9,421, or 23.9 per
cent during ten years.
Port Huron-A new hospital COM
mission has been named by the city
commission for the erection of emer-
gency hospital for which bond issue
OF 100000 was approved.
Lansing-The Public Utilities Com
mission has approved sale of $40, 900
worth of capital stock by the Chicago
& South Haven Steamship Co. to pro-
vide new working capital.
Menominee-Mrs. Mae E. English,
widow OF A. f. English former police
chief of this city, has announced her
candidacy for the Office OF registrar OF
deeds of Menominee County.
Omer-The Northeast Michigan ball
league has been reorganized, with
West Branch, Whittemore, Tawas and
Pineonning as the new towns which
will be represented by teams.
Albion-William II. Culkins, bag
gagemaster for the Michigan Central
here. has obtained a patent on an i'm
proved type of railroad crossing, suit
able for Steam or electric roads.
Superintendent C. II. Grit
fey of the Adrian public schools has
announced that IA vacancies on the
teachers staff for the coming year
will be filled by the end of the week.
South Haven--South Haven is to
have an aviation field. A 40-acre tract
has been purchased by business men
as landing field. A hangar will be
erected with capacity for 20 planes.
Lansing-George Pierce, inmate OF
the Soldiers Home at Grand Rapids,
proved his claim 70 the Civil War
bounty before the Board of State Au-
dltors. He will receive $437-$l0Q
bounty and the rest interest
Tho ,o,~tx ,ood
sioners have agreed to take over for
Improvement the portion of the Bent
Oak road which enters Adrian in the
northwest section of the city. The
new road will be built this summer.
Bay City-The junior class at East
ern High School has organized an
overall and calico club. Members
threaten to start a boycott on shoes
by going barefoot during warmer
weather If footwear prices continue to
soar
Saginaw-Electors for the Union |
School district voted favorably on the |
four bonding proposals aggregating |
S225,000 for the purchase OF a site
for new junior high school. additions |
TO two existing schools and the con-
struction OF a new school building.
Adrian-James Mason, 3year-old |
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Mason |
Of Mulberry. was accidentally hanged |
in a chicken coop where he was play
ing alone. Neighbors found his lifeless
body hanging from a roost to which |
the back OF his coat collar had been |
caught
Big Rapids--Af:er waiting II years |
FOR his high school diploma from Alma,
c. A. Watson. manager OF the -Four
Drive Tractor Co. factory here, will re-
Cciye IL in June. lie left school two |
weeks before commencement and. al.
though he had his credits, never re-
celved his diploma.
Detroit Emma Niece. elevator
operator in the postoffice building,
was "A prisoner for an hour and a half |