The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-05
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Happenings

Albion-An American Legion WON
ans auxiliary will be formed here tc
aid Patrick Leo Hanlon post.
Standish-The harvest of natural
ice in this district is complete, su
perior grade of ice from 16 to 20
inches thick having been secured.
Hart-Mrs. Mary Rankin, deputy
county treasurer for nine years, has
announced her candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination as treasurer OF
| Oceana County.
Ionia-Bernard Shay, of Ionia, had
a tooth pulled last week and bled TO
such an extent that he died. He was
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shay, OF
Orange, and had been working in Port
land.
Grand Rapids--Lyman A. Lilly, for
five years secretary and treasurer OF
the West Michigan State Fair associa-
ton, defeated DR.. s. D.'Dodson, can
didate to succeed himself as president
of the association.
Rochester.-Ella Wintersine, book
keeper for the Edison Co. at Roches-
ter, was killed when the auto in which
she was riding with George Thomp-
son was struck by ID. U. r. limited.
Thompson escaped.
Grand Rapids-Mlss Gertrude FAIL
ing, A, school teacher in this city,
died at her home in this city, or sleep
ing sickness. She had been i'll two
weeks. This is the first fatal case re-
ported in Grand Rapids.
Battle Creek-Found seriously Ill
and alone in her room, without fire
or other comforts, Mrs. +. M. Aguilar,
60. was hurried to Nichols hospital by
the police. She died few hours later
from a complication of diseases and
exposure.
Lansing-John II. Bopp, of the
Bopp Brothers meat market, may lose
the sight of an eye as a result OF a
can of paint exploding when he at
tempted to open it. The lid was blown
against his glasses and glass entering
the eye ball.
Port Huron-The first robin was
discovered last week by Z. w. Smith,
91S Lapeer avenue. The bird attracted
attention when he fiuttered to win
dow sill of the Smith home. II. w.
Emigh of Lexington also declares that
he saw robin in his yard.
Owosso-While the state Beet Grow
ers association is preparing for Sc
ries of meetings to enlist farmers in
the tight to obtain what they term a
fair price for their beets for 1920, the
Owosso Sugar company has announc-
ed it has contracted for 22,500 acres
OF beets for next year, virtually all 1t
can handle.
Sand Lake-Demanding a 80 per
cent increase on their contract sal
aries, Sand Lake school teachers went
on strike when their demands were
ignored by the board of education.
The teachers were recently paid $50
bonus, but they considered this in
adequate in face of the steady in
crease in cost of living.
Grand Rapids - A constitutional
amendment which would permit the
federal government to return to the
respective states a portion of the in
come tax which it collects was recon.
mended by William S. Linton of Sag
NAV, member of the state tax COM
mission, in an address to the Kent
county board Of supervisors.
Kalamazoo-H. A. Crawford, head
OF the Lull Carriage Co. OF this city,
has been elected president of the Kala-
mazoo Moor Corporation, manufac-
turers of the Kalamazoo motor truck.
The capital stock Of the corporation
has been increased from $250,000 to
100000. The minimum production
for 1920 is placed at 1000 trucks.
Saginaw-Nearly 100000 is left to
the Saginaw general hospital, $4,000
to st. Johns Episcopal church, and
about 100000 to relatives by the will
OF William S. Fish of Detroit and Sag
inaw. The estate is estimated at $780,
900. The will will be contested by
Smith V. Fish of Detroit, a nephew,
and Mr.. Fish's guardian for several
years.
Port DEMONSTRATING guilty to
murder in the first degree. Leo Paq-
uette told in circuit court here how he
killed John La France. Fair Haven,
hermit. for bis money. He said he and
Harry Bonnie planned to get La
Frances money. and told how he fired
the fatal shots on the night of Dec.
2S. Bonnie's plea of guilty, made
previously, was changed to not guilty
by the court, and he will stand trial
Bay City-R. A. Bostwick. of Trav
erse City, and r. f. Ellsworth. of AL
pena, deputy fish and game wardens,
have concluded their investigation OF
conditions surrounding the killing of
fish in Saginaw river, but give no con-
illusions. City Chemist Harrison is
Analysing water with the idea of dis
covering the nature of the pollution,
which It is alleged came from sugar
factory refuse. Hundreds of tons of
fish have been killed nv the noiaon