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through an addition II Is building TO
its local factory. will increase its ca
pacity by about 35 per cent.
Allegan-Because OF high water on
the KalamaZ 70 river the Baker Co.
has raised its plant IA inches to pre-
vent the flooding of the first floor.
Maryville-Industries here are seek
ing 200 carpenters and 200 laborers to
complete the industrial plants and
the 32 new houses being constructed.
Adrian-City's new bridge on West
Maumee street, just completed, cost
$4,000. The contract price was $780,
404 and called for completion one
year ago.
Petoskey-Albert Beham, Horizons
Bay. farmer, is in Traverse City hos
pital with health and mind completely
broken, from the effects of inhaling
grasshopper poison.
Eaton Rapids-This city will en-
bark in the real estate business as a
municipal venture by subdividing and
selling as lots 20 acres recently plan
ned for an aviation field
Kalamazoo-Mlle. Jenny Gently, Of
Besancon, France, enrolled as stu
dent in Kalamazoo college. She is the
third of so French girls who competed
for Kalamazoo scholarships.
Owosso-The Grand Trunk wreck
ing crew succeeded in opening traffic
between Owosso and Corunna, block
ed by the wrecking of nine freight
cars caused by broken wheel.
Grand Rapids-Ted Budzinski, ar
rested in Geneva, N. Y, as the brains
of the $4,000 Kent State branch bank
robbery. pleaded guilty in superior
court and was remanded for sentence.
Coldwater-Branch county is being
sued for $4,000 damages for alleged
breach of contract for road materials
by William H. John and Charles
Friedrich, contractors, at Bronson,
Mich.
Adrian-Failure of the city commits
sion to dispose of s255,OOO bonds for
the purchase of the Adrian Water Co.
plant has led the company to declare
so per cent increase in rates after
Oct. l.
Mt. Clemens-Joseph Zugar, of De-
troit, is suing Lawrence Steiger. of Mt.
Clemens. for $4,000 damages, dlleg-
ing that Steiger. while motoring with
out lights, struck him. causing serious
injuries.
Port Austin.-To enable 1t to give
service to Broken Rocks and Lake
side, summer resorts half mile east
and west of Port Austin, the plant OF
the Port Austin Electric Co. is being
enlarged.
Marshall-Marshall High School is
the first in the state to receive its al
lotment of athletic equipment from
the Michigan Athletic Commission
Thomas w. Bigger, chairman of the
commission, lives here.
Cadillac--The Consumers Power
Co. has been granted permission to
increase water rentals $4,000 yearly,
the city to stand 60 per cent of the
increase. The company petitioned for
an increase Of nearly $4,000.
Caro-Richard Cudabba, sentenced
to seven to Is years in Marquette
prison for robbing railway cars of
livestock, was caught by Mrs. Morris,
wife of the sheriff, escaping from jail.
He had sawed three bars of his Jail.
Kalamazoo-City commission will
submit at the November election an
amendment to the present street rail-
way ordinance which If approved will
authorize the Michigan Railroad Co.
to charge 10-cent fares, or four tickets
for 30 cents.
Holland-George p. Hummer, head
of the West Michigan Furniture Co..
in an address told employees that the
company lost $3.50. 200 worth of bust
ness in the past six months through
cancellations and non-ship instruc-
tions on orders.
st. Joseph-Roy p. Johnson, Kala-
mazoo, alleged gunman and leader of
a gang of bootleggers operating
through Western Michigan, arrested
here on charge of carrying concealed
weapons, jumped his bail. His bond
of $4,000 was declared forfeited.
Ann Arbor-The Ann Arbor Cham
Der of Commerce announced that w.
e. Hampton, grand keeper of seals
and records of the knights of Pythias.
of Michigan, would bring his office to
Ann Arbor and the monthly magazine
of that organization will be published
here.
Allegan-William Wander We're has
two pieces Of furniture said to be of
great value as antique pieces. The
first he discovered in a vacated
chicken coop. The second was found
in secondhand store. Both were re-
finished and are said to show marye-
lous workmanship.
Saginaw-Village funds of Chesan.
ing, which Byron G. Coryell. man.
ager and chief owner of the defunct
Farmers Exchange hank Of Cheean.