The Yale expositor., 1920-04-29

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fever epidemic.
reeport-Freeport by a vote of SO
10 IL has voted to join with other dis
tricts in establishing an agricultural
school.
Grand Rapids-Flfty recruits enlist
ed in the army through the local re-
cruiting station, within a period Of
two weeks, according to the officer in
charge.
Mt. Clemens-Five plants here,
which closed when the electrical pow
er was shut off, resumed operations,
by temporarily equipping with large
truck motors.
Kalamazoo-The Sutherland Paper
Co., will erect paper mill this sum-
mer. II will be used for the manu-
facture OF paper board for the COM
pany's box plant.
Montrose-William Mosey, 20 years
old a World War veteran employed
at a saw mill near here, was caught
in belt and his body hurled about
until he was killed
Owosso-City firemen have been
given permission to wear khaki uni
forms this summer instead OF blue
wooden clothing. Khaki uniforms will
cost $14, while blue uniforms cost $50.
Lowell-Everett Dow, 10 years old,
was killed and Howard White, p, ser
iously injured when their automobile
left one Of the local streets and fell
down an embankment into Walker
Creek.
Holland-Dr. A. Leenhouts, presi-
dent of board of education, has been
directed TO bring mandamus proceed
ings against the council to restore full
amount of S146,0O0 in the annual
school budget.
Bellevue-Antrim county supervis-
ors vote S400 for soil experimental
work on the county farm. Ten acres
have been set aside for that purpose.
The appropriation is the first of its
kind in Michigan
Dowagiac-Cass county has swell
ed the State Farm Bureau member
reau is now organizing farmers CO
operative association in the district
Twenty of these will be formedg
Detroit-A school of citizenship Of
fering free instruction to all women
will be opened in May by the League
OF Women Voters. Speakers will give
instruction in politics, economics, So
cial problems and other subjects.
Kalamazoo-Cha Palmer fell
asleep in his bed while smoking and
reading. The cigaret ignited the bed
clothes and Palmer was rescued by
tiremen who beat down the door. He
was badly burned after the smoke and
fumes had rendered him unconscious.
Manistee-At the closing session
here of the West Michigan Lutheran
conference resolutions were adopted
denouncing the proposed amendment
to abolish parochial schools, pointing
out that it is un-American, unneces-
sary and will create no end of disorder
and dissention.
Detroit-Five hundred residents of
an old settlement on Telegraph road,
west of Dearborn, represented by a
petition, asked the beard of supervi-
sors for the right TO hold an election
to vote on the question OF incorporat-
ing as a village The town would be
known as Telegraph.
Detroit-Figures compiled by the de-
tfv, 20 hut oh hat
is a shortage In Detroit of 80, 402 apart
ments or single dwellings. The short
age has been estimated that 10000
apartments are needed to take care Of
the increase In Detroit's population
for the last four years.
Detroit-Woman office workers have
held q meeting and established the
following maximum prices they would
pay for wearing apparel: Hats, $40;
suits, $50; shoes, $40; coats, $50;
dresses, s35; hose, $3.50; gloves. 81.
They unanimously pledged themselves
10 limit their expenditures to the
prices fixed until prices are reduced.
Lansing-Mr and Mrs. William K.
Leeman, OF Lansing, were drowned
and z. F. Gaunt of the same city mar
rowly escaped death when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
struck the span of a bridge in the
heart of the city, plunged 20 feet up
the 1S-inch incline and toppled over,
hurting the occupants into the river.
Another car and its occupants went
through the same bridge two weeks
ago.
Lansing-Mrs. Minnie Kerr, who
succeeded her husband as treasurer
Of Vernona township, Huron county.
after he had held the Office for the
two term limit, may hold Office, ac-
cording to a ruling by the attorney
generals department, which decided
the ties OF matrimeny do not mean
that the man and wife are one insofar
as holding any elective or Hppointive
Office In the state is concerned. Mrs.
Gilbert, defeated candidate for the