The Yale expositor., 1920-04-01

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ing used by the city in a campaign in
the interest of the new waterworks
| system.
Hudson.-The Bois State Bank and
the Hudson State Bank have CONSOLE
dated. The new institution will give
Hudson bank with assets approach
ing the $l,000,000 mark.
Cadillac-Michigan is feeding the
United States with potatoes. owing TO
scarcity elsewhere, G. +. Pratter,
sales manager of the Michigan Potato
Growers Exchange, says.
Detroit-Jack Regina, 80 years old.
fell from the fifteenth floor of the
Kresge Building and was instantly
killed He was cleaning windows
when the safety belt broke. He struck
the pavement on Adams avenue.
Mt Announcement has
been received from the director OF air
service that a limited number OF re-
cruits will be enlisted for this SER
vice soon. This Is the first recruiting
conducted from Selfridge Field since
last April.
Port Huron-Harsens Island, In st.
Clair river between Marine City ana
ST. Clair. has been acquired by Frater-
nal Fellowship association and will be
plated into lots and sold to members
OF Odd Fellows, Masons and Knights
OF Pythias.
Charlotte-Petitions have been cir
culated in Olivet and Bellevue asking
that the Michigan Public Utilities or
der Michigan State Telephone Co. to
reinstate free toll service between the
two. Free toll prevailed for 16 years,
until last summer.
Otsego-The body of newborn
babe was uncovered in bale OF paper
which workmen unpacked at local
mill. The body was wrapped in a
Cleveland paper under date of Feb. IT.
The child had evidently died at birth.
Cleveland authorities were notified.
Cadillac.-The old potato crop in
Michigan will last until the new crop
comes from the South if producers
90 not ship too rapidly, the Michigan
Potato Growers Exchange experts
here say. The price will remain around
1915 for the rest of the season, 1t is
expected.
Paw Paw-Peter w. Summers, who
was kidnapped by Mexicans and held
for ransom has been released, accord
ing to a letter received from him by
his sister Mrs. Jane Humphreys, of
this city. Summers was kidnapped at
his villa, Butna Vista, near Santa
Cruz, and taken into the mountains.
lansing. Whitney Watkins, Man
chester, member of the state board OF
agriculture, announced here that he
would not be a candidate for the
nomination Of governor on the Re-
publican ticket. This decision, he
says, is due to the labor problem on
his large farm which requires his at
tention.
Pontiac.-Pontiac business front
age values were given another boost
when the National block, owned by A.
l.. Moore, local attorney, sold at $1,000
a foot, the deal aggregating more
than $382,0O0. The property had been
held by Mr.. Moore less than 60 days
and was purchased in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 foot.
Monroe-Antoine Cousino. Erie
Township section man of the Detroit,
Monroe & Toledo Electric, who was
struck by a girder while assisting In
the erection of a bridge across Plum
Creek. died in Toledo Hospital He
was the father OF Gertrude Cousino, IL
years old, who was killed a year ago
by a liquor-laden automobile In Erie.
Grand Notwithstanding to jury's
verdict in circuit court in the case OF
Siegel company against Walter Shay,
husband is not responsible for debts
contracted by his wife without his con-
sent. Mrs. Shay without his knowl-
edge, purchased $50 worth of wearing
apparel and then left him. The COM
pany sought to collect but the jury
found no cause for action.
Marquette.-A serious accident was
averted here when a South Shore pas
senger train was stopped within a
short distance of a wagon that was
loaded with 400 pounds OF dynamite.
Had the train struck the load of dyna-
mite the loss of life would have been
great. The explosive was being hauled
by the Aetna Explosive company to
the Cleveland Cliffs mine.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manufactur-
ers and business men have launched
movement for building 1000 homes.
The company will follow the Pontiac
plan. and will take school mortgages
on the home up to 10 per cent OF the
cost. II is expected 100000 will
be available. Muskegon, it is said,
must have 1000 more homes to care
for the expansion in local shops.
River Rouge-Trapped for an hour
between two ice foes In the Detroit
river, near Fighting island. Raymond
Trudeau, who with Joe Nadeau, was
attempting to cross the river In a
skin, was rescued by people on the
Canadian shore who heard his cries,
and brought to Ecorse, only to drop