The Yale expositor., 1920-11-11
Michigan NeOs
Tersely Told

for several weeks.
Mt. Pleasant-The Borden milk
condensery here discontinued evap-
Grating milk. The flooded market Is
given as the reason.
West Branch-Ogemaw county mas
filed a petition with the public domain
commission demanding the reason for
closing that section OF deer hunting.
Grand Rapids-E A. Crozier, for
mer treasurer of Kenty county. has
been taken to Berrien county on war
rants issued in connection with sale
of oil stock.
Kalamazoo-Half a gallon OF moon
shine whisky was found In an extra
tire ON the automobile OF Arthur
Simpson, of Muskegon, when he was
arrested here.
Mt. Clemens-Mike Tedor. "a years
old, is under arrest charged with at
lacking Sheriff Caldwell when that
officer went to eject him from a farm
house near Warren.
Gladwin-Clare and Gladwin coun-
ties have in prospect trunk line
road running through the south half
of the county which will make d.
rect route to Bay City.
Bay City. Alperson's general
store was robbed OF several hundred
dollars worth of clothing, underwear
and tobacco by thieves who carted
their goods away in truck.
Kalamazoo-A verdict OF man
slaughter was returned by a jury
which heard the case of Spencer
Brown, who was accused of killing
William Steward after a quarrel
Oct. 2.
Sterling-Fire caused loss OF
$4,000 on the farm of Fred Smitz near
here when it destroyed a large barn
and the seasons crops. The blaze
occurred two hours after he bad fin'
ished harvesting.
Alma-The proposition to bond the
city for $4,000 to complete it's water
system was carried by a vote OF l,4Sl
to 682. Voters also approved OF
proposal to change the fiscal year
from october to July.
Charlottesville Comstock Elevator
Co.. Of Springport, bought a truck
load of popcorn from a farmer living
near Sunfield, who reported that he
found difficulty in marketing the corn
at any price owing to the big yield.
Marquette-A emile of nickles" is
being raised by the Marquette branch
OF the community council as q fund
for the promotion of winter sports in
this city. A foot Of nickles amount
to 20 cents, while mile is worth
1896.
Paw Paw-Eighteen hundred car
loads of grapes we're shipped from
Van Buren, county this fall during the
greatest harvest this section ever ex-
perienced The entire yield through;
out the county Is estimated at S5.-
100000.
Grand Rapids-Imports through the
Grand Rapids customs house during
October surpassed any previous
monthly record says Deputy Collector
Ernest A. Rose. Government duties
amounting to more than $3S,700 were
collected.
Marquette-A compass In small
wooden box, two life preservers and
broken wreckage washed ashore here
several days ago turned out to be
from the wreckage of a small wooden
vessel destroyed on Lake Superior
last week. No lives were lost.
Big Rapids-"Groesbeck gave me
good trimming Tuesday, but forgot my
hair I'll have to have that trimmed
this morning." Woodbridge ". Ferris,
defeated candidate for governor, in
formed George Maggie, his barber, as
he stepped into the barber chair the
day following election.
F1int-Fred Thomas. IS, a factory
foreman, was drowned. and Earl
Walsh. 40, sustained a fractured skull
which may cause his death when an
automobile in which the two were
riding, missed a turn at the island
bridge, crashed through an iron guard
rail and plunged into the Flint river.
Roscommon-Jane Johnson, Repub-
lican, was elected sheriff of Roscom-
mon county, defeating Walter Gard
liner, Democrat. She Is the first wo-
man to be elected sheriff. The hus-
band, A. H. Johnson, has Just finished
q four-year term as sheriff. Mrs.
Johnson may appoint her husband un-
der-sheriff.
Lansing-William Turner 80 years
old, was accidently shot and killed
here while buying a revolver at a
sport shop. The revolver was being
demonstrated by the clerk, Charles
F. Cummins, to Turner and his wife
when there was an explosion. The
bullet struck Turner In the forehead.
The clerk supposed the revolver was
empty.
Lansing-Extension OF time for the
initial payment on the community
home at Camp Custer was asked by
the purchasers from the war prepared
ness board here. Bernard McFadden,
90 Nroxy X0rk manaQar Of the hop,a