The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-03-04


died at his home OF sleeping sickness
after a short illness.
Newaygo-Charles Gould. II years
old, died here OF sleeping sickness
following pneumonia.
Misunderstanding doctor by tele.
phone and saying she was about to
have stroke, Mrs. Henry Hamper
man collapsed.
Grand Rapids-A two days school
fer bee keepers was conducted here
under the auspices of the NJ. A. G. and
the Kent County Farm bureau
Grand Rapids-Thirty.th persons,
nurses and attendants at Butterworth
Hospital were poisoned by eating corn
ed beef. All recovered within few
days.
Houghton-Joseph Freeman, 81. the
first male white child born in the pres
ent city of Flint, where his father was
a pioneer Methodist missionary, is
dead.
Iron Mountain-Edward Berg, IL.
was killed by a falling tree which
struck him on the head. The boy was
helping his father cut down the tree
and strong wind split it in two.
Coldwater-Theodore NJ. Olson,
manager Of the Coldwater Cheese Co.,
and Haven CLAIR were killed when a
passenger train struck their automo-
bile at the Batavia Station crossing.
Manton-This village is without
lights or adequate water supply be-
cause the power dam on Cedar creek
has gone out. Muskrats are believed
responsible for a break under the
splashway.
Marquette-Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Hogan have just celebrated their gol-
den wedding anniversary. Mr.. Hogan
is 73, and has been a member of the
police force here for % years. He is
still walking beat.
Holland-Miss Alice Vandenbrink,
living near Waukozoo, suffered deep
cash in her forehead when she crank
ed the engine attached to washing
machine. The engine backfired and
the crank struck her.
Bay City-Northeastem Michigan
Fair will be resumed the week OF
Sept. Is. after a suspension OF four
years. The old association was re-
organized with s. G. Houghton, Cir
cult Judge, president.
Saginaw-Saginaw is assured of an
other large industry through announce
ment made by Frank w. Ruggles, pres
ident of Republic Motor Truck com.
pany, that he had bought site of IS
acres and that in the spring, a plant
would be constructed.
Dearborn-Left alone by his mother
who had gone shopping, the 3-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Blake La Marsh,
of Dearborn, was burned to death in
his home here when he upset an oil
stove. Blazing oil splashed over his
clothing and his body was burned to a
crisp.
Grand Rapids-The Kent County
Farm bureau will make a start. this
season as a buying organization Of
farm supplies. The county organiZa-
ton does not plan 10 distribute direct
to the members, but will operate
through the local CO operative asso-
Citations.
Kalamazoo-A social hall and rest
room for the young women employees
of the Kalamazoo Paper Co. is being
established in the basement of the
company's large Office building. The
equipment will include a kitchenette
and a complete outfit of cooking uten-
sils and serving dishes.
Lansing-Of Michigan's 10000 SOL
diers in the world war. 10,369 or one
in every thirteen are listed as casual
ties by the war department at Wash
ington, according to report just re-
ceived by Col. John S. Bersey, adju-
tant general for Michigan. Marines
and sailors are not included in these
figures.
Flint-Twenty-6ve physicians and
dentists of this city have formed a
company TO erect a medical building
and have applied for articles OF incor-
poration. They propose to erect
six-story building, with laboratories
and various mechanical facilities for
medical treatment, to serve as head
quarters for medical men.
Detroit-Two men approached Ernst
Joslyn as he was sitting in his auto.
mobile parked in front of his home,
los Seebaldt avenue, at 10 D. m, and
covered him with revolvers. While
one lounged against the machine with
his revolver handy, the other took the
seat beside Joslyn and went through
his pockets, obtaining $50.
Lansing-Taxes paid in Michigan
have jumped from $34,879, O93.2O ten
years ago, to $110,776, 1OS.1O for 1919,
according to a statement issued By
the state tax commission. For 1918
the figure was $S5,032, 65713 and for
1908 it was 500 ,sS9, 1925. The aver
age rate per $1,000 of assessed valua-
ton for 1919 is shown to have been
$24eO.
Cadillac-Mrs Mildred WOlPast hae