The Yale expositor., 1920-07-08
STATE NEWS

$50 a day for bounties on sparrows,
rats, woodchucks, etc.
st. Clair-Record's garage has been
robbed three times in three weeks.
Each time a number of auto tires was
taken.
Kalamazoo-The first of this years
crop Of Kalamazoo cherries, which
promise to be plentiful and of ex-
cellent quality. sold at IA cents a
quart.
Petoskey-Richard Kletley. blieved
dead foe 20 years, has appeared at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Erwin Neis-
wander. He had been living in lower
California.
Lansing-Two of the tractors which
the state purchased during the war
60 sell to farmers at cost, $3.50, are
still unsold. The state has been offer
ed $3.50 for them.
Reed City-Reports of the engin-
GERS engaged in a survey Of the water
system are that Reed City must spend
$4,000 for enlarged water mains and
$4,000 for a tank and extra mains.
Bay City-Robert Zybach, IA years
old, Of Bangor Township, won the
trip to the state fair, at Detroit, for
high marks in a special examination
and the regular school examination.
Bay City-Bay City will be host to
scores of fire fighters from various
parts July 13, IA and Is, the occasion
being the forty-sixth annual conven-
ton of the Michigan State Firemen's
association.
Standish-Mrs. Jane Johnston, wife
of Alex. Johnston, the present sheriff
will be a candidate for sheriff on the
Republican ticket in the primaries in
Roscommon county. She will appoint
her husband deputy if selected.
Adrian-Trenton rock formation has
been reached by the Deerfield Oil
& Gas Co., drilling for Gil on the
Arthur Green farm near Deerfield. The
Roe we'll recently sunk by the same
company developed oil at So feet in
the Trenton rock.
Monroe-Albert B. Sherman, special
deputy charged with murder in con-
nection with the shooting at the Rabi.
doux Corners Methodist Church, was
released on $4,000 bail Bail was
provided by Is Summit Township
farmers. Trial was set for Nov. Is.
Grand Rapids-City Manager Fred
H. Locke announced that the propos-
ed merger of the Citizens Telephone
and Michigan State Telephone Com
panies here was postponed indefinite
ly because of inability to finance the
deal, due to the stringency of the
money market.
Monroe-Suit has been commenced
by the Monroe county road commits
sion against the U. S. Fidelity Co.,
Maryland and Aetna Accident & LA
bility Co., Hartford, Conn, for $4,000
alleged to be the cost of Monroe
county roads over contract price con-
tracted by Garrigan & Son, Toledo.
Cadillac-Advocating reform of
marriage laws, Mrs. Z. l. Calkins,
state president of the w. c. T. u,
at the closing session of the conven-
tion here announced that her organ
ization would make determined fight
against social diseases, as related to
and an offshoot from the liquor traffic.
Lansing-Arrangem for CEN
trail clearing house, through which 200
cooperative elevators in Michigan, af
fliated with the Michigan Farm Blu
reau, will be able to unity their work
were made at a meeting at the Agri.
cultural college. The clearing house
will be located in Lansing, according
TO G. A. Bingham, secretary of the
farm bureau.
Lansing-The state public Utilities
Commission has issued an order re-
quiring a physical connection between
the Valley Home Telephone company,
and the Moore Telephone company
and the Livingston Home & Moore
Thumb district of the state including
lines These phone lines serve the
towns of Owendale, Gagetown, Vassar,
Marlette and Mayville.
Observation-Disclosures fees of two
state institutions were raised for the
fiscal year by the board Of state audi
tors. The Michigan farm colony at
Wahjamega was given an increase OF
from 50 cents to SO cents a day for
each patient, and the Home and Train
Ing school at Lapeer raised from II
cents to 80 cents. Increased costs OF
living was the reason given by the
board for this action.
Centreville-Mrs. Rosalind Starr of
This city, who was war-bound in Eu-
rope for six years, has just returned
TO her home. She was in Switzerland
when the war broke out visiting her
daughter, who was married to a Ger
man army officer. Her son-ln-law had
contracted a fever and her daughter,
who went to the German front to
nurse him, saved his life, but was
herself stricken fatally.
Ann Arbor-Professo Alfred II.
White, head ofthe chemical engineer
ting department Of the engineering col
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