The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-01-22
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toms birthday exercises OF the law
school of the University of Michigan.
Flint-A woman enumeration has
been removed by w. A. Neithercutt,
when it was discovered that she was
using the telephone to do her work,
instead OF calling in person.
Port MISUNDERSTANDING steps look
ing to the formation OF Community
council in Port Huron were taken at
a meeting attended by representatives
of more than 40 religious, fraternal,
civic and labor organizations.
Big Rapids-Twenty-fiv men joined
the new national guard unit the first
day of campaign. Maj. Charles L.
Mccormick of the 32nd division has
promised to take the captaincy ii
local company Of 100 is organized.
Cadillac-The Goodfellow Club OF
the Cadillac Evening News already has
raised $1,000 to build a new home for
Mrs. Dell Edwards, a widow with nine
children, whose home burned Christ
mas day. Christmas before last the
father died.
Owosso-Charred bones of Mrs. w.
| Warner, AZ years old, and her mother
in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Warner, were
brought here for burial. They were
brought from Farwell where they
were burned to death when their home
was destroyed.
Lansing DEMONSTRATION of a new
city electric light and power plant to
cost from 100000 and 100000, on a
plan which eventually will mean the
development of 100000 city con-
Germ, will be recommended by the cleo
trio light and water board.
Ludington-Henry Kolk, who plead.
ed guilty in Circuit Court to charges
Of forgery, was placed on parole for
two years by Judge Hall L. Cutler
Kolk forged two checks when, he said,
he was driven TO it to buy clothes and
pay grocery bills for his family.
| Coldwater-Mrs. Deborah Green
wood, So years old, died while sleep
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ed more than half a century. She was
born in England and was the last
surviving member of a large family,
in which she was the eldest child.
East Lansing-The farm mechanics
| department of the Michigan Agricul-
tural college plans to conduct truck
and tractor schools during February
and Marcn. They are expected TO
draw an even larger enrolment of
farmer-students than in previous
years.
Lansing-Authority has been given
by the Michigan public utilities com.
mission to the Niles Gas Light COM
pany for the issue of $4,000 worth of
bonds to be sold at not less than 80,
under a 100000 mortgage TO the
Security Trust company of Detroit
and Charles c.. Patch.
Grand Rapids-A statewide cam
paign to Investigate" Wayne county's
real and personal property with view
of urging the tsate board of equaliza-
ton to still further advance the por-
ton of taxes which that county will
pay was launched here by City Com
missioner George i. Ellis.
Port Huron-With approximately
5000 1920 automobile licenses issued.
Thomas Skupholm, in charge of the
issuance of state tags here, believes
that all but 200 or 800 motorists have
been supplied. A special force at the
Federal Commercial Savings bank has
been active for the past fortnight to
accommodate local automobile owners.
Adrian-Dissension has broken out
in the western half of Lenawee coun-
ty over Col Roy Vandercook's state
constabulary. The board of super
visors unanimously adopted a resolu.
ton similar to one already passed in
Emmett county, denouncing the state
police. protesting against the expense
of maintaining IT and asking for its
abolition by the legislature.
/. .llsdale.-For some time the pani
tor of the courthouse had been unable
to figure out why the hands of one
face of the courthouse clock were
failing TO work right, when perhaps
the other three faces were all right
The mystery has been solved. Humid
reds Of doves feed about the Stock
mill and many of these use the hands
for a perch. When enough doves gel
on the hands cannot move.
Grand Rapids-Great quantities Of
the best grains, meats and provision!
in the Netherlands, where prices OF
all foods, clothes and necessities ar,
already exorbitant, are being purchas
ed by agents from Germany and Eng
land and being shipped into those
countries, says Fred Halsema, who hal
returned to Grand Rapids after sil
months visit in the Netherlands
Nearly all of the people in that coun
try are clamoring to come to tn,
: United States he says.
Detroit--Alleged to have posed a
the son of Herbert III. Hoffman. pres
.. dent of the state board OF pharmacy
and to have obtained an overcoa
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