The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-26
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Happenings

Albion.-The Albion school board
has established a minimum salary of
$1,000 for grade and $1,000 for high
school teachers.
Saginaw-It has been announced
that the General Motors intend to
spend an additional $4,5O0,O0O in the
extension of the present Saginaw
plants.
Pontiac.-When he left street-car
and attempted to cross in back OF 1t,
Harry B. Sewers. 20, was instantly
killed His brother Clarence, narrow
ly escaped death.
Republic.--The first fatal accident
in five years at the Republic iron mine
resulted in the death Of Frank John
son, who was caught under fall OK
500 pounds of rock.
Iron Mountain-Frank Foreck, 81,
was killed while at work in the woods
at the Won Platen Lumber company's
camp at McGovern. wnen tree fell
and broke his back.
Manistee.--On their third petition
for 10 per cent increase in salaries
Manistee firemen were granted the
raise. Policemen were also allowed
Is per cent raise.
Howell.-Mrs. Edward Papworth, AZ,
died of pneumonia. Mrs. Papworth >
mother, Mrs. c. Abramson, while has
tening to her daughters bedside, fell
on the ice and broke her hip.
Scottville-After fighting score OF
years TO secure bonus and pension
money due him and establishing his
claim but three weeks ago, Moses
Parker, "A. Civil war veteran, died.
Marquette-The new municipal
hydro-electric plant, which has been
under construction here for several
months, has been practically complet-
ed at cost OF approximately $l75,OOO.
Manistee-Two new Manistee indus
tries have just commenced operations.
They are The Manistee Tanning com
pany, capitalized at 100000, and the
Manistee Drop Forge company, a
100000 concern.
Ann Notwithstanding from the fu-
neral of his mother-in-law. Mrs. John
Rowe, Martin p. Newell, of Saline,
died from apoplexy. The day previous
he had also attended the funeral OF
lis father-inlaw, John Rowe.
Lansing.-Wayne county will name
265 of the 1,346 delegates to be seat
ed at the Republican state convention
in Kalamazoo. May 5, on the basis
of the apportionment fixed by execu-
tive officers OF the state central COM
mittee.
Algonac-Alexander Lloyd Will
Jams, SO, died at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Timothy Pouquette, st. Clair
Flats, of tuberculosis resulting from
being gassed overseas. He. served
with the Canadian Expeditionary
forces.
Manistee-George Pardee, many
years a Great Lakes sailor and who
walked across the ice few weeks
ago to reach shore from the imprison-
cd boat, Sidney o. Neff, caught oft
Chicago, died here as a result OF ex-
posture.
Bay City.-An increase of $40 a
month has been given all public school
teachers. Bids submitted for the con-
struction of a Central High School
and two junior high schools are in ex-
cess of the million-dollar bond issue
voted by the city.
Muskegon.-Christ Larsen, OF Mus
kegon Heights, killed himself with a
revolver after he had been taken from
his bed and propped up in a chair in
order that he might breathe better"
Larsen had been i'll with influenza
for two weeks and had been despond-
ent. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren.
Mason.-An attempted Jail delivery
at night was frustrated by Hugh Sils-
by, sheriff. AS he locked up for the
night, he was struck on the head with
an iron bar by Edward Wood. but
managed to overcome the prisoners.
grabbed the bar and drove the men TO
their cells when help arrived. A crude
steel key to unlock a rear door was
found. 1t took 16 stitches to close the
sheriffs wounds.
Saginaw. - Following charges OF
Birch Run Township residents,
through which most of the Saginaw
County end OF the Dixie Highway ex-
tends, that concrete had cracked a
month after It had been laid, the com.
mittee will include other Saginaw high
ways in it's investigation. This road
Is costing about $4,000 a mile and
laxity in the supervision OF its con-
struction is charged
Lansing-Buying and selling OF
seeds and grain and selling of wool
for the farmers of the state on CO.
operation cost basis has been started
by the Michigan state Farm bureau.
The offer OF the Michigan Crop Inn
provement association, founded by the
Michigan Agricultural college, to turn
over its business machinery as the
nucleus of the new farm bureau seed
and grain department has been ac-