The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-12-16

Mt. Clemens-The police have ord
cred all pool rooms and bowling alleys
to close at midnight.
Adrain-Adrain Water Power Co.
has sold it's plant to this city for
1925, 900. Municipal operators of the
plant will start Jan. l.
Adrain-City commission, claiming
a fire loss of only $S,155 in nine
months, is seeking a reduction in fire
insurance rates for this city.
Battle Creek-A conference will be
held in Battle Creek soon for the
purpose of discussing plans Tor
state Chamber of Commerce.
Grand Rapids-More than $4,000
OF the $4,000 needed to finance the
Y. M. c. A next year has been OBJ.
tanned in the campaign just ended.
Marquette - The State House of
Correction here now has All inmates,
which equals the record established
shortly before the state went dry
Brown City-A raiu on the meat
market of Vera Copenhaver nettad
four bottles of liquor and complete
still, which was hidden in an ice box.
Marine City-"B.ll" Whimpee, tor
merly of the Port Huron police TO, ce,
has started his rounds as the hlst
blue-coated police officer of Marine
City.
Kalamazoo-The third floor OF the
building occupied by the Upjohn
Medical Co collapsed. carrying with
il the second floor The loss is about
s. 900.
Kalamazoo-The first venture OF
the Kalamazoo police force into au.
thorship Melted $2,397. The police
wrote a book of information about
the city.
Calumet-Dr. p. d. MacNaughton
has obtained a ma or's commission
in the United States army medical
corps and will give up a lucrative
practice.
Kalamazoo-An injunction has been
issued restraining the Easley Power
& Light Co. from putting into effect
higher rates for electric power in
Plainwell.
Port Eighteen new switch
ing engines, forming the first part OF
the new equipment ordered. have
been put on the Grand Trunk railway
between Port Huron and Chicago.
Petoskey - Commercialized fishing
in northern waters has practically
ended for the season Strong winds
made fishing difficult and most Of the
boats were brought in for the winter
Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo will con-
tinue in the coal business despite the
threat of the Michigan Retail Dealers
association to seek an injunction
against the operation of the munich
pal fuel yards.
Pontiac-South street residents
have withdrawn the injunction which
held up the laying of water pipes on
that street after being assured by the
contractor that their property would
not be damaged.
Observation-Disclosures Ackert, electri-
clan. escaped with slight injuries
when $4,000 volts of electricity passed
through his body when he came in
contact with a set of choke coils
while working at sub station.
Ann Arbor-Six thousand five hun.
dred Michigan students and alumni
will campaign the Christmas holidays
for S37 500, the amount still needed
for the completion Of the Michigan
Unions $4,000 swimming pool.
Bay City-Commercial fishermen Of
Pay City have appointed committee
to devise plans for putting an end to
the pollution of the Saginaw river
with waste chemicals from plants
along the river and its tributaries
Ann Arbor-A gift of 5000 volumes
to the University of Michigan Library
from the library of the Rev. George
Duffield. regent of the university from
1889 to lS48, was announced by the
trustees of the Tappan Presbyterian
Association.
Ludington-Edward Manners daugh.
ter wanted a cap on her pencil. Her
father found a copper cap and was
putting 1t on the pencil when it ex.
ploded, tearing off the thumb and in.
dex finger OF his right hand 1t was
a dynamite cap.
lonia-Damage suits aggregating
$4,000 have been instituted by Mrs.
Hattie Van Wrinkle. as the result of
an automobile accident in which he
was injured and her husband was
killed. Douglas and Ogle Mourer. of
Lake Odessa, are made defendants in
the suits. She asks $4,000 for alleged
injuries to herself and $4,000 for the
death of her husband.
Pontiac-Unless the county will
employ an expert accountant to go
over tax rolls, it will be impossible
10 ascertain who paid over $4,000 in
delinquent taxes RENTED to the city
by the county treasurer The matter
is at issue in an injunction suit and
admission of inability to itemize the
statement of taxes due prior to Janu-
airy, 1917. is made in the answer of
the treasurer, w. B. Marin, filed The
city has no way of crediting the
money TO the properties on which IL