The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-01-06
STATE NEWS


Owossoy-H. h. Dennison, Shiawas-
see County agricultural agent, has re-
signed because of i'll health.
Battle Creek-Battle Greek took
steps to alter the course of the river
below the city TO prevent floods.
Albion-Samples of city water were
tested by state doctors and found to
contain no germs of contagious dis
| eases.
Hart-W. S. Hanson, Circuit Court
commissioner of Oceana County for Ia
years. died last week. He was
! GA years old.
Harrison-Emil Giers, of Hatton
Township, blew off his elbow when a
shotgun accidentally discharged while
he was hunting.
Eaton Rapids-Henry Pierce is dead
here after an attack Of heart trouble.
With his sons. he owned three of the
largest farms on Montgomery Plains.
/ Battle Creek-Cows killed following
inspection for tuberculosis were found
unaffected and claims for damages
| probably will be filed against the
city.
! Mt. Warnings have come
| from police headquarters and the
! sheriff's office that automobile drivers
will be arrested if they drive without
new licenses after Jan. l.
Pontiac-The city commission has
authorized the city attorney to pre-.
pare an ordinance prohibiting the So
liciting of money without authority of
the United Community Fund.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the ex.
pense of running a municipal light
plant, the village board has voted to
sell the plant to the Michigan Gas and
Electric Co., of Three Rivers.
Kalamazoo-Mike Loduf, who was
knocked unconscious by robbers and
left on a railway track, recovered his
sense just in time to crawl of the
tracks before a fast train went by.
Clear Lake Juncticn-T. r. Riddle,
OF Bryan, o.. has temporarily aban.
doned the construction of a $25O,000
summer hotel at Clear Lake owing to
the high cost of building material.
Escanaba-Joseph NJ. Sheridan, of
the Michigan state constabulary,
charged with manslaughter for the
Staying of j. K Kerensky, bartender,
has been bound over to circuit court
on $4,000 bail.
Albion-The Union Steel Products
Co. gave out a Christmas bonus to its
employees which brought its total ex-
ira compensation for the year up to
$25,O00. About 225 employees shared
in the distribution.
Grand Rapids-Benjamin S. Truz-
kowski, candy store owner. pleaded
guilty TO, buying stolen property from
high school boys, and was sent to
the State House of Correction at Mar
quette for five years.
Pontiac-Three more temporary
school buildings will be needed to
care for children added to the rolls
at the new semester in February. the
board is informed. Already several
temporary schools arc in use.
Ypsilanti-A law suit is being tried
in Justice Court over the ownership
of a black and tan dog claimed by
Willard Clawson and John Caplin.
Clawson sued to recover the dog from
Caplin claiming 1t was given to him
several years ago.
Roscommon-Mrs Jane Johnson,
sheriff-elect of Roscommon, although
not vet in office, made her first ar
rest when she nabbed Claude Lavey
of Harrison. Lavey is charged with
having unlawfully taken deer shot
by Aubrey Gray at Houghton lake.
Mt. Clemens-Upon the recommend
alton of Lynn M. Johnston, prose cut
ing attorney, William ]. Dusse, circuit
court commissioner, has been appoint
ed friend of the court" by Judge
lanes G.. Tucker. He will act in di-
yorce cases where the disposition of
the children is involved.
Lansing-when the Office of the
secretary of state closed at o'clock
Dec. q, and the time limit for filing
initiatory legislative petitions had ex-
pired. proponents of the war veterans
bonus bill lacked more than $4,000
OF the $4,000 names required to place
the matter officially before the law
makers.
Petoskey-In an effort to build up
the size of speckled trout in Michi
gan lakes and streams. and retain the
present sporting quality of these
beautiful game Ash, the Michigan fish
commissi IN has brought from Grand
Cascapedia river, Quebec, $4,000 trout
eggs and will use these trout for
breeders at the hatchery at Petoskey
Kalamazoo-When William Van
OVERLOOK tried to put his arms around
his wife, she gave him such a hefty
kick he thought HIS leg was broken
and he did not recover for four or
five weeks, he told Judge Weimer in
his suit for divorce. She struck him
once with meat Ratchet. he said. and
at/another time threw the dishes at
him. The case, which is contested,
drew such a large crowd that scores
uora Turned away