The Yale expositor., 1921-08-11


Pontiac-Mrs. Hannah Graves, 70,
of Washington, fell into a cistern
when the wooden cover gave way.
She was rescued from the water, I'M
hurt.
Bay City-Former Secretary of the
Treasury w. G.. McAdoo and the De-
troit & Mackinac railroad are being
sued for $25, 900 each by Frank Bar
ton and wife and Mrs. Patti for in
juries claimed to have been sustained.
Owosso-Andrew Morris of Pontiac,
fined for speeding, thanked the court
and the officer who made the arrest.
Morris said he realized for some
time he had been driving too fast and
that the jolt given him in court was
just what he needed to calm him
down.
Holland-Blinded by the glare OF
automobile lights, Fred Churchill, 60
years old, was knocked down by a
machine driven by ]. c. Hodges, OF
Jenison Park, on the iceland road,
and so badly injured that he died on
the way to the hospital. His skull
was fractured.
CharlOtte-Will McCrowden, of Dut-
ton, father-in-law of Charles Ander-
son, village president of Vermontville,
was killed by NJ. c. passenger train,
while trying to cross tracks west or
that station. He was prominent citi'
zen and at one time was an officer OF
a Grand Rapids bank.
Adrian-Two factions in the Bap-
tist church at Hudson are in litigation
over control of the church. An in
junction was issued in circuit court,
restraining Rev. c. H. Meyers from
occupying the pulpit. He is conducting
his church work at the parsonage.
The plaintiffs desire the services of
another preacher.
Standish - Forest fires burning
along the Michigan Central and De-
troit and Mackinac railroads, near
Alger, West Branch, Rose City and
Standish have done many thousands
Of dollars damage. Miles Of fences,
crops, several barns, with this sea-
sons crops, and stacks of hay, have
beeI burned.
Grand Rapids-Tentative plans for
the proposed comfort stations to be
built throughout the county on the
trunk line roads have been prepared
by the county road commission. The
buildings will be IL by 20 feet and
of artistic design, provided with run
ming water, drinking fountains and
other necessary accommodations.
Pontiac-The city commission has
for the second time refused to pay
$500 damages claimed by residents
In Pontiac township along the course
of the Clinton river, for damage alleg-
ed 70 have been done by years OF
emptying sewage into the river. The
farm owners aver their property has
deteriorated in value because OF the
practice.
Lansing-Publicly owned motor
vehicles are exempt from the provi-
sion of the Condor automobile act,
which requires owners to secure from
the secretary of state certificate of
title by July 1, 1922, OF their property.
The exempted class Of vehicles in
cludes those owned and operated by
the state, municipalities, counties, vii.
lagos and townships.
Detroit-Judgment for $3,490 was
granted by Judge Theodore J. Rich
ter in circuit court to Harry Murray,
1928 Clifford street, against Mrs. Sarah
Evelyn Elizabeth Lewen MADAME LIE
Grande), now serving life imprison-
ment for killing 6-year-old Max Ernest
on May IL. Murray said he loaned
her the money in 1920. Mrs. Lewen
owns two bead bags valued at $4,000
and some furniture now in storage.
Flint-The city of Flint has ordered
it's coal direct from the mines and
will save nearly 81 ton. The order
was placed at 81 per ton and covers
two-inch West Virginia lump. This
exceptional price was due to keen
competition for immediate shipment.
The final price OF the city coal de-
livered at Flint will be 1922, the ex-
pense OF delivery being about 1922.
Local coal dealers ask So per ton for
West Virginia lump.
Detroit-Two men were arrested
following the wrecking Of fast west
bound Michigan Central passenger
train near Dearborn. Three persons
were injured as a result of the train
plunging into the ditch and being
sideswiped later by an east bound
train. Wreckers had separated rails,
carefully preserving the bond wires
SO the automatic signal system would
not be disturbed, and the speeding
train left the tracks without warning.
Monroe-The report of August j.
Weier, of Monroe, receiver of the
bank at Temperance, IS miles south
west Of here, which closed its doors
last spring, shows resources to be
6S,O35.47; liabilities, s95.751.71. and
the estimated deficit, $27,716.30. Rob-
bers on February IL had backed a
truck up against the building and ac-
-fad ouvav a safe which contained