The Yale expositor., 1921-10-13

Battle Creek-Charles Hayman, 67
years old, a Grand Trunk fiagman, was
struck by a yard train and killed.
Constantine-First cement was pour
ed on Trunk Line No. 13, which goes
through this village. The work prob
ably will be completed this fall.
Grand Rapids-Samuel Kowrack has
filed suit in circuit court against DR..
Robert j. Hutchinson for 1884, 900
damages for alleged malpractice in
failing to Get pr -erly a broken arm.
Lansing-The state administrative
board authorized the sale of $4,000, 900
worth Of state highway bonds. The
issue will be sold on a 2O-year 5 1-2
and 5 "a per cent basis. Bids will
be opened November /.
Grand Rapids-This city must oper-
ate for a year at least without a street
railway franchise as the result of the
failure of the city commission to agree
upon a basis of valuation with officials
of the railway company.
Grand Rapids-Miss Olliff Morrison,
Ferris Institute student from Lansing,
treated her girl friends to an auto ride
down the main street here. She was
arrested and fined for speeding. When
it was all over, she stated Life here
was too dull at 10 miles al hour"
Kalamazoo-The proposed new city
charter was defeated at the special
election by q vote Of 2,328 for and
3,035 against. Had the charter car
ried, it would have changed the city
government from the commission man
ager form back to the old aldermanic
system.
Lansing-Theodore j. Werle, OF Mil
waukee, has accepted the position of
seal sale director for the Michigan
Christmas seal sale this year. Mr..
Werle has begun the active work of
organizing the state for the biggest
sale since the Michigan tuberculosis
Association vas organized.
Standardization here to have the
federal government take over old Fort
Wilkins and the extensive territory
adjacent to it in the %northerly portion
of the Keweenaw peninsula, and con-
vert it into a national park, was taken
up at a joint meeting of Houghton and
Keweenaw supervisors at the fort.
Lansing-Infantile paralysis in
Michigan, state health records show
for the last two months, has increas-
ed 100 per cent over the last few pre-
vious years. The total of reported
cases for August was LAB, and for
September, 166. This disease is most
prevalent during these two months Of
the year.
Sault Ste. Marie-Matt Mattson, a
Finn, charged with attempted assault
with intent to murder Chase S. Os.
born, former governor, was bound
over to December term of circuit
court for trial and remanded to Jail
in default of $4,000 bonds, following
the preliminary hearing before Justice
John A. Mcmahon.
ONOooO JUL III NhCuAt NCuA =
gave James Fales, of Detroit, a judg-
ment of $500 against Fred Perry, Of
Durand, in the suit growing out Of the
killing by Perry Of Fales's dog last
spring. Perry claimed the animal was
chasing his sheep. Fales sued for
$1,000, the value Of the dog, and $4,000
for injury to his feelings.
Lansing-The State Administrative
Board has authorized Frank Rogers,
state highway commissioner, to pur-
chase several thousand metal road
signs from Jackson prison and to pro-
coed with elaborate plans for marking
the trunk line highways in the state.
The signs will be purchased at about
% cents each. The State has been
paying 40 cents.
Cadillac-Michigan's 1921 potato
crop will be at least 100000 bushels
short of the ive-year average yield,
according to A. b. Large, general man
ager of the Michigan Potato Growers
exchange, following a survey of the
state. The official crop report pre-.
dicted a yield Of 22,O 900, 900 bushels in
Michigan this year, against $4,000, 900
bushels, the ive-year average.
Port Austin - Methodists of Port
Austin, Grindstone City and Dwight
Township have decided to unite, as
they did wv years ago, and have
asked the Detroit conference to send
a pastor to hold services each Sunday
in the three places. Some Of the
Methodists are still loyal to the Com.
munity Church from which others
withdrew because the pastor declared
for Sunday base ball and dancing.
Lansing-The resignation of JohI
w. Beaumont, of Detroit, as a member
of the state board of agriculture (gov
erning board of Michigan Agricultural
College) was received at the Govern
or's office. In his letter Mr.. Beau
mont gave no reasons for resigning
1t is understood, however, that his re
signation is the result Of ~dissensior
with other members over the appoint