The Yale expositor., 1921-12-15
STATE NEWS

Jan. 80 TO FEB. 5 JnlS winter, II has
just been announced.
Pontiac-Pontiac voters rejected by
3,349 votes to 2,243 a proposal to
abandon it's commission-mana form
charter and return to the aldermanic
charter.
South Boardman-A woman was
widowed and seven children made IA
therless when Richard Veeder, 40, and
respondent, killed himself with a
shotgun.
Ionia-Captain George R. Hogarth,
commanding officer of Co. H., M. N.
G., discharged 10 members of the unit
in a shakeup to increase the organ
ization's efficiency.
Lansing-Mayor Benjamin A Reyes
issued a proclamation calling on all
citizens to aid in the public Christ
mas party for unfortunate children at
the Prudden Auditorium Christmas
night.
Cadillac-Seeing her daughter be-
ing taken to Mercy Hospital, Mrs. ]. /.
Pollard, n years old, dropped dead of
apoplexy. The daughter, Mrs. M. G.
Paul, died a few hours later of per-
nicious anemia. A double funeral
was arranged.
Ionia-Mrs. Vera Critics, Eaton
township, has filed a $4,000 damage
suit against Supervisor A. Bert Ar
mold of that township and his son,
Lyle, as result of an automobile col
lision in which the plaintiffs husband,
William, was fatally injured.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. James X.
Flood, of Hart, died at his home in
Hart at the age of rs. From 1881 to
1886 he was postmaster of Hart. He
was a member of the Michigan house
of representatives in 1895 and 1896,
and served as senator from 1897 to
1900.
Holland-A developed case Of cry
sipelas has been discovered by physi.
clans at the Holland hopsital. The
hospital was Immediately ordered
closed by the health board. All pa
tients have been carefully isolated
until they can be removed to private
homes.
Kalamazoo-The body Of Russell
Curry, 10, of Portage Center, Kalama.
zoo county, was found in a swamp
in Chippewa county, where he had
gone on a hunting trip, word sent
here says. He had frozen to death.
The young man was missing for sew.
eral days.
Manistee-Bondholde of the Man
istee & Northwestern railroad want
the property sold, Charles p. Brat
noer of st. Paul, Mimi, commissioned
by the bondholders' committee to dis
pose of the road, declares. The com.
pany, privately owned, has been in re-
ceivers' hands three years.
Bay ity-Announcement was made
that the Aetna Portland Cement Co.,
a main corporation with one factory
at Fenton, Mich, has purchased 33
acres on the Saginaw river in Essex.
vile, suburb, and will erect a plant
costing more than $1,000,000. The
dredging and preliminary work will
be started at once.
Grand Haven-John Vyn, a business
man here, was instantly killed when
he was struck by an incoming pas
senger train on the Grand Trunk
railroad. He was crossing the tracks
in an auto when he heard the train
coming. Believing the automobile
would be hit he jumped, falling in
front Of the train. The automobile
crossed the tracks before the train
arrived.
Pontiac-That the gas rate reduc
ton Of 10 cents ordered by the state
public utilities commission is not justi
fed by present conditions, is the
statement Of B. G. Campbell, manager
OF the Michigan Light company here
He says the reduction discounts pos
sible reductions in oil and freight
rates on coal which are not yet In
effect. The company had asked ar
increase of 10 cents.
Iron Notwithstanding Cochet
Il, 10 years old, Of this city, employed
in Milwaukee, is facing a charge Of
numbering her newborn baby, who
was found underneath a bath tub IL
the hotel. The girl told the police
that following the infants birth she
attempted to hide it under the tut
and in so doing placed It against 8
pipe containing live steam. The child
was burned across the stomach an,
died of the injury.
Lansing-Auditor General o. B. Full
Ter has decided that something mus
be done to impress upon county off
Gals that they must be just as care
full in spending state money as count,
money. Recently, he called the atten
ton Of the administrative board {,
the fact that sheriffs have been send
Ing in fat expense accounts for trip
taken to and from state penal institu
tions with prisoners. The audito
general believes some system coul
be devised whereby the countie
counts and then be reimbursed by tn
state.
Saginaw-The directors of the VA