The Yale expositor., 1921-04-28

Lawton-Sales of 100000 grape
vines to be planted this Spring are
recorded in this section of the grape
country. This means that there will
be planted at least 100 new acreage.
Charlevoix-A. It. Steward, for four
years foreman of the Charlevoix fish
hatchery, accepts the Office of state
superintendent Of fish hatcheries and
leaves for his headquarters in Lansing
May l.
Cheboygan-The Union Bag &
Paper corporations pulp wood boat.
which sank in the river last Fall, has
been raised by e. j. Laway and towed
to the company's dock. The damage
was heavy.
Pontiac-A normal crop Of peaches
and plums in Oakland county is again
predicted, following the survey made
of damage in the storm. Coatings OF
ice over buds saved them from the
severe frost.
Grand Rapids-Canned sauerkraut
served at the home of William John
son is believed to have been the cause
Of the poisoning of eight persons, all
of whom are recovering after having
been severely i'll.
Battle Creek-The owners of Mac
Fadden Healthatorium have announc-
ed that the buildings now occupied
by the institution will be sold to the
state under an arrangement made
with state officers.
Cadillac-The suit of the Socialist
Party to obtain a share of the estate
of the late James w. Ellwood was
dismissed on the ground that the party
had failed to take action for two years
after the will was filed.
Owosso-The Consumers Power Co.
has notified the city that hereafter the
rate per year charged for lighting
street lights will be increased 20 per
cent, except for the newly installed
boulevard lighting system.
Paw Paw-Joseph Glelbago, who re-
Gently purchased a farm north of here,
was killed when his team ran away
and he was thrown from the top of
load of household goods. He leaves
a widow and two small children.
Cassopolis-Melzer Beverly, black
smith, was found dead in eight inches
of water at Stone lake, near this vii
lage. He had left early to go fishing.
1t is believed he was attacked with
epilepsy and fell out Of his boat and
drowned.
Traverse City-James B. Hendryx,
noted writer Of western fiction, will
make northern Michigan his home, it
was announced with news of the pur-
chase by Hendryx of Grand Traverse
Bay property known as the Lees Point
resort, short distance from this city.
Paw Paw-Mrs. Martha Steele, of
South Haven, is the first woman sent
to state prison from Van Buren,
County in several years. She was re-
Gently convicted of forgery and was
sentenced to from nine months to IA
years in the Detroit House Of Correc-
ton.
the state hospital here, all Of them
disappearing in their sleeping apparel.
Those who escaped are Harry Smith,
q, Tony Bush, q, Robert Warner, 81,
and Lewis Bounds, &c. 1t is believed
they stole clothes before making their
escape.
Pontiac-Announce has been
made of the merging of the Pontiac
Commercial and Savings bank and the
Oakland County Savings bank, giving
an institution with a capital Of ST.
100000, equalled only by one bank in
Michigan, outside Detroit, the Bank
of Saginaw.
Big Rapids-Joy riding in the High
land View cemetery is to cease. This
is the ruling of the board of trustees
after receiving numerous complaint
that cars were in the cemetery after
dark and were cavorting around the
graves Hereafter the gates are to
close at p. m.
misunderstanding to report sub
mitted to the state legislature last
week by the secretary of the Michi-
gan Agricultural college, the per cap
tia cost of the 1903 students at that
institution in 1920 averaged approx
mately $400. The total revenue from
the 10 mill tax for the college amount
ed to $935,000.
Owosso-Harry Ordiway, 30 years
old, is under arrest charged with as
sault as the result of an attack said
to have been made on Herman Thomp-
son, 16. The officers were told that
Thompson was attacked when he
went to the Ordiway home with his
mothers washing. Ordiway is said
to have objected to his wife doing the
work.
Kalkaska-The village of South
Boardman, one Of the oldest settle
ments in this section, was given a sew
ere blow by fire which wiped out
the principal hotel, the postoffice and
five other business houses. The esti-
mated loss is $4,000, with but little
insurance as an insurance agent can
ooIIod NEARLY all twisting nOliciea ha.