The Yale expositor., 1921-08-04
STATE NEWS


was given Earl Broeffle, 10, for driv-
ing away an automobile without the
owners consent.
Monroe-Charged with the posses
sion of lantern, property of the state
of Michigan, j. H. Cameron, chauffeur,
said to reside in Pontiac, Mich, was
fined 500 and costs here by Justice
DAM.
ship farmer, has the record wheat
crop of this section. From II acres
he obtained 512 bushels of grain, an
average of more than 80 bushels to
the acre.
Albion-Two hundred dollars left in
a safe, and tires valued at 500, were
stolen from the tire shop OF G. F..
Wickens by thieves who had secreted
/ themselves in the building when the
place was locked up.
Grand Rapids-William Aurgenier,
II years old, of Toronto, Ont, was ar
rested here when found sleeping on
a fire escape near a store that had
been entered during the night. The
boy said he ran away from home.
East Lansing-Appointme of John
! T. Horner as associate professor OF
economics to specialize in courses in
marketing has been announced by
Prof. w. o. Hedrick, head Of the
economics department at M. A. G.
Petoskey-An eight-inch branch of
a cherry tree, bearing 60 fully matur-
ed cherries, was placed on display by
Edward Dean. The laden branch was
exhibited as an evidence that Petos-
key region has Embarrassing posi-
bilities.
Acknowledging gas rate for
the next ten years was fixed by an ar
bitration commission at $1.25 per 1000
cubic feet, with a minimum monthly
charge of rs cents. The city volun-
tarily increased the gas rate a year
ago from 80 cents to S1.20.
East Tawas-The East Tawas State
Park, the first one in Northeastern
Michigan to be equipped with bath
house and to be opened for tourists
for camping, is having a busy season
with the demand on the bath house
far beyond its accommodations.
Ironwood-Four freight cars loaded
with the first lumber sawed at the big
Ford saw mill in this city were ship
ped to the dry kilns in lower Michi-
gan for curing and then to the Ford
factory at Highland Park. The saw
mill is no. working eight hours a
day.
Muskegon-The Muskegon County
Farm Bureau is to be granted the use
of part of an unused street near the
Pere Marquette Railway yards for the
erection of a market warehouse. The
bureau hopes to have the building
ready in time for storing this years
crops.
Ann Arbor-Police are searching
! for a woman who gave her name as
NJ. Osborne when she solicited mer-
! chants here for sums of money ag-
gregating 5000 for use by st. Joseph
sanitarium. st. Joseph sanitarium
officials deny the woman was repre-
sentative of the institution.
Monroe-Mrs. Harold Nickel, of To-
ledo, started suit here against George
Mosher and Mrs. NJ. L. Mosher of OF
tawa Lake, Monroe county, asking
$4,000 damages for injuries suffered
when struck by the Mosher automO-
bile, March 4, 1921. 1t is further
claimed the automobile was operated
in a careless manner.
Battle Creek-R. b. Parks, robbed
three times in two weeks, is angry.
| Two weeks ago pickpockets touched
him for SIG, a week later this was
repeated, with less loss. Now Parks
home has been robbed and though
| Parks had hidden his money in a
closet, the thief found it.
Kalamazoo-A rehearing has been
asked in the 100000 damage suit Of
the Bryant Paper Co. against the
Monarch Paper Co. growing out of the
breaking of a dam owned by the Mon
! arcn company III 1910. Inc bryant
company was awarded $4,000 dam
ages in a Circuit Court verdict. The
Monarch company wants a new trial.
Houghton-Rev. E. II. Wilcox, a
Methodist pastor of Holly, Mich, who
is visited here, and Rev. ]. e. levin,
pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal
church of Houghton, have interested
themselves in securing a new trial for
Arson Best, who was sentenced to a
life term in Marquette prison in 1920.
for the murder of Pontiac telephone
operator.
st. Johns--Edward Bloom, of Wa.
cousta, has offered reward Of $50 for
the apprehension of his 15-year-old
daughter, Ella, and for the arrest of
James d. Stone, 26, with whom she
is alleged to have left. For several
months past Stone had been employed
as telephone lineman and boarded at
| tho nIooD, homo He had hapn very