The Yale expositor., 1922-10-12
Michigan
Happenings
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A Bulgarian love match, alleged to
have had its climax in PROMISE 20
marry, has found its way into the Oak
land County Circuit Court, where Miss
Flor Sinamian of Detroit, has sued
Toros Manisian, of Pontiac, for $685.
300. The plaintiff alleges that Mani
sian promised to wed her in August
and bought her an engagement ring
and watch and necklace. His love
cooled by September 3, Miss Sinamian
declares, and although she has always
stood ready and willing to marry
Manisian, he refuses.
Notice has been received by Walter
Rawson, director Of the agricultural
department OF Hillsdale high school.
that the stock judging team from
Hillsdale won first honors at the West
ern Michigan fair at Grand Rapids.
The team consisted of Ford Eagle,
The members of the team will have
their expenses paid by the Western
Michigan Fair society to the interna-
tional live stock show in Chicago in
December.
The enrolment in the Owosso High
school at present is SO greater than a
year ago according to Superintendent
b. ]. William. This is an increase
of 20 per cent. The enrolment now
is 554, and before the end Of the year
it will be 600, he says. The building
now occupied was built to accommo-
date $50 pupils, but the voters have
twice voted down proposed bond is
sues to build a new high school
That so of the 200 Michigan ex-
soldiers on the waiting list of the
Roosevelt American Legion hospital
at Camp Custer will be notified that
they can receive treatment at the hos.
pital by October 10, was the announce
ment by E. ]. Welch, hospital business
manager. Welch announces that the
first wing of the big addition will be
completed by that date.
Striking shopmen of Marquette on
the Duluth, South Shore & Atlanta
railroad, a subsidiary of the 500 Line,
refused to accept an invitation to re-
turn to their jobs as individuals with
no impairment OF seniority rights. The
railroad, it is said, refuses to negoti-
ate with the union and the strikers
assail it's policy as a move to break
the organization.
There is considerable agitation in
Dowagiac concerning the near expira-
ton of the Beckwith company's 30
year lease from Dowagiac to furnish
householders with gas and electricity
The present price is IL cents a kilo-
wat for electricity and 50 thousand
feet for gas. Taxpayers are uniting
to petition for a city owned plant.
The battle royal for the nomination
for treasurer of Schoolcraft county, at
the primaries, September II, will be
continued at the general election in
November. The nominee, Mrs. Agnes
Husband, who won by two votes over
Edward Multhaupt and by three over
Miss Laura Williams, will be opposed
by them on the slip system.
An appraisal of Citizens Telephone
company property to determine fair
valuation upon which to base rates in
cities served by both the Michigan
State and Citizens companies, after
the merger of the two services has
been ordered by the state public utili-
ties commission.
A decrease of state taxes in Oak
land county of $4,000 for the winter
collection is contained in the assess
ment received Oct. 4. The total is
S545 955. as against 1851, 665. The
amount OF county and road taxes is
to be determined by the board of sup
ervisors.
The legislature will be asked next
session to pass an appropriation for a
dining-room, hospital and power plant
at Marquette prison. the prison board
has decided. Present facilities are too
small.
Edward w. Hilton, of Erie, Monroe
county, for 81 years secretary of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, of Monroe and Wayne counties,
has been elected president of the con-
Germ.
The management of the Ford Motor
Co, of Detroit, is selling coke to en-
ployes. for SO a ton, or $3.50 ton less
than is being asked by retailers of the
city.
A bond issue of $4,000 will be sub
mitted to the electors at Cadillac in
November for the construction of
new senior high school.