The Yale expositor., 1922-09-21


year In the spring OF 1920 an cleo
tion was held to bond the county for
100000 to erect a modern county poor.
house but the electors turned 1t down
by vote of 2,056 to 1896
Physical culture, saved the life OF
Miss Ruth McGurk, Is years old, a
Normal school of physical education
student at Battle Creek. Just as she
was about to be hit by pole extend
ing from a trailer on a Consumers
Power company truck, she was warn
ed by other pedestrians, in time to get
hold on the pole and hang on until
her screams stopped the truck. She
was bruised but her tenacious hold
prevented her being knocked to the
pavement by the swaying pole
Toney Garment, 80 years old, for
merly employed at Grand Haven as 6
section hand by the Pere Marquette
railroad is on his way to Italy to claim
a fortune of 5000, 900 lire left by his IA
ther. Tony left Italy because of a
quarrel with his cousin several years
ago and became an American citizen.
He enlisted and served during the war
and then came to Grand Haven. Then
few days ago came word that for
tune was awaiting him in Italy. Tony
left with his wife and baby.
DR.. Albert Macdonald, Albion dent
list, prominent in American Legion
activities in that section, died at the
Albion hospital following an operation.
He was vice commander of Hanlon
Post of the Legion. adjutant for the
third district legion organization and
had charge of all boy scout work in
Albion. Through his efforts the city
recently donated to Hanlon Post a
cemetery lot for Legion men and DR..
MacDonalds body will be the first 10
be inferred there.
Facing a tremendous shortage of
freight cars, the fruit growers, Of
Southwestern Michigan are obtaining
help to market their produce from an
unexpected quarter, the city motorist.
Thousands visit the fruit belt daily,
taking away fruit in quantities, vary
ing from a peck to several bushels. A
number of the fruit growers, especial
ly those living near the cement paved
roads, are disposing of large part OF
their crops in this way.
Il. CaIF F.sI 81
have recovered the body of Hugo
Johnson, 10 years old, a private in the
Twenty-seventh Aero squadron, drown
ed in the Clinton river near Mt. Glen.
ems. Johnson. who had enlisted in
the air service only "a hours previous
to the time he was drowned, dove off
bridge being used by road contrac-
tors, into shallow water. He never
was seen to come to the surface.
The Lansing schools are going to
ban the "aints" and "haints" and all
their relatives if drive in behalf of
good English can bring this about
This is not to be confined to students,
but will extend to fathers and mothers
in the homes as the children will be
asked to see that their parents use
good English. The campaign is plan.
ned to continue throughout the school
year.
Walter Smith, assistant leader OF
the United States Marine Band, has
returned to Schoolcraft, following his
retirement on a pension. He has been.
a member OF the Presidents Own
for 30 years. He was a member OF
Sousa's band for five years. He will
make his permanent home in School.
craft in which he was born.
A monument to the efforts of Presi-
/ dent David Friday to put Michigan
Agricultural College on a higher edu-
/ cational plane, the new library build
| ing under construction at East Lans-
ing will have a capacity of 250,000
books and will be equipped with the
last word" in present-day library con
venienees
Attempting to extinguish a fire in
/ her home at Kalkaska, started by du
electric iron. Mrs. Louise Tripp, 6S
years old suffered burns which caused
her death With her clothing afire she
ran into the street, where neighbors
found her charred body. Mrs Tripp
had lived in Kalikaska 3S years.
R. G. Boman, Hammond, Ind, tour.
list, for whom searching parties had
been securing the woods on Keweenaw
Point for two days. wandered out of
the forest into Calumet and to his
surprise learned "he had been miss
ing" Boman explained he was mere
ly camping out"
The Muskegon Heights school taA
jumped to $22 on $1,000 assessed val
uation this year, according to Asses
sor Fred Ridout. The increase is
largely due to the large delinquent tax
roll last year