The Yale expositor., 1922-11-30

from the business districts, and 1t is
proposed to place the wires under
ground throughout the city. Damage
and danger from the terrific sleet
storm last winter is pointed out as
showing the need for removal OF over
head high tension lines.
Police are investigating the story
OF Mrs. James Kelley, five-months
bride Of Grand Trunk moulder, that
she was kidnapped and drugged by
woman and two men In an automo-
bile and that when she recovered she
was in a squalid house in the foreign
settlement. She said she had started
| for a grocery when a woman whom
she had known slightly drove along
side with two men and asked her II
she wanted to ride.
A number OF Linden people given
pheasant eggs for Matching this
spring, report excellent results. When
the birds were old enough to care for
themselves, they were set at liberty
in the woods. Coras Crandall, local
game warden, recently received three
crates, each containing 16 nearly
matured pheasants. These were scat
tered about through the county in
localities favorable to the birds.
Because OF the competition OF mo-
tor buses, the Michigan United Rail
way Co., at q conference with a
Lansing city council committee and
Chamber OF Commerce representa-
tives decided to reduce the fare be-
tween Lansing, Holt and Mason. The
new rate, effective Immediately, is 20
cents for round trip to Holt and 40
cents for a round trip to Mason. Each
is cut of nearly so per cent.
Navigation on the Great Lakes Off
cially closes December 2, but the date
means little to ships Of the Michigan
Transit company, plying between
Chicago and northern Michigan points,
which will run as long as they can find
cargoes, Captain George Johnson OF
Traverse City general manager, an
nounced. This practically assures
that Traverse City will be served up-
til the bay freezes over.
A timber deal involving 1000 acres
of hardwood lands in Ontonagon
County for a consideration of $4,000
has just been closed by John Flana-
gan, Of Iron Mountain. Experts have
estimated the tract will yield 20
100000 feet OF logs, besides other
products. The land was bought from
the Norton Lumber Co., Of Ontonagon
and the P. c. Fuller Co., Of Grand
Rapids and Ontonagon.
Mrs. Minnie Gerow, of Cheboygan,
widow of DR.. Arthur M. Gerow, was
found dead on the floor Of her bath
room. Death, It is believed, occurred
when she was making ready to retire
Since the death of her husband she
had lived alone, her only child, Allen
Gerow, being a resident of Detroit
She had planned to spend the winter
in Detroit with her son.
Blinded by a shotgun charge re
ceived accidently in the face, John
Boer, Muskegon Heights, and a com
panion wandered about in the woods
near there for several hours before
they found their way back to the city
Twenty shots lodged In the youth
forehead and cheeks, but failed to ir
jure the eyeballs, physicians say.
Representatives of state tax sup.
ported schools and colleges will NEE,
with representatives of endowed
schools and colleges Of Michigan at
conference to be held in Ann ArbOr
Jan. A. An all day discussion will be
devoted to the needs OF the schools
and the student bodies.
The body of Lou Ayres, so years
old, was found hanging from a ma
chine in a small -four mill, which h.
owned and operated at Grawn, neal
Traverse City. While he was work
| ing alone in the mill, it is believed
his clothes caught in belt, and ho
was instantly killed.
Private Peter Wolfe of Chicago Il
dead from injuries suffered at Battl,
Creek when he jumped from an arm,
ambulance to escape injury in an i'm
pending crash with a touring car. Hi
head struck the pavement, dealt
from skull fracture following q few
moments later.
Several weeks ago Patrolman Roy
Reynolds of Pontiac lost leather yes
! from his room. Recently Reynolds al
rested James j. McCleary, SO, on {
disorderly charge and in searching
him was surprised to find his long
lost vest adorning the person Of Nc.
Cleary.
Plans for the widening Of Crane
River avenue from Brighton in Liv
ingston county, to Farminton, in Oak
land county, were approved at meet
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