The Yale expositor., 1894-11-16
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

Marshall is figuring on $4,000
opera house.
The pioneer women of the 500 and
their daughters have organized club
Antan Kuin2el fell down fight of
stairs at Grand Rapids and broke his
right hip.
Dennis O'Bricn was in runaway
accident at Grand Haven, and died
from his injuries.
The Richardson furniture works at
Charlotte. idle for many months, viii
soon start up again.
Charles Perry, of Frankfort, fell
from the top of freight train near
Harrietta, and was killed.
Jacob Seegmiller, Summit City
hunter, lost his arm and may die. Ac-
cidental discharge of a gun.
A. Brinllerhoff, aged 76, fell upon
the sidewalk at st. Johns and broke
his arm close to the shoulder.
The amount of salt inspected in this
state has declined from 3,5s3,253 bar
rels in 1891 to ARA, O55 in 1894.
A hunter in Montmorency county
killed white deer and has had it
mounted. Such an animal is very rare.
An unknown man was killed at st.
Ignace by the express from Duluth,
while rounding curve entering the
city.
Lewis Burney, of Marine City, con-
fessed u heinous crime against his
step-daughter and got seven years in
prison.
The diphtheria epidemic at Cold
water has subsidized, and the school
board has concluded to open the
public schools.
William j. Spear, of vassar, has
been appointed trustee of the Michigan
School for the Deaf to succeed James
A. Trotter, resigned.
Michael Wilson, the farmer near
Adrian who horsewhipped his 9O-year-
old mother, was sent to the Detroit
House of Correction.
North Branch will probably have
electric lights soon, Rochester parties
having offered to put in a plant in the
village for bonus of 500.
Allegan county is making money off
the local option prosecutions 1t cost
about SAC to convict a recent offender.
His fine was $3.50, clear gain of $500
fol the county.
Mrs. f. +. Doty died at Grand Rap
| ids from the effects of injuries sus-
tanned from falling down stairs. She
was G5 years old and had lived there
| half century.
Nathan ]. Dixon, the c. & G.. T. cou-
| ductor who was arrested on a charge of
completely in train wrecking, came be-
fore Justice Henry at Battle Creek for
examination and was discharged.
Another freight train wreck oc-
Cured on the Michigan Central in the
yards at Ypsilanti. truck breaking
from under car loaded with beef re-
suited in two cars being smashed.
The body of a stranger about so
years old were found in Mt. Calvary
cemetery at Grand Rapids. In the
pocket was a note reading: "A stranger
in the city, no work and no friends.
God alone is my friend. John L.
Girod."
| All the keepers and inmates of the
houses of ill-fame in Sault Ste. Marie
took sudden departure for fields and
pastures new. This was the result of
a decision of the law and order league
of that place, to prosecute them under
the Breen act.
Snow fell eight inches deep at st.
Joseph, breaking the limbs off many
trees. Some small fruit trees were en-
l tirely broken down. A heavy snow
storm passed over the Lake Michigan
| q A FHf.uy nd n
half inches of snow fell.
The Standard Oil Co. at Marshall
laid some of its pipes along an un-
opened street without getting permits
sion. The authorities gathered in
force and ordered the Standard Oil
buildings torn down if the company
didn't give in, which il did after con-
siderable parleying.
Winslow Flouette is n lumberman
not far fiom Manistiquc. He called
upon Mrs Granger, "a widow of 67
years, represented that she was wanted
in town, drove her TO lonely spot
and criminally assaulted her He then
took the poor old woman to Mans
tique, so it is charged, and turned her
loose on the streets.
Robert Minnis, aged 66 years, was
found dead in his cell at the central
police station at Saginaw. Deceased
had been living in hand-to-mouth
fashion for some time and lately had
been sleeping in barn. where he con
tracted the cold which caused his
death. He was found there shivering
and starving. and was to- have been
placed in the county poor house. He
leaves daughter who is postmistress
at Baraga, in the upper peninsula.