The Yale expositor., 1894-11-09

\ DuIluR Jllc DuSl year 10 hOuhtS nave
been built in Battle Creek.
Edward Ellsworth, brakeman on
the South Shore road, was killed at
Marquette.
Caleb ]. Brown, of Sturgis, has suf-
/ fered fracture of the hand while
spanking his young son.
The body of John Laerty was found
floating in the river at Saginaw. An
inquest resulted in a verdict of acct
dental drowning.
Farmers around Bangor raised about
100 acres of cucumbers the past season,
and the crop proved to be so profitable
that pickle factory is to be built
there.
Harry Ticc, of Ionia, brakeman on
the d., l.. IL N, was badly hurt while
uncoupling ears in the ward at Grand
Ledge. One rib was broken and he
was hurt internally.
Mrs. Lauretta STANDBY, the older
of the women who were beaten with
hammers near Columbiavile is dead.
Mrs. Fred Skinner, the other injured
woman, is recovering.
The bennington cheese factory,
after four years successful operation,
has closed down on account of the
inability during the past few months
to secure enough milk.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. John Strong suffered
another loss by fire when his brick hall
and frame residence burned at South
lockwood. Loss $4,000. Strong has
suffered total loss by fire in the last
! twelve months of SEC, 900.
A. S. Berg, a prominent Fremont
farmer, is reported as missing. lie
drove from home several days ago
strong grounds for experimenting that
he has met with foul play.
Marlette ladies and gentlemen are
very sporty. A certain lady has pair
of belligerent cats. She is willing to
match them both against any dogs ia
town One fight has already taken
I place and more are on the tapis.
While ont bird shooting Jeptha
Bradshaw, of the firm of Glyshaw a.
Bradshaw, carriage manufacturers at
! North Branch. received a charge of
shot in the face from the gun of
companion and may lose both his
eyes.
The Michigan Central railroad has
| bought the ST. Joseph Valley railroad,
running from Kalamazoo to Berrien
Springs They will at once built
spur to the dam, and undoubtedly
will improve the road and extend it to
st. Joseph.
Frank Henry, of Colon. recently
married his stepmother and ever since
the couple have been busy trying to
! figure out what relation they bear TO
each other and their other relatives.
de has children by his first wife and
she of course by her first husband.
small alligator crawled out
sewer at Cadillac the other day and il
is thought that il is one of an increas-
ing family of alligators which have
been Matched out by an alligator that
escaped in the city few years ago
/ from an exhibition of Florida living
curiosities.
Traverse City seems TO be n model
| corporation in one respect. Since the
village was organized in 1851 there
! has never been a single piece OK prop
erty advertised for taxes. Even in the
| past year, with its hard times,
there is but Si.6O unpaid on a total tax
roll of Sl7,755.
/ District Attorney Powers, of Grand
! Rapids, received instructions from At
| torney-General Olney to proceed with
the prosecution in the case of the gov
eminent against the Michigan Land &
Iron Co., Notwithstanding the decision
of Secretary Hoke Smith adverse to
the homesteaders.
ATali al ,Nh
of Frank His family at Benton Har-
! Dor. Within - hours one was dead.
| Another died soon after. The third. a
1-year-old baby, is not expected to live.
| Their home is across the street from
| the Morton school, and it is believed "A
! score or more school children are eX-
| posed.
At the bottom of the Ropes gold
mine near lshpeming a spring has
! been discovered. The water is yellow
ish in color and seems TO have gold in
| solution. 1t is very cold Men in the
! habit of drinking this water say the
desire for alcoholic stimulants has
! almost entirely left them. There is
talk of establishing huge jag cure at
! this mine.
Two men attempted to hold up
/
| ger train near Carson City. They
boarded the train at that place, ordered
/ the conductor to his corner and terri
| fled the passengers. A fight took place
and the train robbers had their faces
badly smashed They are woodsmen,
and when brought before justice at
Greenville refused to give their names.
The fight between st. Joseph and
Berrien Springs for the county seat
OF Berrien county has reached the
supreme court The fight has been
! going on for some time, until after a
deal of wrangling an election was held
and Berrien Springs came out second
best. The next move was to test the
validity of the election, and after a
long suit it was decided illegal. Now
the st. Joseph people want to know
what the supreme court will say of it.
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