The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1894-11-02


Mrs. Catherine Vance, a widow aged
about 65 years, was found dead in her
room in the Humphrey block, at Kala
mazoo. She died during the night
Typhoid fever has been raging at
Burnips Corners for three months
There are now rs cases, with as many
as eight in one family. The cause is
unknown.
Irwin Mead, a farmer, six miles
north of Inlay City, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head. De-
spondency. He was 35 years of age
and single.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Hills
dale, Lenawee and Monroe counties,
held their annual convention at Hills
dale, ending with n big campfire.
Eighty-four delegates attended.
Thomas Foley, aged ~, an eccentric
farmer near Jackson, was found dead
on the highway. lie had lived alone
in shanty for many years. It is sup
posed he was stricken with paralysis.
A number of cases of typhoid fever
have appeared at Sebewaing. and the
houses where they are have been
quarantined by the board of health to
prevent the disease getting foothold.
A company has been organized to
operate "A line of steamers on Long
lake, Cenesee county summer resort.
The first of the steamers is well under
way. and will probably be named City
of Flint.
Recently, while digging a grave at
Forester, the skulls Of several Indians
were uncovered, one of which, il the
whole body was in proportion, must
have surmounted brave at least eight
feet tall.
Michigan has rs building and loan
assoc atoms, not one of which has re-
ported net loss during the year past.
The real estate held by Michigan asso-
Citations is valued at S5,0S7, 49, The
profits are Sl,O25,s G4
Mrs. John Harris, wife of the former
cashier of the Commercial bank at Mt.
Pleasant, died from swallowing car
bolic acid. While suffering pain She
took carbolic acid, saying afterwards
she thought it was medicine she had
been in the habit of taking for relief.
A 14-year-old son of o. c. Clarke,
painter at st. Johns. was killed by
COW which he was leading with the
end of the rope tied around his body.
The cow became frightened, ierbed the
boy to the ground and in her flight
dashed the boy against poles and trees
along the street until he was dead.
The state board of health met in
joint session with the Cold water health
board and board of education to dis
cuss the diphtheria epidemic which is
proving fatal in n majority of cases.
The state board commended the course
taken by city officials and urged fur
Their vigilance to stamp out the disease.
Jackson will probably soon be able
TO secure its coal from the Pennsyl-
vania mines at the same price that De-
troit now pays. The managers of the
c., j. S Nj. railroad have submitted
propositions TO prominent citizens
which IL accepted will result in the
extension CT the road from Addison TO
Jackson.
Caspar Andrus. of Berlin, Ionia
county, will hereafter probably be an
advocate of good roads, as a bad one
nearly cost him his life. lie was riding
on a load of hay, when one of the
wheels went into rut, the load was
overturned and Caspar was thrown to
the ground. He was badly injured,
but will get over it.
The breaking of the main shaf. in
the 30 foot hosting drum at Shaft No.
J., Tamarack mine, Calumet, proves
more serious than'at first supposed. It
will require two months or more to
replace the broken shaft and all hoist
ing must cease for the present. About
100 men are already laid off indefinitely
as consequence and more may fol-
low soon.
NJ. McRoberts. of Portland, found
two thieves on his premises one of
whom attempted to steal his horses
They were driven away. but returned
at a late hour, one of them shooting
twice through McRoberts' hat. They
were pursued about town by officers
and fusilade continued until early
morning, with no one killed or
wounded.
The real condition of the smallpox
epidemic at Manchester has been
greatly exaggerated, it is said. The
real facts are that there is not a case
Of smallpox or varioloid in the village
and the village is not quarantined.
1 he health officer reports seven cases
over three miles from the village and |
the patients are all doing well. The
quarantine on exposed persons in the |
village has been raised.
Frank White, a colored man, aged |
~, shot and killed Sarah Dale, also |
aged %, living in an old |
tumble down roolSery at Detroit. The |
parties in the house claim that il was |
accidental. White was arrested few |
minutes after the shooting. The house |
in which the affair took place is two
story frame building, almost dilapi- |
dated, and has been known to the |
police as retreat for low down col |
ored people for years.
Atty.-Gen. Ellis received n type |
written letter. dated at Philadelphia, |
and signed with the name of Milo II. |
Davis, the Ascending member of the |
Detroit board of school inspectors. |
The letter says the members of the |
school board are innocent and that /
Davis and three outsiders accepted |
money from Atcherson-not as a bride |
to punish him for being so rash as
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