The Yale expositor., 1894-12-07

was lOuutl nduBinS III MS houoS'
j. II. Beard, an old soldier living in
Grand Rapids. was struck by an elec-
trio car and instantly killed. lie was
cut all TO pieces.
Owen McManus, of Iron Mountain,
went for n walk and in an hour re-
turned with his feet frozen. Amputa-
ton was necessary.
Herb. Colby's barn and all its con-
tents, including grain, hay and farm
ing implements, was burned at Spring
port. Loss about $1,000.
There is quite mystery Mt Battle
Creek over the whereabouts of George
w. Davis, well-known lawyer, and
his strange disappearance.
The trial of Mrs. Marion Davis,
of Big Rapids, charged with murder
ing her baby last August by giving it
carbolic acid, resulted in acquittal.
Charles Olson died at Ludington as
the result of being run over by n
switch engine. At the time of the ac-
cident he was under cars picking up
coal.
Rev. w. A. Welcher, d. D., late
pastor of the First baptist church of
Niles, has been convicted of practising
with medical appliances without
license.
Chicago parties have purchased the
old Niles fair grounds and will turn
them into racing resort of the first
class. The track will be ready for
next season.
Prosper c. Johnson, of Girard, inn
| Il al, Cl-
seemed TO do well for a season, but
latter began to siclSen and die. OF the
30 but three remain.
The 16-months' old daughter of w.
f. Cowden, at Galien. was sutfocated
by being left in close room where
there was coal stove, which gener-
ated gas, causing sutfocation.
The body of an unknown man was
| found on the railroad tracks near
! Bronson. Life was extinct and the
| body was horribly mutilated. The man
had evidently been struck by the cars.
Going home from a Polish dance at
Grand Rapids, Albert Wosinsky was
attacked by two men. He drew re
volver to defend himself and shot him
self in the leg. His ASSISTANTS escaped
unframed.
There is a scarcity of laborers in the
upper peninsula, and it is said that the
lumber operators are finding it diff
cult to get all the men they want.
! Considerable work will be done this
winter in the pineries.
Ray Alderman, brakeman on the
Grand Trunk, was terribly crushed at
Richmond while coupling cars His
left leg was smashed TO a pulp and his
arm badly mangled. He is n single
man and resides at Owosso.
James A. Way, of Marshall. promi-
| nent as the bookkeeper in the First Ma
tional bank for years, returned to his
home after eating Thanksgiving dim
ner with the family of Mrs. j. c. Frink,
and in n few moments was dead.
Rev. Joseph st. John, the alleged
despoiler of young girls, of Bay City,
has written letter to his wife from
Montreal, where he now is, asking for
forgiveness and some money. The lat
ter request was not complied with.
Joseph Gordon, colored man of
Ypsilanti, tried TO hold up a saloon
keeper at Adrian and failed. Being
arrested, he tried to shoot the officers
and failed because his cartridges were
center fire and his weapon rim fire.
Freeman Gardner, of Hudson, had
an attack of vertigo while carrying a
lighted lamp. He fell to the floor
and the blazing oil was poured over
his clothes. But for timely assistance
he must have been burned to death.
Martin Meddaugh, q farmer near
Yale, committed suicide by cutting his
throat. lie was found by his son on
the back part of the farm. He had
used large pocket knife and nearly
severed the head from the body. No
cause is given for the act.
The '95 Its of the University at Ann
Arbor have decided to purchase a
bronze bust of President Angel and
place it either on the campus or in the
art gallery. The unwilling ceremony
will commemorate the 25th year of
President Angeles administration.
The village council of Lake City
passed resolution bonding the viii
lage for $1,000 as bonus to NJ. O.
Walker, of Mecosta, to erect SIS, 900
81 80 barrels Of -four per day. The
building of the mill will begin at once.
/ What may prove to be Ole Of the
most valuable coal finds of recent
years near Saginaw has been discpv-
cred in Albeo township. 1t is on the
property OF the Albec Coal company
and the work of developing the find
will begin at once. II was struck So
feet below the surface.
Tho records and paraphenelia ncces-
sary TO make st. Joseph the county
seat of Berrien county was removed
from Berrien Springs amidst great
jubilation. Thirty wagons containing
the goods formed a procession, with a
band mt the head, from the old county
seat to the new. Every citizen of the
latter participated in the celebration.
The game wardens ran against a
snag when they arrested Antoine
Rivard near Grand Rapids for shipping
venison out of the state. He is an