The Yale expositor., 1894-12-21

I Whitaker, NaShtcnaW county, IL
torn with speculative excitement by
the discovery of surface oil in a well in
course of drilling,
Samuel Allen, aged 70, of Saginaw.
while working on the L. IL II. Nj. rail
road fell through hatchway at Lud-
ington, and struck on his head lie
died almost instantly
President Cleveland nominated
Thomas OHara, of Berricn Springs, as
consul at San Juan del Norte, Mica
,ragua. lie was formerly judge in the
Il Allegan Berrien district.
che Charlevoix fishermen hauled in
T 777, OO5 pounds of fish the past season
About 100 men are employed. Charlie
voiX is one of the most important fish
ing stations ON Lake Michigan.
Postmaster Geo w. Jones, of Otscgo
Lake, shot and killed himself. 1t is
supposed TO have been an accident
lone, had been having trouble over al
alleged shortage IN his accounts
4 Since the Musllegon common council
ordered City Attorney Brown to take
steps in the case of John kuppen-
heimer, the defaulting clerk of the
board of public works. he has skipped
and left his family without money.
Wexford county i, blessed with vast
forests of birch of every known
variety. All kinds are now valuable
to furniture manufacturers, and as
result white birch, which until re-
Gently was scarcely saleablc at all, is
now in BRISK demand at good prices.
Olaf Olson, of Muskegon. and John
Of n,f I,
were bounced upon by Peter and Will
lam \anderhcrg, who claimed Cliff
man owed them S.. They knocked
Gilman down. kicked him and nearly
killed him. Gilman is fatally in
jurcd.
Margaret Ross has commenced pro-
ceedings at Bay City for Z divorce
from her husband, Isaac Ross.
farmer, after having lived with him
/ for 80 years and borne him II children.
Mrs. Ross is 20 years old, and her hus-
band two years her senior. she alleges
cruelty.
Charles King, the one-armed drav-
man of Port Huron, WHO was accused
of smuggling celluloid and discharged.
Will bring "A damage suit against chief
Of Police >toddard for $1,000 King
l
/ there was no charge against him and
, before any warrant had been issued.
Frank Notion. the labor aCitator
who was the principal cause of last
summer strike III the upper peninsula
mines, has been released from n six
months imprisonment without trial.
Notion will bring suit at lronwood
against ;. $. Curry, the mine owner
who caused his imprisonment, for
5000 damages for his lost liberty.
There are 30 people on Isle Royal,
| Lake Superior, who will be completely
isolated from the outside world during
| the next five months, the last steamer
for the season having departed. The
! people, however, look at the matter in
! philosophical light and are preparing to
have good time. They are well sup
! piled with live stock and breadstuffs.
Three cases of smallpox are re-
! ported at Smiths camp, near Toma-
hawk Lake. on the Michigan iscon-
! sin line. The entire crew was dis
charged after having been exposed and
they are now seeking employment in
other camps. There is great danger
of smallpox becoming prevalent in
the hundreds of lumber camps in
northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
The furniture manufacturers of
Grand Rapids and of the state will
make an organized effort to have the
! prison manufacture of furniture
/ stopped entirely. The report of the
| Ionia House of Correction, showing a
deficiency of Sl57 900. will be used to
brace up and substantiate the argu-
mems and claims which will be adj
vanced against the state continuing in
the industry.
Owosso does not intend that the
! headquarters of the Ann Arbor railway
division shall slip out of its grasp.
| The city has a contract with the com
pany which stipulates that the division
headquarters shall always remain in
| Owosso. The contract was signed by
the company upon the payment of
| So, coo by the city toward the enter
prise. The validity of the the contract
is now to be tested.
Mrs. Geo. c. Truesdell, of Jackson,
gave birthday party for her ten-year-
old daughter, Irene, attended by 40
children who were playing in the par
! Tor when q large stand lamp was
| tipped over, exploding and scattering
the burning oil in all directions. No
one was very badly burned, but several
children were Frustrated from fright.
The fire department soon had the fire
under control, but the interior of the
! house was ruined.
Charges have been filed against three
Saginaw policemen by the Social
Purity league for visiting an assigna-
tion house and indulging in disorderly
conduct. The officers admitted visit
ing the house but deny the disorderly
charge. Mrs. G.. NJ. Washburn, presi-
dent of the Social Purity league, says
that many members of the police force
are responsible for the downfall of
young girls and threatens an upheaval
of the police department.
Probably the oldest couple living in
/ Michigan reside in Huron county, not
/ far from Bad Axe-Alr and Mrs. Jacob
I Hitler. Mr.. Hitler was born October
! 10, 1901, and Sarah Hitler, his wife,
] March 10, 1893. The were united in
marriage April Ia, 1914, and since that
time have lived peaccably together.
They both enjoy good health. The
old lady takes care of the house, makes
garden and does other chores. She