The Yale expositor., 1895-07-12

The reunion of the Seventh Michi-
gan Infantry was to have been held at
Lapess this month, but it has been
deferred until August 81 and 20, the
dates of the reunion of the veterans az
Lapeer county.
John ii. Roberts, of Grand Rapids,
has been commissioned by Chief Fer
now, of the forestry division of the
Atlanta Explosion 10 take charge of
the forestry exhibit from the northern
states, and to prepare it,
The formal opening of the new De-
troit railway at Detroit, was great
event as it marked the beginning of
three-cent fares. Mayor Pingree was
motorman of the first car and was
cheered along the whole line.
About one-fourth of crop of hay
will be realized in portions of Lapeer
county. Wheat will not yield over five
| bushels TO the acre. Pastures are all
dried up and corn, oats and potatoes
are suffering for want of rain.
The second session of the University
of Michigan summer school opened
with good atten dance, VIII CHI Prof.
| Il. A. Lyman, who has charge of the
arrangements for the school, claims
will far exceed that of last year.
Quartermaster-Ge General Kidd filed
/ his official bond and accompanied by
| Brig. Gen. Ilawley and Assistant
! Quartermaster-Gene Avery, went
to Island lake to arrange for the APP
preaching encampment of the nj. n. q.
Someone threw big cannon fire.
cracker into Bursch's saloon at Sagi-
nav. The result was terrific eX-
| plosion, which tore the top of the bar
off and eXtlnguished all the lights In
the room. The alleged joker escaped.
Editor NJ. T. Brown, of the Battle
Creek Moon, and Justice Henry, of
Battle Creek, swore that while fishing
on Gardeners or Massasauga lake, they
saw a huge sea serpent with head as
big as bushel basket and whiskers
two feet long.
The Lewis Dawes murder case at
Grand Rapids, has fiattened out, and
the prisoners, William Mead, Bessie
Mead, Nellie Drum and Douglas Tib-
bits, were all discharged. A chemical
analysis of the stomach revealed no
traces of poison.
Menominec has n full fledged mys-
terry. A water logged sl1iff was picked
up in the river. In it was found a
handkerchief, a coat, half filed
whisky bottle and meerschaum pipe.
TO whom these articles belong is puz-
cling the authorities.
Arrangements are being made for
one of the biggest Sunday school and
temperance rallies ever held in south
ern Michigan at Holcomb's grove,
Athens, July 10, 20, 81. Every sunday
school and temperance organization in
four counties are invited.
The report of the state salt inspector
shows the quantity of salt inspected
in June as follows: Manistee, loo, 374;
Mason, G3,599; Bay. 5l,02l; Saginaw,
| 5O,76O; st. Clair. 44,32l; Iosco, 10, 795;
Huron, 500; Midland, 1858; making
total for June of $50, liz barrels.
John e. Bodcwig, one of the alleged
Battle Creek train wreckers, was re-
! leased on bail, and was rearrested i'm
mediately on attempted Jail delivery
and again released on bail. Soon after
he was again arrested on the charge
of interfering with L. :. mail car.
The body of Thomas Brown, of Mil
waukee, was found floating near the
beach on Lake Michigan, near Luding-
ton, north of Lincoln Harbor. His
coat. waistcoat and boots were on "a
| log 200 feet away. A 44-calibcr re-
volvcr with one empty she'll, was
! found. There was bullet hole over
! the heart.
A Wayne county farmer who has had
some experience in the dehorning of
cattle, says he has found a way to ac-
complish the same result without the
cruelty. When the calf is about
week old the incipient horns are visible
and are then soft and tender. At that
| time he rubs them for a minute or two
with crystallized potash. and the horns
never grow any more. The calf is not
| hurt in the least.
The frier.ls of Del Swartz, who was
sent from 1T. Joseph county to Jack
son prison for the murder of Johnson,
have had detectives searching for
| Henry \. Cowan, whom they believed
TO be the murderer. Cowan was
caught at last at Cambridge Ill. and
brought to Centerville, but il now
seems that he can prove n clear alibi.
Since being placed in Jail he has had
a severe attack of heart failure. from
which the physician says it is doubtful
| If he RECEIVERS.
The executive committee of the
great tent Knights of Maccabecs has
decided that Valley City tent, of
Grand Rapids. must strike from its re-
cords all reference to the mass meet
| ing. at which resolutions were adopted
condemning Commander Boynton for
his removal of Great Record Keeper
Boughton, and is also required to
apologize and pass resolutions ex-
pressing loyalty to the present officers.
The tent will probably appeal to the
great camp itself, waiting for the
next review.
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