The Yale expositor., 1895-10-25

blanket charter, enacted by the last
Legislature, petition the council for n
special election to decide its adoption
or rejection.
Hulda Amelia Sjonberg, young
girl, who came to Escanaba county from
Sweden about six months ago, declares
that, in mad distress, she fed her ille-
gitimate child to hogs
The C. & w. NJ. general office bnild-
ing at Grand Rapids was badly dam
aged by fire and water. The loss to
the railroad is about So, 900; to the
owner of the building $4,000
Ole Ness was riding on the front of
a locomotive at Manistique when it
ran into loaded fiat car. Both his
! legs were mangled in "A horrible man
ner and he will probably die.
The fifth attempt has been made to
burn the residence of Edward Riley,
at Saginaw. The plan was bold one,
and but for opportune discovery by a
passerby would have succeeded.
Myron NJ. Cady, an old and wealthy
resident of Ypsilanti, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head.
He had been worrying over financial
matter. He leaves large family.
Typhoid fever is nearly an epidemic
throughout Gratiot county. Thirty
cases are reported about Ithaca, and
25 cases are reported at North Star.
Low wells are said to be the cause.
VIM. Bell, of Benton Harbor. literally
starved to death. The extraction of a
| tooth paralyZed the nerves and mus
cles of throat and stomach and he
could take no nourishment whatever.
An epidemic of typhoid and scarlet
fever is raging at Niles. Children in a
dozen homes are afflicted, and it is rap
idly spreading. In the surrounding
country scarlet fever l. very prevalent.
Henry Weinman, aged Il, a sawyer,
while cleaning out the sawdust under
one of the lath machines at an Elkton
mill thrust his head against two saws
which cut into his skull, scattering his
brains about the floor.
In the circuit court at Marshall.
Judge Smith sentenced John II. Fisher,
of Battle Creek, to pay a fine of SIS for
violation of the liquor law. John
Gaebelin, of the same place was fined
SIS for similar offense.
Wheeler & Co., the Bay City ship
builders, are planning to double the
capacity of their yard and shops and
| if the scheme is carried out they will
! have room TO construct seven large
steel vessels at one time.
The yacht Oracle NJ. foundered near
! East Tawas and her two occupants,
| Capt. Albert Ash and Frank Harris,
! had "A narrow escape from drowning.
! They were rescued by the life-saving
crew in command of Capt. Ochea, and
were revived by the life crew.
by the premature explosion of giant
! powder in the Calumet e Hecla mine
| VIM Truan. aged &c, had his right arm
torn off at the wrist and wooden swab
stick blown through his body, passing
through his liver. He lived nine hours.
William Ives, aged rs years, was
! found dead in chair in his sleeping
room near Jackson. Justice Powers
impaneled u jury of inquest, and as
certained that paris green was
sprinkled on the floor and the old
mans beard. Suicide Is the accepted
theory.
w. c. Sterling. coal dealer at Mon
roe, hired a man to chloroform horse
which had served its period of useful
ness. The fellow reported that he had
done the job, but investigation showed
that he had killed valuable horse be-
longing to Sterling Bros, which was
in the same pasture.
SenatorBurrows, CongressmenSmith,
Bishop and Thomas, members of the
Grand Rapids board of trade, and
others took ride on a steamer To in
spcct the Grand river. They got stuck
on IA sand bar and had to return in car
riages. They are convinced that a
deep channel is needed.
The First Michigan Engineers and
Mechanics held their thirtieth annual
reunion at Iona. w. ii. Herbert, of
Manistee, was elected president. The
ladies' auxialiary elected Mrs. Sarah
j. Green, of Byron Centre, president.
The next meeting will be held in
Lansing the first Thursday in Novem-
Der, 1896.
Fifteen years ago William Beals left
his home in Niles and was never heard
from until a few days ago when he
and his father, Supervisor ). ;. Beals,
met on the street at St Joseph. They
recognized each other and there was a
family reunion at Niles in honor of his
return. He has travelled all over the
United States.
While boring for well at White
Pigeon, +. w. Northop struck bed of
gravel % feet below the surface, in
which was warm water. There is 10
way of accounting for this phenome-
non, except that there is bed of coal
underneath it which in undergoing
metamorphosis generated enough heat
to warm the water.
Senator j. c. Burrows and wife. Hon.
James Monroe and daughter and Mr.
Mccall of Kalamazoo, were driving at
Benton IIarbor when a wheel caught
in the car track and came off allowing
the axle to drop to the ground. The
horses took fright and ran away, but
owing to the GOODNESS of the driver
they were stopped before anyone was
seriously hurt.
A Washington dispatch saws: Post.
master General William l.. Wilson has
made final announcement of his de-
termination to grant Detroit and Mich
igan the relief desired in the
matter of the establishment of fast
mail service. The mail will be sent