The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-05-31
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

Allegan county fruit men estimate
their loss by the recent frosts at Sl'-
900, 900.
Rains have quenched the fires that
were raging in the forests OF Houghton
county.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Medical society will be held at Bay
City, June 6 and Z.
Durand has voted "a 30 year franchise
TO NJ. Wilson, of Chicago, for "A $4,000
electric light plant.
The executive committee of Olivet
college has purchased property for
presidential mansion.
Loose dogs are killed on sight at
Niles. Two horses have died OF hydro-
phobia and farmers are terrorized.
The new young women of Grand
Rapids, will organize Il military com
pany. Swords will be their weapons.
The dry house of the Gregory saw
mill at Lake Linden burned TO the
ground. The main building was saved.
SURVEYORS are at work on the route
for the extension of the Detroit
Mackiuaw railroad south to Bay City.
The Homeopathic Medical society of
the state of Michigan held their
twenty-siXth annual convention at De-
troit.
Thomas Dickerson, n widowcr, aged
about So, committed suicide at Grand
Rapids by taking morphine. No cause
known.
Joshua Hill has received 90 elks
from Wyoming which he will place in
his park two and half miles south OF
Pontiac.
Fred Harlzer, Saranac farmer, re-
Gently caught fox. A few days later
the prisoner was the mother OF
family of four.
Jacob Faschinslli was taking saw
dust under Newlin's mill at Dearborn,
when his head came in contact with
saw and he was killed.
Saginaw saloonieepers who do not
close up by IL p. IN. are taken before
the police justice next day.
Alexander Mattison, in No. shaft
of the Hecla mine at Calumet, was IN
stantly killed by being struck on the
head by a large piece of vein rock
The 17-months old child of John
Krombeend died from the effects of a
scalding received in pulling pot OF
hot coffee upon itself at the dinner
table.
Herbert Pearson, of Clifford, aged
10. made two attempts to commit SUI
eide, because his parents objected u
, his proposed marriage. He may re
cover.
DIR. G.. A. Littler's lite son Dean
} found a bottle of morphine in hi
fathers office at jackson, and swal
, lowed large dose, from the effects o
which he died.
Thomas ID. Kearney of Ann Arbor
! obtained the right of way for an cleo
trio road to connect Ann Arbor an
|, Dearborn. fit is built Detroit partie
will build connection.
Mrs. John Skutt, of Owosso, quar-
relied with her husband and to get ri
of her woes, went to the house of
neighbor, where she took dose c
: laudanum. She will probably live.
O st. Johns Methodists laid the corne
S stone of a new church. The ceremonle
n included parade in which the q. A.
S and l. O. o. +. participated. Re'
;, Washington Gardner was the speaker
c Jack Taylor is in Jail at Mayvill'
: charged with criminal assault
; Emma Miner, aged 10. The ofhcel
y say they have discovered plot TO klt
!; nap the girl and have PUT her In
- place of safety.
20 Railroad Commissioner Billings r
ports that gross earnings of Michiga
railroads for March were s., 400, 74O, a
increase of S3l, 900 over the precedln
March From January l to April
n earnings increased S114,60i or 1.o2 p
70 cont over same period last year.
70 1t is reported that the Calumet
ar Hecla mining company at Calumet ei
&C blowing 3, 800 men, will restore wag
20 TO the figure prevailing before the
N per cent cut made in October, 1S3
~ The present price of copper warran
~, the action. The policy of this col
ro pany has always been very liberal
Sr- its employees.
lr. An east-bouud freight on the A
IN, line division of the Michigan Cent?
no had five cars wrecked near JaclSsc
Three cars of stone and one each
oats and corn were piled In
heap. A large boulder plowed up t
all Lake Shore track, which runs at
he side of the Air line, delaying the La
res Shore trains.
on A rather severe shooting accide
ue- occurred about three miles north
buchanan. Thomas McCue and ia
est Hunt were shooting at a mark, HI
ear went to put up the mark, McCue IL
ne ing the revolver down, when it we
the off, striking Hunt in the back, the
as passed around the right side
lodged in front
in The tug S. S. Sterling, of Monr
found the body of a man floating
Detroit river, and towed it TO Gro
lie. The body had evidently been
the water several weeks, though
/. IN hn was in fairly good condition. 1t '
.nS identified later as George Baugh,
sc9 Detroit. who, with his wife, '
th drowned off Detroit several weeks a
will A Michigan colonization compan.
'ect about TO be formed TO settle 800
nth acres of land on the southeast coas
,vc- Florida. Among those interested
will Hon. w. S. Linton, Saginaw; ID.
can Aitken, of Flint ID. L. Marley
SON Mo;o,. N = RovntOu of Port HUI