The Yale expositor., 1895-01-11

Alpena feels very bad because she
has lost the Detroit, Bay City * Aipena
road and gained the Detroit & Macki-
nav, in which the name Alpena does
not appear.
The livery barn of Herriclx & Palmer,
of big Rapids, was destroyed by fire
with ali its contents except the horses.
The loss will amount TO about $4,000.
No insurance.
Schuyler S. 0lds denies that he was
offered the Craftsmanship of the ma
tional congressional committee. He
says the rumor started either in Chi
cago or New York.
Thieves waylaid Jewish peddler
named Lyman SacSe, near Lake City,
and stole $500 worth of goods. Then
the hyenas poisoned poor Sacke's horse
out of sheer cussedness.
A water well in Ogden Center, at 100
feet depth, developed n rush of gas,
which the operators foolishly ignited,
and three hours hard work was re-
| CURED to eXtinguish it.
Co. Il and Co. i, NJ. n. c., will be
consolidated at Grand Rapids. They
will use Co. BIS armory, which win
be enlarged. An independent COM
pany will take the vacant place.
Stephen De Velve, a teamster, found
in the snow at Jackson the body of Il
male child wrapped in newspapers and
cotton cloth. Physicians think the
child was seven or eight months old,
and that its life was taken by violence.
The dwelling of Charles Freiberg
near Grand Rapids, was destroyed by
| fire, entailing loss OF about So. 900
| Mrs. Ereiberg. who was i'll at the time
was severely burned before being res
cued.
Gov. Rich announced his intention
to appoint Chase :. Osborn, editor of
the Sau,t Ste. Marie News, state game
and fish warden to succeed Charles :.
Hampton, whose term of office will
shortly expire.
West Bay City has evolved unique
scheme for helping the needy. 1t is a
read-bal1ing contest, the person who
bakes the best TO get prize. All the
bread is to be judiciously distributed
among the poor.
1t has just leaked out that Congress
man Weadock, of Bay City, has entered
into matrimony. The bride was for
merly known as Miss Mamie Curtiss,
and was at one time his housekeeper
Later she held position in the post
Office.
Thomas Newall, resident of Flint
and vicinity for more than half a
century, was found dead at his home.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
laN l. I'll IL.
ceased was the father of Capt. G.. T.
Newall, postmaster of Flint.
Mrs. Louis Darragh, one of the most
prominent ladies of Monroe, fell down
stairs and dislocated her hip. She was
alone and lay on the floor until the
next day before she was discovered.
She had suffered frightful agony.
There are little hopes for her recovery.
Battle Creek papers are abusing the
detectives who arrested Bodewig and
other alleged train wreckers. The
claim is that these llawkshaws made a
great amount of noise with but little
foundation for it, The general opinion
is that the bottom has fallen out of the
cases.
A bill will be introduced at Lansing
TO provide for the sale of pine barrens
upon which there are delinquent taxes.
Often the taxes have been allowed to
run until they have exceeded the value
of the land. The sale TO the highest
bidder will put something into the
state treasury.
Mrs. Terry poured kerosene oil over
her clothing at Colon. and then set
fire to herself. Her screams awoke
her son-in-law, L. A. Bower, who
arose and eXtinguished the flames, but
not before the woman had been ter
ribly burned. She died from the
effects of her injuries. Mrs. Terry
was aged and demented.
Mrs. Cora Hasbrook, proprietress of
the Ashley house, Ashley, publicly
horsewhipped c. Il. Armstrong, editor
of the Ashley News, while the latter
was getting his mail out of the post
office. The reason for the whipping
was the editors continual editorials
detrimental To the reputation of her
hotel, which have lately appeared in
his paper. Many citizens witnessed
the chastisement.
Donovan, of Bay, has n pet bill
which he will shortly spring upon the
legislature. As he is a privileged
character it will probably go through.
1t provides for system of ventilation
which shall by law compel owners IT,
place it in every public building. he
thinks that school buildings especially
should have some better method be-
sides banging doors and rafting win
dows. Mr.. Donovan was formerly a
school teacher.