The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-02-01
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

thing in Adrian.
Flint Knights Templar will give
charity ball, Feb. s.
Mrs. William r. Wells, of Dowagiac,
gave birth to triplets.
Bay City is organizing a branch Of
the Michigan Naval Reserve.
Battle Creek churches have organ
lied non-partisan Prohibition league.
There arc so paupers in the Branch
county house, the largest number ever
known.
Ex-Gov. w. d. Hoard, of Wisconsin,
is lecturing on the dairy to Agricul-
tural college students.
The new So, 200 gymnasium at Alma
college will soon be built with a
museum in connection.
Public meetings have been prohib-
tied at Unionville on account of the
prevalence of diphtheria.
George w. Burkely, prominent
farmer, near Williamson, was in
staptly killed by railroad snowplow.
Louis Lacl,ey dangerously carve d
Biar Groin at Grand Rapids becau sc
the latter would not give him tobacco.
A log train backed down "A steep hill
on the +. 81 y. NJ. near Midland crashed
into an engine smashing engine and
two cars.
The huge sea serpent which has so
excited PetOskey's Prohibitionists
turns out to be an old sail floating
upon a spar.
Mackinac Island residents do not
take kindly TO the scheme to make the
island permanent camping place for
the state troops.
The women of the state are taking
measures to establish two lady profess
sorshipS in Ilillsdale college, one Ger
man, the other French and history.
The Union depot used by the L. &
p. NJ, the Il. & A. A. and the S. e &C.
railroads at Clare was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Loss about $1,000.
The Anthony Telephone company
won the fight at Bay City and will get
the franchise, the prices TO be S2i for
residences and $50 for business houses
All of the factories at Belding are
running full blast and in many of
them the pay roll is complete. Bust
ness is lively and the prospects are for
a prosperous year.
Mrs. Gertie Mcclellan, 30 years of
age, committed suicide at Benton Har-
Dor because she had "scen enough
pain and pleasure in this life" She
was in delicate health.
malignant form of diphtheria is
prevalent IN Traverse City. There
were five deaths within n week, and
the disease continued TO spread. The
public schools are closed.
A dog which was on the lost steamer
Chicora has been found alive eight
miles above Benton Harbor. He was
covered with ice and nearly dead hav-
ing been exposed nearly week.
For some time Hastings has been
without fire protection owing to a
strike. A volunteer company of 55
men has now been formed. Many of
the old names are on the new list.
VIM. Gee, south of Belleville, at
tempted TO thaw out an iron pump in
the barn by putting straw around it
and then setting fire to the straw. Re-
suit, the barn and contents burned.
Ex-Gov. j. NJ. Ashley, of Ohio, has
sent Gov. Rich map of Michigan on
which he has marked out new county |
from portions of Muskegon, Newaygo, |
Kent, aud Montcalm counties, which |
he suggests be named Zach Chandler |
county.
The ladies of Lansing will be given |
an opportunity on Feb % to show |
what they can do in a newspaper way. |
They viii be given complete charge of |
the State Republican. Many of the |
best known ladies of the city have as
signments.
Andrew Robertson, aged As, COM
mitted suicide in a Detroit lodging |
house by taking dose of morphine. |
He left note saying he was sick and |
starving He had either sold or
pawned his coat and vest and had |
been forced to steal an overcoat He |
belonged to an old Mt. Clemens family, |
but was wanderer.
A big flow of gas were struck on the |
farm of Irving Carpenter, near Lexing-
ton, while boring for water. The |
flow was strong enough to throw the |
tools, water, stones and clay 60 feet in |
the air. The water come in such
quantity as to nearly drown Joseph |
Jackson. one Of the workmen, who
escaped with difficulty.
Mrs. L. II. Powers, who has always
been held in high esteem at Boyne |
Falls, has aroused the indignation of
the people by forwarding n petition to
the state Legislature praying to have
the village incorporation annulled. !
Senator Chittenden comes in for his |
share of condemnation for presenting |
a bill to that end without first consult
ing the village authorities.
Fire at Fennville destroyed the Ray
mond Hutchinson e. Dickinson block |
and the Johnston block. 1t started in
BARRIERS general store and burned the
Fennville City bank. Herald Office,
three stores, barber shop and several
offices. The total loss is about $50, 900. |
There was n heavy wind and no fire
protection. During the FIRE Mrs. New.
ton Arnold died in an clubhouse from
heart disease.
Ed Thomas, teamster of st. Jon MS.
returned from a days work in the
woods only to find that his wife had /
packed up ali their belongings and
moved to another house, signifying |
her intention of roing 10 alone Mr. |