The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-01-04
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
Ann Arbor is TO have a $50, 900 operi
house.

and only 10 years old, died suddenly at
Centreville.
While cleaning the canal at the $500"
a diamond valued at $500 was fished
out from the rubbish.
George Robertson, of Detroit, has
been appointed keeper of the station
cry room at the state capital
DR.. A. NJ. Hume, of Owosso. has been
appointed surgeon of the Third regi-
ment NJ. \. g., with the rank of ma or.
LAUNDERING operations near Indian
river are at standstill for want of
snow, and camps have discharged their
crews.
Five Ncgaunee ruflians pitched into
Policeman PIggott aud nearly killed
him. Help came in time to save Pig.
gott life.
Alpena's lumber cut during the year
past was l0?, 800, OOO. The cut has de-
clined stea lily from 1889, wnen it was
2l0, 900 feet.
The Michigan Police and Sheriffs
union will meet in Grand Rapi Is, Jan
uary %. They will discuss methods Of
divorcing the police system from poll
tics.
Grand Rapids is getting excited over
the cigarette curse. All the small boys
in town are smoking them. A uniform
tax of $500 year on dealers is pro-
jected.
There is an abundant supply of fire
clay just north of Flushing and Sagi-
nav parties have purchased a portion
of the land and have gang of men at
work on it,
A sensation has been created in Rush
township, ShiawasSce county, by the
alleged elopement of Adam Truax, a
well-to-do farmer, with Nellie Hayes,
the family domestic.
1t is alleged that the latest move on
the part of the law and order league
at Ann Arbor is to have the names of
all the beer drinking students pub
lished in the local paper.
Nett Streeter, a Grand Ledge bust
ness man, was postmaster three years
ago at Delta. A short time ago he re-
ceived word from Washington that at
the time Of his settlement he owed the
government one cent. MIR. Streeter
re nitted, and his bondsmcn again
breathe easy.
Frank Barto, dcafmute was found
unconscious in a lumber yard at Dun
dee. Ills head was badly cut and
bruised, several teeth were knocked
out and there is probable fracture of
the skull. Barto said he was robbed,
but he had SIS secreted in his clothes
which was not found.
Emmett Burley. while crossing the
Rogue river railroad bridge at Childs-
dale, was struck by a passenger train
and thrown upon the ice below. He
probably suffered agony for some time
and then expired. The accident was
not discovered until the dead body was
found. Burnley left family.
Charles Il. Haigh was arrested at
Allegan charged with forging a draft
for S35 on the Commercial Savings
bank of Marshall. The young man
flew rather high and Dragged of the
money he was making as n singer in
Chicago. He is a son Of ex-Dcputy Oil
Inspector Haigh, of Kalamazoo.
Port Huron bakers declare they
are content to allow the price of
bread to remain at . cents loaf,
where competition bro ught it. They
say they are making greater profits
than at cents a loaf, because the
people are buying their bread now
insteadof making it themselves.
Henry McGill, farmer living six
miles south of Traverse City, was
struck by a c. & w. NJ. north bound
express and instantly killed. Alfred
ng,ll 10 4. L.
jumped and was bruised but not seri-
ously injured. The wagon was smashed
and one of the horses badly hurt.
Grand Rapids furniture manufactur-
crs complain that while they have sent
out as many carloads of goods during
the past year as the year pre-
vious. the result in dollars and cents
las been vastly different. They have
hope for good trade now, however, as
stocks are everywhere reported low.
The State Horticultural society was
in session at Lowell. Fear new socie-
ties have been organized the past year
making 10 in all. The following
officers were elected: President, Il.
Morrill,, Benton Harbor; secretary, L.
w. Reid Allegan; members executive
committee, {. g. Monroe, r. T. Lyon,
both of South Haven.
A woodsman. locally known as
"Dead-eyc Dick" while in a fit of de-
lirium tTemens, got out of bed at
Lake City wearing only n shirt and
IA through the streets quarter of a
mile to DR.. Hills house. lie was met
by the doctor but brushed by him into
parlor full of ladies and gentlemen.
He was arrested and properly clothed.
Mayor Fisher, of Grand Rapids, has
returned from an extensive eastern
trip. He visited all the large cities
and is loaded to the muzzle with munic-
ipal government statistics. He gave
special attention 70 the study of cleo
trio lighting. While in New York the
mayor was an interested listener to
the proceedings of the LeXow COM
mittee.
The Lig Four will enter into a con-
tract with Benton Harbor to gain the
right of way through the center of the
business section to reach their prop
erty in the Big Four marsh. along the
st. Joseph river. The company will
establish smelling works, car shops