The Yale expositor., 1895-03-15
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

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Menominee is going to have furni-
ture factory employing $50 men.
Petoslxey is proudly Boosting of its
latest acquisition-a woman barber.
Michigan University literary classes
are so crowded the students are re-
fused admission almost every day.
Charles Rufley, of Northport, killed
two wild cats, each of which weighed
% pounds.
A bust of Judge Cooley will be un-
yelled by the seniors of Michigan Uni
versity, April g.
A new four-story temple to cost
$40, 900 is being talked of by the Masons
of the west side at Saginaw.
Arrangements were completed for
the building of second railroad be-
tween Saginaw and Bay City.
The lumber cut on the Menominee
river this winter has been about 350,-
100000 feet, a very good record.
The Menominee Sash and Door com
pany will build n three-story brick
building for the manufacture of collins.
Pontiac builders are looking for an
unusually active season. Over 100
new houses will be added to the town.
The Universalist church at Bay City
burned Loss, $4,000; insurance,
81, 800. A finer church will be erected.
A silver club has been organized at
Grand Ledge The members of the
club are composed of adherents of all
parties.
Henry Riddle, aged 6s, was found
frozen in his hut at Saginaw. The
entire lower part of his body was
frozen stiff.
James NJ. Turner has been elected
president of the free silver club at
Lansing. Over 200 have signed the
clubs constitution.
committed suicide in the toilet room
of the union depot at Grand Rapids by
taking carbolic acid.
Fire started from defective furnace
flue in the house occupied by Professor
Neil, at Agricultural College, and it
was Quilted. Loss 81, 500.
Albion students are much wrought
in practically forbidding the wearing
of sweaters in class room.
John Miller and family who live
near Saginaw, were taken sick after
drinking some tea. They found that
an enemy had poisoned the sugar.
A civil engineer with assistants are
at work surveying the route of the
proposed Michigan Central branch
from buchanan to Berrien Springs.
Frank Forey was killed at McManus'
mill, Petoskey. A log from the top of
pile he was unloading rolled upon
his head, crushing it in horrible
manner.
Horse thieves near Carleton, stole
two horses, carriage or two and sew
eral other articles, worth in the ag-
gregate $780, They escaped over the
Ohio line.
L. III. Spencer, the embezzling agent
of the American express company at
Sunfield, has returned from Tacoma
and surrendered himself He stole
about 500.
Plans for the new court house and
Jail at st. Joseph have been completed.
The court house is to be of brick and
stone, of imposing architecture, three
stories high, with high tower.
Tenth district Prohibitionists have
nominated Levi Decker, of Jackson,
for state senator. The Populists have
nominated Walter Gould, an intelli-
gent young farmer of Tompkins.
John Bebeau was crushed by log
falling upon him at Menominee and
he died shortly afterward. His back
and both legs were broken. He was
IS years of age and leaves a widow.
Patrick Mcdonald, wealthy farmer
at Whitmore Lake, was severely in
iured by falling tree, which drove
his teeth through his tongue and
broke his right arm twice. He will
recover.
r.. @. HendriclS, well-known Sagi-
nav man. after 30 years, has just dis
covered his brother William in East
Dubuque, Ill. The brother was adopted
by family named Mayhem years ago
and he never knew his right name
was Hendrick. Both brothers are well
off.
The town of New Buffalo has given
bonus OF S., ZOO and five acres OF land
to a Chicago syndicate to secure the
establishment of brass foundry
which will employ so skilled laborers
and many common laborers. Ground
has already been broken for the build
ing.
James Rarick, near Harbor Springs,
lost his house and part of the contents
by fire. Joseph Shirley, of the same
| place, also lost his home and all
| the contents, even to the clothing
worn by the family, by fire. Fire was
discovered in an Indian house, also in
Harbor Springs, and before assistance
could arrive the building became n
total loss, all in one day.
The nomination of Lieut. Gov.
Mines for congress will result in no
change in the personnel of the state
officials. The constitution makes no
provision for filling vacancy in the
office of the lieutenant-governor Sim
ply providing that in case vacancy oc-
ours in such Office the president pro
TEN. of the senate shall act. Lieut.
Gov Mines will not resign until after
the April election, il at all, and from
that time until January 1, 1897. Sen.
ator Joseph II. Mclaughlin, president
| 49,, tat, Of the senate will no actin ~