The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-11-08

insurance.
William Jones Petoslxey, n grandson
of the famous chief, was before Man
istee justice for being drunk and had
to pay n fine. Petoskey is well edu-
Gated and is said to be tho best Indian
interpreter of the region.
Lake Superior Iron Co. will resume
operations at its hematite mine at Ish-
peming, which las been idle for the
past 10 months. About $50 men will
will go into blast at once.
The barns, granary and other out
buildings on the farm of John Smith,
near Flint, were destroyed by fire.
All his crops, machinery, two fine
horses, several head of cattle, wagons,
etc, were burned. Loss, 1000.
Henry A. McCaustland, of Saginaw,
jumped from the Hotel Winslow,
Auburn, y. Y. and killed himself. lie
was the eastern representative of the
Michigan d Ohio Plaster Co., which
has headquarters at Grand Rapids.
The fishing industry at st. Joseph
which was once enormous, but fell off
to such an extent that only two tugs
were left, is picking up again. The
tug Violet lifted 4 200 pounds of trout at
one lift. Other tugs are coming back.
Glenn Mathews, a young lad at
Union City, is in critical condition
on account of cigarette smoking His
nervous system is so badly shattered
that he has no control over his mind
or body, and he is likely to be an in
valid for life.
The creditors of the defunct Central
Michigan savings bank at Lansing will
try and find out who the wrecker of
the bank IS. The attorney-genera
Will investigate the failure, and if he
thinks it feasible will prosecute the
alleged wrecker.
Miss Rosie Currie, n dining-room
girl at the Jackson hotel, at Yale,
nropped a lamp upon stove. Her
clothes were soon afre from the eX-
plosion. she ran to a neighbours, but
before the flames were extinguished
she was fatally burned.
John W. Cadman. of Jackson, made
an attempt at suicide at Chicago by
shooting himself in the mouth and he
can scarcely recover. No cause is
known. Cadman holds the office of
aunt of Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
A Michigan Central freight train on
a heavy grade about two miles east of
Jackson Junction ran into a handcar
loaded with steel rails. badly democrat
izing the engine and throwing several
cars from the track. No one was hurt,
but several had narrow escapes.
The sale of the Michigan branch Of
the Wisconsin Contra railroad, extend
ing from Ironwood 20 Besscmer, about
Il miles, for unpaid specific state
taxes, amounting to S4,55l, was adj
journed until Nov. 20. by order of L.
;. Judge Severens, of Grand Rapids.
Lansing and Mason are preparing
for warm contest over the county
seat. Mason is now the county seat,
but two terms of circuit court are an
nually held at Lansing. The new city
hall building at the latter place is in
tended for the joint use of city and
county.
The large steamer Centurion went
hard ashore on reef ut Isle Royale
and 525 tons of copper ore, valued at
sos, 900. had to be thrown overheard
followed by 200 tons of -four, before
she could be fioated. The Centurion
was taken to Duluth, but is badly
damaged.
benjamin Johnson was attacked by
a vicious bull on his island, Just north
of the River Raisin near Monroe. and
barely escaped death. The animal
tossed him high in the air five or six
times and finally left him for dead
with nearly every rib broken. He
may recover
A collision occurred at Crosse Pointe,
Lake st. Clair, between the propeller
business and the whaleback No. lis.
The Business was sunk, the bows of
the whale back forcing their way into
the propeller nearly to the boilers.
No. l1S had her bows badly smashed
up and went aground on the channel
bank.
Large manufacturers throughout
the state are protesting against the
percentage riders placed upon the
Michigan standard fire insurance poll
cies by the state commission. claiming
that these riders take the place of the
so per cent clause which was prohlb-
tied by the last legislature. a rehear-
ing has been granted for Nov. Il.
Aud-Uen. turner Is not after iron,
Chippewa, Alpena and Muskegon
counties for the taxes due the state.
Alpena owes 5000, Muskegon, S37,-
900, Chippewa Sol, 900 and Iron IS, 200.
The recent case decided against Bay
county by the supreme court settles
the legality of this indebtness and
allows no other alternative but for the
counties to pay up.
George Brown of Inlay City, COM
planned TO the police of Detroit, that
he had been swindled out of S19s and
silver watch by young woman
named Louise Johnson, whom he had
expected TO marry. The girl was ar
rested later and tells different story.
She says the farmers name is Virgins
and that he induced her to go to De-
troit with him TO see the sights and
that he gave her the money of his own
free will.
The latest of Michigan's state in
situations, the Upper Peninsula hos
pital for the insane, has been formally
opened. Fifty patients were trans
fered from Traverse City. The new
concern has capacity of 100. DIR.
Samuel Bell, of Detroit. is medical
superintendent, and DIR. Chamberlain,