The Yale expositor., 1895-01-25

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| TO suDdue him.
Republican State Central Committee
Chairman Mcmillan announces Feb. 2l
as the date and the Auditorium at
Detroit as the place for holding the
state convention.
! A boiler explosion took place in
Brownlee e Co.'S lumber yards, at
Delray. Frank Colliau, the engineer,
was in SANITY killed. and Henry Stet-
Ska, laborer, seriously injured.
| Adit.-Gen. Eaton has issued COM
mission to Frank M. Williams, of
Grand Rapids, as lieutenant-colonel
and assistant adjutant-general on the
staff of the comma nder-in-c chief.
An extensively Stoned petition will
soon so from Jackson to Gov. Rich,
asking him to appoint Gen. William
Shakespeare, of Kalamazoo, one of the
trustees of the Michigan insane
asylum.
1t is said that Monroe county whisky
sellers have been making $40, 900 n
year by taking out beer license thus
saving 500 each annual Y. The new
prosecuting attorney IS going TO make
them settle this year.
Harry Stephenson, of Clayton, is
missing. He went to Tawas and drew
money on a lumber job he had been
conducting Since then no trace of
him can be found. His friends think
/ that he has been made away with.
Charges have been preferred against
the superintendent of poor in Oscoda
county. IL is alleged that orders have
been drawn and collected without the
knowledge of the payee named in the
| orders. There are other charges also.
Mrs. William Page, near Saginaw.
was attacked by dog, and seriously
injured in the throat, arm and side.
and it is believed would have been
killed had not help arrived. She is in
the hospital at Saginaw in critical
condition.
A proposition has been made to
Mayor Spencer that if the citizens of
Bedding donate n building suitable for
the business, a company with capital
Of $1,000 will be organized TO manu-
facture cigars. The company will
guarantee to employ 90 men.
Joseph C. Baldwin, q pioneer of
Mason, who is - years of age, was
married at his home To Mrs. Elizabeth
| a. Parker, aged 20. She lived at BAY
City, and had been visiting at Mason
! but few days. The old man saws it
was a case of love at first sight.
Efforts arc being made to establish
permanent endowment of $500. 900
for Alma college, and three men in the
| Saginaw valley have pledged $50, 900 if
| the balance is secured before June,
| 1895. The prospects for securing the
required amount are very favorable.
Chandler Bros, Frankfort bankers
charged with having money belonging
; TO Crystal Lake township had their
examination at Benzonia and the case
against them was dismissed. 1t was
proved that they had honorcd all
checks on the fund, and they had
/ never been called on by the treasurer
| for a settlement.
! Gov. Rich has made the following
appointments on his military staff:
| Military secretary, Maj. A. =. Loomis,
| Ionia; judge advocate, Maj. James II.
| Vincent, Lapeer; to be colonies and
aids to the commander-in-ch chief, VIM.
| A. Gavett, Detroit; L. II. Latta, Battle
| Creek; Bernard $. Kaufman, Mar
quettc; Lou Burt, Detroit.
Grand Rapids last spring voted TO
| bond itself for municipal electric
| lights. The council decided the city
couldn't go into that business at the
present time and advertised for bids.
| Now the Central Labor Union threatens
to restrain the council from awarding
any bids and compel them to go ahead
with the municipal Improvement
Seven boys played burglar in an old
shanty in the rear of Gcrmunia hall,
Detroit. At the climax of the sport
: Fred Lapicr, aged 10, was shot and in
/ stantly killed by Frank Lane. aged lG.
/ The weapon used was an old-fashioncd
seven-chambered revolver loaded with
Flobert cartridge. The tragedy was
| the fruit of the "Dcadwood DicK''
style of literature.
There may be no state fair this year,
SO says William Ball, of Hamburg,
! president Of the society; at least not
unless creditors keep their hands off
! the receipts. A Lansing bank recently
! sued the society for debt of 50, 900
contracted when the buildings were
: erected i'm Lansing. Until the case is
| decided no steps will be taken toward
arranging another fair.
The report of Oil Inspector Mcmillan,
! for the last calender year. shows that
$4,000, 900 gallons of kerosene oil were
inspected, and $4,000, representing
the net revenue OF the bureau, paid the
state treasurer. Not an accident oc-
Cured either in dwellings or stores or
on railroads which was caused by an
explosion of oil. except when used for
other than illuminating purposes.
Michigan Master Plumbers met at
Bay City and elected James Meathe. of
Detroit, PRESIDENT w. II. Sullivan, of
Bay City, vice-president; w. G. Wealth
criy, of Grand Rapids, secretary, and
Ii. +. Quincy, of Detroit, acting secrc-
tary They have bill to present,
compelling better regulation of drain
ing and ventilation of public and pri-
vatc buildings and requiring all Plumb
crs TO be licensed.
Attorney Geo. Hayden, of Ishpem-
ing. became suddenly violent at Iron
Mountain and being Of temperate
habits it was thought that he was
insane. IT was not until he recovered
that he knew how near nc came going
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