The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29

Ora W. Wells, n veteran mail carrier
of Grand Rapids, has forfeited his posi-
tion and disappeared TO avoid paying s.
a month alimony to his divorced wife.
Jed Deering, his wife and three
year-old boy died of typhoid fever
within three weeks at Tekonsha.
Three orphans, under 4 years of age,
are left.
The Queen mine at Negaunee has
resumed operations with $50 men.
There are few idle men on the Mar
quette iron range and wages are on
the rise.
John Clarke has been cultivating
cranberries at Whitetish Point 20 years
and has made a fortune. One week
this year he sold 2,9O0 bushels at 81. So
per bushel
spike embedded in a log caused
havoc in the Reitz sawmill at Adrian.
When it was struck the saw dew into
"A million pieces. Fortunately no one
was injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob limerick, OF
Ypsilanti celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of their wedding. The former
is "A and the later IS years of age and
were pioneers.
Burglars entered the postofiice at
Schoolcraft and robbed the safe of $50
in money and 500 worth of stamps.
They obtained tools to enter the build
ing from blacksmith shop.
Miss Georgia Elliget, aged Is, was
frightfully burned at Adrian while
lighting a gasoline stove in the home
90 A n N
on herself when filing the stove.
w. G.. Lathrop, sign painter from
Chicago, was fatally hurt at Owosso by
a graphing hook and tackle, used in
hosting ladder-scaffold, falling from
u roof and striking him on the head.
Robbers entered the house of Law
renee Conroy, farmer near Farming
ton, aged So and at the point of re-
volver forced him to disclose the hiding
place of $500 in cash and numerous
valuatles.
Tim Thompson and George Bryant,
colored men, living near Whitaker,
got into trouble over line fence and
Bryant slashed Thompson in the head
and on the shoulder with an AK and
he may die.
Kalamazoo college and the Chicago
University have completed n plan of
afliliation by which graduates of the
former may take postgraduate
course in the latter and receive the de-
grees of both.
A big row in the Congregational
church at Matteson, Branch county,
has resulted in the death of +. :.
Whitney. from heart disease, and the
pastor, Chas. NJ. Arthur has become
mentally deranged.
Lewis Manning. a travelling cigar
maker, Who was elected from the
Dibble house, Flint, for making him
self obnoxious, sought revenge by
butting his head through two panes of
glass. lie was badly cut
Mrs. Clara Schram, who, with Chas
Hambleton, of Saginaw. is charged
with adultery, says that Hambleton
exercises strange power over her and
she could not resist him. Hambleton
is boy of 20 and the woman is so
Fire destroyed the farm house and
barn belonging TO George Common
ator near Sturgis. The family is left
with no clothing. all their property
being wiped out. The total loss will
amount to $40, 600: insurance s., 500
Ex-Secretary of State Jochim has
paid State Treasurer Wilkinson $500
balance due from him on account of
excessive salary drawn under the
fraudulent amendments of 1893. lie
had previously sent a check for $500.
The forty-third semi-annual mission
airy meeting and diocesan church con-
ference of the Protestant Episcopal
church for western Michigan, met at
Newaygo for three days session.
Twenty-three clergymen were present.
The car barn of the Marquette cleo
trio railway. saloon and dwelling of
William Nesbitt, and dwelling of John
Miliour were destroyed by fire at Mar
quette. The fire started in the car
barn from electric wires. Loss 5000.
Property owners along the new De-
troit q st. Clair River railroad are very
warm over the proposition to operate
the road by steam instead of electricity
The farmers fear that steam would
make the road unsafe for other travel.
Mrs T.. O. Turbush, who resides on
her farm about one mile east of West
Bay City, is widow 80 years of age
and well oil. During her lifetime she
! has adopted II friendless children. all of
whom have made honorable names for
themselves.
Oscar Smallcy brought to Michigan
! from the wilds of Oklahoma, as train
robber suspect. has been released from
custody at Allegan. His arrest was
made without the slightest investiga-
ton ms to his whereabouts at the time
of the Fcnnville robbery.
All negotiations between the Rapid
Transit and Interurban railroads, look
ing to a consolidation, have been aban-
doned, and it looks as If two roads
would be built between Bay City and
| Saginaw. This means war to the
knife and the survival of the fittest.
The Port Huron Times has secured
control of the Commercial-Tribu
printing establishment, and by com
bining the two offices now has a most
complete and extensive printing Office.
| The deal includes the contracts for
| printing the Michigan Maccabee. Bee
| Hive and the l.. O. t. NJ. Review.
The steamer Michael Groh lost her
rudder on Lake Superior and was
] driven on the rocks Mt Miners Castle