The Yale expositor., 1896-07-24


The employees of the Munith brick
works struck for pay for a half-hour's
overtime.
Fire was discovered in the shoe store
of l.. A. Bentley, at Eaton Rapids, at
2:30 n. m, but by prompt work it was
subdued. The loss will probably be
$1,000. The origin of the fire is UNI
known.
Ezra NJ. Bliss was convicted at Ithaca
of criminal assault on his own
daughter. Bliss is SO years old and
the girl Is. His wife died about four
years ago, and these relations began
| two years ago.
a wonderful cure by prayer is re-
ported from Sunfield. Mrs. B. f.
Fryfogle has been "a helpless invalid
for years. Her friends had lost all
hope and were greatly surprisee at her
restoration to health.
A 2-year-old son of Chas. Caswell
fell from porch at Muskegon and
collar button, which he had in his
mouth, lodged in his windpipe. Be
fore physician could be summoned
the little fellow died of strangulation.
Army worms have appeared in inn
mense numbers in Houghton, Mar
quette and adjoining upper peninsula
counties and are doing great damage
to crops. All cereal and grass crops
except red clover are destroyed by
them.
Several ladies of the law and order
league at st. Joseph spent two hours
in the principal saloon of town and went
through the wine rooms and gambling
rooms Hundreds of people watched
the ladies and great sensation was
caused.
Father S. TruslIi, the Polish priest
who melted the riots against Father
Matkowski, at st. Stanislaus church,
Bay City, has been sentenced to an in
definite penitence in the Trappist mon
astery at Gethsemene, KY, by Bishop
Richter.
Mrs. Catharine Lawer, aged 70, was
found dead in cistern at Blissficld by
her husband John Lawer. She was
aroused by the storm and went out
doors. Her husband missed her and
made search. She was still warm
when found, but he could not pull her
out, being nervous and weak.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
Edgcwood, near Traverse City. Tom,
the 11-years-old son of Alex. C. An
gell, of Detroit, and grandson of Presi-
dent Angel, of Ann Arbor, went in
swimming alone. He was missed after
a time and was found in only four feet
of water. He was good swimmer,
and must have been seized with
cramp.
Last March clever counterfeiter
known as c. w. Brooks made his escape
from United States marshal en- route
from Chicago to Minneapolis. Deputy
Marshal Henry Hayden, of Jackson,
who had a description of Brooks, has
arrested man answering his descrip-
ton after sharp run in which Chief
Boyle and several patrolmen took part.
He will be taken to Chicago.
a stranger, aged about %, attempted
to assault Ida Unterkircher, aged o,
near Allegan, in broad daylight, but
she escaped to her home. Friends and
relatives chased the fellow to the viii
lage and he then made for the river
and jumped in, although efforts were
made to rescue him he was drowned.
After the body was pulled out letters
were found showing him to be NJ. NJ.
Stevens, of Grand Rapids.
The Chiefs of Police and Sheriff. as
ISOLATION of Michigan, which held an
interesting session at Saginaw, decided
to hold their next meeting at Port
Huron in July. 1897. The election of
officers resulted as follows: President,
III. O. Carr, superintendent of police of
Grand Rapids; vice president, Sheriff j.
w. Kerns, of Saginaw; secretary and
treasurer, John z. Sanford, superin-
tendent of police of Lansing.
The Mackinac Island park commits
sion is very DESTROYS of making needed
improvements, but the lack of funds
prevent. They have planned for
new roadway around the island and for
a syftcm of waterwOrks, but the in
come from rentals now are only suffi-
cient for the most pressing temporary
improvements and keeping up appear
ances. The next legislature will be
expected to make an appropriation.
The steamer II. A. Root arrived at
Alpena from Milwaukee on another
expedition to find and raise the steamer
Pcwabic, sunk in Thunder bay 30 years
ago, with a valuable cargo of copper.
This expedition is sent out by the
American Salvage & Wrecking Co.
The Root is well fitted out and carries
a crew of IA men besides three divers.
They will not sweep for the Pewabic,
but will endcavor TO locate the wreck
by new secret method.
A bolt of lightning killed Grace, the
1O-year-old daughter of John Durgie,
at Ludington. Three Durgie girls