The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-01-03
MICHIGAN NEWS.

Bcrricn county Democrats want n
| paper.
st. Louis has organized a company
to help whip England.
Theodore A. Johnson was killed by
an angry ball near Alma.
Jesse Ludwig. aged 10. was drowned
at Fife Lake while skating.
Three mild lunatics have escaped
from the Newberry asylum.
Fred Miller, of Sunfeld. has been
arrested for violating the local option
law.
w. III. Allen, n farmer living east of
Petoskey, was fatally injured in u
runaway.
There is project on foot to connect
Hillman with Lewiston and Alpena
by railroad.
Mrs. Rachael Munday, aged rs, fell
| down stairs at Saginaw and died from
! her injuries.
The old high school at Allegau was
| destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000; in
surel for 80, 900.
Charlevoix has granted a franchise
| for an electric street railway TO be
built next spring.
Grand Rapids has decided TO buy 90
acres OF land costing S45, 900, for a site
for a public mar%et.
South Haven fruit growers will or
gauizc to secure better markets and
prices Tor their fruits.
Burglars made a clean sweep at the
Jasper postotlice, stealing letters,
stamps and ali the supplies
Two Port Huron policemen, Ross
and Collins, were found guilty Of mis-
demeauors and Ross was fired
Frank Zaut, laborer at Grand
| Rapids became respondent over family
troubles and took fatal dose of NOR
| phine.
Coroner Green. of Jackson, put Sl3S
| in greenbacks near a chimney in n
tobacco box. They caught fire aud
burned up.
Port Huron citizens investigated the
troubles in tho late Co. L, and have
recommended that new company be
| organized.
| The Ann Arbor Railroad Co. has a
| q large force of men working night
aud day rebuilding tho bnrned shop
| at Owosso.
| Frank Rice and Frank Thompson
arc charged with forging II check for
| $40 in the namo of Thompsou's father
at Durand.
| A splinter in her thumb caused Miss
Florence Mack, aged II, Of Detroit, "a
become ill with locljaw and death
soon followed.
| Ex-Atty. Gen. Ellis has paid to the
state S5,3is. OS-the amount of salary
| illegally paid him under the fraudulent
| salaries amendment.
| Adam Arnold was found guilty at
Marshall of the murder of his son
George at Battle CrecK The verdict
was guilty of manslaughter."
The board of supervisors OF Shiawas-
sec county, by a unanimous vote. dc.
cided to submit the question of local
option to the electors on Feb. 10.
Peter II. Peterson, cx-assessor OF
school district No. 4, Mauistee town
ship, Manistee county, was charged
with embezzling $500 school funds.
| A cutting box bell from wagon
upon j. l.. Hitchcock, aged 20, at Cass
City, crushing his head and causing
internal injuries. He cannot recover.
Mcnomiuee has recruited the first
! volunteer regiment in Michigan and
has advised Gov. Rich that they are
ready to go to the front in case of need.
Editor T.. c. Reid, of Allegau, who
was arrested for sending obscene lit
erature through the mails. was held
to the grand jury and gavo $500 bail
| Alexander st. Marc was sentenced
from West Branch to Is years in tho
state prison for killing Samuel LIZ
Valley ut Thompson station in August
There arc % life convicts in Jackson
state prison, ono of whom, named
johnson, is serving his third life sen
tencc. Once he was pardoned anC
once the supreme court reversed thC
| verdict
The common council OF Menominec
condemned the second bridge between
that city and Marinette. Both place!
desire TO have one constructed. bu'
cannot agree on the cost to be shared
by each.
Alan Hecd, aged IL. VINO skipped
from his home at Battle Creek II
August, has returned to his almost dis
tractcd parents after trial of nortl
Michigan lumber camp.
At Coruuna Judge DaboE issued ;
peremptory maudamus compelling th'
the country treasurer to pay sparrow
orders. The supervisors had attempted
game of bluff by directing him, &
refuse payment. The order will eos
tho county from 1900 to $4,000 year
Jan Smith, Fin Berry and Franl
Baker stole lot of -four and porl
from the store OF Thomp'on Bros. 6
Co, at Newaygo, but qnarreled while
dividing IT, One s1ueale1 TO thu
sheriff and all were arrested. They
let "a hint drop that Abner Roebuc'
had stolen beans few nights before
and RoebuclS was looted up aad tn
Leans foapd IN his barn