The Yale expositor., 1896-05-22

An unknown man, about 20 years
old, fell asleep and was killed by a
passing train on the d., G. ii. & NJ.
railroad near Spring Lake.
Peter Russell a farmer near Attica,
committed suicide as the result of Il
quarrel because his wife had bought a
pair of spectacles from an agent.
The Musllegon y. NJ. c A. banqueted
$50 business and professional men of
the city, in recognition of their gener-
Gus assistance to the association
Albert Western, an Adrian young
man, who was married IL month ago.
attempted suicide at Grand Rapids by
taking paris green. No one can give IA
reason.
Six companies of the Detroit National
Guardsmen will cncamp at Lexington,
beginning July 4. Capt. Vernon, of
the Nineteenth t. 5. infantry, will act
as Inspector
William LaslIey, of West Bay City,
aged 81. has been arrested on the
charge of criminally assaulting his IL
year-old granddaughter. who is in "a
critical condition.
A movement is on foot among the
silver Democrats of Michigan to hold a
convention at Lansing TO elect dele
gates to the national free silver con-
vention at st. Louis, July %
Supt. Larsen, of the Aragon mine,
Norway, after thoroughly examining
the working of the cight-hour system
at the Lake Angelina mine, has decided
to Introduce the system in the Aragon.
$. l.. Robinson, grain merchant of
Chicago, has purchased for resort pur-
poses large tract of land on the shore
northwest of Harbor Springs. He
will connect the resort with other
points by an electric railroad.
Cameron & Van Wormer's feed store
and Miss brakes millinery shop, were
partly consumed by fire ut Hart. A.
Sheldon, who was standing on the roof
of an adjoining building fell to the
ground and his injuries arc serious
While Mrs Arthur Pickett, of Sault
Ste. Marie. was cooking breakfast over
a small oil stove. she fell forward in a
fit. and her clothes caught on fire. Be
fore help could reach her she persisted.
She was literally cooked from head to
foot.
Gov. Rich has paroled Ralph Miller,
sent for Lenawee county, Feb. 2G, 1894,
to state prison for four years for bur-
glary: also Charles Allen. sent from Van
Buren, county, Jan. 30, 1887, to state
prison for 1S years for murder in the
second degree.
Supervisor VIM. Coad, leader of the
Ishpeming strike last summer. who was
recently discharged. will begin suit
against the Pittsburg & Lake Angelina
Co. for heavy damages, alleging that
he was discharged because of promin
ence in the Miners union.
DR.. Eliza NJ. Mosher, of Brooklyn. n
former Vassar professor, has accepted
the position of associate dean of the
arts and literary department in the
University of Michigan. She will, be-
side her other duties, teach physiology
and have an oversight OF the health of
the girl students.
Ex-Coroncrs Butler and Bettingcr.
together with their two clerks, Bird
and Benzing, of Detroit. were each
sentenced to Is months in the house of
correction on conviction of conspiring
to defraud the county by submitting
bills of inqucsts, etc, which never took
place and other like crooked acts.
1t took a Detroit jury, before which
Harry Dale, aged 40, was tried on the
charge of criminal assault on Maggie
Leonard, aged -, only Is min
utes to decide that the defendant
was guilty. Judge Chaplin Immediately
sentenced Dale to the jackson peni-
Tertiary for the remainder of his life.
The room in Ann Arbor which was
at one time occupied by the multi-mur-
derer. II. II. Holmes. while in college.
was more recently occupied by Burt
Holmes. the Grand Rapids murderer
The room has also occupied by stu
dent sent to the penitcntiary for steal
ing and by coed convicted of the
same offense.
IL loOhCti to IL t'ttA was gOlllP VI
have another big conflagration when
fire started in John Geigcr's barn and
burned his store and dwelling and
spread to surrounding property but
after Chas. Bonhiffs and VIM. Kerns'
homes and Gandar's shoe shop had
burned the flames were controlled
Total loss, So, 600; insurance. 1000.
The State Eclectic Medical associa-
ton met at Jackson and elected Off
GERS: President, DR. l.. Brunson.
Gauges; vice presidents. DIR. w. j..
Couch, Detroit; DR. &. w Lampham,
Iastings Dr. Il. NJ. Conkling, Man
chester; secretary, DR. John Lame
reaux, Lansing; treasurer. DR.. l.. A..
Howard. Litchfeld. The next annual
meeting will be held at Lansing.
The Kanousc building and otter
Lake house burned at Otter Lake A
high wind was blowing and there was
much difficulty in saving surrounding
buildings. Mrs James Aurand and
Miss Alice Beckett, who were sleeping
in the Kanouse building, escaped by
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