The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31

Mrs. Fred Weitzel committed suicide
by hanging herself to tree, near Bad
Axe. She was probably insane.
The Kalamazoo river arose to such a
height at Allegan that the mill flume
went out, causing n loss of 81 800.
Salt sales in June at Saginaw in
creased over last year, but prices were
lower owing to foreign competition.
The Sutherland lines stave and
heading works at Evart were destroyed
by fire. Loss ST., ZOO; partly insured.
Fire totally destroyed the L'Anse
brewery. Loss $4,000, partly insured
The fire was caused by careless tramp.
Albert Willx, aged Is, was crushed by
a well caving while he was climbing
out after rescuing his hat at Muskegon.
Stella Wirz, aged Is, bravely risked
her life to drag her half-sutfocated Sis
ter from the burning home at Saginaw.
While embarrassing horse for a
lady neighbor, VIM. III. Parmeter, a
farmer near Albion, was kicked in the
chest. He died instantly.
Mary Dejonge, n Grand Rapids girl,
is held on a charge of causing the death
of her babe by neglect. Her mother is
also held as an accomplish.
Miss Clara Perry, of Port Huron, a
delegate to the recent b. Y. p. U. con-
vention at Milwaukee, died at her place
of entertainment in that city.
The employees of Hollands & Emery S
mill at East Tawas are wondering why
they are out of work. The owners
give no reason for closing down.
William Thomas, fireman, fell from
a building at Saginaw. He struck on
| fence post and sustained internal in
juries which may result in death.
At meeting of residents along the
line of the prospected Benton Harbor
& Allegan electric railway it was unan-
imously decided to aid the project.
At Ludington the 6-year-old son of
Oscar Olson was killed by being caught
under the edge of a wagon box which
fell over on him, breaking his neck.
Mrs. Bert Truman, of Sturgis, a bride
! of two weeks, took carbolic acid after
little tiff with her husband. Anti
dotes and stomach pump saved her.
Mrs. Daniel Stolil<cr and Burt Ryan,
of Holly, are in the county Jail at Pom
tiac. on complaint of Mrs. Stolillers
husband, who charges criminal init
macy.
Mrs. Il. +. Adams, of Coloma, has re-
oh 81 hnr
share of an estate bequcathed by a
grand uncle in England. Her husband
| is a poor man.
j. w. Hibbard, wealthy farmer
near Owosso, was arrested on capias
sworn out by John Brady, who asks
for $1,000 for the alienation of Mrs.
Bradys affections.
A boy named Merlo NJ. Stevens was
drowned at Algonac and as his home,
| friends or relatives are not known
there the authorities are ut n loss how
to dispose of the body.
Henry Ringleberg and wife, two of
| the oldest residents of Grand Rapids,
| were struck by a motor car and thrown
| from their carriage and both sustained
severe, perhaps fatal, injuries.
Fred Huntington and Louis Smith
were convicted at Hillsdale of violating
the local option law. Judge Lane fined
the former $3.50, or 90 days in Jail, and
the latter $40, or 80 days in jail.
A disastrous runaway occurred at
| Manistee in which Mrs. Stillman
Stubs, Mrs. Frank Potter and Mrs.
| Thos. Kerry were thrown out and seri-
ously injured. Mrs. Stubs may die.
The barn of Chas. Robinson, a we'll
| TODD farmer near Dimondale, burned
to the ground, including farming i'm,
plements and his crop of grains. Also
thoroughbred horse valued at $500.
Several ties were discovered lying
across the Wabash track in Seneca
township Lenawee county. A farmer
named Willard Sutton was placed in
Jail charged with putting them there
| The large barn and outhouses on the
farm of Judge II. ID. Campbell, in
Grawn, were totally destroyed by fire
The barn was filed with grain and
valuable implements. The loss j:
1000.
| Thomas j. Bradley, a retired mer
chant of Battle Creek, aged so, has
been arrested ON the charge of taking
| indecent liberties with Edith Mack
inder, aged IL. Bradley charged
blackmail.
Peter Johnson, farmer, of Kloman
while walking on the track was strucl
by freight, which cut off both legs
and one arm. He died in Is minutes
A bottle of whisky in his pocket wa!
not broken.
Gus Walters, near Grand IIaver. ha:
found several more nuggets of gold OF
his farm. He will make thorough
search, and fully expects to find val
liable gold mine. Other farmers ar,
also prospecting.
The Michigan peach yellows commits
sioners, who are inspecting orchards
in the lake belt, have found few cases
of the pest The strict enforcement o
the laws has led to the almost compile t,
eradication of yellows.
While crossing the Michigan Central
near Utica, the livery rig of A. Sum