The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

Florence Farnsworth, aged IS, a
pretty girl of Deckerville, was prob
ably fatally burned to death by her
dress catching fire at a gasoline stove
in the home Of VIM. Koenig, III Har-
per avenue, Detroit, where she was
employed.
Two paroles were granted by Gov.
Rich. Thomas keenan,, sent from Os-
coda county in June, 1895, to two
years imprisonment at Ionia for lar
ceny, and Margaret Reynolds, sent
from Ithaca in June, 1895, to Is months
imprisonment in the Detroit house of
correction for adultery. The woman
is said to be dying.
John Sharpe, of Ellis Junction, was
run over by II passenger train on the
Menominee branch of The st. Paul road,
near Menominee. Both legs and the
, head were severed from the body.
Sharpe left Ellis intoxicated. Some of
the railroad employees believe he met
death by foul means and was placed
on the track to hide the crime.
Grand Rapids has sensation over
the discovery that the entire city tax
roll is probably invalid. In making
the budget the city council cut $40, 900
out of the sum set aside for the secret
service department of police work.
| City Clerk Warren left this item in the
roll, however, and it is believed the
| blunder makes the entire roll invalid
Squaw Lake, in Fredonia, is noted
| for the trcacherous nature of its shores.
Recently William Fits drove his team
near the lake and turned them loose,
while he picked hucbleberries. One
of the animals approached the shore
of the lake to drink and disappeared
from sight. Before Fits could catch
| the other horse it followed and sank
also.
An assassin called James L. Magee
from his bed at 1890 a. IN. and shot
him through the breast at the front
door of his residence at 500 Grand River
avenue, Detroit. Magee staggered
| back into the parlor and fell on the
floor, dying almost instantly. The
years old and was engaged to be mar
! ricd.
The East Main street new Baptist
church ut jackson was dedicated in
the presence of an immense audience
under tents. The society owed Il trife
| less than $4,000 on the First church,
the Buttcrield mission and the new
East Main street edifice. Three meet
| ings were held and every cent of the
debt was wiped out, the total amount
raised being 1888.
A patent for 5000 acres of fine land
in the upper peninsula, has been re
ceivtd by Land Commissioner French,
and they will be sold Aug. - ut not
less than $S per acre. If not disposed
of these lands will be subject to home
stead entry and private sale after
wards. The land was due the state
under the swamp land act.
The Michigan Millers' association
held its regular summer meeting at
Lansing. The millers were beneficial
ries of the reciprocity laws enacted in
1890. and President Coombs, iii his an
nual address, declared that reciprocity
is of more Importance to the millers
of Michigan than any coinage bill that
might be enacted lie declared it to
be a non partisan question, and tele-
graph message was sent to the Demo
cratic national convention at Chicago,
asking for the recognition of the prin-
ciplc.
| Insurance Commissioner Giddings
in his annual report gives ''cheap in
surance" Il hard rub. He says that
there has been an influx of cooperative
and fraternal assessment life associa-
tons into Michigan during the past
year. With the laws as inefficient as
they now stand it is not to be wondered
at that advantage is taken of them to
oftentimes attempt to conduct a bust
ness. not for the sole benefit of the
members, but for the profit of the
management. The blame must be at
tached to the lax laws