The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26


body of Clement Causley, which was
found in the river, and doctors removed
the skull. Bad cuts were found.
There is no doubt Causley was knocked
in the head and thrown into the river.
e. f. Jarvis, who has been working
up free silver sentiment i'm the state
has had his committee call mass
meeting for July 1G at Lansing to elect
delegates to the national convention ut
ST. Louis July %, and to complete u
state organization.
Michael X. Mills, otherwise Prince
Michael, head of the Flying Roll re-
ligious colony of Detroit, has completed
the five year sentence for assaulting
15-year-old Bernice Bechtel in the God
house of the colony. He will marry
Eliza Courts, or Queen" Eliza.
Phillip Rogers was jailed at st.
Joseph charged with mutiny. He at
tempted shoot Clerk Farmer on board
the steamer City of Chicago in mid-lalse,
but was overpowercd and tied up unit
the arrival of the steamer, when he
was turned over to L. 5. marshal.
Fred Wagner was pushed into the
river at Alpena by pile of falling ties
and for several moments was out of
sight. Several hundred ties were re-
moved and his body pulled from the
muddy bottom of the river. His head
was badly damned. but he may live.
The central and southern townships
of Il nd
by grasshoppers. Their speciality APP
pears to be crops on sandy soil. AL
most every stalk of oats, wheat and
rye is covered by the pest. The farm
ers in these sections are discouraged.
The fifth drowning in Saginaw river
within 10 days was Wilson Wells, the
14-yecr-old son of Mrs. James NJ. Wells.
The boy was bathing and went to the
bottom in sight of his companions.
This is the second son that Mrs. Wells
has lost by drowning in the same
place.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians in
session at Escanaba elected the follow
ing officers: President, John McLough-
lin, Detroit; vice. president, John +.
ilammell, Lansing; treasurer, Daniel
Lynch, Grand Rapids secretary, Mar
tin Dennison, Ishpeming; medical ex-
aminer, DIR. j. f. Scallon, Hancock.
The grasshopper pests in Oakland
county have ravaged many fields near
Milford, and farmers fear they will
lose their entire crops. Whole fields
of beans were destroyed in Il day.
Some farmers are replanting. Wheat
and rye have been stripped of their
leaves. The hay crop will be ruined.
The north end of the large lumber
yard of the Michigan Manufacturing
Co. at Holly was discovered on fire.
The fire department succeeded in get
ting the flames under control and the
loss will be only $1,000. 1t was the
work of an incendiary and it was evil
IDENTIFY his intention to destroy the en-
tire plant of the company.
Orcclia Bristol, OF Lansing, brought
suit against her father-in-law, Ira c.
Bristol, charging him with alternating
her husbands affections by promising
him money if he would leave her. The
senior Bristol refused to give bail and
remained in the county Jail for several
weeks. The jury finally awarded Mrs.
Bristol verdict of $500. She sought
to recover $4,000.
The seventh bienniel convention of
the Michigan Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans met at Escanaba with Il splendid
representation from every division in
the state. State President Atkinson
presided. New officers elected State
president, John Mclaughlin, of De-
troit; state vice president, James III.
Hill, Of Lansing; state secretary, Matt
Dcnnison, of Ishpeming; state treas
urer, Daniel Lynch, of Grand Rapids;
medical examiner, Dr.. j.
Z. Scallon, of Hancock.
An attempt was made TO blow
up the residence of Capt. Martin
at Iron Mountain. The
first explosion ripped off a number of
boards and brought down section of
plaster in the room occupied by Colds
worthy's son. 1t fell on his bed and
injured him slightly. The second stick
was placed under the hallway and did
little damage. 1t is thought to be the
work of miners who have been refused
work. Capt. Goldsworthy's relations
with the men have always been pleas
ant, and no labor troubles have taken
place at the Chaplin mine for some
time past.