The Yale expositor., 1896-01-10

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Charles Scamerhorn, who was sent
from Genesee county in 1888, to prison
for rs years for rape.
Hon. Chas. II. Hackley, of Muskegon,
has resigned as regent of the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Private business is
assigned as the cause.
The survivors of the Thirteenth reg
iment, Michigan infantry will meet at
Kalamazoo, January l6 and II in their
thirty first annual reunion.
The dead body of John Staples was
found hanging to a tree about mile
from Mecosta. He had evidently COM
mitted suicide after spree.
The total tax levy Of Michigan for
the year 1895 is Si0l3,9l9.53, or a total
equalize valuation of real and per-
sonat property of 81, 1870, 90, 600.
Ishpeming aud Negaunee CAPITALISTS
will operate TIL Gibbcn and Richards
mines. south OF Eegaunee, Which have
been abandoned for long time.
The Queen mine at Negaunee has
suspended work because OF the royalty
OF 40 cents per ton demanded by fee
| owners; aOJ men are out OF work.
Nearly 1000 uewSboys of Grand
RIA pids were given New Years feast
and were served by the leading BUSH
ness and professional men of the city.
The report that vandals had been at
work destroying trees on Mackinaw
island since the United States turned
it over to the state of Michigan is
untrue.
Wesley liagerman's farm residence
near Decatur was destroyed by fire
with his household goods and his
wheat crop, which was stored in the
building.
The warehouse of j. IL. McAuley at
Manistee was consumed by fire, to-
gethcr with it's contents. Loss on
building and contents 5000; insured
| for 81, 90.
Rev. Or. G. o. Brown, formerly of
Kalamazoo and Galesburg, now of san
| Francisco, has had well-known wo-
| man arrested on charge OF attempted
| Dlackmail.
Ed j. Jenks, aged ~, son of the Port
| Huron S shipbu.lder, committed suic de
at candusl5v, o. Being afflicted with
an incurablc disease caused his de-
Spoudency.
The Y. NJ. c. A.. of Worthwhile, will
ask the people of that place to provide
| funds for Convenient set OF rooms for
their use. They have Gourishing So
! ciety of 100 members.
The L. & Z. NJ. Railroad Co., has let
u contract for mamoth car ferry to
ply between Ludington and Mani
towoc. She will be $50 feet over all,
! and will cost 500, 000
! Mrs. James Harris died at Decatur
She was the third member of the fam
| lily to die who belonged to the ''Chil-
dren of God"--faith healers-who
would not call a physician.
At Ypsilauti Rev. Van Kirk married
ChaS. f. Dolbee and VIM. Dolbee to
Mrs. Mary j. Bailey and Nellie Bailey.
The grooms were father and son and
the brides were mother and daughter.
Two sons OF Thomas Coulson, a
farmer near Midland, were playing
with an old muskct, supposed to be
unloaded, when the weapon went off,
instantly killing the younger brother.
The search for A. w. Knopfel, the
well-llnown Bay City broker. who was
last seen at Cincinnati acting in a pc
culiar manner, has been given up with
out gaining clue to his disappear
ance,
Port Uuron's militia is still in
trouble. A split occurred when an
attempt was made to organize a new
company and now two companies will
try to secure the sanction of the gov
ernor.
Adit. Gen. Green issued commissions
to the officers of Co. II, First infantry,
of Jackson, which will take the place
of the Emmett Rifles, recently mustered
out at that place. Charles III. Russell is
captain.
Christ Larson, an inhumau husband
at Manistee, got 90 days in the Detroit
House of Correction for using horse
whip on his wife. He tore an earring
from her ears and then kicked her out
of doors.
The third annual meeting of the
| Michigan council of Patriarchs Mill
tant, tho military contingent of the
Order of Odd Fellows, convened in Odd
Fellows hall, Detroit, with IS dele
gates present.
tAndrew Hickey, well digger, was
suddenly killed at Cadillac while dig
ging well for Louis Fuller. He was
down in the we'll when a bucket full
of sand fell striking him on the head
and breaking his neck.
DR.. Amos BARLOW, superintendent Of
OF the Childrcn'S Home Society Of
Michigan SAYS that at the home a
Benton Harbor over 100 children have
come to them the past year and as
many have found good homes.
The Mansfield mine, near Crysta'
Falls, will be opened About TIVE
years ago it w3s inundated by the
river and CO men were killed. The
fort will bc made TO turn the Michi
CANINE river from its natural course.
Mr. and Mrs. w i. Williams, of La
peer, gave an informal reception anC
dinner in honor of the new suprcm,
Justice, Joseph H. Moore, Judge &. W.
smith, the newly elected circuit judge
and the members of the Lapeer County
Bar association, of which Judge Moore
is member
State Trsasurcr Wilkinson reports
the following relative to the condition
of state funds: Balance on hand, al