The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

Every thing now seems favorable to
the proposed electric road from Hes
peria, Newaygo county, to the lake
shore in Oceana county. Hesperia has
raised Sic, 900, Ferry $1,000, and Hart
is rapidly raising the sum asked for.
Herman Ringnel, aged 35, who re-
sides south of Manistee, went to town
and becoming intoxicated laid down on
the street car track. A car came along
and crushed off one foot and inflicted
other injuries, from which he died. He
leaves a widow and several children.
On Jan. s, 1896, A. Singer, of Howell,
fell from his wagon, struck on his
his head and was fatally injured. His
widow brought suit against VIM.
Neundorf and Frank Smock for dam
ages for selling him liquor and has
just been awarded a verdict for $500.
What came near being a disastrous
explosion happened in Strassburg's
meat market at Mt. Morris. Mr..
Strassburg had just put stick ofwood
in the stove when it was blown TO
pieces. A serious fire was narrowly
averted. 1t is thought there was pow
der in the wood.
President l.. Il. Fiske completes his
work of directing Albion college Jan. /,
after 20 years of highly successful SER
vice. He was made professor of phil
osophy emeritus by the trustees at
their recent meeting Rev. j. p Ash
ley, the new president, is to arrive
January 4. The faculty will tender
him reception.
Theron Z. Giddings, of Kalamazoo
county, is slated for the U. $. marshal
ship of the western district of Michi-
gan if he wants it, so it is said. There
are four other candidates for this i'm.
portant office, including Frank Wat
kins, of Hopkins; VIM. Mears, of Boyne
Falls; j. ID. 5. Hanson, of Hart, and
Frank Wait, of Sturgis.
Maj. Seymour Howell, of Adrian, is
being doomed for one of the paymas-
terships in the U. S. army. The in
dorsements for Maj. Howell presented
to Secretary Alger are as fine as could
be collected in the state. They include
all the congressman, both senators and
practically all the state officials, and
very many prominent citizens.
Essexville, suburb of Bay City, was
visited by q destructive fire which
originated in the general store of John
Tenant and spread rapidly. The res
licences of Mrs. Margaret Wynn and
Malcolm Doubles and the town clerks
Office were also destroyed. The loss
will reach $4,000. A strong wind pre-
vailed and the residents were terror
stricken for fear the whole town would
be burned.
Hon. Spencer o. Fisher is IN dead
earnest in his efforts to secure the new
government armor plate plant for Bay
City. He says: 1.-The site l intend TO
offer to give to the government is at
the mouth of the Saginaw river 1t is
connected with all the railroads and
the city electric road, and contains $50
acres. l intend interesting f. w.
Wheeler & Co., in bidding for the cree
ton of the buildings"
VIM. Hall, of Ludington, has con-
fessed to being the husband of three
wives. His double life has for some
time been suspected, and has caused
scandal. He married No 1 II years
ago, and shortly afterwards she ran
away with his brother. No. now
resides at Pentwater, and No is un-
der arrest at Ludington. The latter
has lived with him for two years, part
of the time before marriage.
Dr. VIM. Miller, for years well-to-
do citizen of Lansing, a prominent Pro-
hibitionist and temperance worker, is
in Jail there suffering with such a Sc
we're attack of delirium tremens that he
has to be strapped to his bed In re-
cent years DIR Miller has lost his prop
erty and family and took to drink as a
solace. He went down hill rapidly
and for some time has been living in
abiect squalor with a colored man.
A big sensation has been created at
the U. of NJ. by the discovery that
"Ioney" Stuart, the clever half-bacl1
of this years football te am, was
ringer, never having been registered
as a student. 1t has been the aim of
the L. of NJ athletic board TO make
their athletics free from professional
ism and the bringing of Stuart into
the team and his sudden disappearance
at the close of the season will be in
vestigated thoroughly.
After several years discussion Grand
Rapids decided by popular vote last
spring to issue bonds to the amount of
$40, 200 to build a municipal lighting
plant. The bonds were issued and the
money is now in the city treasury
available for the purpose. The city
charter, however, conflicts as TO who
shall have charge of the work, the aid
ermen or the board of public works,
and there is sure to be pretty contest
before the work is begun.
Miss Pearl Eaton, aged 16, of Battle
Creek, learned that the young man to
whom she was engaged had died in
South Bend, and the dispatch asked
her TO come to the funeral. She went
TO the house of an acquaintance and
asked for lodging for the night, and
the next morning she was discovered
unconscious with an open bottle of
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