The Yale expositor., 1897-07-30


in the world. Eight tubs are used and
the distilery will have capacity OF
500 pounds of oil per day.
Edwin, aged Is, the only son OF
Wells Smith, a prosperous farmer near
Albion, has disappeared taking MS
clothes and his pet pony. His mother
is nearly crazed with grief.
Boyce Speicher, living near Glendale,
was taken from bed by masked men
and treated to a coat of tar and feath-
ers and ordered to leave the commu-
nity. He had been slandering several
women of that section.
Ouartermaster-G White, of the
M. N. G., moved upon Island Lake and
established permanent headquarters,
which will be maintained until camp
closes on Aug. 10. lie will prepare
the grounds for the encampment
David Munger. aged 20, veteran. OF
the Mexican and civil wars, while sit
ting in front of clothing store at
Schoolcraft was accidentally hit in the
temple by large rock thrown by
clerk, and is in a critical condition.
Morency Cornelius, aged SO, a Polish
women, has been an inmate of the AL
legan county poor house since 1865,
and was county charge before then.
She is now insane. Who she is or
where she originally come from is
mystery.
Arnold Verhulst, of Holland, was
taken to the asylum at Kalamazoo.
John Verhulst, a brother. was greatly
affected by his brothers condition,
and is missing. He had threatened to
drown himself, fearing that he, too,
might become insane.
Merritt M. Goodspeed, Muskegon's
messiah says his divine gifts are yet
in their infancy. He says that now he
is only healer but soon will be en-
ployed by the Holy Ghost with the
strength of prophecy, and declares
that he will live to be 200 years old.
L. r. Taft, professor of horticulture
at the Michigan Agricultural college,
has received specimens of the pear
tree psylia from Kent county. So far
as known, this dangerous pest has
never been seen in Michigan. Taft
Jlldb liCCo oiSN"ON SAASNAN
be sprayed with kerosene emulsion.
The corners jury returned verdict
of suicide by drowning in the case OF
Elizabeth Hamilton who was found In
, the river at Saginaw with her illegit
innate babe in her arms. The giri'
, sisters testified that Stuart Gordon
was the acknowledged father of thu
| fha ri,.l q
promise of marriage.
Bertha Cunningham, of Dundee, ant
Selma Kranzuh, of Blissfeld, hav'
been arrested at Dundee on a charg
!, of riding letters belonging to travel
ing man named Cunningham. TIL
girls admitted that they called for tn
letters at the postoffice and tore ther
up. The pieces were found in tn
street, with fragments of $50 draft
u Such enormous quantities of black
berries are being gathered in south
d western Michigan this season that tn
It prices received for them in the Chicag
market fail to net the shipper the COS
a of the packages alone. Many grower
S, have devised inexpensive evaporatin
DlaDJS 10 ulSpOSc VI lilC sui pANo DSAA ~
a and it is estimated that over one-ha
lie of the crop will find market as drie
fruits.
" In anticipation of the raise of tn
10 price OF beer stamps TO an even dollf
on the barrel by the new tariff la
Michigan brewers were heavy purcha
10 ers at the internal revenue office
III Detroit, over $50, 900 worth being so
in one day. This will save the breV
I'd ers nearly $4,000. The Detroit di
Id trict includes 81 counties, in whiC
there are SO breweries that produce b
g, tween 6OO,0 900 and 100000 barrels
I'D year. OF these breweries 2s are
Detroit.
On The interchangeable system of mil
a age books goes into effect on Michig'
railroads early in August. The buy
No. of a 1000 mile book will deposit 5
90 and will receive $40 rebate when I
book is used up if it is used accordil
to rules. The books will be good
~ all roads in the Central Traffic assoc
&c ton and outside of Michigan, but C
'"' be used by the person to whom it
las issued only. In Michigan, the Il
OF permits the members of a mans fam
SIS, to use his mileage book.