The Yale expositor., 1897-05-28


The Grand Rapids g. Indiana rail
road has reduced its pay roll in Kala-
mazoo 81, 800 a month by laying off
seven men and transferring the three
train crews of six men each to Grand
Rapids and Fort Wayne.
The annual jubilee of the jackson
county Maccabees, will be held June
IL. All the leaders in the state have
been invited, together with 10 bands
and two league base ball clubs, and
10000 visitors are expected.
Wetmore's book store at Ann Arbor
fountain pens, etc, amounting to about
500. No clue could be found by the
officers until they discovered Henry
COLI and Eddie Krug, aged and 10
respectively, about the streets, show
ing some of the booty. They were
arrested.
Rev. Jabez Snashall was killed by a
street car while riding his bicycle at
Grand Rapids. His funeral was held
in Calvary Baptist church, Rev. c. w.
Barber and seven other clergymen Of
floating. The attendance was so large
that all could not get into the church
and Rev. c. n. Higgins spoke to the
crowds outside.
Pierre Seger, night operator at
Milan, was held up at the point of guns
at a. IN. The robbers placed him in
n box car for safe keeping, and he re-
NAMED two hours and half, when he
was released by train crew. The
bandits secured a fine gold watch and
$3.50 from the operator, toget Their with
S6l5 of the company's money.
The inability TO settle with the cred
itors for indebtedness many years due,
as well as to sell its equity in the fair
grounds coupled with the hopelessness
of state aid, which is freely granted in
other states, has led the State Agricul-
tural society to decide to hold no state
fair this year. This action probably
marks the end of that once prosperous
society.
Four years ago Mrs. VIM. Num-, of
Bay City, sent letter to her son Will
lam, musician and minstrel, who was
then in Australia with a circus. A few
days ago the letter was returned with
PC postmarlls, yellow but still intact.
1t had been returned from Australia
to London via San Francisco and had
travelled many thousand miles. Mrs.
Num- died two years ago.
Three barns burned at the same time
at Three Rivers, but prompt work on
the part of the fire department pre-
vented serious contlagration, al
though a high wind was blowing.
One barn was occupied by G. Clark, a
city oil peddler, who lost an oil wagon
and had his hands and face badly
burned trying to save his team. The
property was not insured.
A painters bridge, strung 40 feet
above the ground on the Lambert
building, at the corner of Bates and
Farmer streets, Detroit, fell, carrying
with it George Allen and John Rade-
macher, painters. The men struck
heavily on the stone walk below, and
Allen received injuries which resulted
in his death. Rademacher received
bad shaking up and a number of severe
bruises but will recover
The Order of the Red Cross of Mich
igan held an interesting and important
meeting at Detroit. Supreme Com
mander Windrow, Scribe Williamson
and Treasurer Pickens were deposed
and committee of three were APP
pointed with full authority to adopt
any means for obtaining possession Of
the records as might seem advisable.
The names of the members of the com
mittee were not revealed.
Gov. Pingree is having a hard time
filing the vacancy on the jackson
prison board of control. He named ex-
Mayor L. c. Brooks, of Jackson, for
the place, but through certain influ-
ences the state senate was induced to
refuse to confirm the appointment.
Later the governor nominated Sheriff
Judson, of Washtenaw county, but it
now appears that the constitution for
bids sheriff holding any other Office.