The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-08-13

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Lewis & Allen will start an axle
factory with 40 men, in connection
with their vehicle spring works at
jackson.
Thos. Payne, aged "a, a promising
young man of Detroit, was drowned
while bathing in Lake Erie near Cleve-
land.
Harry Schell, aged 10, was drowned
at Stoney lake, near Oxford. He was
swimming with the aid of rail, but
slipped off. l iII0
Douglas Parks, who escaped from
Ionia prison June %, has been captured
at Glendale, n. D., while en- route to
the KlondilSe.
Alexander Grant, of Monroe, has
been made assistant general superin-
tendent of the railway mail service by
the postmaster-general.
A. Il. Mills postoffice building,
Thomas Mills store, residence and
barns burned at Minden City. Loss,
SIC, 900; small insurance.
Fire broke out in C. C. Barker's mill
on Water street Bay City, and burned
900, 900 hath and damaged the tramway
and salt block. Loss, $1,000.
The Ionia council has decided to
bond the city for Sc, 800, to extend the
city water system, and "A special cleo
tion will be held on Aug. 16.
James Miller's 2-year-old son, at
Croswell, became frightened at some
hogs that came close up to him and
fell in a faint and finally died.
Many bears have been seen in the
vicinity of Alger and Moore's Junction.
They eat a great many berries at this
time of the year and are quite tame.
Miss Annie Discher stepped in front
of binder near Willow. Both legs
were nearly severed between the knee
and ankle and she will probably die.
The residence of Mrs Mabel Tyler,
of Sturgis, was entered by burglars,
and diamonds valued at $1,000 and a
gold watch and other valuables taken.
The f. & p. NJ railroad has issued
orders that no person shall he en-
ployed in any of its departments un-
less able to read and write intelli-
gently.
Geo. w. Delano, of Monterey town
ship, near Allegan, fell from a hay
press, which ran over him and broke
both legs above the knee. He may
not recover.
The Black & Willard furniture fac
tory at Buchanan was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
During the fire several houses were
burglarized.
All the grocery stores and meat mar
kets in Grand Rapids were closed for
one day and the business men with
their clerks took day off for their
annual picnic.
The Michigan State Pharmaceutical
association met at Grand Ledge with
about so present. Besides addresses
and papers there was considerable
pleasure INDUCED in.
Fire destroyed a double dwelling
house at Calumet, occupied by Capt.
Joe Champion and Joseph Hirsch.
Loss SO, 600 Mrs. Hirsch and five
children had a narrow escape.
Prof Fran k Wood, teacher of science
in the Bay City high school, has re-
signed TO accept n position in the gov
ernment school at Toxic, Japan, where
he will teach science and English.
Fred w. Vergien, who is wan ted for
the burglary of Albaugh's jewelry
store, at Hillsdale, where he was night
watch, has been captured in Chicago
and part of the stolen goods recovered
The City roller Touring mills at
Adrian have started after an idleness
of three and a half years. With
cooper shops they employ as men and
have a capacity of 500 barrels of -four
daily.
Two cave-ins on the Union street
sewer at Grand Rapids buried Martin
Neal and Samuel Knight. Knight
was crushed between the side planks
and killed, but Neal was rescued and
will recover
Henry Smiths only daughter, Ethel,
was burned to death at Dimondale by
her clothing catching fire from a rub
bish fire. The father became so de-
spondent that he took morphine, but
will recover.
A rig driven by Misses Kate and
Nora McAuliffe was struck by Mich
igan Central train while crossing the
track, near Albion. The buggy was
wrecked and the horse killed, but the
girls were uninjured.
Lydia Brown, pretty Grand Rapids
girl employed at the Ottawa Beach
hotel, was brutality assaulted by a
negro named Collins, who decoyed her
to the beach. The girls condition is
very critical. Collins escaped.
Mrs. Lydia Bender. of Ann Arbor,
opened the valve in the oven of gas
stove and forgot TO light the gas.
Upon opening the oven later and strik-
ing match a frightful explosion oc-
Cured. She was seriously burned.
Prof. Dave Anderson made a balloon
ascension at Leslie, but when 200 feet
in the air his ballon burst lie was
severely shaken up, but no bones were
broken. Sam Beach got caught in the
/ puv rOOpS and was Vanlxed into the