The Yale expositor., 1897-08-20
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.


Mason county's peach crop is almost
failure
The d., S. S. & A. will extend its
line TO Calumet at once.
Over 200 hoboes camped near Flint
and several thefts are reported.
The Second Michigan cavalry held
their annual reunion at Holland.
A farmer near Mt. Morris has dis
covered bed of coal on his farm.
Rev. j. Mudge's houss and barn, at
Smiths Creek, burned; loss, $4,000.
Loggers in the north woods will re-
ceive 20 per cent more wages than last
year.
The cycle path between Owosso and
Corunna is finished and is giving salts
faction.
Mason county Sunday schools at
tracted 5000 persons at their rally day
exercises.
The mines on Isle Royale now en-
ploy so men and so more will be added
by Sept l.
Ex-Postmaster Westover, of Jerome,
was arrested charged with embezzling
Uncle Sans funds.
Work has been begun extending the
new Detroit & Macl1inac railroad from
Alpena to Cheboygan.
A bonus of $1,000 offered by Luther
citizens induces L. q. Steadman to
huild a Hour mill thera
Over 500 new houses have been built
in Houghton county this year; most of
them in mining locations.
Joseph Hoag, aged &c, of Wayne,
took out license at Detroit to marry
Caroline Haesler, aged 67.
The 14-months-old child Of Robert
Jonson, farmer near Jones, was
drowned in tub of water.
Jackson county miners are said to be
starving and an appeal has been is
sued for food and clothing.
James Gerrity, an old soldier, asked
Bay City justice to send him to Jail
to sober up. He got is days.
Lightning struck the residence of
Alex. McKercher, at Leland, instantly
killing a 5-year-old daughter.
The 1s-months-old son of ]. R. Clark,
of Cedar Springs, fell into boiler full
of hot boiling water, and may die.
President Wells and Secretary Baker
attend the national convention of state
boardsof health at Nashville, Tenn.
Oakland and Genesee counties COM
bined in their Sunday school rallies at
Long lake and 5000 people attended.
Mercy Whedon, aged 10, was burned
so badly by an oil stove explosion at
S. Il. Collins dairy farm near jackson
that she died.
Alex. Becker committed suicide at
South Haven by shooting himself in
the head. He had been on a drunk
for several days.
just 1856 bushels of wheat were
threshed from two acres of the Brad
ley farm near Standish, from the Ten
nessee Giant seed.
Holmes & Sons logging road has
contracted to put in $50, 900, 900 feet of
logs for the North Ludington Co. in Is
years, for S7O0,OOO
Through freight No. $40 collided with
train No. Al, which was switching at
Edwardsburg. Three cars and ca
boose were demolished.
The steam shovel men at the Negau-
nee mine quite because their boss
wanted them to cut timber during the
time the shovel could not be operated.
Barnum & Bailey's circus came near
being wrecked by u storm at Port
Huron and panic resulted in which
several people were badly trampled
upon.
The talk of strike of union miners
in the upper peninsula because so
many non-union men were employed
is resulting in scores OF the latter join
ing the unions.
While driving across the Air Line
railroad track Harry Lucas, aged 1s,
was struck by train at Richmond and
his injuries may prove fatal The
horse was killed.
A frame business block at the $500"
owned by Mrs p. Launderville and oc-
cupied by the Scott sisters as a millin-
cry store, was destroyed BY fire caused
by an exploding lamp.