The Yale expositor., 1897-12-31
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Sable, aged 1O4.
The planning mill at Sunfield burned,
causing loss of So, 900.
The Catholic church at Palms
burned, causing a loss of $4,000.
There is a foot of snow in the north
woods and lumbermen are active.
The Fourth ward NJ. E. church at
Ludington was destroyed by fire; loss,
81, 500.
Chicago parties offered Peter English
S25, 900 for his mineral water find at
Benton Harbor.
A new company has been organized
at Bay City to manufacture adjustable
bicycle handle
Nelson Thompson's house burned at
Greenville and the tenant narrowly
escaped cremation.
Fire destroyed the shoe store and
harness shop of G.. w. Chapman at
Saranac. Loss 81, 500, no insurance.
Webb Lott, the D., T. & NJ. engineer
who was injured in the collision near
Marshall, died. His home was in
Toledo.
Martinus Ophoff, an aged Hollander,
hanged himself TO the doorknob of his
room at Grand Rapids and was slowly
strangled TO death.
ID. G. Smith, of Whitehall. has pat
ented new kind of bullet-proof vest.
Shots fired from distance of 10 feet
make no impression.
Food Commissioners Grosvenor says
he has already expended $4,000 in his
fight against the dealers in colored
oleomargarIne, and proposes TO keep
right at the work.
The bondsmen of Hiram A. Waite,
the ex-controller of Port Huron who is
serving term for embezzlement, have
settled with the city for $1,000. His
shortage was 81, 400.
The 9-months-old son of George
Thompson, of Saginaw. upset a basin
of boiling water over hi mself and died
afterwards from the effects of the ter
rible scalding he received
The Jackson lodge of EllSs, which
has $50 members, makes liberal dona-
tions to needy poor people once a
month. Seventy-fve baskets of pro
visions were sent out on Christmas.
The peddlers' license law passed by
the last legislature has been declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court.
The Changers denounced the law at
their recent convention at Lansing.
Carl Partridge, employed by Kelley
& Covell at Sights, was cutting wood
when the ak of a companion flew eff
the helve, cutting a fearful cash in his
side just below the ribs. He will die.
Convict Delano, in the jackson state
prison, is getting rich making orna-
ments from onyx and agate stones. He
has already purchased a $1,000 home
for his family, making his money by
overtime work
The movement of the advocates OF
higher railroad taxation for an extra
session of legislature is being strength
ened by people who want the closed
season fish law repealed and the tax
title law Strengthened out.
The Calumet Light Guards, the pride
of the Fifth regiment, NJ. n. g., is hav-
ing serious trouble because of jealousy
between the non-commissioned officers
and the privates. A split which will
cause a disruption is feared.
The fire which has been burning for
two weeks ih the $4,000 tons of coal
stored in the big steel sheds of the
Tamarack Osceola mines at Houghton
continues TO battle all efforts to check
it. The loss will be heavy.
While insane Leo Inderbitzen, a Ger
man painter, of Escanaba, suicided in
the depot at Carlshend by blowing off
the top of his head with rifle. He
was recently released from the state
insane asylum as permanently cured.
Walter Lepper, of Ionia, was arrested
at Grand Rapids on complaint of n
newsboy, who said Lepper had passed
lead nickel on him. Eight lead nick
chs were found in Lepper's mitten, and
IN his room there was "a die and mold.
Regent Levi L. Barbour, of Detroit,
has presented the University of Mich
igan with $3.50 worth of real estate
toward the erection Of an art building,
provided Ss5, 900 more is raised for the
same purpose within five years. This
is the second gift Mr.. Barbour has
made for an art building at the L. of NJ,
but he permitted the first to be diverted
to the woman's gymnasium which has
since been given his name.
The state Association of breeders of
Improved Live Stock discussed various
matters of interest TO them at their
convention at Lansing, and elected the
following officers: President. ii. IL.
Kinds, of Stanton; vice president, B. L.
Peckham, of Parma; secretary and
treasurer, !. III. Butterheld, of the
Agricultural college; directors, John
Lessiter, of Pontiac; j. II. Taft, of
Mendon; John Mckay, of Romeo; w.
Il. Boyden, of Delhi Mills; l.. f. Con-
rad. of Wacousta.
Chas Kimball fell from the roof Of
the Church of God at Benton Harbor
and broke both legs and several ribs.