The Yale expositor., 1897-07-16

l.. Howell at Cassopois and rausacked
the house from top to bottom, carrying
away all the articles of value, inclnd-
about S6'in money.
Tommy Cooper, of Detroit, estab-
lished new worlds record for mile,
flying start, at Detroit. He made the
mile in the remarkable time of 1:44 LIS,
chipping As seconds off his record
made at Racine, Wis, July 8.
Reports from several sections say
that with the hot weather and the
lack of rain fruit prospects are very
slim. Raspberries and gooseberries
were baked on the vines. Green peas
are dried up, and potatoes dying in the
hill.
Ambrose Heating, a poultry breeder
at Adrian, lost 1000 fowls by some
mysterious disease. They died SO rap
IDLY that it was with difficulty he
could care for the carcasses. Similar
reports come from others who raise
poultry.
Nicholas Spang, travelling agent
for the L. Wolff Co., of Chicago, COM
mitted suicide in his room at Gies'
hotel, Detroit. by shooting himself.
He had evidently entirely undressed
and stood before mirror to fire the
fatal shot.
DIR. Z. A. Grange has resigned the
professorship of veterinary science at
the Michigan Agricultural college,
which he held for Is years, and will
become dean of the veterinary depart
ment of the Detroit College of Medi-
cine.
Prof. McEwen, of Jackson, made a
balloon ascension at Benton Harbor
and when 500 feet in the air his balloon
burst. The ropes became entangled
and his parachute failed to work. He
came down on house top and was
fatally injured.
Mrs. Rose Sellecl, divorced wife of
James Il. Seleck, one of the proprie-
tors of the SelleclS grist mill at Clay
ton, was lodged in Jail at Adrian,
charged with setting the fire that de-
stroyed the mill about April l. She
says it spite work.
Moses Tracy has commenced suit at
Ithaca for $40. 600 damages against IA
people who, he alleges, took part in
tar and feathering bee in which Tracy
was the guest of honor. Later Tracy
was arrested charged with taking i'm
proper liberties with children.
Geo. Hill, aged 60, a wealthy farmer,
three miles northeast of Worthwhile,
put horse in the wrong stall and in
trying to get it out kicked it. The
horse then kicked Hill in the chest and
injured him so severely as to cause his
death before the next morning.
Maj Evans, a notorious tough from
Cassopolis, recently released from
Jackson prison, was arrested at Niles
for drawing a revolver on an American
Express messenger on the Michigan
Central. When searched, Evans poke is
were found to be full of stolen goods.
At its next meeting, the state board
of agriculture will appoint an inspec-
tor, as provided for In new law to
prevent the spread of San Jose scale
among fruit trees. The disease has
been reported from 20 counties. The
inspector will have the power to prose-
cute negligent growers and to destroy
afflicted trees
A good-sized delegation of South
American business men who have been
making tour of invc tigation through
the United States were well enter
tanned at Detroit for three days, visit
iting the leading manufactures and
places of interest, and also took trip
to Grand Rapids to see the great fur
niture factories.
The ntcalm county poorhousc near
Greenville was entirely destroyed with
the exception of the barns. The 81
inmates escaped uninjured and were
safely quartered in the barns. Mana
ger Wood rescued three women from
an upper room and had scarcely reached
the ground when the walls fell. The
loss is about $4,000.
Il. c. Wright, farmer eight miles
north of Coleman, was awakened by
his dog and heard someone in the
chicken coop. His wife held a lamp
while he started to investigate, but
several shots were fred and Wright
and his wife went back into the house.
Mr.. Wright then went out alone and
SCI the dog on the intruders, when sud-
denly several more shots were fired
and Wright and the dog both fell dead.
Some of the prominent dailies of the
state tried to create a sensation by de-
claring that the question of providing
for general revision of the state con-
stitution would not be submitted to
the people in 1898 as the recent legis-
lature took no action upon the matter.
The constitution, however, provides
that the subject shall be submitted
every Is years and as it was last
voted on In 1882 it will come before
the people in 1898 without Legislative
action.
A double wedding, the sequel of a
double elope ment, occurred at the NJ
+. church at Eau Claire, near Niles.
Just as the two couples emerged from
| the church two angry men dashed nm