The Yale expositor., 1897-10-01

for Geo. w. Watson, of Grand Ledge
charged by his wife with a serious
crime against their daughter.
Chas. Ellis, well-lknown publisher
of Grand Rapids, died while alone at
his home, presumably from a slight in
jury received three weeks before by
falling from his bicycle.
L. II. Somers a. Co., of Cleveland,
have closed a deal giving them options
on over 700 acres of land in Kawkawlin
township, Bay county, and they will
begin drilling for coal at once.
Mrs. J. f. Ray, of Detroit, whose
husband left for Alaska last June, has
also started off. She will spend the
winter in Seattle, Wash, and will set
out for the Klondylle next June.
Peter WeiczorelS, aged so, was found
dead in his boarding house at Grand
Rapids. 1t is evidently a ease of sui
eide, Weiczorek having figured in a
sensational divorce case recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Gray, of Minneapolis,
while visiting at Grand Rapids ate
heartily of canned salmon. She be-
came violently i'll and died the next
day, presumably from poison in the can.
Frank Jones, Charles Crawford and
George Stewart, three drunken tramps
who assaulted. gagged and robbed Jos.
5. Penard in box car at Lansing, were
given eight years in Jackson. They
are all under &c.
Gov pinnraa hoe ,,nada n varv ouiet
trip to Venezuela in company with Eli
r. Sutton and Gen. A. l.. Bresler, of
Detroit. 1t is said that they are seek
ing an important railway concession
from the government of Venezuela.
George Davey, aged 81, was killed
in n runaway at Arlington, the horse
being frightened by a bicycle. He
lost his wife few weeks ago and his
granddaughter, coming from Kansas
to keep house for HIM, arrived a few
hours after his death.
Mrs Spencer, the state librarian,
SAYS provision has been made for so
more libraries in addition to the 100
now travelling around the state, and
she would be glad TO hear from oranges
aud farmers clubs that would like
books on any line of study.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Moore, of West
Bay City, celebrated their siXtieth
wedding anniversary. They were pio-
neers of Oakland county, and have out
lived all of their 10 children excepting
four daughters who participated in
the anniversary celebration, together
with % grandchildren and 20 great
grandchildren.
The noted divine" healer, DIR. John
Dowic, of Chicago, has purchased for
$4,000 30 acres of land on White lake,
near Whitehall, which he will convert
into a health resort for afflicted people
who have faith in his treatment. DIR.
Dowie, who is a millionaire, will
spend a large sum in identifying this
resort. He will erect a sanitarium TO
accommodate 200, and a tabernacle
with a seating capacity for 1000.
Bishop Richter, of the Roman Cath
Ollie diocese of northern Michigan, was
arrested on a charge of perjury, at
Alpena, the complaint being made by
Fr. Slllorzell, formerly a priest at Al
pena. The charge is in connection
with a case now in the courts in which
! the priest is trying to recover money
which he claims is due from the bishop.
The latter promptly gave bail and will
fight the case.
Fire was discovered in the building
owned by Turcll q Ward, of Alma, and
occupied by d. Fleming as general
store at Riverdale. Before the fire
could be checked nv the improvised
bucket brigade, it had spread south
ward, licking up the office of Dr.
Christmas and the hardware and fur
nlture store of II. e. Moblo, including
the Maccabees' hall and n building
owned by Mrs. Morey. Total loss
about S1l, 900; insurance s., 500.
Joseph Bulkeley, of Sidney, New
South Wales, has arrived at the Mich
igan Agricultural college to take a
course of studies, this college having
been selected by the department OF
mines and agriculture of New South
Wales as the place to send represent
ative for special training in agricul-
ture. Mr.. Bullleley will spend the
summer vacations in travelling through
out the states and Canada, to familiar
ize himself with agricultural methods.
w. S. Hopkins, proprietor of the Oak
land hotel at st. Clair, met with an ac-
cident at Detroit which resulted in his
death. AS he was about to step from
a street car in front of the Ste. Claire
hotel the car swung round a curve and
he was thrown upon the asphalt pave
ment, striking on the back of his head
and fracturing his skull. He was taken
into the hotel and his family notified.
/ His wife, daughter and brother left st.
Clair by special boat and arrived one
| hour before he died.
Charles Davenport, of California, and
Joe Mason, of Canada, prisoners in the
Monroe Jail, the former ON the charge
of breaking into an Ann Arbor railroad
car, and the latter on suspicion of hav-
ing held up the Wabash operator at
Milan, hid under table in the corri-