The Yale expositor., 1897-09-03
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

AoA LII 10 HA~hAS GU
Lightning destroyed Edwin Monta-
CUES barn, hear Birch Run; loss S., 900.
William Atkins, has d scovered coal
on his place at Arbela, and will sink a
shaft.
Over 1000 persons attended the st.
Joseph county Sunday school rally at
| Colon.
About 5000 people attended the SUI
pervisors' picnic at Sylvan lake near
Pom tiac.
Blaine Little, aged IS, was fatally
burned by an explosion of asphaltum
paint at Grand Ledge.
Edward Scully's barn and all con-
tents, including four horses, burned at
Webberville; loss 81, 500
Mrs. j. IL. Clark was fatally hurt in
a runaway at PetoslSey. Left ear torn
completely off and several ribs broken.
A 74-year-old Grand Rapids man has
been sent to the poorhouse who only Il
few years ago was "a prosperous dent.
list, worth SIS, 900.
Ewart Foster, aged 6, was fatally
burned while playing with kerosene
oil and matches at Benton IIarUor.
Nearly all his skin came OF.
Mrs. Flora Anderson, of Detroit sui
cided by jumping into Lake Erie from
the d. IL G. steamer City of Cleveland,
near Cleveland. Drink and family
troubles.
A pile of ties was discovered on the
tracks of the Alpena & Northern rail
road near Alpena, which would have
wrecked train had it struck the OBJ
struction at full speed.
VIM. II. Kelly, aged 40, respondent
because he couldn't get work, took
morphine and was found dead on the
street at Grand Rapids. lie leaves a
widow and an infant child.
Benton Ilaroor capitalists are organ
izing stock company with a capital of
$4,000 to send 20 men to prospect for
gold in Alaska. They will also engage
in the lumber business there.
Robert Nicholas, aged IS, was almost
instantly killed by falling SO feet down
the shaft of the Black Diamond mine,
near jackson. The only visible injury
was a mark on one side of the face.
Two large waterspouts were seen at
Petoskey by great number of people
during the windstorm that came up
suddenly. They made an imposing
spectacle, but no damage is reported.
NUA,.ly A.
Falls mine at Crystal Falls at the same
wage rate that prevailed before the
strike. All except the leaders in the
late rike are given their old positions.
Lightning destroyed the barn of
Arthur Corey, near Hubbardston.
Eight years ago to the day his barn
was struck and destroyed. On each
occasion Mr.. Corey was in town buying
a binder.
Thirty striking miners employed by
the Saginaw Coal Co. went back to
work at the old wages of 20 cents n
ton. The backbone of the strike is
now broken and no further difficulty
is anticipated.
The 5-year-old daughter of Timothy
Mcneil WAS burned to death at Water
vliet, her dress being set on fire by her
little brother who was playing with
matches. The parents were away
working at the time.
Lynn Cranston was frightfully in
iured at Constantine when he at
tempted to pull shot run out of a
boat. The gun exploded, blowing the
muscles of his arm entirely off. lie is
in critical condition.
Ralph Could. OF the real estate and
loan firm of Andrew Gould e. Son, of
jackson, was arrested on charge of
embezzlement aud larceny OF $500 col
lected on mortgage executed to Sylvia
II. RossOn, of Missouri.
A man who gave his name as t. A
Brown, and said that he was wanted
i'm Blairsville, Pa. for embe zzlement
of money 10 the amount of $3.50, walked
into police headquarters ut Grand Rap
ids and gavt himself up.
Judge Maxwell. of Bay county, says
he will call grand jury oct. II. to in
vestigate alleged Irregularities IN city
and county affdirs. Supervisors are
shaking in tn ir boots, as they fear
ano her general overhauling, as was
the case two years ago.
Royal Oak and vicinity suffered
from cyclone which played havoc
with everything in its path. Straw
stacks, hay sta ks and fences went
down before its fury. Naples four and
five feet of girth were snapped like
pipe stems. Apple trees were torn mp
by the roots, and a stretch of timber
TO the southeast of the village was
leveled as II cut down by axes. Cur
rims windmill was blown over. Chin
neys fell like ninepins and several
roofs were ripped off. The electric
railway also suffered severely. A tree
broken off by the storm was whirled
! along. tearing down nine posts.