The Yale expositor., 1897-12-03


Lansing journal, formerly a pro-
npunced goldbug, has announced that
hereafter. paper will be found sup
porting the Chicago Democratic plat
form pt%
| VIM, Thompson, colored porter on
n c.. 81 w. Nj. Wagner car was knocked
off the rear platform while the train
was going at a good speed near Bald
win, but was uninjured and walked TO
town. t4
John Woodward, aged II, and Mrs.
Ida Kimball, aged 81, were married at
Traverse City. Several years ago,
while very i'll Woodward was nursed
back to life by his bride. He is quite
well-to-do.
Business men of Lapeer are pushing
a movement to build an electric rail
road through North Branch, Sanilac
Center to Bad Axe and Grindstone City.
A committee has been appointed TO
visit other towns.
Mrs. Catherine Hyde, of Lexington,
is 1O5 years old. She has SO grand
children, 10 great-grandchildren and
Observation-Disclosures Two of
her brothers lived to be 90 and 100 and
one sister 90 years of age.
The entire Turtle Lake Hunting
club, located near Alpena, including
President Ed Gilman were served with
warrant by Game Warden Eller and
Sheriff Denton. They are charged
with hunting deer with dogs.
Constable Brown, of Allen, was shot
in the face and seriously wounded by
Harry Williams, who, with a compan-
ion, was creating a drunken disturb
ance at livery barn. Williams was
arrested, but his companion escaped.
Harry Philips, a well-known Detroit
BUSINESS man, mysteriously disappeared
last May and no trace had been found
of him until the news was received
that he had drowned himself on the
Island of Tasmania, south of Australia.
The supreme court has denied n re-
hearing asked for by the Lake Shore
railroad of the case recently decided in
favor of Henry C. Smith, OF Adrian,
who sued TO compel the road TO sell
family mileage books of 1000 miles
for SEQ.
VIM. w. Secord, aged 10, was picked
up near Delhi, where he was attempt
ing to flag every passing train. He
was once a well-known newspaper man,
but of late has been pushing various
wild schemes. He may be sent to an
asylum.
A canvass made by the state commits
sioner of labor, shows that of the 20
Incorporated cities in Michigan, 81
have fire departments in which total
of 796 full time ilen are employed,
"a cities, 1,l30 part time men are en-
ployed.
Thinking the cause of consumption
in two patients who have just died at
Holland to have originated in diseased
milk DIR. b. b. Godfrey confirmed his
suspicious by postmortem examination
of calf from the COW giving the milk.
The lungs proved to be swarming with
tuberculosis baccili.
At an entertainment in Calvin, Cass
county, Jacob Chavous, colored was.
struck on the back of the head by
Isiah Monroe, also colored, with a club.
Chavous' neck was broken and he
died instantly. Monroe served time at
jackson for the killing of John Mat
thews a few years ago.
Jack" the big black bear of John
Ball park at Grand Rapids, escaped
from his cage and made for the woods.
Aid. Logic went after him and was
given hug which broke couple of
ribs and then he went home for gun.
A force of men surrounded his bearship
in swamp and he was shot.
John Dagle, ex-postmaster at South
Boardman, pleaded guilty to embez-
cling $40 of Uncle Sans money, but
Judge Severens withheld sentence and
the district attorney will investigate
claims that improper influence was
brought to bear on the old man and
his weakness was taken advantage of
by other persons.
Mrs. Martha Turner, of Flint, N Y,
while on visit to her son, ex-Ald.
Turner, at Battle Creek, received a
letter which recalled the fact that she
had brother, Albert Sherburne, liv-
ing at Allegan. Mr.. Turner wrote to
him and the brother and sister had
reunion after So years of separation.
Mrs. Turner is now "a years of age and
Mr.. Sherburne 63 years.
Maurice Quirlx, aged So, travelling
man of Flint, was struck by Grand
Trunk train and instantly killed, at
Otterburn, six miles west of Flint.
The train, a through flyer, was run
ming at high rate of speed and Quirk,
being slightly deaf, drove upon the
track as the train dashed through.
He was thrown quite a distance and
his neck was broken, the horse was
ripped open and the buggy was smashed
beyond repair
The death of Thomas Knight, an old
resident of Marshall, is very mysteri-
ous He was apparently in the best of
health, and retired as usual, but next
morning he was found dead in bed. 1t
was thought that the cause of death
was rheumatism of the heart, but later
developments show there was hole