The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-08-06
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

WIN. Bumlord, aged 40, Tell from
load of grain near Stanwocd and broke
his neck
John Freer killed blue racer at
Metamora which measured six feet
one inch
Mrs. Peter Burgh fell down cellar at
Holland and will die from the effects
of her injuries.
Mrs. Eva Krahl, aged so, of Marion.
was fatally burned while filling her
gasoline stove.
Labor Commissioner Cox has APP
pointed Samuel Howes inspector for
northern Michigan.
by the upsetting of a rowboat on
Diamond lake, near Cassopolis, Miss
Deanie o'Dell was drowned.
A bicycle frightened Mrs. Nathaniel
Kings horse at Metamora and she was
thrown out and fatally injured.
Oscar Corban, aged 80, fell from a
load of wheat near Elm Hall and died
in a few minutes of a broken neck.
Stockholders of the defnnct Ingham
65 per cent for the benefit of depositors.
The Third and Fourth regiments of
Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias
of Ohio camped on st. Clair near Port
Huron.
The Chapman house at Lansing has
been completely Quilted by fire, the
second time within a month. Loss
1000, insured.
Bay county farmers experiments in
raising sugar beets have proven sue
cessful, and Bay City capitalists will
build a refinery.
James Christensen, a member of the
b. j. Goodsell Hardware Co., at Lud'
ington, suicided by blowing his brains
out with revolver.
Lou John, agen 40, an Indian living
south of Burgess, was gored to death
bv bull. John was farmer and
leaves large family.
The first load of Michigan peaches
on the market at Grand Rapids was
brought in by Thos. Quinlan, of Tall
madge, Ottawa county.
The TIlden mine at Bessemer has
closed down, throwing $50 men out of
employment. Poor demand for that
grade of ore is the cause.
Silas Huested, of Muir, pensioner
in moderate circumstances, took car
bolic acid and died in terrible agony.
lie was very incorporate.
The Ionia council has decided to
bond the city for SO, 500, to extend the
city water system, and a special cleo
ton will be held on Aug. 16.
Adrian lodge No. Of, f. & A. NJ, cell
ebrated its fftieth anniversary, with
its first initiate, ID. ID. Sinclair, now
aged 90, among those present
Two large barns belonging to Chas.
Seibert, near st. Johns, were destroyed
by fire, with all their contents. Loss
So, 900, insurance 5000. Tramps.
Ed Cross has given up his farm at
Kinde and built 40-foot schooner and
with his family will now live on the
lakes, trading from place to place.
A Washington special says the treas
small ports of entry at Mt. Clemens,
New Baltimore, River Rouge, Delray
aud Trenton.
When Charles Spears and wife, of
Owosso, returned from camp meeting
they found a baby boy aged about two
months calmly sleeping in their bed,
with no clew to its identity.
Mai. w. X. Bush, private secretary
TO Gov. Pingree, came near choking to
death on a fish bone at the Park hotel,
at Sault Ste. Marie. Adoctor removed
the bone with much difficulty.
Oliver T. Peterson, canvasser for a
New York publication, was found dead
in his bed at the Naegeli house, at Sag
NAV. after young woman had spent
part of the evening in his room.
Melita Sallovbani, young woman,
was found beastly drunk lying across
the railroad track at Iron Noun tain
She was pulled off just in time TO save
her from being run over by a freight.
John Willett, aged 60, wealthy
farmer, drove to Owosso to do some
trading. lie carried considerable cash
and the man, horse and rig have mys-
teriously disappeared Foul play is
suspected.
The doors of the Chinese laundry at
Alpena were broken into and Wah
Sing, the proprietor, was found lying
upon the floor in a pool of blood. He
admits that he shot himself He can
not recover.
A youthful cigarette fend caused
the destruction by fire of the barn and
granary of Curtis Powell, near Cassop-
oils, with over 1000 bushels of wheat,
other grain and vehicles Loss, So, 900;
no insurance.
Hezekiah Callan, of Muskegon, took
carbolic acid and was found dead in
bed, with his son Arlie sleeping quietly
beside him. Cailan leaves widow
and five children. Ill health and pov.
erty induced the suicide.
Atty. Gen. Maynard has rendered an
opinion TO the state auditors TO the eff.
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