The Yale expositor., 1897-08-20

John Macklem, a young man. com
mitted suicide at Marlette by hanging
himself. He had been on a spree and
left note stating that the shame was
more than he could bear.
Mrs. l.. Hodenia, was found hanging
in the cellar of the house of her father
Mr.. Zandstraw, at Holland. She was
cut down unconscious, but will recover.
Dependency and family troubles.
George w. Howell. of Muskegon, was
arrested on a warrant charging him
with the forgery of bond he gave his
employers, Chicago wholesale house.
He is short over 500 in his accounts.
A party of boys bathing in Grand
river near Portland were badly fright
ened by live alligator which got
after them. 1t is believed it escaped
from a cage at Leadley's park, Lansing.
The Charlevoix Improvement Co., of
which Charles M. Head, of Grand Rap
ids, is president, has filed articles,
with paid-in capital of 500, 900, for
the purpose of building a big hotel at
Charlevoix.
Herman b. Human, supervisor of
Whitehall township, Muskegon county,
has begun suit against ex-Treasurer
George A. Hobler charging that the
latter has failed to turn over 81 1893 of
township funds
Newaygo and Mecosta counties are
having a contest over the appointment
of a Judge in the twenty-seventh judi
cial circuit. Newaygo says Mecosta
has had the honor for 20 years and it is
time for change.
Michael Steel, of Port Huron, was
found dead in the Michigan Central
ribly crushed. He had been on a spree
for several days and two bottles of
whisky were found in his pocket.
A hailstorm in Covert township, Van
Orchards, vineyards, etc, were ruined,
windows broken and stock injured.
Daniel Moore's barn, near Thunder
Mountain, was struck by lightning
and two horses killed.
Frank Spaniolo was bitten by tar
antula, while handling bananas at
Lansing. His hand and arm doubled
in size in a few minutes, and he begged
the doctors TO cut the arm off, to save
his life. Liberal applications of am
monia and whisky, however counter
acted the effects of the poison.
The first crop of sugar beets to be
raised in Bay county and probably in
the state has Just been gathered at n.
Il. Bradley & Sons farm at Saginin, a
few miles north of Bay City. Beet
sugar experts pronounced the crop far
beyond their expectations, and as a re-
suit local projectors of a sugar refinery
are elated.
The Soldiers and Sailors association
of northwestern Michigan will hold its
annual reunion at Big Rapids Sept Is,
10 and IL A city of tents will be
erected to accommodate the big crowds
which are expected. Col A. L. Bliss,
commander of Michigan department
G. A. r., Gov. Pingree, Lieut.. Gov.
Dunstan, Senator Burrows, Congress
man Mesick, Gen. Rutherford and
others have promised to be present.
A fire broke out in the Colby Hinklev
Co.'S warehouse at Benton Harbor
which, aided by heavy wind and in
adequate water supply from city works,
destroyed two large warehouses,
cooper shop, two dwelling houses, an
hotel and fifty carloads of peach bas-
kets, and other basket stock. John
Fohger, whose two houses burned,
barely escaped with only his night
clothes. The total loss is over ST., 900.
For several days there was great ex-
element at Sault Ste. Marie and at
the Canadian 500 over the reported
discovery of placer gold mine on the
Mississauga river, near Thessalon, Ont,
which assayed $500 in gold to the ton.
According TO the report it was another
"Klondyke" and several prospectors
made preparations To start for the
newly discovered gold fields. The
bubble finally burst when well-known
Canadian expert returned from an ex-
animation of the mine, with the news
that it had been ''salted."
James Casey, justice of the peace at
Birmingham, and his wife were ar
rested on charge of obtaining large
amount of money from John Arthur,
a Pennington bachelor, by undue in
fluence. The couple was lodged in
Jail over night, but secured $1,000 bail
and were released the next day. Mrs.
Casey and Arthur are cousins and the
former alleges that the latter gave her
the money because of his affection for
her. The complaint against the
Casey's was brought by Arthur's sister,
because of jealousy, Mrs. Casey says.
Villains who evidently had deSions