The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-02-26
THE TWO PENlNsULAs.

Mrs. III. Little, aged 30, of Coldwater,
was burned beyond recovery while
building a kitchen fire.
The new $50, 900 st. Johns Orphan
asylum at Grand Rapids was dedicated
by Bishop Richter and dozen priests.
An intoxicated Indian and his dog,
lying on the track near Gladwin, were
run over and killed by Michigan
Central passenger tram.
Frank Burdick, aged 81, attempted
to steal ride on freight train from
Grand Blanc to Detroit, but fell under
the wheels and was cut in two.
The Kalamazoo companies of the
Michigan National Guard are preparing
grand reception, ball and banquet to
be rendered Gov. Pingree and his staff
Feb. 20.
During fist fight between George
Lusby and Frank Kopf at Ann Arbor
the later dangerously injured Lusby
by pounding him over the head with a
nail puller.
Curtis Baird, who escaped from Jail
at Coldwater last July by making a
wooden key and unlocking the door,
has just been captured at Bronson and
returned to Jail.
Augustus Burton, of Pittsford, was
fatally injured by the fast mail on the
Lake Shore. Burton was intoxicated.
and drove into the westbound fast mail
train. He was frightfully mangled.
Chas. Moss, aged 91, living near Har-
Dor Springs, was hauling load of logs
when his horses SHE'D and the logs
commenced to roll. Moss jumped but
was caught and his head crushed to a
pulp.
Four dogs hitched to a sledge drew
Veterinary Surgeon Deadman from the
500 to Alpena in six hours. The dis
lance is 60 miles. One of the dogs has
a trotting record of a mile in three
minutes.
f. III. Powers, a prominent plumber
at Niles has received word from Val
encia, Spain, that by the death of NJ.
Sarbore, his brother-in-law, he becomes
heir to S1s2, 900 as the only relative of
the Spaniard.
Norman Richardson, Plainfeld
township, Kent county, farmer, was
killed while drawing a load of logs.
His sled Slowed" while crossing
bridge and he was crushed between
the logs and the bridge.
John Moore, was found dead at Mon
roe, having committed suicide by TAX
ing laudanum. Moore threatened to
kill himself and other members of his
wife's family. on account of his wifes
applying for divorce. Moore was given
To drink.
James Mitchell, aged 81, the father
of John Mitchell, of Reed City, was
found in a swamp near Big Rapids,
badly frozen. The old man was on his
way TO visit his brother Henry, but
probably lost his way. He will prob
ably die.
The Sunday Lake Mining Co., at
Bessemer, has reduced wages 10 per
cent. This is the third Gogcbic mine
that has made reductions from 10 to Is
per cent TO meet the Norric mine scale.
Miners now get on company account
from S1-15 to Sl-35.
John Jaske wiez, one of the guards
at st. Stanislaus Polish Catholic church
at Bay City, was taken with cramps
while on duty and died soon afterward
in great agony, tearing the clothing
from his breast. He was leader in
the anti Bogaeki faction and was APP
parently strong and healthy. The cor
oner will investigate.
It is alleged that the German Aid
society, No. 2 of Port Huron, does a
thriving liquor business on Sunday.
They sell tickets at % cents each dur
ing the week, which are redeemable in
beer on Sunday at the German garden.
1t is said that this has been going on
for some time past but that the Office rs
have no power to stop it.
Joseph shelters, aged IA, lived alone
with his mother at Whitehall. Tom
! Brooks, aged 35, was a frequent visitor
| at the Shelters home much to the dis
taste of the boy who warned him to
keep away. Not needing the boys
! threats Brooks called at the house and
young Shelters fred charge of buck
| shot into him at short range and
Brooks will probably die.
The Michigan Trust Co., which was
made receiver for the r. G.. Peters
Salt and Lumber Co., and r. G.. Peters,
of Manistee, when Peters failed six
years ago, report to the U. S. court at
Grand Rapids that every creditor has
been paid in full and there remains
about 81 900, 900 for Mr.. Peters. When
the failure occurred committee of
creditors examined the assets the de-
clared that not so cents on the dollar
could be paid.
T. S. Bailey, a veterinary surgeon
and harness dealer, of Cassopolis, came
as near being frightened to death as 1t
is possible without his dropping. Ten
year-old Myrtle Bryan was seen crawl
ing out side window of Bailey's shop
at pm. The marshal caught her and
she confessed that Bailey ill-treated
her. The brute was captured at his
home and marched to Jail surrounded
by a mob which threatend to lynch
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