The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Inc Dltinonu buggy IaCJOfy Ut mt
was damaged SIS, 600 by fire.
Dundee furnished 20 men for the S.
of V. company at Camp Eaton.
Detroit friends presented Maj. Thos
II Reynolds, 3@d regiment with a fine
horse.
a batch of 80 recruits from Iron
Mountain made the record on examina-
ton for enlistment at Camp Eaton,
only one being rejected.
Lieut.. Edwin B. Winans, of the
Fourth L. 5. Cavalry, who has been
L. ;. mastering officer at Camp Eaton
has been appointed to the vacant ma
jorship of the oath Michigan Volunteers
At Bay City Roy Barrett, aged 6, was
crushed by runaway team, and the
5-year-old son of Daniel Mcmillan, in
attempting to get off a milk wagon,
fell under the wheels and was instantly
killed
A half-starved man was found in an
Eric box car ut Kavenna. He said he
entered the car in New York state and
someone locked him in. He had been
five days without food or drink when
discovered.
The Alger Guards of Benton Harbor,
81 men, Capt. Frank T. Graves. arrived
at Camp Eaton, after having been the
recipients of a rousing demonstration
before they left home. The city was
in holiday attire, all business sus-
,,l P,.4,.f,. y
populace to participate in the farewell.
Capt. r J. Farrar, of the Mt Glenn
ems recruits, was rejected by the ex-
aiming board on account of a varicose
vein and tears filed his eyes as he an
nounced the fact to his boys. lie was
thoroughly heart-brollen and his men
felt equally bad. but by dint of hust-
ling another examination was secured
and he passed.
Col. Tyrell. who lost the colonelcy
of the 31st regiment by his rejection
by the medical examining board. has
undergone second examination,
which though not by the board. was
by an authorized surgeon, and has
passed. His friends say he Is booked
for the command of the first new Mich
igan regiment raised.
While the first of the Michigan vol
unteers were leaving for the front, two
of their number lay silent in death at
GeJroit. Private Frederick Clemett,
of Co. d, Detroit Light Infantry, died
at his home of cerebro spinal menin-
gifts, and the same disease carried
away the Private Virgil Baker, of Co.
3, Manistique. Fifth regiment, NJ. n.
c., at Emergency hospital.
The Hannah Rifles of Traverse City.
50 men, Capt. J. V. Mcintosh, were
given rousing farewell when they
started for Camp Eaton, nearly 10000
people witnessing a parade and sur
rounding the depot rs the boys boarded
their train, amid the booming of can
non, blowing of whistles and music OF
two cornet bands. A reserve of SO
men awaits second call for volunteers.
State Treasurer Steel has allotted the
$3.50, 900 Of Michigan war bonds lrmain-
ing after Detroit's purchase OF $4,000
for its sinking fund. Thc ~ litl.ions
aggregated more than S9OO.OCJ. All
applications for less than 81, 800 were
accept for the full amount, and bidders
for more than that amount, and less
than $4,000 were allotted 20 Der cent
of their bids, and all over $1,000 i,
per cent. Individual citizens of Mich.
/ igan were allotted an aggregate OF
about $4,000.
Ionia volunteers, % strong, left for
Island Lake amid the loudest patriotic
demonstration since 1861. The g. A. r.
post, school children and the entire
! populace bearing flags, went to the de-
pot to see them off. The Ionia com.
pany was split over the selection of a
captain. Col. j. II. Mitchell and Glen
Lawless headed the factions. Gov
! Pingree tired of the scrapping and told
them that unless they came to an un.
Outstanding he would appoint State
Senator Holmes, of Detroit, as captain
and If they then objected he would
send them home. This had the desired
effect and j.. g. Curtis was chosen.