The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-04-08
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Nancy De Graft Toll died at
Monroe in her 101st year.
John Cone, of Benton Harbor, was
bitten by dog and is in a critical con-
dition.
Mrs. Alice Alcott, widow. aged a.,
died at Dryden. She bequcathcd 81 900
to Albion college.
The so Sons of Veterans at Birch Run
are drilling nightly and will offer their
services, in case of war.
Genari Menendez, IA Kalamazoo cigar
maker, has foresworn allegiance to the
queen of Spain and become citizen of
the United States.
While riding to Galcsburg for the
purpose of casting his vote. Oscar
Campbell. aged Is, of Comstocll town
ship, died OF heart disease.
A call for volunteers at Corunna in
case of war was signed by 81 men.
The list is headed by County Clerk d.
c. Cooper, a war veteran.
The body of Gordon Snyder, aged T.,
W hO iltah bNCh AhiNoihS llOll lllo llOhlN
at Pontiac, was found in the water
under the Water street bridge.
The Drake Coal Co.. of Cleveland,
has leased $50 acres belonging to Symes
& Harris, west of Owosso, and will
drill for coal. They are after other
leases.
While playing with revolver, sup
posed to be unloaded, at Republic,
Mike Joke shot and instantly killed
his playmate, Oscar johnson, aged 10
years.
The 2-year-old babe of Mrs. Michael
Fitzgerald, near Mt. Pleasant, was
burned to death. The mother heard
its screams and tried to recue it, but
was driven back by the furious flames.
Deputy, Game Warden Duchane, of
Bay county. surprised eight men using
seines in Kawkawlin river and confis-
Gated boats and seines. Anthony Pryor
and Fred Wittemyre were heavily fined.
Directors of the Toledo & North
western, now building between Albion
and Charlotte, have decided to increase
capital stock from S2O0,O 900 to $3.50, 900
and to extend the road south TO Han
over.
Port Huron Masons have purchased
the Y. NJ. c. A. property on Sixth street
and will erect a handsome temple
The Y. NJ. c. a. started the building
two years ago, but got as far as the
basement only.
Carl Plan, aged SO, threw himself in
front of motor car at Detroit, but the
motorman succeeded in stopping in
time to prevent serious injury to the
old man. He was i'll and said he was
tired of living.
The Saginaw naval reserves have all
preparations made for service. Several
veterans will also go. Many applica-
tions have been received from out
siders. The reserves will leave Sagi-
nav full ranks.
Prof. Cooley, of the engineering de-
partment of the L. of NJ. has received
orders to join the naval reserves. of
which he is member. Prof. Cooley is
a graduate of the naval academy and
was a lieutenant in the navy.
The Michigan Schoolmasters' club,
in session at Ann Arbor, elected: Pres
ident. f. G.. Warriner, Saginaw; vice
president. Mrs. Florence Miner, Grand
Rapids; secretary, w. II. Sherzer, Ypsi-
lanti: treasurer, L. $. Norton, jackson.
George Sweetland. a farmer near
Charlotte, was returning home after
seeing his wife safely aboard a train
bound for California, when his team
ran away. Both of the farmers legs
were broken and he was otherwise i'm
jured, probably fatally.
Ahimaaz Borton, farmer near YES
taburg, has. been presented with an
other son, his twenty-fourth child.
Borton is II years of age and has been
married three times, his last venture
being at the age of so, his bride being
but 16. Borton's children range in age
from so years To two weeks. OF t.ie "a
90 arc still alive