The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-10-28

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Twelve cars of through freight
were completely demolished by a wreck
on a 20-foot embankment, near Clio.
Chester Warner, of Lawton, bugler
Co. G., 35th Michigan, at Camp Meade,
received an honorable discharge, much
to his surprise, as he had not applied
for one and had no idea of getting one.
Will Cressy, of the Detroit Naval
Reserves, died at his home at Saline OF
fever contracted in the service. Cressy
enlisted as a stoker and was twice pro-
NOTED, serving last on the gunners'
deck.
Judge Adsit of Kent county, SEN
fenced VIM. Cramer to 10 years at Jack
son, and VIM. Manley to five years at
Ionia for assaulting aged Mrs. Elliston
and her daughter, both invalids, a
month ago.
VIM. II. James, painter, fell three
stories while working on business
block at Grand Rapids. He landed on
glass show case which he smashed to
pieces, and he died of his injuries in a
short time.
The Great Western mine at Crystal
Falls has been purchased by Corrigan,
Mckinney & Co., of Cleveland, and
will be operated this winter, giving
employment to 600 men. 1t has been
closed since 1898.
The Michigan Library association,
at the Bay City convention, elected
II. NJ. Utley, of Detroit, president; Mrs.
Archibald MacDonell, of Bay City, sec
rotary and Miss Genevieve M. Walton,
of Ypsilanti, treasurer.
Fire at Bay City destroyed the store
house and dry kiln of the Bay City
Manufacturing Co. and damaged the
factory to some extent. A large guam
tity of heading and the company's
Office burned, Loss $4,000.
Eugene Eldredge, a laborer, was
found cut to pieces on the d., G. II. &
NJ. tracks near Lowell. Five trains
had passed over his body before it was
discovered. He leaves a widow and
and five children at Saranac.
Moses Shug, an old settler of Oak
land county, was instantly killed and
horribly mangled by an express train
while visiting his birthplace, near
Portland, Pa. His remains were
brought to Pontiac for interment.
Two convIcts employed in the boiler
room at the Ionia prison escaped by
scaling the walls. They are Charles
Raymond, from Otsego county, serving
five years for burglary, and John Mil
Ter, from Kent county, for three years
for larceny.
John Carson, while drunk, entered
the house of Angus Mcmillan at Sagi-
nav and began to abuse the latter's
wife, an aged woman. The husband
tried TO defend her when Carson stab
bed the old man with pocket knife
inficting fatal wounds.
The miners of the Cliff shafts at Ish-
peming demand an eight-hour day.
Some 300 men are employed at the
mine in question and it is anticipated
by the miners that the management
will accede to 20 per cent reduction
in hours as skilled miners are scarce.
Benz. Corbett, well-known resident
of Reno township, Iosco county, while
slightly demented, left home with the
intention of committing suicide. Over
200 persons joined searching parties
for several days without finding him.
While some boys were shooting
squirrels with an old.fashioned breech-
loading shotgun, near Lapeer, the
breech failed to lock and a shell flew
backward, striking Leslie Prestage,
aged s, in the face, cutting a terrible
cash and destroying his sight
The iron ore firm of Corrigan, McKin-
ney & Co., of Cleveland, has taken an
option on the old Quinnesec mine, at
Quinnesec. and has begun the sinking
of new shaft. This was the first iron
mine opened in what is now known as
the Menominee range. The mine was
abandoned few years later as worked
out.
Three children, aged ., 4 and 6 years,
of Michael Anderson, at Pequaming.
were burned to death. The mother
went out to milk the COW, leaving the
children alone. 1t is thought the old
est child, in playing with the fire in
the kitchen stove, set the house on fire.
The house and furniture, valued at
$500, are total loss, with no insurance.
A large dam is to be built across
Kalamazoo river. four miles below
Kalamazoo. to cost s125, 900, by the
Kalamazoo Valley Electrical Co., which
proposes to furnish both electric light
ing and power to surrounding points
and it is very probable that Allegan
Kalamazoo, Otsego, Plainwell an(
other towns will be lighted by tho
company. 1t is estimated that 1880
horse power will be developed. Fou'
large water wheels will be put in, an6
the electric generators will be attached
directly to them.
1t is claimed by government en-
| gineers and conceded by the engineer
of the company that the big water
power canal at the 500 will in time
lower the water in Lake Superior
enough to interfere with navigation
| in harbor entrances and other places
where the water is never any too deep
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