The Yale expositor., 1899-10-27

even though the prices otered are
high.
VIM. Gordon and David Moody, of
Saline, now know when the hunting
season opens, but it cost them n nice
in fine for hunting out of season on
the 18th.
One day recently q poultry dealer at
Breckenridge paid the farmers in that
vicinity nearly $4,000 for one and n
half carloads OF poultry, which he
shipped to Chicago
Farmers in Ingham county in the
vicinity Of Bell Oak, are all agog over
the reported discovery Of oil in that
township. Several options on farms
have been secured by prospector.
Oct 29d was the first Sunday since
the season of quail and partridge
opened, and it is dollars to doughnuts
there were more men ont hunting for
the birds than there was in church.
The supervisors of jackson county
have adopted resolution that the
"Beulah Home farm in Leoni move
out of the county before Jan. l. The
home was established to reclaim street
arabs.
The supervisors Of Delta county evil
IDENTIFY believe that an annual fair is
good thing for the county, for they
have appropriated $500 toward the
maintenance of the county agricultural
society.
Bay county supervisors have agreed
to submit to the electors of that county
at the April, 1900, election. the propo-
siton to bond the county for 100000
for the purpose of extending the stone
roads system.
An old Indian woman hunting for
ginseng, found the body of middle
aged man in the woods between Boyne
City and East Jordan. There were n
lot of bones in some clothing. a bot
tie half full OF laudanum indicates
suicide.
The remains of Samuel Horner, of
Niles, was found in the st. Joseph
river, near that village, on the 18th.
When the body was recovered the pock-
cts were found to contain large stones,
W hANi = iNIo loC w "a ihuiNtSA y
Horner disappeared Oct 9.
Bcrrien Springs has almost landed
that canning factory she has been
after. The villagers subscribe for
IS, 900 worth of stock and provide a
size, and in return get an industry
which will be good thing for the vii
lage and the farmers in the neighbor-
hood.
From all over the state come COM
plants of shortage of freight ears to
transport crops to market. Hay ship
perS have no chance whatever, all
available cars being used for grain and
apples, and even those commodities
cannot be taken care of in proper
shape.
A dastardly crime was committed
near the village of Cascade, Kent
county, on the evening of the 18th,
when the O.year-old iughter of j. w.
Russ was seized on her way from
school and assaulted The child man
aged to reach home but was in petit
able condition.
Attorney General Orcn has been
asked to assist in the investigation of
several apparently fragrant cases of
fraudulent assessments in Roscommon
county, where it is claimed certain
supervisors have been ignoring the law
and favoring the numbering interests
to an unusual degree.
Potato digging has been in progress
in northern Michigan about two weeks,
and the result is very disappointing to
the farmers. The crop is not averag-
ing more than one-third of the yield of
former years, and in many instances
not more than 90 or 25 bushels to the
acre is being obtained.
John II. Adams, Of Homer. dropped
about two spoonsfuls Of gasoline into
the bunghole of cider barrel. with a
view of burning out the interior He
then touched a match to the vent, and
| has been unable to locate the barrel
since Mr. Adams is thankful that his
life is spared to tell the story.
The state board OF auditors vigor
ously deny that the state pledged it.
| sell 10 pay DOuntV OI Dt0p per nOnlu
| TO men born in Michigan, who served
in Cuba or the Philip pines. A para
graph TO that effect is going the rounds
! and many ex-soldiers have applied toI
blanks so as to obtain the bounty.
| Black bear are very numerous al
present in the neighborhood of Olives
Hill, about six miles from Frankfort
! They have become so tame of late thai
it is not an uncommon sight to see on;
or more stumbling down the highway
taking a morning constitutional or IN
search of breakfast or late supper
Frankfort has one fruit grower whC
will make a success OF his business i
he keeps up his present pace. In every
barrel of apples packed for shipmen
on his place, he drops in his name anC
address written on a card. Upon IN,
reverse side of the pasteboard is this
legend: Il consider this ar homes
barrel OF apples.
The new wall being laid at Jackson
prison will prohibit tunneling &c free
! don, an tho mart Of oouVicts The xya