The Yale expositor., 1899-08-25
STATE GOSSIP.


New York credit and indemnity
comp ny has been refused license to
do business in this state.
Ovids new fl uling mill has been
completed and put into operation. Its
capacity is rs barrels per day.
Dick Lane, the ex-professional bank
robber and safe blower, was in Battle
Creek recently. He has turned
preacher.
The Mecosta county poor house, To-
Gated at Stanwood, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th. Loss, 100000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Much grain has been raised around
ROscommou this season. and a grist-
mill will be built in the village this
fall so it is said.
Alfred w. Dwight, one of Michigans
oldest and most respected citizens, died
at the family residence, Detroit, on
the 10th, aged s5.
The 18th Michigan volunteer infan-
try, known as the stonewall regimen,
will hold its annual reunion at Cold
water on Sept. IA.
Farwell business men want some one
to start a bank in that village. The
village will have saloon after being
dry" for some years.
I he Gath conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Michigan will
be held at Ionia for SIX days begin
ming Tuesday, Sept 12.
Fenton PreSbyterians have cided
to wait until next year to buiid their
new church, which it was announced
would be erected this year.
A Coldwater e m has commenced the
manufactu 'e Of sutom IbIles of their
own inven ion. The weight of the
! carriage will be 500 pounds.
1t is probably that street fair will
be held at Lapeer this fall, taking the
place of the county fair. which was
discontinued some years ago.
The good roads project in Saginaw
was defeated at the snecial election.
The city gave 4 o majority, but the
country districts wiped this out.
A e,vy wind recently ruined sew
eral tine amp orchards in the vicinity
of Hartford, shaking 1,rOo bushels of
fine winter apples to the grourd.
The tax rat. a Cissopolis is hut six
mills on the COLLAR, and the vigilant
| boasts that no other village of the size
! in the state is governed So cheapy.
The first case TO be heard in the
/ courtroom of the new court house at
Hillsdae was d vorce suit as WIS
also the last case in the old court
| house.
Dawson VILLAGE has a very COMPLETE
system of we in course Of construc-
tion, AMI will commence paving he
principal streets of the village in "a few
weeks.
MarShall's council is getting good,
they have grant, d bicycle riders the
use of al sidewalks except on two
streets. The mayor has not had his
say vet.
The state fair will he held at Grand
r PITS, Sept. % 20 T. aoorate prepa-
rations are ben IN tde by the associa-
tion, this being the semi-centenniai
meeting.
The sixth annual encampment of the
Lapeer, Sanilac, Grnesee aid Tuscola
County Veterans aSsnciat on will be
he at Dawson, Genesee county, Oct
A. 5 and 6.
Sias A. Scofeld. the veteran furni-
ture dealer and undertaKer, of Morenci,
claims he holds tn. record in the un-
dertakinp line. In a. years he has
buried 4 277 people
There are SO many thugs and hoboes
at Tioughton that the au nor ties have
author d the shrr fl to organ ze a
ball ana chain gang and set prisoners
at work on the rock piles.
Although the Lawion Crane crop
this wear will be Smaller than last. the
local paper estimates its va u. will not
be less than SIS 1000 Last year the
crop excee led 70J carloads.
Harrison will get that heading mill
she was after, he deal having been
closed and stock company now in
process % formation. The plant is to
be running within 90 days.
o,withstanding farmers are offnr
ing 5000 S25 per month and board tuI
farm help. aud are unable to secure t.
Battle Creek is still overrun with no
boes who beg from door to door.
The Globe house, an old landmark
at Ionia. was destroyed by fire on tn,
18th. 1t has long been an eyes ire t.
the inhabitants of the city, and it's de
structon did not cause any weening.
The Sheffield Car Co of Three Rivers
, has received two orders for car load
of hand cars for both the Russian gov
ernment railroad in siberia, and Don
Paul Kruger's railroad in South Africa
Mr. and Mrs. Earl f. Wilson, of Har
risou, went to Flint on the 18th to at
tend a family reunion. While being
driven from the depot to the famil,
5 resihence the horse becami FRIGHTENED
: and ran away. Mrs Wilson jumped
or was thrown out OF the rig, r. ceiv
ing injuries from which she died L
minutes later The homestead, wher
5 gaiety was TO have held sway, wa
turned into mourning.
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