The Yale expositor., 1899-05-19

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The bee raisers of Sanilac county
were losers during the past winter as
well as those in other parts of the
state. Only those hives that were
abundantly protected show evidences
of life.
Mrs. Carrie A. Ingersoll, charged
with setting fire to property in Lans-
ing with intent to defraud insurance
companies, was convicted in the cir
cult court by n jury which was out
three hours
An Ithaca man is filing a big con-
tract in hen fruit. The contract calls
for the shipment, in 10 days, of 5000
crates of eggs, or 1906 dozen. The
eggs will be worth in the neighbor
hood of S13, 900.
Reports from different parts of Isa-
bella county are to the effect that fruit
trees are loaded with buds and bios
SONS, but that little worm has made
its appearance and is doing great dam
age to the trees.
John Millette, a saloonkeeper of
Michigamme, went to Jail on 60 days
sentence with 500 in cash in his
pocket, rather than pay fine and costs
of S45. 40, assessed against him for vio-
lation of the liquor laws.
Harry Slater and Joln Allison, who
have been on trial at Kalamazoo,
charged with robbing the Union bank
at Richland last August, have been
convicted. The jury brought in n ver-
dict of guilty after six hours delibera-
| ton.
A freight wreck occurred on the
Michigan Central railroad between
Sheldon and Denton, caused by the
| breaking down of fiat car loaded
with building stone Twelve cars
were derailed and spread all over the
! track.
Five tramps were recently arrested
| in school house one mile west of
| Three Rivers, where they were engaged
in cooking chickens they had stolen
from a farmer in the neighborhood.
| The school room had the appearance
of slaughter pen.
The house of S. j. Hill, farmer liv-
ing one mile north of Wayne, took fire
! from a lamp used in a chicken incuba-
| tor and was burned to the ground, en-
failing loss of about 81 900, which is
partly covered by insurance.
| Rep. George p. McCallum, of Manis-
| tique was thrown from his wheel by a
dog at Lansing and quite badly in
| jured. He was picked up unconscious
and remained in that condition several
hours. He suffered a painful scalp
wound and conclusion OF the brain.
An experiment is to be tried at Lud.
| ington in the line of road improve
ments which is interesting because of
| its novelty. 1t is proposed TO spread
refuse salt from the numerous salt
blocks in the city on the unpaved
! streets. The salt is said TO hold the
sand and work in with il, forming a
hard, durable surface.
Reports to the state board of health
show that rheumatism, neuralgia,
bronchitis, tonsillitis and influenza, in
! the order named, caused the most sick
ness in the state, since our last report.
Consumption is reported at ISL places,
measles at 6s, scarlet fever at IS, ty-
phoid fever at 20, diphtheria at II and
whooping cough at IL.
Last fall an Onaway farmer left sew
eral acres of potatoes undug, on &C.
count of the low price prevailing at
the time This spring, when he started
to pillow over the land, he found that
the tubers were in good condition, not
having been harmed by the frost,
which had ruined all of those he had
dug and stored in pits
The homestead near Galesburg,
where Gen. VIM. Il. Shafter, who COM
mandcd the American forces in the
Santiago campaign, was born aud
| reared, is To he torn down and the
property sold During the fighting at
Santiago the place was visited Ly hun.
drcds Of people who carried away
pieces of the old log house as relics
Milwaukee capitalists, have pur-
chased the Converse manufacturing
plant and water power at Newaygo
aud $500 acres of land three miles
from that town. and have organized a
company with ST., $50, 900 capital. 10
developed the mari deposit and manu-
facture Portland cement. the plant io
cost $500, 200, with a capacity of 900
barrels.
The work preparatory 10 changing
from narrow to standard gauge the
Flint &c Pcre Marquette branch from
Palms TO Harbor Beach is being
pushed, and the change will be made
before long As it is now, all mer-
chandse and produce shipped along
the branch has to be transferred from
the small TO the large ears at Palms,
making an immense amount of extra
work, as well as causing delay.
A terrible accident or suicide
took place at the sanitarium in
Battle Creek the other night. An un-
known woman jumped from the sixth.
story window of the sanitarium, and
was dashed to pieces, breaking every
bone in her body. The affair was wit
messed by several persons The wo-