The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-09-01

Attempt will be made at Coldwater
to raise funds for the erection of
soldiers monument in that city. One
citizen has offered to contribute $3.50 as
a starter for the fund.
The state board of education will
encourage the organization of school
officers associations in counties, pat
termed after the one recently organized
in Washtenaw county.
A great amount of damage has al
ready been done IN lower Michigan for
the lack of rain. About the only
county where crops have not been
damaged by the drouth is Lenawee.
Quartermaster General White has
commissioned press clipping bureau
of New York TO compile a newspaper
history of Michigau's troops and naval
militial through the Spanish American
war.
In the vicinity of Camden, Hillsdale
county, springs are drying up and
farmers are experiencing difficulty in
watering their stock. The farmers are
feeling downcast over the crop pros
pects
The family of Brinton Cradle, living
at Silver Creek. three miles southwest
of Plainwell, were poisoned by eating
gravy that had stood over night in a
tin basin. 1t is believed all will re-
cover.
Muskegon is to have big tin plate
mill. The size of the building will be
2O0x200 feet. The capacity will be
from 500 to !, 900 boxes of finished tin
plates every "a hours, giving employ
ment to 200 hands.
Lapeer is to have street fair Sept.
10 TO 90. The business mems associa-
t on reports ST. 100 Piled led for tho
carnival The annual Lapeer County
Veteran Battalons reunion is to be
held at the same time.
Fred Brandenherg, a Chesterfield
farmer, scared by the numerous burg
laries, provided himself with a revolver.
On the 2lst a burglar entered his home,
stole the weapon, exchanged an old
suit of clothes for new one and made
way with his watch.
Stillwell Palmer, Methodist of near
Adrian, was dumb for two years. lie
thought the Lord d rec ed him to go
to Baptist ex-preacher named Her.
lie did so. Her struck up a song and
then prayed that Palmrr's speech be
restored. Afterwards Palmer began
to pray aloud too.
The new steel bridge over Sucker
creek, two miles west of East Dayton,
collapsed as traction engine and
grain separa or were passing over it.
he bridge was a new one and the
cause of its collapse will not be known
until the debris is raised out of the
mud. The engineer saved his life by
jumping into the water.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of George Boucher. and the
sheriff of st. Joseph county is after
him. 1t is alleged that Boucher is
wanted in connection with the ind ng
of the body Of an unknown man at the
mouth Of the Paw Paw river recently.
IL is said the officers are convinced that
the man was dead before his body was
thrown into the river.
Edwy c. Re d. editor Of the Allegau
c. zette. one of the mos bitter of he
anti Pngree Republican pIpers of the
ate, was arrested at Grand Rapids on
the ?4th upon a capias is ued at the
instance of QuartermasterG General w.
l.. White, as the commencement of a
SEQ, 900 suit for libel Reid made
charges against White which the lat
ter alleges he cannot prove.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Tallman and two
children, of Detroit, were poisoned by
eating diseased meat. and remained
Without medical attendance for seven
hours, none OF them being able to call
for assistance. They were discovered
lying on thu door by frleni. White
no member of the family has yet died,
Mrs. Tallman lies in a precarious con-
dition at one of the hospitals.
An unknow man, giving his name
as Tom Burns and aged about 80 years,
went to Mancelona on the 23d. He
acted strangely, as though troubled
a out something, and asked a deputy
sheriff TO lock him up, saying thai he
was crazy. short time after being
lOckeu up ne was louuu win MS throat
cut almost from ear to ear. lie had
broken window pane and used
piece of G ass to cut his throat.
The grand lodge Swedish Sons OF
America, which has been in session at
Marquette, has elected these OH :ers:
Supreme past president. Gustaf l. Lar
son, of Muskegon; supreme president,
August Swenson, of lshpeming; su.
prcme vice president, Thomas Nelson,
of Traverse City; supreme secretary,
Albert Erickson, OF Manistee; supreme
treasurer, August Fran zquist, OF Crys-
tai Falls. The grand lodge will meet
at Ishpeming next year.
Flint's tramo ordinance is a success
in every particular. The keynote of
the success OF the ordinance is that it
prescribes manual labor as the penalty
to be imposed upon its transgre,sors
who are required TO work out the
amount of their fine on the streets at
the rate OF so cents a day Before the
ordinance went into effect the city was