The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-08-10
MIcHloAN NEWS ITEMS.

South Ravens peach crop promises
to be a record breaker this year.
There was balance of Ss37, $3.50. SO in
the Wayne county treasury Aug. /.
A large cement factory will be
erected at Holly in the near future.
The farmers picnic and day of sports
will be held at Nashville on the 14th.
The village of Stearns was almost
wiped out by fire on the night of the Sd.
Forest fires have already destroyed
barns and crops in the vicinity of
East Tawas.
The new cheese factory to replace
the one burned in July is in operation
at Birch Run.
A destructive wind, hail and rain
storm visited Benton Harbor and vi
entity on the Cd.
Out of 3G5 prosecutions in Washte-
nav county in six months 3l5 conyic-
tions are recorded.
The thermometer registered 104 in
the shade at Houghton on the 4th, the
hottest day in 10 years.
Experts who are prospecting for oil
in the vicinity of Lowell are confident
of finding it before long.
The proposition to bond the city of
Pontiac for $4,000 for water works
improvements was defeated.
The Michigan Bell and the New
State telephone exchanges at Ann
Arbor have been consolidated.
Gratiot county farmers are to estab-
lish cooperative cheese factory ga
miles southwest of st. Louis.
1t cost Saginaw county S23, s35. 25 to
care for her poor last year. Ninety
seven paupers were cared for
9Through jealousy Edward Lett,
colored, of jackson, shot and killed
his wife on the night of the 9th.
The Republican state central COM
mittee are planning to have Gov Roose-
welt visit Michigan in September.
The thermometer registered % in
the shade at Belleville on the 5th-the
hottest day of fine season to date.
Lapeer's assessment rolls, prepared
by the city supervisors, has been APP
proved by the state tax commission.
A stock company has been organ
lied at ShepardsviIle for the purpose
of erecting and operating a cheese fac
tory.
The Church of Christ society at Cope
mish has purchased an old store build
ing and is having it remodeled for use
as house of worship.
There will be general reunion of
Michigan since 1854, and their teach
ers, at Lansing, Sept 3-6.
The special election held at Holland
on the 3Oth to bond the city for $40, 900
to construct general sewerage system
was carried by 1870 majority.
The contract for the work has been
let, and before the snow flies it is eX-
pected Ontonagon county will have one
OF the finest poorhouses in the state.
The state tax commission have de-
cided to make IS complaints against
parties at Midland, who, it is alleged,
have been favored by the supervisors
Grand Rapids will hold it's semi
centennial celebration as city on
Oct 1926. 1t is estimated that $751;
900 will be expended for the blowout
Three blocks in the business portion
of Plainwell were burned on the Sd.
The Otsego fire department was called
out How the fire originated is un-
known.
Glass is not made in Michigan at
present, the nearest factory being To-
Gated in Toledo. However, a project
is on foot to establish a factory at
Saginaw.
There is considerable talk in Shia-
wassee county of organizing another
fair society and resuming the practice,
dropped some years ago, of holding an
nual fairs
The Albion Mirror says that to 10
bushels per acre is a good yield for
this is the best wheat raising county
in the state.
The schooner Fontana and San Die. -
met in collision in the st. Clair river,
just above Fort Gratiot, on the night
of the Sd. The former sunk quickly,
taking one man with her.
This is proving banner year for all
crops in Shiawassee county excepting
wheat. The yield per acre of hay, oats,
barley, beans and cloverseed is the
largest known for years past.
Rochester citizens will have an op-
portunity on August IL TO say whether
they think enough of good roads to
bond the village for So, 900 to be used
in improving the local highways.
One of the largest crops of flax that
has ever been grown in Sanilac county
is now being harvested around Cros-
well. The flax mill has started up for
the season, which gives plenty Of
work.
Threshing in the vicinity of Hamil
ton has begun and the yield of wheat
is light. The prospects for a good
peach crop are excellent and prices
will be moderate in the fruit belt west
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