The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-08-17

running the machines by that power
will be from IS TO $40 per day less than
by hand
Burglaries have been so frequent OF
late at Musllegon that the residents
are becoming afraid to keep much
money in the house, and the savings
banks report a large increase in their
deposits.
The Automobile Rapid Delivery Co.,
of Detroit. with IL capital of So, 900
has been incorporated, to conduct a
general package delivery business in
that city. Six automobiles have been
purchased.
The electric lighting plant and flour
ing mill, burned at Morrice few weeks
ago, will be rebuilt at once, the viii
layers having voted in favor of issuing
bonds for 1900 to assist the proprie-
tors to do so.
The Prohibitions Of Calhoun county
were unable TO make any nominations
for prosecuting attorney on their
county ticket because there is not n
lawyer of that political faith anywhere
in the county.
man near Albion has 10-acre
mellon patch, and the small boys of
the vicinity-and some that are not so
small-are licking their chops in an
ticipatiou of the time when the juicy
globes will be ripe.
Rev. FIR. c. J. Roche, pastor of st.
Johns Catholic church at Essexville,
and dean of the Saginaw Valley, was
drowned at West Bay City on the sth.
He was alone and it is not known how
the accident happened
Rural free delivery will be ordered
established at Saginaw, August Is.
The length of the route is 50 miles and
the area covered is 104 square miles.
The population served is 3,505; number
of houses on route, TO
Ralph Davis, of Port Huron, disap-
peared seven years ago and no trace
has been found of him. lie was in
sured for 81 900 in the X. o. 4. NJ, and
that organization has just decided to
pay this sum to his widow.
Forty-thrce dollars per acre in three
months is the result of the experiment
at the Agricultural college for pastur.
ing lambs on sand luccrne by means
of pen moved slowly over the pas
turage by an electric motor,
Aliens cannot be licensed by the
state board of veterinary examiners,
Consequently Canadians who are prac-
ticing in this state will be obliged to
at
they wish to continue practicing
Three Rivers is all torn up over an
attempt to get the city council to pass
a curfew ordinance. Many of the resi-
dents say it will lead to nothing but
trouble and litigation if enforced, and
if not enforced, then what use to
pass it2
An old bear and her cub have taken
charge Of a blackberry patch near
Standish and refuse TO be disturbed
by pickers, although hundreds would
like to so and pick the ripcning fruit,
They make it interesting for all who
go in sight.
1t is estimated that Is, 900 excursion
lists visited ST. Joseph on the 18TH.
County Clerl; Necdham admits he never
had n better day for his business. Two
justices and one minister OBLIGATED at
20 weddings at the clerks residence
during the day.
Commissioner Evans annual report
shows that Michigan had 44.20S citi-
zens on the pension rolls on June 30
last as against $40 on the same date
one year ago The total amount paid
to Michigan pensioners during the past
year aggregated So 642,S7S.
John Groulix, an acronaut. aged 10,
of Grand Rapids, was killed at ottawa
Beach on the 18th where he was giving
an ascension. The balloon went up
about 1000 feet lie cut loose the
parachute and was performing on the
bar as he descended, when he lost his
hold and fell about |, 200 feet into the
water He was instantly killed.
According 10 the August crop bulle-
tin, issued by Secretary of State Stearns
on the 9th, the estimated yield of
wheat for the present year in Michi-
gan is placed al 10. 1000 600 bushels. He
also says the crop is not such n uni
versal failure as 1t was last year. as
there is some good crops in certain
sections of the state, but that the 1900
crop is said to be of poorer quality
than that of last year