The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02

the Erie Co.
Congressman Washington Gardner
has applied to the postoffice depart
ment for rural delivery from Grand
Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Ceresco, Convis
and Battle Creek.
Jas. Dyer, of Detroit, who had been
sufferer of asthma for nearly 10
wears, committed suicide on the 22d by
blowing off the upper portion OF ms
head with a shotgun.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Wolverine
Sugar Co., of Benton Harbor. are con-
tracing for acreage in northern In
diana, the farmers there are anxious 10
try raising the sugar beet.
The 1899 compilation of the laws rel
alive to the incorporation of cities OF
the fourth class has just been delivered
by the state printer to Secretary OF
State Stearns, and is now ready Tor
distribution.
A county Prohibition mass conven-
ton has been called at Coldwater on
Mar. 3. The Prohibitionists in Branch
county number about $50, of whom
| two were present at the convention
called in 1898.
Anyone who desires to peddle tea
from house to house in Mt. Clemens
can do so without paying license fee
The city's ironclad ordinance in refer
ence thereto has been found defective
by the supreme court.
After several days deliberation as to
the sanity of Harry f. Hamburger, the
self-confessed murderer of Detroit, Re
corder Murphy found the defendant
sane, and the trail for murder was
commenced on the 23d,
Recorder Murphy, of Detroit, on the
21st sentenced George a. Nye, con-
victed of perjury in connection with
the Cunningham holdup case, to hve
years in jackson prison at hard labor
Nye took the sentence as if it was an
invitation to lunch.
Farmers around Paw Paw have petit
toned for the establishment of rural
free delivery route, and are confident
they will get it, as by establishing the
service there the government will save
money by doing away with several star
routes now in operation.
The effect of the consolidation of the
New State Telephone with the Mlchl-
gan Telephone Co is already being felt
in many towns in the state. The rates
for service of house phones is being
raised from $12 to SIS per year, and tor
business phones Sis to S24.
, Elk Rapids is going TO have new ce'
ment works TO utilize the mari lands OF
4 Petobago Lake. The new company is
formed, capitalized at $500, 900, and the
! buildings are to be put up in the spring
q Citizens subscribed for $4,000 worth
of stock within three days after it was
, offered.
= A letter from d. ]. Rainey, whos'
home is at birmingham, but who il
: now in Alaska, says that he and
: party of Owosso miners who went t.
the gold country few months ag'
7 have struck it rich. They have formed
@ company, and will begin shipping
ore in March.
g The first car on the new electric lin
q from Mt. Clemens to Marine City passe'
over the line on the 25th, thus givini
% chance for electric transit from Detroi
~ TO Marine City. Through cars betweel
the two places will not be run for tn
present. but connections will be mad
% at Mt. Clemens.
The executive committee of the stat
-. fair association met on the Goth an
- struck balance sheet on the last fail
II showed n deficit of Sal 80, which
- considered very good with three rain
- days during fair week. The next IA
will probably be held the week of Sep
10 in Grand Rapids.
,s Three one-story buildings, size 100:
275. 1OOx235 and 35X75 feet, respe
lively, will be erected at Dowagii
W ' shortly, which will be used for fu
- mace plant by the stove works Th
it is claimed will mean an addition
al population of $500 for Dowagiac
's' less than three years.
j. d. Bonnie, of Constantine, h
W started-on small scale for the pre-
III ent-what is new industry in Mich
gan, that is, the breeding of Belgii
aC hares. The little animals command
les ready sale not only as pets, but also
" n food, being much esteemed by el
cures, and the profits from raising the
or are said TO be very large.
E Un At meeting of the Republican sta
'ne central committee, held in Detroit
the 21st Judge Daboll, of st. JOIN
OPP was chosen chairman pro TEN, to act
Jhe the interim until the election of a M
VS. committee by the state conventic
which will be held in Philadelphia
YES June. This was made necessary
lie the resignation of Arthur L. Marsh
SER Reports to the state board of heaI
show that rheumatism, bronchitis,
an Auenza, neuralgia and tonsillitis,
list the order named caused the most si
Don ness in the state, during the past we
led. Smallpox was reported at three plac
at cerebro-spinal meningitis at TO
en- diphtheria, 20; whooping cough,
Dor, typhoid fever, 80; scarlet fever,
ion measles, Of; consumption, 173.
The VILLAGE of SAWYER, in Berr