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

Mt. Clemens is to have burial cas-
ket mandatory.
lightning caused $4,000 fire near
Vicllsburg on the 18th.
One death from heat prostration was
reported at INLAY City on the sth.
Wheat around Portland is turning
out much better than was expected.
The Thermometer registered from %
to 100 il the shade at Saginaw on the
Sth.
The first labor day parade, held at
Port Huron in four years, will be held
there on Sept
A Hastings man makes good thing
out of catching turtles and shipping
them to large cities.
Allcgan was visited 10y an S1s,OOO
fire on the 9TH. A wagon shop and five
barns were consumed.
Peter Novct, one of the oldest citi-
zcns of Hart, suicided on the Sth by
the carbolic acid route.
The Page Fence company, of Adrian,
is financially embarrassed, and a re-
ceivcr now has charge of the business.
All trains east and west on the Mich
igan Central were delayed two hours
on the 9th, by 4 wreck in their yards
at Detroit.
A whisky casll was broken in cell
lar at Galesburg and 21l huge rats
slipped it and got drunk. At least this
is the number that was killed.
A Woodland woman who wanted to
disfgure herself. and had the money
To pay for having it done, has had two
large diamonds set in her front teeth.
Sparrow hunters are becoming so
numerous and so aggressive at Eaton
Rapids that the residents are almost
afraid to go out doors without armor
The first of the states Spanish
! American war loan bonds were retired
on the 9th. 1t was only a small one
! 5000, but others will follow now rap
! idly.
The Michigan National Guard pitched
| tents at Island Lake on the eth for n
| seven days encampment About 2,200
officers and men were in camp on the
| first day.
The Genesee avenue bridge at Sag
inaw has been condemned and will re-
main closed until a new bridge is con-
structed, which is estimated will take
| Is months.
A Mrs. Watkins, of near Decatur, on
| the sth committed suicide by saturat-
ling her clothing with kerosene, then
setting herself on fire. She died in
terrible agony.
The thermometer registered 96 in the
shade at Howell on the 9th Farmers
are fearful unless rain comes soon the
| bean crop of the county will be seri.
| ously damaged.
The Michigan Stove company, of De-
troit, makers of Garland stoves and
ranges, has been awarded first prize at
the Paris exposition, in competition
with the entire world.
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established at Flushing, Cen
esee county, Aug. Is Length of route,
"a miles; area covered, IS square miles;
| population served. 964.
The proposition to bond the city for
I R-0sbOO iOi CAbCliSiOuS duh
ments in the water works system at
Traverse City will soon be submitted
to the voters of that city.
Eleven brass bands have already
signifed their intention of going to
Standish to help the old soldiers to
celebrate their reunion there Septem.
Der l2 and 10. A big crowd is assured
The eth annual encampment of the
Northwestern Michigan Soldiers and
Sailors association will be held at
Ithaca on Sept. IL, 10, 10 and IA, and
arrangements are being made for big
time.
From present indications there will
be scarcely any cucumber crop in Kent
county this year, although there are
many acres set out to the pickle timber.
Within the last few weeks the vines all
over the county have been attacked by
a peculiar disease which is something
new TO the farmers of that section. and
which the latter are unable to check.
The results of the disease are as quick
and effective as though the plant had
been cut off at the roots the plant
simply willing and dying away in less
than an hour
A valuable team of horses was killed
' by lightning nearBrown City on the sth.