The Yale expositor., 1901-10-18
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

county.
Baroda is terrOrized by hobOes and
burglaries are of nightly occurrence
If he keeps up as he has started, an
unknown dog poisoner at Hancock viii
soon have the city entirely depopu-
lated of dogs.
Quite a number of Berrien county
farmers experimental this season with
raising peanuts, and in every instance
n good yield was secured.
Safe cracksmen secured about S2o
in currency and $3.50 in checks by
blowing open the safe of the United
States Graphite Co., Saginaw.
There is movement among the de-
positors Of the defunct First National
Bank. of Niles, to arrest the directors
on a charge Of criminal negligence.
Lyman Morris, aged 80, n prosper
Gus Alpine township farmer in Ill
health. is supposed to have committed
suicide in Mud lake, near his farm.
Alfred Highton, 73 years old, embez-
zled funds Of the Agnes DArcambal
Home for the Friendless, in Detroit,
and now goes 10 Jackson for n Ions
term.
L
Detroit. has leased building in Jack
son and by November | will have
branch factory. employing 100 hands,
in operation there.
Mrs. Thompson, Of Three Rivers
aged 40. widow of Robert Thompson
died Wednesday evening as result or
runaway accident on Monday. She
leaves two children.
With agriculture coming to the front
so rapidly in Cheboygan county, there
is talk of reviving the defunct county
agricultural society and holding an
nual fairs hereafter.
Porter J. White, an actor, says he
! will commence the erection Of new
opera house in Owosso within the next
six weeks. White tells the story hon
| estly, but OwossO people are skeptical.
Forest ]. Smith. aged 80 years, llv-
| ing two miles south of Durand. is dead.
| While operating Il corn shredder last
| Friday, Smith caught one of his hands
in the machinery. Blood poisoning set
! ln
Several cases OF diphtheria have de-
veloped in the public schools OF Car
| rollton and at n meeting of the board
/ of health. the schools were closed. The
trouble originated in n Polish settle
! ment.
w, ID. Webster. of Brookfeld, and
| Edna Holmes, of Duck Lake. were
| married ut the Calhoun county fair
| Thursday IN the presence of 1000 wit
nesses They were the recipients Of
| many presents.
! +. w. Gilchrist. Of Alpena. who was
| called to London. Eng, by Il fake cable
gram announcing the serious illness of
his sister. has returned. He says he
knows who sent the telegram, but re-
fuses to talk about it.
horse and buggy belonging to VIM.
Lewis, Il farmer living near Camden
village. was stolen Monday evening.
The horse was standing upon the main
street of the village. The thief has
been traced to Indiana.
II. G. Stillwell and l.. l., Bruce.
eastern experts. were in Edwards and
Horton townships testing the mari pits
at the lakes. They were favorably i'm
pressed with the quality and quantity
found in both townships.
Newman Clark, of Inland is pos
sessed with the mania that he owns
all the cattle in the country. When he
stc'e three head belonging to a neigh
Dor he was arrested, and an eXamina-
tiOn showed that he is insane.
The trial of Charles II. Pratt. indict
ed with eX-Speaker Adams and eX
Land Commissioner French for partic
patton in the alleged law book deal
will begin Oct. 20. This case will bC
4 cayI l,-4 hof In
The coroner's jury at Wayne in the
case of Charles DeLong, Joseph w
Sweeney and George Leopold, killed il
wreck Sept 20, returned a vcrdic
that they came to their death through
their own negligence while stealing ;
ride.
Earl Corey and Il. Il. Anthony, aget
about IS years, are charged with ar
tempting to wreck n train on the G
II. & l. between Muskcgon and Crane
Rapids. by piling some rocks on tht
track. Anthony Is said TO have con
tossed.
Catherine Tucker, of Grand Rapids
and Jay VI. Lawrence, of Lenawet
: county, were paroled by Gov. Bliss
The sentence of G. j. Thompson, VIII
was paroled early in September, wa
commuted so that he may go out o
| the state.
t All of the principal business street
Of Muskegon are i'm the hands of paw
! | ing contractors and merchants an,
| factory owners are kicking hard he
| cause Of damage done TO their bus
= ness. The streets have been torn n
! for weeks, and the contractors will no
hustle.
About 5000 Detroiters have see
J. their first automobile races. The
' crowded the big grandstand at TN
2 Crosse POintc track and stretched hal
{ way around the track fence.
Q Detroit man. with Dctrolt-mad
e machine. was the only chauffeu
: nervy enough TO contest wit
e Alexander Winton in the big world
: championship" race. and the Detro
man. Henry Ford. beat Winton nearl
: mile. This race set the crowd wilO
v Pete Tlntall. engineer at the Has
2 ings electric light works. was fatal
[ burned by plug blowing out of til
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