The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-10-25

President Roosevelt has appointed
Mrs. Daisy A. Cone. Congressman
elect Aplin's daughter, to succeed her
father in charge of the West Bay City
postoflice.
~ NJ. Todd has purchased 1000
acres OF land on the South Haven
division OF the Michigan Central rail
way. which he will convert into Il pep
permnt farm.
The steamer Swallow, laden with
lumber. fOundered in Lake Erie Off
Long Point in the gale which swept
Lake Erie Friday night. The crew of
IL men escaped.
Chas. G. Fenner. supervisor of
Bethel township, had - sheep killed
by dogs Saturday night and 20 more
so badly mangled that the greater
number will die.
William Lemp, of Groveland town
ship, has Il grain sack made in Ger
many over 300 years ago and has been
in active service ever since. 1t is still
in good condition.
Arthur Coleman and Emerson Beat
te, who II Is alleged. were implicated
IN n postotlice robbery ut Buell., Mich.
about a year and half ago, are in
Wayne county jail.
Guy w. Clark was killed at n camp
near Pembine. at Browns spur. He
was coupling cars and the projecting
end of n log struck him in the head.
fracturing his skull.
Edward S. Stokes, who shot Fisk
some years ago. is thought to be dy-
ing ut the home of his sister.
For some time he has been suffering
from kidney trouble.
Receiver Rhodes, of the defunct
Niles bank, says the coast is now clear.
and that the affairs of the bank will
be wound up. He expects to pay 100
cents on the dollar to depositors.
There are five cases of scarlet fever
I'm district No. ., Cambria township.
Hillsdale county, and the school has
been closed in consequence. There are
but sixteen pupils in the school.
The Dawson Touring mills, North
vile. came To Il sudden Stop and an
investigation showed that the big wa
ter wheel had become so badly clogged
with cells that it refused to move.
The rumor is again in circulation
that Gov. Bliss is contemplating call
ing the legislature together in special
session in December. The governor
refuses to confirm or deny the rumOr
Although dying Of cancer. Mary f..
Sage, of Detroit, has fled a bill for
divorce against Herbert y. Sage, al
leging extreme cruelty. They We're
married Jan. >, 1883, and have one
child, n daughter.
The Windiate murder trial was COM
pleted in the Circuit Court at Pontiac
Tuesday. The jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter, but
recommended the prisoner to the
mercy Of the court.
Olivet students showed a goat with
tin cans tied to its hind legs into Ship
herd hall, where .hc co-eds stay, and
it awOke the entire colony. The ma
tron and few brave girls cornered
the beast and elected him.
The receiver of the defunct Niles
Citizens bank is about to commence
suit against the trustees of the bank,
who. on the 23d day of May. 1892
made a loan of $4,000 on behalf of the
bank to the Niles Gas Co.
SpOrtSmen in the eastern and south
ern parts Of the state will be interested
in the announcement, which is general
all over that part OF Michigan, that
| there are more birds this fall than
were ever known before.
The Branch county supervisors will
have to settle claim of $1,000 FOR
care of smallpox cases last winter
DR.. Wilson. the attending physician
was paid $500 last June on this claim
but asks for $500 more.
Sill Hugo. a member of the Michi
| CANINE football team, died ut the hos
| ptal as the result of injuries received
| in the game Saturday with the loca
| team. Two other members of uht
! Aichigamme team were hurt.
! The Detroit Boat club. with all its
! trophies, racing shells and other boats
/ was completely destroyed by fire
! shortly after s O'clock Thursday even
| ing The fire is supposed to have
| started from defective electric wiring
Mrs. Minnie Sweet. formerly of Chi
cago. was arrested in Lansing on q
charge Of bigamy preferred by ner hus
band. George Sweet. Mrs. Sweet
came to Lansing some time ago ant
married William Il. McCOnkey las
September. She pleaded guilty.
The board of supervisors of Bay
county has just discovered that 500.
! 600 stone road bond issue will fall due
next year. 1t was thought the bonds
fell due in 1903. No provision has beer
made to make n tax levy. The PEG
pie may be asked to vote to refund the
| issue.
James Benson, of Detroit, an en-
ploye of the Michigan Telephone Co.
who fell ~ feet from a pole on which
he was working, near Clio, sustaining
severe injuries, is resting comfortably
No bones were broken. and unless in
ternal injuries develop. he will re
! cOvcr
The report Of the Wayne county
auditors to the board of supervisor,
shows that the accounts of all thu
county departments are overdrawn
more money than was allowed by TN,
supervisors having been spent. Thu
increased receipts i'm the liquor money,
prevent deficits. however.
Some months ago Lansing DO,
was playing with an old army muske
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