The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-11-01
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.


Mesick will soon become n regular
~ Incorporated village.
The st. Joseph river south of Leon
idas. is to be damned by a stock conf
pany.
"A Coldwater woman has been fined
So because her chickens annoyed
neighbors.
Charles Seeley. of Muskegon, aged
16 years, is under arrest, on charge
of forgery.
Allegan is to have an Autumn Fes-
tival, which will take place october
80 and 81.
Lansing Masons will lay the corner
stone of the new Masonic temple on
November H.
A mail pouch was stolen from the
Washington street depot, Saginaw,
Wednesday night.
South Haven people are tired of liv-
ing in village, and want the place III
corporatcd as city.
A bank has been established at Flat
Rock by Messrs Powers, of Pontiac,
and Loose. of Trenton.
Engineers are surveying a new route
for the electric line which is 10 con-
meet Detroit and Lansing.
Henry Albach, brakeman on the
Ann Arbor road. fell under his train
near Marion and was killed.
Saginaw is agitated over the ques-
ton of Frank e. Fuller's death. Did
he suicide or was he poisoned?
One hundred acres of timber near
Plainwell was ablaze Friday. Nearby
farms were threatened by the fire.
Wayne county state and county
taxes this year will be $1,159,05S 81,
which is 1914 800 larger than last year.
d. b. Freeman's dry goods store.
Saginaw. was Quilted by fire Friday
night. Loss, $4,000; insurance, &c.
600.
The movement for the revival of the
old West Michigan Fair Association
has been inaugurated at Grand Rap
ids.
Ralph Blakely, of Detroit. was in
stantly killed Wednesday while trying
to board a moving freight train at
Worthwhile.
Herman Felston, of Detroit. makes
affidavit that on Tuesday noon he
completed a fast of forty-two and one
half days.
Isabel Vreeland, aged Ga years, is
under arrest charged with setting fire
to the residence of John w. Arnold of
East Gilead.
Hollands new willowware factory
will this winter work up the product
of sixteen acres of willows of this
years growth.
Some one broke into the Owosso jail
Sunday and stole two fine new blank
cts just purchased for the use Of pros
pective prisoners.
Among the items paid by the Kent
county supervisors are: "Cleaning out
rats. 49," ''Barkeeper's friends, ST."
"EXterminator, $50"
Miss Nellie Brown, aged 16. and &C.
year-old John G.. Brown, a veteran,
with a big pension. were married
Wednesday at Prescott.
Capt. Walter C. Short. Thirteenth
Cavalry, has been detailed for general
recruiting service for a period of two
years at Grand Rapids.
Dependency over domestic trouble
caused Bert Wilbur, of Algonsee town.
ship. Branch county, to commit suicide
Monday by taking poison.
John Jardin, of Lapeer, who was
wounded while serving in the Philip
pines. has received $50 back pay and
pension of SO per month.
Len w. Feighner, postmaster OF
Nashville. who has been seriously i'll
since Oct. II, is yet in critical condi-
ton and is gradually falling.
Farmers around Mancelona are Of.
fering 50 per day, with board thrown
in. for men to dig potatoes, and can't
get them even ut that price.
Frank Mallow, of Grass Lake. who
has been in the employ of the Michi-
gan Central railroad for "a years. is
taking his first vacation this week.
Judge Cahill has accepted the cut
made by the Ingham county. super
visors in his bill for services in the
state military cases. under protest.
The corn crop in Van Buren, county
is much better than expected. Late
potatoes are also of very fine quail
ity, as well. as generous in quantity.
John Mcdonald has found two large
copper axes III tine river Deu SnOf,
distance from Marquette. They are
| probably relics OF a prehistoric race.
Allie Bedford, Of Coldwater. though
hardly mere than a mere boy. gets two
years and nine months at Jackson for
enticing a girl under age away from
home.
Gov. Bliss has received the resigna-
| ton of John ID. b. Goodrich as Judge
Of probate for Ottawa county and has
| appointed Edward L. Kirby TO fill the
vacancy.
The American Can Co. capital ST.
| 100000, has offered its articles of in
corporation to the secretary of state
for filing. 1t has $24G000 invested in
| Michigan.
Officers have arrested Alfred Duclo.
| Olin Clark and Edward Laboe. three
! Monroe boys. charged with assaulting
Edward Donnelly and robbing him
| Monday night
AlonZo Young. young farmer OF
! Fargo. is in Jail and charge of Grim
inal assault is registered against him.
Maude Thomas. aged Is. is the com
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