The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-08-02

Standish has been selected as the
place for holding the Republican con;
gressional convention for the tenth dis
trlct called by Gov. Bliss for Oct. II
next.
The commissioner OF insurance
warns the people of Michigan against
the Michigan Indemnity Society of De-
troit, whose certificate was revoked in
May.
Freeman Gunnell, foreman of the
Grand Rapids Electric Light q Power
Co.. touched a live wire Tuesday and
was so severely shocked that he soon
died.
Bay county has several insane pa
tients awaiting admission to the asy-
lum at Pontiac. and officials there be-
lieve they are being Disseminated
against.
Certain Chicago promoters are try
ing to form $l00.000O00 combination
of paint manufacturers, aud Detroit
concerns have been invited to join in
the deal.
Sanford NJ. Green, for years Judge
OF various circuits in Michigan and at
one time member of the state SUI
preme Court, is seriously i'll ut his
home i'll Bay City.
John Russell. of Grand Haven, was
knocked senseless in quarrel with
James Lillibridge, tied by the hands
and hung up to meat hook. Russell
will probably die.
Sheriff Hammond reports that the
Mason county Jail received 800 prison
ers during the past year, of which only
II were women. The cost of maintain
ing the Jail was $500.
Julius George. who jumped the
Helen mine at Michipicoten, is serving
60 days i'm the Canada 500 Jail for tres
pass. He was brought down from
Michipicoten Thursday.
Twenty cases of smallpox were re-
ported to the state board of health
from Egglcston township, Emmett
county. where the disease had been
diagnosed as chickenpOX.
Gilbert w. Phillips, of Hudsonvillc
was killed in Grand Rapids by the
Pere Marquette Ills train, which he
was trying to board. His right arm
was cut off and his chest crushed.
Capt. James Davidson confirms the
statement recently sent out from
Cleveland that he will erect large
steel shipbuilding plant ana drydock
at some point on the lower lakes, to be
selected later
No tidings have been had of George
Hathaway. the letter carrier who dis
appeared from his home in Detroit a
week ago last Wednesday. His wife
still believes that her husband has met
with foul play.
Naval officials at Washington say
Americans in Venezuela are not men
aced. Had Il situation existed which
was dangerous to American interests.
the Mayfower would not have left
Venezuelan waters.
Harbor Springs Indians voted for the
Democratic candidate for mayor be-
cause the Republicans offered to put
an electric light in their village. They
didn't want To be seen at night when
they are sometimes "squibby."
Leander Williamson. of CassOpolis.
was on top of the Majestic building,
Detroit, when the observatory was
closed for the night. and he had to
stay in the rain until morning. as his
calls for relief were unhcard.
Fred l.. Frances. of Stockbridge. who
served nearly two years in the 42d u
:. volunteers and who returned from
the Philippines about four weeks ago.
has enlisted i'm the 10Th L. $. cavalry
and starts for San Francisco to-day.
Dr. l.. l.. Conser pastor of the Ben
ton Harbor Universalist church. pub
lished an advertisement in both even
ing papers Saturday. urging men to at
1t Il. ..1.f Toto =.
brother of United States Minister
I Conger.
Clayton Busby. of Hastings. n page
during the last two sessions of the
legislature. has the program used by
Gov. Pingree ut his final blowout. The
margin is covered with the notes made
by the governor for his speech-thc
last he ever made.
According to Secretary of State
Warmers report the state is support
ing 6,563 paupers. The amount ex-
pended was S1,044,94S.50. Total value
Of poor farms $1,324, 7GS7S. Pauper
labor is valued at $3.50. The aver
age cost of maintenance for the year
was S611S
A Menominee laborer heard tough
looking gang rehearsing the details
Of an intended burglary ana notified
the police. The officers swooped down
on the gang and bagged them all. With
them was found lot of burglar tools.
dynamite sticks. fuse and Il complete
safe-breaking outfit.
The entire plant of the Jackson Pulp
Co.. located north of the prison. was
destroyed by fire Thursday. entailng a
loss of $4,000, upon which there was
only $4,000 insurance. 1t was with
difficulty that 100000 cords of bass
wood for pulp-making in the yards adj
iacent the mill were saved.
Agents for n number of large coal
mining companies in the west are in