The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-04-05
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

the advent OF electric cars-four more
saloons.
a total of 1905 trout fry has been
planted in Muskegon county streams
this spring
David Moore. prominent business
man and politician of Port Huron, died
on the Goth.
The town of SelkirlS has nine cases
of smallpox, and many people have
been exposed.
There are 1850 Knights of the Mac
cabees and / 900 Ladies of the Macca-
bees in Oakland county.
About SIS, 900 worth of property be-
longing to Page & Co. at lonia, was
destroyed by fire on Mar. 81.
A case of smallpox is reported in the
family of Geo. Ruitter, in Porter town
ship, 10 miles from Midland.
Bedding is to have a new factory
which will give employment to 500
hands. 1t is to be a silk fabric mill.
On the Goth. at Iron Mountain, Aug.
Johnson, a Swede, was attacked and
stabbed by five men. He cannot live
The Red Cedar river is the highest
it has been for years and the grounds
of the Agricultural college are sub
merged.
Two new cases of scarlet fever and
and two Of diphtheria are reported at
Birch Run, but the smallpox scare has
subsidized
The Sovereign Consistory of Scottish
Rite Masons will meet in Bay City,
April 8. There is a class of nearly 100
TO be initiated.
Among the fourth class postofiices
which will be advanced to the presi-
dental class on April J are Republic
and Thompsonville.
Earl Clifford, of Branch county, re-
Gently sheered % sheep, the fleeces of
of l211 pounds each.
NJ. A. Jennings, proprietor of the
Highland fruit farm, near Benton ilar-
Dor, will destroy 600 plum trees af-
fected with San Jose scale
Prof. f. + Johnson of the L. of NJ,
left on the 2Gth for his new duties in
the Philippines. The law faculty pre-
sented him with gold ring, suitably
engraved.
Prof T. +. Johnson, of the u. of NJ,
on the 10Th left Tor has new duties in
the Philippines The law faculty pre-
sented him with a gold ring, suitably
engraved
Gov. Bliss on the the Goth appointed
Cassius NJ. Beardsley of Jersey, Osceola
county, as Judge of the 10Th judicial
circuit court, to succeed Judge Nc
Mahon of Ludington, who died a few
days ago.
Reliable information comes from
Grand Rapids that Cashier Chas. A.
Johnson stated that if he went to
prison for stealing from the First Ma
tional bank, he would drag number
of others with him.
At the last meeting of the state board
OF education, the registration of Fred
crick A. Piatt, of Flint, as treasurer of
the state board of education was ac-
cepted and James H. Thompson, Of
Evart was elected in his place
The supreme court on the Goth
granted the writ of mandamus asked
for by A. A. Ellis Of lonia, compelling
the board of election commissioners of
Ionia county to place the democratic
party second on the official ballot.
NJ. NJ. Callaghan has been relieved of
the Reed City postmastership by T., K.
Fraser, postoflice inspector 1t is al
legged he is short about 81 900 in his ac-
counts. +. r. Welsh, one of Callag-
hans bondsmcn, has succee led him.
Surveyors will soon be at work lay
ing out the line between Romeo and
| Inlay City for an extension Of the
electric railway from the former place
II is probable that the line will go
through to Marlette, - miles north of
Inlay City.
Fires were started under the Toledo
& Monroe railway power house boilers
on the list, and part of the machinery
was tested. a trial trip over the line
! will be made this week, and the for
NAL opening Of the road, it is expected,
will occur the latter part of the week
The health officer placed diph.
iberia card upon the residence of Ben
/ Chase, of Plymouth, who keeps board
/ ers. One of the boarders who was
supposed TO have diphtlIeria took the
/ tram for Detroit and the neigh bors are
! heightened for fear they have been
/ exposed.
! Wheat in Branch county is in excel
! lent condition, having safely passed
! through the winter frosts. The heavy
covering OF snow during February and
the first half of March completely pro-
tected it, and if the Hessian fly does not
iniure it this spring it will yield well.
/ Farmers report most wheat fields in
good condition
The body of Mae Comstocs, aged iG,
which was found on the beach at Chi
ego, March 10. and which was buried
( at Muskegon, was exhumed on the 2sth
ana postmortem examination held by
/, two well-known benton Harbor INV