The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-15
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.


Every cell in the Oakland county
Jail at Pontiac is filled.
The Rapid Railway Co. has removed
its general offices from Detroit to New
Baltimore.
1t is getting about time for some one
to start the report that the peach buds
have been killed.
j. w. Martin, the Detroit telephone
promoter, has been granted franchise
for plant in jackson.
Grand Rapids suffered loss by fire
on the night of the 5th that destroyed
$50, 900 worth of property.
The G. r. & i. has inaugurated a
new fast freight line between Macli-
nav City and Richmond, Ind.
Wolves are very numerous in Luce
county this winter, and hunters are
killing large numbers OF them.
Grand Ravens fine high school build
ing was DESTROYED by fire on the night
of the 5th, entailing loss of $7O,O0
Philip Helma, of Inlay City, recently
sold a porlSer which weighed 760
pounds, for which he received S32.20.
Harry Houghton, of St. Joseph, was
awarded 800 damages against Deputy
Game Warden Palmer for false impris-
onment.
Hamilton business men and the
farmers of the vicinity have organized
a stock company for the establishment
of creamery in the village.
Hall & Dunville's lumber camp, near
Menominee was quarantined one day
recently, because of smallpox. Other
lumber camps are also under quaran-
tine.
The hearts of Watervliet folks have
been gladdened by the announcement
that the big paper mill, the industrial
mainstay of the village, is to resume
operation soon.
Rumors are again in circulation in
Calhoun county that renewed efforts
will be made by Battle Creek to secure
the removal of the county seat thence
from Marshall
The Central Normal school at Mt.
Pleasant will reopen March IS and the
city schools week earlier. The health
officers believe the smallpox will be all
out of the city in that time.
At the Prohibition state convention,
held at Kalamazoo on the 5th, a reso-
luton was introduced indorsing the
work of Mrs. Carrie Nation in smash
ing saloons in Kansas, but it was al
most unanimously voted down.
A
over the southern portion of the state
on the 10th, caused much damage to
telephone and electric street railway
property. The loss is estimated at $685.
600, Detroit's share being $4,000.
Five cases of smallpox developed at
Saginaw on the sth, and many others
are suspected. The talk of closing the
public school grows. An assistant
health officer has been appointed, as
the cases now require the attention of
two physicians.
There are at present 2)7 rural free
mail delivery routes in Michigan and
AS applications for routes pending.
BY June 30 next, when the current ap-
preparation expires, there probably
will be 4,3o0 routes in operation in the
whole of the u. S.
An unexpected run on the First Nat
ional bank at Niles on the sth caused
that institution to close its doors. 1t is
one of the best paying banking insti-
tutions in Berrien county, and will re-
open very shortly. Had the run been
| foreseen ample cash would have been
on hand to meet all demands.
An explosion which Jared the whole
village of Plymouth and awole farmers
within radius of two miles occurred
in the Pere Marquette yards on the
night of the 4th, blowing out one end
| of car in which number of Italian
of the explosion was outward none of
the men were injured.
Northern Michigan farmers are ap-
parently not greatly in need of money,
for they cut up much birdseye maple
for cordwood which they dispose of in
the cities. The timber will sell for S35
to $50 per thousand feet in the log, and
yet it is sawed up into cordwood to be
sold at Sl.5o cord just as if it were
the commonest kind of stuff.
The people of New berry have long
wanted a grist mill located there, and
recently southern Michigan firm took
up the villages offer of a bonus. 1t
was confidently expected that the long
felt want was to be filed at last, but
a; the last moment the deal fell through
and Newberry and her grist mill are
| apparently as far apart as ever.
A case of 10 being an unlucky mum
Der occurred at Sault Ste. Marie one
day recently. There were IL hoboes
confined in the police station when an
other one was brought in for nights
lodging. Things had quoted down
for the night when the newcomer gave
a groan as If in pain, rose to his feet and
then sank down on the floor dead
prosecuting Attorney futile has pre-.
pared detailed statement of the ex-
penses Of the grand jury and trials OF
state cases, which aggregate Sl5,97L.
%. The expenses of the grand jury