The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-08-16


In Oceana county this year. In the vi
entity of Shelby. hardly an orchard has
escaped the ravages of this disease.
The report current that Senator At
wood is TO succeed Chase s. Osborn
as railroad commissioner is denied by
Gov Bliss. He calls 1t n newspaper
yarn.
William Il. Smalley, one of Bay
City's most prominent business men,
died from heart disease Friday. He ran
to catch a street car with fatal re-
| suits.
Amos June, OF Durand. Grand
| Trunk fireman. went out riding in
| buggy with an unnamed companion.
and declares he was drugged and rob
bed of 500.
The representative of n Cleveland
syndicate has completed negotiations
! for placing under one management the
coal mines OF Bay and Saginaw coun-
ties. % in number.
The Battle Creek council has lum-
Der purchase scandal. 1t is alleged that
overcharges and short deliveries
have been made. fleeing the city out
of $500 to $1,000.
| +. III. Edwards. of Hart, disappeared
| from his home Sunday night and We'd
resday night his body was found in
! the mill pond. He is believed to have
| committed suicide.
The matrimonial insurance concern
| at Grand Rapids. which Deputy Attor-
ney-General Chase ordered to stop do
! ing business in this state, will not sub
init without a fight.
a. Il. Cummins eX-register of deeds
of Hillsdale county. has been arrested
on a charge of forging mortgage
! upon farm in Camden township
while register of deeds.
The Adams Instalment Co., of Kala-
maZoo. would like to interview Edward
Ball, its district manager. who has left
town. The company claims to be shy
several hundred dollars.
! Frederick Schultz. of the Canadian
500. shot and killed his wife Wednes-
day afternoon and seriously wounded
| his 12-year-old stepdaughter. Schultz
had been drinking heavily.
Howard Wing. the travelling dentist.
will stay in Lapeer Jail until the Sep
! TENDER term of court because he is
parcntage case against him.
Joseph Jewett, of Lapeer, who
whipped his young daughters with Il
knOtted rope the last week in June,
gave $1,000 bond for the support Of
the children and good behavior
The aggregate values of real estate
and personal property. as equaliZed by
county boards this year. are rs fol
lows: Real estate. 1923, SIS, 5S3; person.
nj. SSH, 00T 442; total, $1.235, SCOOPS.
The Michigan Barrel Co.. of Grand
Rapids. has decided to rebuild the
plant recently burned. 1t is expected
| the factory which will employ go
hands. will be completed in 60 days.
John O. Thorn, Detroit plasterer,
! is charged with n serious offense
against Ethel Howe. II years Old.
The girl claims Thorn gave her So to
| keep quiet. Thorn makes a sweeping
! denial
| William Cusser Of Grand Rapids.
known there as Popcorn Billy" was
drowned in Reed lake Sunday while
! fishing with Charles Shuker. Cusser
capsized the boat by trying TO stand
| up in It,
Edward Dobbs an lshpemng bar
! keeper. was the victim Of the third
! holdup committed within month He
was touched for So. The mayor offers
a substantial reward for the capture of
! the bandit.
Bliss & Van Auken have contracted
| for the entire cut of the mills Of Ross
! Bros at Beaverton for the season. esti-
mated ut 12000.000 feet The firm has
also contracted for the cuts of other
! large mills.
Nelson Brayton. of Coldwater. is
I charged with having entered his faith
er's saloon and rihed the money drawer
of 500. 1t is also alleged that he later
stole his fathers horse and carriage
and skipped.
Naval officials at Washington say
Americans in Venezuela are not men
aced. Had a situation existed which
was dangerous to American interests.
the Mayhower would not have left
| Venezuelan waters.
Louis Wright and G. G. Hoffman are
under arrest i'm Benton Harbor charged
with stealing two field glasses at
Michigan City. Ind. They came in a
boat filed with articles which are be-
lieved to have been stolen.
| William Harrington. of Sanilac Cen
ter. is under arrest charged with hav-
ing procured the performance of
criminal operation on his 15-year-old
wife, who died suddenly early in June,
! ostensibly from the heat.
Commissioner Moreland. of Detroit.
was hesousht by n pretty young wom-
an to secure position for her brother.
! who. she related, had managed TO whip
three policeman. but really was not
| strong enough for hard work.
4 deal has been made by which the
entire spring department of the Stude
baker Bros Mfg. Co IN to be moved
to Buchanan. and power is to be fur.
nished from the Chaplin 1000 horse
| power dam in the ST. Joseph river.
Saturday was the banner day for the
st. Joseph marriage mill. Twenty
seven couples came over from Chlca.
| 60 on the boat The boat was late. but
between the time of its arrival and re-
81 m