The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-07-12

stephen -. MclJOnalu, OF IuNhS
township is under arrest charged with
putting poison i'm well on the farm of
Oliver YAK. He says he can prove an
ailbi.
Charles Carlson, n tracIman for the
Muskegon Traction and Lighting Co,
had his right leg cut off just below the
knee while attempting to board
street ear.
DR.. Howard Wing has been bound
over for trial on charge of seduction
preferred by Pearl Vasbinder. He was
captured In Illinois. He left Almont
last January.
Gov. Bliss and staff and about 80 or
his personal friends will visit the Pan
American on Michigan day. The gov
ernor has chartered the steamer Hol-
land for the trip.
The Lake Shore & Ishpeming Rail
road Company has paid taxes amount
Ing to $6,59O.57, to the state treasurer.
The Copper Range Railway Company
has paid $2,114.G1.
Sheriff Hammond reports that the
Mason county Jail received 800 prison
ers during the past year. of which only
Il We're women. The cost of maintain
ing the jail was $500.
John ID. Gowell of Hesperia, put his
T-year-old son on to new hay rake
to haul him home. The horses ran
away, throwing the child against Il
post and nearly killing him.
The plant of the Quincy Canning
Co. which is insolvent, has been sold,
under an order of the court, to Litch-
field parties, who will remodel it, and
make a first.class creamery of 1t.
Harry Smith, Of Saginaw, whose
bride of week killed herself at Chi
cagO because it was alleged he wanted
her to lead life of shame. has been
sent to the workhouse for 81 days.
The new beacon lighthouse on
Muskegon lake was burned to the
waters edge Saturday night. 1t Is
thought the new machinery failed to
work properly and caused the fire.
About ten men employed by the Sag
inaw City Gas Co. are on strike for
shorter hours. They have been work
ing ten hours per day for $3.50. The
company will try and fill their places.
Gen. Alger, at Carlsbad, says the
beef controversy. had nothing to do
with his retirement from the cabinet.
He added: MY book, to be published
in September, will show the whole mar.
ter up" m sei
Game Warden Morse reports that
during June his department investiga
ted 16S complaints. There were 81
arrests and so convictions, with l
acquittal and dismissals, 6 cases be-
ing still pending.
There are two drug stores located in
Hcsperla, and the president Of the vii
lage has made complaint and the
druggists have been held for trial on
charge of selling liquors without filing
n druggists bond.
The wrccking tug Fern OF Algonac
sank at her moorings over the wreck
of the old Colorado on Eagle river reef
in the big blow Friday night. She was
discovered Sunday afternoon. 1t is
supposed that her crew Of five were
drowned while asleep in their berths.
Henry Lyinger, the tramp who was
held up and robbed by his companions
last week near st. Joseph, was found
dead by the railroad tracks at Baroda.
1t is believed his companions killed
him because he squealed on them to
the sheriff.
Hon. Graham Pope, of Houghton,
announces that he has been compelled
to decline his appointment as a mem
Der Of the state tax commission on the
grounds that he cannot arrange his
private affairs so as to accept He has
notified Gov. Bliss of his decision.
Tie residence of Bert Wheaton. at
Kingsley, was destroyed by fire Mon
day and an infant ! year old cremated.
The mother AMI father aud other chill
dren were absent. The child was left
lying on n couch. which was in lower
room, that burned before help arrived.
Although the railroads of the state
have until August | for the payment OF
their specific taxes. quite number
have already paid. The following rail
roads paid their taxes Monday: Chi
cago & Northwestern, $4,000; Mineral
Range. $11,a24: Hancock C Calumet.
$S.SSl; Manistee & Northeastern. S.
91S; Manistique C Northwestern, So.
934
Clarence Paxton formerly of De-
troit, was arrested in Coloma. charged
with making threats against the lives
of several people at Paw Paw lake and
Tor carrying weapons with which to
carry out his declared intentions.
Mental weakness, aggravated by alco-
hol and jealousy Of the landlady at n
lake resort, are responsible for the
young mans downfall.
After making careful canvass of
the northwest territory and preparing
conservative estimates upon the con.
ditions found throughout the grain
belt, the traffic officials Of the st. Paul.
the Northwestern, the Northern Pa
cific the Great Northern and the Bur-
lington systems, are agreed that the
wheat crop Of this region for 1901 will
break all previous records.
The earnings of Michigan railroads
during the month of May We're So. 55T.-
130.35. as compared with S3,303, 525.3
for the corresponding month last year
the increase for the month being $253.-
| j2S.3S. For the five months ending
| May 81 the total earnings were SIG
059, 22S.33. an increase OF $664 $40 90
| for the period as compared with the
corresponding period of 1900.
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