The Yale expositor., 1902-07-04

a 0olOFtu man VINO AnbWeTb me ue-
scription OF the man who murdered
Charles Parks I'm box car AT Bridge
man last Tuesday night. was arrested
here. The fellow claims he has been
travelling with a circus.
Edward O'Donnell and John W.
Turk. two old soldiers and inmates OF
the Soldiers Home. quarreled over n
woman. and O'Donnell stabbed Turk
over the eye. Turk Is not seriously
hurt. O'Donnell escaped.
The infant daughter 81 John Dcmp-
stcr. Of Port Huron. got hold Of a
match aud succeeded I'm irnltng IT,
The little ones clothing caught fire.
and she was 81 terribly burned that IL
Is believed she cannot live.
The registration IN the summer
school of the University ~ ms follows;
Literary and engineers. aGS; law. -;
medical. -; music. IL total. 81. This
Is slightly I'm excess OF "A corresponding
tlnc last year.
William &. Simmons. Of GRIND Rap
ids. former Ncwaygo county postmas-
tcr. who has served four years In the
Detroit house of correction for misnp.
preparation of funds has been dis.
charged from paying iinc of S2.3Sl II,
on poor 1chtors' act.
Hallstoncs an inch in diameter fell
Ia Benton lIarbor. destroying fruits
and vines aud in some instances trees.
Tie streets were Hooded. The wind.
rain and hail storm also did serious
damage To- fruits in Quincy, Coidwator.
Moudon ana Kalamazoo.
Al r.
lnac railroad 1.321.Oi1 acres. which
were put M rs security FOR bonds u
construct the road. The annual report
Of Commissioner Cottrell shows that
last year 3.liO acres were sold at az
average Of S3.95 per acre.
The Supreme Court has granted n
stay Of sentence I'm the case Of cX-Rep-
rcscntatiye Arthur l.. Rich. % Neway-
go. found guilty OF assault and sen
fenced 20 two and one.half years inl-
prisonment The case will be appealed,
and Rich admitted 20 bail.
Local lInwkshaws OF Kalamazoo.
have captured man who gave his
name as Charles Richie. 10y first
knocking him insensIplc with stick
OF wood. lie had revolver. skeleton
keys aud flash lantern on his person.
They think he's n bank robbcr.
'he railway companies OF the state
are beginning to pay their specific
taxes to the state. which are due dur
ing the month II July. Saturday the
Chicago X Northwestern Railroad paid
sol. S9J n: the Wabash. SiSSO5 80;
Minneapolis. 80. Paul X Sault Ste. Ma
RTE. S2i.JlS.
rhe local attorney of the Detroit
United Railway Ia Flint has asked an
injunction to prevent the Common
Council from interfering with the road
threats having been made to tear up
the tracks on South Saginaw street.
whore the Street Railway Company r..
fuses TO pave.
Pearl Pclis;cy. the IL year old
granddaughter OF old chief Pcliskey,
WIS run down and killed I'm Pctoskey
10y Fred Johnson. colorcd. Saturday
night. lie was coasting down q steep
grade when the accident occurred. The
child's skull WIS crushed. Johnson
was placed under arrest
The President has nominated the fol
lowing Michigan postmastcrs Winth-
rop 4. HAYES. Rochester; oliver
blc. Shepherd. The following Mlchl-
gan postmasters have been confirmed
by the senate: W. T.. Osmun. Mon
taguc; g. II. Pond. Ann Arhor.
The heirs Of Andrew Jackson. an
aged colorcd resident Of Niles. are
wondering where the old man hid his
money. lie died yesterday. and Just
before the end he was stricken dumb
while trying To tell them where he had
secrctcd several thousand dollars I'm
gold. 4 systematic search Is being
made.
The scmiannual meeting Of the joint
state prison boards will take place az
Mnckinac island, July 2G-2S. which
will comprise the board of control OF
Jackson and Marquette prisons and
Michigan rcformatcry az Ionla. The
state board Of pardons. and board of
charities and correction Will also be In
attendance.
Galcsburg has lately been treated 10
a rigid enforcement Of the blue
laws" A communication signed by
every business and professional man
or woman IN the village. save one. and
also those OF all who conduct manu-
featuring or mechanical industries, 30
In all. has been sent 10 the prosecutor
asking him to deslst.
What was az one time the greatest
preserve for Wild ducks and geese 90
he found I'm the state-the old +. u.
Brewer marsh near the center OF OF
tawa county--is TO be converted into
big cattle ranch. Two Chicago men
have purchased 5000 acres Of the
marsh for something like Si5.OOO. and
will raise stock and grain upon the
land.
The following are the new trustees
OF Olivet college: DR. Robert w. Me-
I.aughlin. Kalamazoo; DIR. Heman p.
DeForest. Detroit: Howard Bement.
Lansing: Rev. James A. Blaisdell OIL
vet; Frank 7. Cobbs. Cadillac. New
members Of the executive committee
are; George w. Radford. Detroit: DR.
Robert w. Mclaughlin. Kalamazoo.
and Rev VIM. Ewing. Lansing.
The Fischer Cockcrllne fcud has
taken n new tack at Birmingham.
Fischer came out to visit his farm In