The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-03-14

stroyed Tuesday night. Loss estl-
mated at $500.
A thrifty farmer in ShIawassee
| County. boarded a train at OwOsso
aud. after paying S2.35 cash fare,
jumped from the train and nearly
/ killed himself To get his 80 cent hat.
which had blown of.
The comptroller OF the currency has
/ declared fifth dividend OF 10 per
/ cent I'm favor OF the creditors of the
First National Bank. OF Niles. Mich.
making In all 90 per cent on claims,
amounting 10 S39T .233.
An Ovid township farmer has Just
sold his last seasons crop of clover
seed. iOi bushels. FOR which he re-
! ceiNed 500. Ii was worth about four
| times as much as an ordinary wheat
crop on the same land.
! Mrs. i. W. Coates. who shot her hus-
! hand az East Jordan In the neck be-
cause he would not live with her. was
/ convicted I'm the Circuit Court of
assault with Intent 20 do great bodily
harm less than murder.
Business men and farmers 40 VII
/ mot are hustllng To- secure contracts
/ Tor loo acres of cucumhers. on the AS
/ surancc that II they are secured VII
! Hams Bros. OF Detroit. will establish
| picking sheds M that point.
Andrew Berquish. n farmer living
near Escanaba Is dead from drinking
I boiling water. For years he had made
/ II practice 90 eat and drink every
/ thing right from the stove and this
/ hablt was the cause 81 his death.
The transfers OF Battle Greek. TO
the number of a.. have organized a
union. The carpenters and masons
have lately organized. making total
OF 10 unions now In that city. The
! builders anticipate trouble this spring.
Fred Clemmer. hrother-In-law 81
| ). :. Odds. OF Lansing. was one OF the
! victims Of the snowslidc In Telluride.
| Col lie was B years Of age. and Tor
many years resided Ia Lansing. where
he was married and had other rcla-
| tiycs.
r. T.. Cook. OF Marquette. the land
locker who was shot 10y set gun.
is dead aud homestcader named
! Rosckrans who II accused OF setting
| the gun. has been arrested for man
! slaughter. The maximum penalty is Is
! years.
The $2O.OnO damage suit OF Mrs.
/ Flora =. Mcl:nllly against Edward
I Dgkin. 90 Williamson. In whose saloon
/ the plaintiffs husband was claimed
I To have lost his money AMI health. re-
/ suited in u disagreement by the Cir
cult Court jury.
Archie &. Costello. Of Perry. was ar
/ rested on charge ~ drunkenness and
/ had been locked up hut short time
/ when he began O. act Ike q maniac. lie
I tore his clothes 10 shreds and would
/ have Injured himself had not the au-
thorlties lnterfered.
The p0stotlicc equipment In Grand
| Rapids will he brought up 90 date 10y
I the installation OF pneumatic tube
/ service between Campau square and
! the postoi'icc for the delivery ~ mail
/ from each postal and street ear direct
I 10 the postofiicc mail sortrrs.
| A. y. DcWaclc and Colin Campbell.
who are the owners OF about 1000
acres 81 mari lands In Roscommon ami
| Crawford counties. are negotiating
with eastern parties and some local
/ capitalists for the formation of COM
| pany TO manufacture Portland cement.
Reports from all sections Of the state
/ show that deer and birds are winter
/ Ing unusually well. the winter having
been especially favorable FOR quail An
I unusually large number of wolves have
been killed In the upper peninsula. over
! 100 being reported from Baraga coun-
! ~ alone.
G. ID. Hawlcy. Of Union City. has a
1 Voucher issued 10 his grandfather by
/ the United States IN iS1S. FOR expenses
! incurred IN the war OF 1872. The
/ voucher Is issued FOR SIC and bears In
I tcrest 40 per cent The government
1 declines 90 pay II until congress makes
/ suitable appropriation.
/ The body OF man supposed % be
/ that Of Curlcy Thurston. OF KallSaska.
was found In n cabin two miles from
! town Sunday. The cabin was deserted
and the body had evidently been there
All winter. Three whisky bottles.
pipe and q piece NJ lead pencil were
I found near the body. II Il thought
/ that he frozc 90 death while In
I drunken stupur.
Suit has been commenced by Michael
Gerglnskic. of Lansing. against the
/ Pcrc Marquette Railway 60. Tor 81 600
! damages Several weeks ago Martha
| Gerrinske. 10 years old. daughter OF
Z the plaintiff. was crossing the com.
pany's right of way and stopped 90 let
/ freight train pass. As ear loaded
with logs was passing one OF the
| stanchlons holding the logs gave way.
/ and log fell on the child. killing her
I Instantly.
Charles 4. Johnson. ex-cashler OF the
| defunct Niles National bank. says ~
| the Detroit House or Correction: BE
/ fore | went Co prison ! could not eat:
/ couldn't sleep nights. aud my
stomach was all hut ruined by over
/ indulgence IN wine. cocktails aud
! cigars. Now | can eat heartily. The
/ food Is good. wholesome and appetiz-
I ing. and often pass my plate To Ice re-
filled. I'm getting healthy there. ana
| I'm going 20 fight Il out"
While Mrs. Arthur rurcottce. 81 BAY
/ City. went Co a ncighbor's after pail
/ OF water. her 7-yearold daughter
played with n rcd.hot poker NJ the coal
/ stove. John Curley and William f1cm.
Ing saw the child running out OF the
| door with It's dress In flames By the
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