The Yale expositor., 1902-08-15
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

decldcd 10 nave "a FARMERS carnival on
the 18th inst.
Mrs. Prot. John Phclan. ~ Chicago.
formerly Miss stella Brnckctt. OF Pc
tOskcy, died 70 the latter place.
4 Menomincc concern has shipped
carload OF box shocks. the fourth
consignment OF the Kind, To South
Africa.
Matte l.. Kcrshay. Of Pontiac. who
last October secured a divorce from
her husband on the ground of cruelty
and nOn-support. was remarked to her
former husband. Thomas korshaw.
During severe electrical storm
Tuesday morning lightning struck a
tree on the farm of Charles banning.
near Flushing. under which four cows
had taken refuge All OF the animals
were instantly killed.
James Mccarthy was driving across
the Niles X South Bend railroad track
with n load of rye. when a passing
train struck the wagon. The load fell
upon Mccarthy who was seriously ia
jured. but will survive.
Farmer Holland. Of south Milton.
Antrim county. mixed barrel 0f paris
green To put on his potatoes and LEFT
II out doors all night. In the morn
Ing he found six OF his cattle dead
from eating Of the poison.
August Nonbcver. OF Gladstone. a
Belgian. will probably die from In
iuries received last nicht In drunken
frec-for-all light which followed
barn raising Clubs and knives were
used. Several Bclgians are under ar
rest.
s,,,.,,t.,tt ,.,t,,f,tt, .,,rou,,bo,,t
the state are shown 10y the records OF
Section Director Schneider of the
weather bureau. During July 1lOd
inches fell az Owosso. aud 40 EloIsc,
Wayne county. the precipitation was
1867 inches.
Too much prcScryaline In the meat
they ate was what made those Lam
sing persons 30 who suffered after eat
ing canned goods recently Several
meat market men have admitted using
prescrNallne. hut they promise not 90
do 80 any more.
The farmers on one Of tho rural
routes out OF Durand have been noti-
fled that 81 will Ice necessary for them
to make the roads better or lose Their
daily mails. As result the farmers
are hustllng some. and better roads
will be- the result.
\. j. Iongrlc. village marshal OF
Stephenson. sold his bicycle shop re-
Gently and now ne has disappeared.
leaving his family destitute. Mrs. An
toinc Boucher has also disappeared.
leaving husband and two children.
It's said that they clored.
Across the bay from Meuominee. tho
rabbit pest is resulting In badly dam.
aged or ruined crops. The farmers
are clnmoring that something be done
to rid the country 90 the nuisance
which has so far hanled them. The
bounty plan IL being suggested.
After maintaining his innocence foI
three years. John Cook. cX-city treas
urer az Grand Haven. appeared In the
Circuit Court and pleaded guilty a.
cmbczzling S2.I0O OF the city funds.
The plea was made at the advice OF
lis attorney Gerrit j. Dlckcma.
Eight students are earning money
for their collegiate courses by working
with the construction gang of the Am
ericln Telephone X Telegraph Co.
which l. strnging wires west 81 Ann
Arbor Foreman Palmain says they
are the hardest workers IN the gang
OF - men.
Tho Ionia rcformatory valuation T.
given as follows: Land. SlJ.SGS: build.
iugS. $50 .OOD. bills receivable. So
32S 81: steam and electric plant and
supplies Sig.g4G -: stock and farm
tools. SG3lI -: furniture. clothing.
bedding aud supplies. 81 81 -; To-.
tai SIU9.3l5 l..
because. rs he says he wanted %
cause little excitement. Oscar Al.
rams. Irnnwo0d. III years old.
Northwestern railroad call boy. set q
number of small fires. opened turr
table and ran two locomotives into the
pie. opened switches and lid other
mischief. lie has been arrested.
In - signed letter Ia the local papers
e. W. Post. of Battle Creek. Invites
labor unions. employers and Investors
to come to an agreemcn; 10y which
wages can be fixed FOR q definite time.
lie desires 60 build extensively. hut In
view Of his experience and that Of
others with labor troubles last year
hcsltatcs without some guaranty OF
the cost.
Nearly three years ago Mrs. Albert
Laycock Of Lansing. after n dream.
Irophcsicd that within few years all
the members Of her family except u
brother would die. Since then she has
died. n brother died shortly after the
prophecy. and her father was buried.
Her husband was frightfully burned
n. fire last winter and was IN the
hospital over three months. but mir
nculously escaped death.
AZ the examination OF Charlca III
Crossman. the Kalamazoo sign paint.
or. for shooting Farmer Lewis. OF
Paw Paw. IN quarrel over Cross
mans wife. Lewis testified In all scri-
BUSINESS that he bought the woman
from Cfrssman and assumed that she
belonged 10 him. He objected to
Crossman hanging around the farm
house. although Mrs. Crossman was
living there. and the shooting was the
result
Probate Judge William +. Slime. OF
Eaton county. has sent his resignation
to Gov. RlIss. As this action had been