The Yale expositor., 1902-12-12

lt r. the opinion of those in poo
sitl0n Co know that less than half the
number of deer WAS slaughtered this
season than last year ln the upper pen
insula
Ordinarily thousands Of bushels OF
POTATOES are shipped from Marlcttc
every fan aud winter. hut this year the
tuhrrs are being kept Tor home CON
sumption
AIRS. Mary j. Childs. aged 80. pa
tient Ice the Traverse city asylum from
Chehoygun. hanged herself with a strip
torn from a sheet and was dead when
discovered.
Aged Charles Drew. of Owosso. was
probably fatally hurt 10y being thrown
from hls wagon. aud Edward lngcrsoll
was badly hurt trying 60 stop the run
away horses
Clcavc MarShmau. aged 81. was
working lu the mill of the National
Sand a Stone Go. at Austintown. when
he WAS caught Ia a shaft and hurled 10
instant death.
Alfred Livingston. Marine city
character. reputed To have money.
crawlcd under the boilers at the Mich
lgan salt block and was later found
dead. Heart disease.
Capitalists have been looking over
the peat beds In the vicinity OF Fen
ton with view To- establishing a fac
tory for The making mp OF this fuel
into marketable form.
Mrs. Ellen Palmer. Of Grass Lake.
was badly burned about her head aud
shoulder, while lighting a lire with
kerosene. she Us widow and Is ear
InG Tor nm invalid mother
Henry Ratcmun. at Eaton Rapids.
The Young man whose arm was caught
In cJrding machine at lIorner's
wooden mills ana nearly severed from
his body Ia days ago. Is dead.
Peas seems 10 hc good crop. over
100000 bushels were grown the past
season ANA sold under contract ut
prices ranging from 81 10 To s. per
hushcl. according 10 variety and
quality.
The thrcshors of Michigan have or
Eauizcd state branch uf the Nn-
tlorul Thrcshcrs' association. The
members say the business of the as.
''' tAil'l - lii'll wv IT, bhl Allal II -
not a trust
city Physician Koou. OF Grand Rap.
ids. reports to the board II health that
thousands uf people have recently been
exposed 10 smallpox through the negli-
gcucc of attending physicians To re-
port the eases
Ludngtou voted to bond Tor $4,000
FOR street improvements. but the prop
ositlons FOR $1,000 for bonuses To-
secure new factories ana $500 for an
extension of the water works system
were turned down.
IIerbic Barker. aged L. years. was
drowned while skating on the pond I'm
Standlsh sunday. the ice being too
thin. \ younger brother went down
with him. but was reswscitated after
hard work 10y the doctors.
In securing jury for a local option
case In Paw Paw eighteen jurors were
called and each was asked whether he
believed in the local option law. Three
81 them did ana the other fifteen ex.
pressed a preference for high license.
The saloon men 81 Van Buren, coun.
~ are circulating petitions asking for
another vote on the license question
and will present them 20 the super
visors NJ the January meeting Of the
board. providing they get enough sig
natures.
North Adams Is short ON houses.
Rooms In business blocks that have
not been occupied FOR some time. are
being fitted up Tor families. The hoop
and slave factory that located there
several months ago Is said 10 cause all
the trouble.
While samuel Berry. OF Traverse
City. was feeding corn into husker
his glove caught. drawing his hand I'm.
Three fingers were cut of and the
hand terribly manglcd. He has had
the entire care of a pnralyZed wife FOR
several years.
AID. i. H. Murdcn. of Adrian. who
was q captain In the Sixteenth battal-
ion of the province of Ontario. during
the Frnian raid OF 1896. has received
notice from the Dominion government
that he j. entitled To leo acres OF Can.
adam government land.
Several new towns viii he plated
along the Meuomlncc river In the near
future one. White Rapids. has nj.
ready been plated 10y Chicago and
Oshkosh capitalists. who have pur-
chased much land along the river and
are Interested in the development OF
the water power.
Fred H. Hess. aged -. while work
Ing In his saw mill seven miles north
of Prescott. la Logan township. lost
one Of his legs on a circular saw. His
recovery Is doubtful on account OF the
flow OF blood. AZ he remained about
two hours Ia this state without surgl-
cal attendance.
Gaylord Hatfield. aged Il. Of Eden.
accidentally shot himself while hunt.
Ing sunday. lie climbed over log
and raised his gun 10y the muZzlc.
blowing the flesh from his right hand.
the shot also striking his neck and
chin. lie walked half mile 10 tele.
phone TO the doctor
The only counties whose election re-.
turns hnve not been forwarded 10 the
secretary 81 state are Wayne Bay and