The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-03-28

uciit ana the ultpute was tnkCn INTO the
courts and hung up nearly the whole
year This year there was another tie.
anL another performance In the courts
n likely.
A committee OF Three Rivers OIL
cials and business men visited Jackson
yesterday to investigate the Roland
road. which II seeking franchise In
Three Rivers. They were taken over
the line To Grass Lake. Albion and
Marshall.
by gasoline stove explosion Mrs.
Henry Webber. of Niles, was badly
burned. Mr.. Webber went into the
burning house % recover some papers
and was rescued by Wesley Bourge. at
great risk. The house was burned. No
insurance.
About fifty young men of Detroit
who served I'm various military COM
panics during the Spanish war met
Wednesday night 10 organize the lla-
zen ;. pingrcc Command of the span.
ish War Veterans, corps OF the state
OF Michigan.
Charles Woodland. prominent farm
or of Leslie. died suddenly NJ Masonic
hall Tuesday evening. where he was
engaged In comforting the Eastern Star
degree rs one Of the officers. He was
about IL years OF age. and had been
subject 10 heart dlscAse.
Charles NJ. Goodale OF Jackson. 30
years old. was found lying In bed UNI
conscious Wednesday morning. and
died four hours later. when apparently
on the way 10 recovery. Coroner
Slenou IL investigating. GOodale leaves
"A xyfIntr uuI fxsn IunutfQ-a
Cadillac expended over $4,000 last
year Tor new cement sidewalks, but the
city Is Just that much further away
from the liahillty 10 h. sued for dam
ages for injuries sustained on defective
walks than she was before. And $1,000
wouldn't 20 very far in paying judg-
mcnts obtained In law suits.
Mrs. &. ID. Hardy. of Adrian. claims
the distinction OF being n member of
the Sabbath school class taught years
ago by the original MARY" 81 thc
lamb episode fame. I'm Somcryille.
Mass. The lamb was "A reality. The
heroine was Mrs. Mary T.. Sawyer,
who married Columbus Tyler.
A syndicate Of Chicago capitalists Is
trying % interest lronwOOd people In
a scheme 10 build thcater I'm that
city. The construction OF S30.OOD
building Is guaranteed II the citizens
will agree to purchase 1000 tickets at
$40 apiece for the opening production.
VI. VI. Spears whose strange disnp.
pearancc SATURDAY from the Columbia
hotel Of Wyandotte. OF which he was
landlord. Is causing much anxiety 20
creditors there. Is said by the Detroit
police 10 have cashcd a 5000 check Of
doubtful character az the Detroit VA.
tlonal bank.
Henry Cunning and wife. OF Perry.
had a close call Wednesday morning
from being asphyXlatcl 10y coal gas.
They were aroused from their siupor
10y an alarm clock. set 10 ring az >
o'clock. ana cropping their way To
door. soon revived In the fresh air. The
clock saved their lives.
Philip Little. one OF the men arrested
nj Toledo FOR the robbery OF the post.
office at Coral. and for time confined
In the city jail. hut afterwards taken to
Montcalm county Ia answer for helping
rob ana torturing an aged couple was
convicted M stanton and sentenced to
state prison for ~ years.
A tale comes from Los Angeles OF
an old soldier who coughed up the
point OF n hayonct which he had ear
ried since the civil war. In ST. Joe or
Galcsburg. says the Grand Rapids
Press. the same veteran would have
coughcd up n Springfield muskct and
forty rounds OF ammunition.
Tho first township in Michigan %
vote Oh the proposition FOR a township
central hlgh school was Portage. ANA
the proposition was defeated by an
overwhelming majority. the vote being
90 against and - for. Petitions have
also been circulated In Wakeshma
township FOR a similar election.
The rural high school proposition
was defeated In Kalam0 township.
Eaton Co. Monday FOR the reason. Il Is
said. that the farmers thought the plan
was sprung by the citizens OF Kalamo
village. where the building was To he
erected. for the villages benefit at the
expense OF the entire township.
4 movement has been started by
Miss Fannie Lacey. prominent Niles
society wcman. 10 organize the widows
and unmarried ladies OF the state FOR
the purpose Of applying TO the state
legislature for exemption OF the per.
sonal tax on property not TO exceed
5000 In any particular instance.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Phillip Boehm. OF
Marshall. celebrated the sIxty-sixth nm.
nivcrsary OF their wedding Sunday.
They are the longest married couple In
Calhoun county, and also the oldest.
AIR. Boehm Is 90 and Mrs. Boehm VIII
bc 81 Ia June. They were married in
New York city on March ~. 1896 and
came 10 Marshall In May OF that year.
Ex-senator Patton. member OF Re.
publican national committee. believes
that II Michigan hustles To get the next
national convention OF the party Il can
get a. and believes that Detroit could
take care OF the delegates II suit
able place were found for the convcn.
ton sessions. The matter came mp In
cidentally before the advisory council
OF the state League OF Republican
clubs
More than 200 Grand Rapids school
ma'ams VIII make the trip 60 the ma.
tionnl capital. starting next Saturday
At plymouth the Grand Rapids party
will he Joined by 80 teachers from Sag.
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