The Yale expositor., 1902-08-29
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Stephen Rlcs. u Flint grocer disap-
peared. leaving his family behind.
The old Jewish synagogue ~ Jack.
son las been purchased 10y Christian
Scientists.
Children playing with matches start.
eel u fire that destroyed the entire
grain crop uf Mute Bent. OF school.
craft.
llcmlock bark Is becoming scarce I'm
Michigan. and there Is talk OF rise
VA prices. though IL j. now quoted at
Sli per ton.
The reunion Of the Eleventh Michi
gan Infantry viii Ice held nt Constnn.
tine on Tuesday and Wednesday. Au.
gust 2G and -
While temporarily insane John Hols.
worth. an old resident Of Big Rapids.
beat his head with hatchet till hc
became unconscious.
Dr II. l.. Foster has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Reed
city and Dr. Ernest Shillito will have
the same position at Three Rivers.
+. \. Stuart. of Marshall a million.
aire. has caused 200 shade trees to be
set out ia this city since 1898 lie has
now ordered $50 trees 10 bc set out
next spring.
Arcadia Greek, which serves kala-
mnzoo as sewer. Is to Ice greatly en-
largcd. It's present capacity Is only IL
feet. hut IL VIII De enlarged To about
- square feet.
Ia the examination of Roy Hopper.
Of Flint. Tor inccndIarism, Claude ST.
Denis sworc that Hopper told him Of
having fired farmers barns for the
purpose OF intimidation.
Samuel !. Kennedy. chief ~ the cor
p0ratiun division Of the secretary OF
states Office. submitted to surgical
operation Thursday. and Is in an eX-
trcmely critical condition.
Dr. II. V. Apsley. n Grand Rapids
physician. was the victim of pick
pocket 40 the Grand Trunk depot. last
night. Eighty dollars and some surgi-
cal Instruments were lost
Al the bids opened for the new Ing
ham county court house at Mason
were above the appropriation for the
building and the plans will have tO bc
modllicd or new bids asked.
The Methodist Protestant College of
Adrian i in debt Sil .OOO net. ana II Is
planned to issue bonds In the dcnomi-
milton of SlOD each. payable in live
years. interest at = per cent.
Nn attempt 10y tramp 10 kidnap
Roy Powell. of Iron Mountain. aged :.
was frustrated hy the boys compnn.
ions who gave the alarm and caused
the pursuit and capture Of the man.
William Sowatsky. n farmer In Buc-
ma Vista township. Slipped from his
furs wagon and the wheels passed
over his neck. killing him Instantly.
lie lived In Saginaw county some 80
years.
\ single steamer took out of Muskc-
gon Go the Chicago market on Tues.
day nlght 2.2JO baskets ~ peaches and
plulns. 500 barrels of apples. 40 eases
OF celery ~ eases of berries, so bush.
els of peaches aud apples.
Wheat is the best crop II has been
for many years. though damaged In
some localities 10y growing caused by
wet weather. Corn has improved dur.
ing tile past two weeks. and n thought
will be a fairly good crop.
The thirty.scvcnth annual reunion Of
the Twcnty.thlrd Regiment. Michigan
Volunteers. will be- held at Midland.
"Wednesday. September Il. 1902. Mid
/ land wants every mothers son Of the
association. together with hls family.
10 be present on this occasion.
Friends nf H. r. Bennett. of Bay
Z city. who is serving u scycn-ycar sen.
/ tcnce nt Jackson for manslaughter
for causing the death of Agnes Eber-
stein. are making a quiet effort To Sc
cure his release from prison. Gov.
/ Bliss has been approached on the mat
/ ter lut none of those Interested will
I tell with what success.
stanch friends In life. benjamin An.
drews and Frank Nancarrow had y
/ jolnt funeral. according 20 their wish
cs. The funeral was held gt the Pew
abIc Methodist church. Hancock
] wednesday They were buried side
/ by side In Forest llill cemetery
noughton.