The Yale expositor., 1903-10-23
STATE NEWS IN nRIEy.

Battle Greek Socialists have opened
a cooperative grocery store.
a company has been formed az Nc.
Pleasant To manufacture gas.
4 new roof costing over $4,000 IL
being placed on the state capitol.
This season will practically close the
numbering operations on Dead river.
The Chippewa county jail is too
small. A new one Is 90 be erected.
Washtcnaw farmers pronounce their
corn crop the biggest they ever raised.
Two tramps cruwlcd into box car
NJ Elmira TO sleep and set the car on
fire.
Grant village fathers have dccreed
that no more board sidewalks be laid
there.
For stealing radiators from church
two men are under arrest NJ Port
Huron.
Grapes are selling at the highest
prices known In Benton Harbor for
20 years.
Tons OF squash are being delivered
60 the canning factory 10y Bay city
farmers.
Flint has bonded itself Tor S2G250O
To purchase the plant of the Flint Wa
ter Works Co
Boync City Is promised two new
factories chemical plant and tan
ming concern.
1t Is stated that this season will
clean up the timber operations in
Gogcblc county.
During the past year 20 persons
were sent To- shc Ncwberry asylum
from Marquette.
So far rs prices are concerned
Pressure Isle fishermen are having
harvest just now.
There are nine rural schools in OF
scgo county closed because of inability
10 secure teachers.
Charlotte has decided to give no
more bonuses TO factories inducing
them 10 locate there.
Thieves looted the postoiiicc AMI
general store az Eagle OF 800 worth
of stamps and goods.
Michigan's barley crop averages ooi,-
sol bushels. on 37.S5S acres. It, an
uual value l. Si2j.2Ja
IN Allcgnn farmer sold 10000
I bushels OF peaches from his orchard.
averaging over 81 bushcl.
I Clark Baker the veteran thrashcr OF
Ilillsdalc. reports his daily average of
grain has been 200 bushels.
An Ovid Hvc.y car-old nearly died
from swallowing six bclladonna pills
given him by small classmatc.
Six schools In Branch county. closed
for lack OF teachers, are reported by
| the county school commissioner.
\. j. Bryant. of Benton Harbor. r.
the first colorcd attorney to practice
law In the Bcrricn county circuit.
/ Michignns annual product of rye Is
worth $500. In3; the acreage II II BOT
I the average crop 3l0.2iO bushels
While hunting In the woods 20 mllcs
from town. Manistlque man killed
i big bear which weighed lG7 pounds.
Since Roy McKesson OF Manlsiiqur
killed Ia pound bear a few miles
\ from there. he is the hero OF the town.
/ IL Is said that never In the history OF
/ the copper country was cash so hard
TO Get hold OF as IL Is In Calumet NJ
present.
/ On washing day. WILLIAMSON wo.
man put gasoline Ia the boiler. IN the
resultant explosion she was burned
severely.
Several sroccrs IN copper country
are In trouble Tor selling blackberry
brandy without the necessary federal
\ licenses.
Cassopolls has ghost which walks
when the negroes 20 scrcnadiug. fDr
\
thankful.
ON ihc average. - freight carloads
/ OF merchandise, materials and sup
piles are unloaded every week at Jack
son prison.
500 yctcrluarics report an epidemic
OF horse fever iu Chippewa county
/. Many valuable horses are dead from
the disease.
Mackinac county farmers who raised
peas for a Detroit seed house found
the crop the best paying thing they
ever handled.
A herd OF cattle belonging TO Prof
/ &. II. Alvurde. formerly uf the Agri-
cultural College. were found mystcr.
iously poisoned.
The buildings recently destroyed NV
! lFf W. QNlttl NNNiilNNS NfAlltNl VIII
be replaced at once with handsome
new brick block
George Kelly. OF Archie. reports that
he found a pun hall that was - inches
In circumference. "a IN diameter and
weighed > pounds.
4 valuable Jersey helfer owned BY
n Delta county farmer was shu, by
some nearsighted sportsman eager to
secure some venlson.
TO raise funds for Identifying their
high school. Menominec teachers and
students are arranging a series of so
Gals for the winter.
A special election viii be- held NJ
Eaton Rapids November - 90 vote on
the question 81 spending Si2.OOD for
q municipal lighting plant.
A deer ran ahead of pcrc Mar
quctte train near White Cloud for near.
~ two miles. then bounded or the
track Into barbed wire fence brcak-
INK two legs