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Milford chronicle., 1903-04-10
ELLENDALE.

What will next befal the respondent far
mers? Last week gave promise OF favorable
weather for farm work; but the rains havt
come in a deluge this week, and this country
is sea Of wFter and slush, mud and mire Is
everywhere. The spring is half passed anC
no clover seed is sown; no gardens are
planted; no potatoes put in the ground ard
almost impossible TO get horse in the field
even should the rain cease. Those who oc
cupy high ground are to be congratulated
with all this to bear we are again smitten
with frost and freezing weather, that has
blasted our hopes for good fruit crop. On
our low lands the damage was greater than
in other districts. Peaches, pears. cherries
and early Strawberries are largely blasted;
but few are vet sanugine, and claim that "a
few peaches have survived In our orchard
of lC00 trees where a fine prospect was last
week, the buds give no sign Oflife now. Moth
ing short ofa ship canal would drain this
country now, yet with all these misfortunes
our people apI ear happy.
On account of the bad weather, the young
folks of the EpwOrth League will repeat their
dramatic effort on Saturday night April Ilth,
OF the play "Out In the Streets" with new
features.
The church folks gave their pastor a sur
prise party last Thursday evening. when many
necessary articles of household and personal
comfort were given him.
The Inauguration ofths Order of Pocahon.
tas Tribe Of Red Men last week, was a great
success About fifty OF the best ladies of
Glendale and neighbOring country were in
itiated and it was after midnight when the
banquet was over. The Wilmington visitors
were enthusiastic in praise ofthe new lodge
The question now is, "can the women keep a
secret?'
George Walker is very III with consump-
tion, which was contracted from exposure
while acting as brakeman on railroad
The Rev. BucksOm, who has been III, is now
able to he about,
Mr. Alfred Short has been able to be out
this week
David Nailorof Milford, and Lemuel Shock .
'ey were visitors here this week
W. $. DickersOn is making use OF his time .
while waiting for the weather to clear by .
purchasing and selling horses; he has just re-
turned from Philadelphia with a large pair
Of mules. He also has two fine Jersey cows
to sell.
+. n. Whitney has been appointed a Trus-
lee of the Poor for this district.and also made
chairman of that body. II was a wise selec-
ion, as he is a capable and energetic gentle
man.
Last week we put few words in the "ceut-
'-word column" OF the CHRONICLE, and in
hree days a dozen applicants came for the
tock advertised. spead of this fact in ap-
probation OF the wide circulation Of the
CHRONICLE, and its value as medium to
each the public.
Esquire EllegoOd relates story Of his ex- ,,
'erience on Mr.. S. f. Reeds swamp farm
ear town he says that he caught fair sized
N n the water now covering Mr. Reeds !
trawberry field, and as soon as the rain
eases he purposes going cut with hook and
me after more fish
Reed 4 Brother have started to mauufae- d,
1re peach baskets, and are working on full
lme' pAuT
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
STUDENT BRANDED WITH IRON:
Junior Glass President ls Marked FOL
Life by Fellow Pupils.

Grand Rapids. Mich, special: John
Mcpherson. president of the junior
class of the Grand Rapids high school,
bears an ugly mark ON his forehead In
the form OF the figures 'O3 firmly inn
printed there. ne alleges. with hot
branding irons by members OF the
senior class.
Mcpherson was inveigled into va
cant lot surrounded by bushes and
trees. where the conspirators were
waiting 10 decorate him and whore a
fire built In a hole in the ground
heated the irons. lie was firmly
bound and then two young men who
wore masks applied the brands. II
is declared that they were chosen TO
do the work by a vote of the senior
class and their names are kept sc.
cret.
After he had been freed by his as.
sailants Mcpherson fastened TO a
physician. who counteracted part OF
the effect of the blisters. but he is
marked probably for life. lie has
been urged to make complaint To the
authorities. but refuses.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
pefrnuds the People.

The people OF Marshall have found
that they were mwittingly contribut-
Ing TO sort 81 gct.rich-quick scheme
a year ago. At that time the bills paid
by the city for iumigating houses
where there had been contagious dis
eases ran from So 90 81 house. One
OF the papers complained and since
then the charge has been s. house,
nor has there been any complaint that
tho work isn't done just as thorough.
ly as when the higher rate was
charged.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
no cultivate Rlueherries.

J. A. Coffin OF Machias. Me. has
wired a Traverse City representative
to place a force of men at work To
prepare several hundred acres of pine
barrens Tor the cultivation Of blue
berries. The tract Is located in the
eastcn portion of Grand Traverse
county and the western portion OF
Kalkaska county Mr.. Coffin will ar
range for the erection OF "A large can
ming factory The first crop will be
raised next year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
COUNTY OFFICERS WITHOUT PAY

Queer PredIeanent in Which ingham
Supervisors Are Placed.
The county officers Of lngham coun'
.ty are in trouble. As result of the
investigation of eX-Clerk Woodworth's
affairs some time ago an order was Is
sued that thereafter no bills be paid
except on warrants signed by the
chairman of the board OF supervisors.
The board as az present constituted
has no chairman. the last incumbents
term having expired. and consequently
none OF the county officers can get
their pay \ special session of the
board To choose a chairman will prob
ably be called to relieve the situation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Loses BY carelessness.

Albert T.. Underwood. one of Cal
houn cOunty's prosperous farmers liy-
ing in Newton township. had "A rather
expensive experience recently. He re-
turned from a neighboring village and
lighted n lantern I'm order To see 20
caring for his horses. He left the
lighted lantern In the horses stall and
went 10 bed. In about an hour there
was the finest kind of a fire. which de-
stroyed the barn and its contents. in
Guiding several valuable cattle and
horses.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
COMPANY MUST PAY INSURANCE
Long.Drawn-out Bean Case ls ~
nally Settled by Court.

Lons.Orawn-out Bean Case ls ~.
naily Settled by Court
Judge Kline az Ann Arbor render.
ed his decision in the celebrated bean
case. which has been through all the
stages OF litigation from arbitration 10
litigation. Thomas Kcarney, a farmer
Of Mortified. suffered a loss by FIRE ON
his barn. lie was insured In the
Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance
company. He put In a claim for tho
loss OF 500 bushels OF beans valued
at SiO0 The company contendcd that
these beans were not In the barn ~
the time OF the fire and tae defense
was that koarney was putting in a
fraudulent claim. Judge Kline holds
that Kearney Is innocent of any in.
tent 10 defraud and Is entitled 10 a
Judgment of S90i ON the barn and
contents.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
State Funds.

The cNcheauer of the state OF Michi.
gan at the close of business April 80
contained S5.250.l 1890. The. receipts
ct the month have about cqualed the
expenditures During the month of
May the cash balance will be material.
~ reduced by the payment Of the semi
annual allowance OF primary school
money. The auditorgeneral has de.
cided 10 apportion so cents per capita,
which will require S442.9lOiu.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Usual Tussle.

CRYSTAL Falls has a new electric
light and watsrworks plant which
cost s7j. 600. and now the board OF
public works and the common coun.
eli are having great time over
he selection OF man who shall
be- appointed superintendent of the
plant The aldermen want a local
man. while tho board OF works Is
strong for an outside engineer
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Release Game Warden.

Deputy Game Warden Spaford who
shot and killed Chris McLain in Ben.
zie county. has been released from
arrest The officials who investigated
the affair concluded that his plea OF
self-defense was right. Spafford had
caught McI.ain violating the FISH law.
and when he attempted TO arrest him
McLain assailed him with a spear and
pinned him TO the ground.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Intereounty fairs.

\ move Is on loot TO organize a
fair society which will include Al.
pena. Altoona. Pressure Isle and
MontmOrency counties. thus making
possible the holding OF annual fall
fairs which will be large enough 20
amount to something. a thing which
Is impossible for any Of the four
counties named to do separately.
The board OF supervisors OF Alpena
IL pushing the subject.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Michigan News Items
CANCER VICTIM ENDS HIS LIFE

Operations Fail to Cure and He Turns
on the Gas.
George Rounds. aged so, for nearly
fifteen years city engineer Of the Ben
ton Harbor water works. committed
suicide Rounds quit work. went to
his room and then attached "A tube
to the gas and turned IL on full under
his bed covers. When found his head
was covered, having secured the full
force OF the gas. Rounds was vic
tim OF a cancer ON his lip and after
repeated operations had given up all
.hopes Frequently he has said dur
my the past ten days that the cancer
would never Kin him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Ennine nianlaee, Homes.

Farmers around Schoolcraft are In.
terested In the experiment being made
by one Of their number. lie Is doing
his spring blowing with a four-gang
plow which Is drawn by traction
engine. He proposes To make the On.
CINE take the place Of horses In most
OF his farm work like blowing. NOV
ing. harvesting. etc.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
County Humane Society.

Branch county Is doing good work.
Two years ago a county humane soci-
ETY. was organized there. with head
quarters az Coldwater. and the work
Of the society has been productive Of so
much good that now there Is n general
sentiment throughout that section
tending toward the allcyiatiCn of sur
TERMS among dumb animals.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Cold Kills Oats.

There are many fields OF oats In the
vicinity OF Hudson that were sown
before tho recent cold rains that are
now dead loss 20 the owners. The
seed rotted in the ground and the re-
suit Is that many acres will have to
be rcplanted. Tne oats that have
been planted since the rains and ON
sandy soil are getting along finely.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
hortieulturIsts to Meet.

The Lenawee County Horticultural
society. one of the strongest and old.
est local societies in the state will
hold "A meeting at Adrian May ~ in
connection with the Michigan State
Horticultural society. a program OF
great interest and value To fruit grow.
ers has been arranged.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
No Bid for Land.

\ tract Of 32u acres of land wa
offered at auction az Portland the 9TH
cr day but there was not "A single
bidder ON it The land Is not cleared
and this is The reason 10 one wanted
H. In these days OF high wages for
farm help and the extreme difficulty
of securing men az any price Il costs
too mucl 10 clear land.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Howard CITY Hotel Burns.

The Hotel Coburn at Howard City
caught fire and burned with contents.
On account OF a high wind Grand Rap.
ids was asked Tor assistance. but the
local fireman got Il under control aud
help vas not needed. The Coburn ho-
tel was one OF the oldest hotels I'm
that part Of the country. being built
some thirty-fye years ago. II was
insured to-. 81 5UO
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Variation in Huaqers.

Many a place has had a Jack the
Hugger' To scare the feminine por
lion OF the population. but Il has re-
manned for the 500 TO acquire fame
through the discovery OF a "Jill
the Hugger." SO 20 speak The
Soos hugger is woman. said TO
be young and good looking. who
haunts the streets after dark en-
bracing unprotected women.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

And now the battleship Alabama has
made a record for effectiveness OF gun
firc. We guess that before the next
war comes our boys will be able TO
shoot as we'll as any OF the blarsted
FOREIGNERS.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

II confirmed liar can be- cured OF
his falling by hypnotic suggestion. as a
German scientific authority asserts. a
truthful man may be made con
firmed liar by the same means. There
are fnghtful possibilities In hypno.
tism.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
counterfelt pollarn.

Grand Rapids is being flooded with
bogus silver dollars. When the coins
are new II Is hard Ia tell them from
the real thing. but In few days this
appearance wears OF and II Is easy
90 detect them. The coins bear the
dates of 1884. 1856 and 1897 Large
numbers Of them are turning mp at
the banks.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
After Pickle Eactorx-

Howell is hustling in earnest To get
pledges Of enough acreage from the
farmers OF the vicinity to insure the
establishment in the city OF a pickle
factory. Even the common council
has taken a hand In the matter to the
extent of appointing a special commit.
tee 90 assist in the canvass.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Railway Dream.

From recent developments the
people of eastern Ocoana and west.
ern Newaygo counties are convinced
that they are going To get a rail.
road this year. The right OF way
h now being obtained between Hes.
peria and Fremont.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
nied.,n pauahter,s Arms.

John Blaak. 90 years old and one of
the earliest settlers OF the county,
dropped dead in the arms OF his
daughter in his home in Grand Rapids
township. Coroner Terry decided that
death was due 10 heart disease
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
MAY Lose pepot.

Metamora people are aroused over
the rumor that the Michigan Central
will remove the present shack which
does duty ar "A passenger depot at La.
peer To their town. and build a new
stone structure az Lapeer. When the
old depot at Mctamora was burned
recently the townspeoplc thought they
were In line for a new one sure.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Enc, erpeet, Normal school.

Ex-senator Blakeslce OF Galien says
Berrien county stands splendid
chance Of landing the proposed nor
nal school. which would mean that II
would go "a Niles as no other town In
the county Is out after H.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Mr. Funk now says he has talked
with the spirit OF Henry Ward Beech
or face to face. II Mr. Bcccher was In
his usual form Mr.. Funk couldn u have
had much of chance 20 talk.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

The Rothschilds are buying homes
for the poor of England with a recip.
rocatory arrangement by which the
poor can return the favor In install.
ments al the usual rates of interest.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

The editor of our esteemed contem.
porary. the New York Mail and EN.
Nress. declares that the coroners must
90" What's the matter. brother; been
sitting on you?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Forbids Daneina

The sclool board at Union City has
declared that the present teachers In
the city schools will not be reap
pointed unless they agree 90 give mp
dancing during the school year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
30 MsshIne Faetory Meves.

Unicn city loses one Of its principal
industries. ,hc slot machlnc factory.
The concern will remove 60 Battle
Cfcel, iu order 20 secure better ship
mcnt facilities and more factory room.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

a Kalamazoo negro who had worn
the same shirt for months changed
Il for clean one and was sent 20
Jail for thirty days The clean siirt
was stolen
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
nc. a stop Runawax.

Carl Alfscn. an Alpena young man.
saw n runaway horse coming down the
street. and although there was no one
in the rig he tried to stop II and was
knocked down and trampled ON and
may not recover
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

4 81 900 bill was lost ON a New York
ferryboat. and now 50 many are claim
ing II that II Is difficult to find the real
owner In these prosperous times
dropping 81 600 bank notes Is an ordi-
nary occurrence.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

The esteemed Portland Oregonian
says the people of Portland are work
ing in earnest for the beautifying OF
their city. Another triumph for ore
gonlZed labor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

An authority recommends cheerful.
ness and hilarity for the cure Of indi-
gestion, observes an exchange. Isn't
this something like recommending
plenty OF hair for badness
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Interurban Extension.

The Detroit a Macklnaw viii
build an extension from Omer to
Au Ores this year the two villages
having contributed a bonus OF S..
600 and the right at way.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

IT. IT, Rogers. the Standard oil
magnate. who Is worth 10000. 600 or
s50OO0.OOO. is suffering fearful agon
ies because his digestive apparatus
refuses 10 go. The Standard on for
tune seems to be its own punish.
ment.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Evnrt ln aoomirn.

Evart is booming this spring For
the past five years It has been almost
impossible for newcomers To find
houses, but this spring a large mum
Der of new houses will be built
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Plenty OF Ducks.

There are said TO be more Wild
ducks around Tawas City al present
than for many years past OF
course. none OF them are being shot.
however. because this is not the
open season
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Appropriatc,

a FLINT policeman came across
fellow the other day In whom indul-
ecnce In liquor had not dulled the
sense OF appropriateness. he was
beastly drunk and had orawled into a
pig pen TO sleep.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Baron Won Biedenfold says that
Americans are unclcan. illiterate and
drunken. AS the baron when he was
here associated with his Kind. natur
ally he jumped ut this conclusion.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

over $4,000 immigrants arrived al
New York during the first ten days Of
April. We would advise them To- order
coal for next winter at their earliest
convenience.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Hydrophobia may be an imaginary
ailmcnt. but rather than have a scien.
u6c controversy with n dog supposed
TO be mad II is better TO give the ami.
NAL the entire street
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Admiral Walker estimates that 30.
600 men viii be employed in digging
the Panama canal. Negroes Chinese
and Japanese laborers will do the most
of IL. and nobody will envy them the
lob.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Raises Teachers PAY.

In order To put stop. II possible.
90 so many teachers quitting their
jobs TO get married the school board
at Battle Greek has decided TO raise
all salaries 10 per cent
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

For a man who wasn't going to live
n year King Edward Is one of the
liyclicst corpscs that ever went To
Lisbon 90 be showercd with rose
leaves.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
Boom in Real Estate.

Real estate dealers declare that
more property has changed hands in
Owosso and the immediate vicinity
since Jan. than during the entire
two years Just preceding.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

"Letter.writing Is n lost art" says
somebody. And this right after the
publication of the letters In the Bur.
dick case.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
HITS BOY WITH CIRCULAR SAW
Lads Had Been Teasing Newly Wed
Couple az Bay City.

Couple at Bay City.
Fred Wendt. 10 years old, has hole
in his skull. the result of a chariYari.
A wedding occurred at the home OF
Charles Cook at West Bay City. and
crowd of boys made things unpleas-
ant Wendt was passing by. Il Is
claimed. and was not member of the
gang. but when Cook picked up a cir
cular saw rs inches in diameter aud
threw t.. IL struck Wendt above the
ear. the heavy teeth crushing through
the skull Wendt Is said 20 have a
chance for recovery
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
wnnta Better Library.

Dowariac Is ret satisfied with the
kind OF library $4,000 will build and
will agree 20 put up Sl.5oo year for
maintenance. instead OF $1,000, " MIR.
Carnegie will raise his ante To $4,000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

An English countess has found out
that the lord she married rs bogus.
This looks like a pretty strong yindi-
cation OF lot OF American girls.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Heligoland is washing away. When
II has disappeared entirely Germany
would seem 10 have right To rule
that part of the ocean where u former.
~ stood.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

A Washington man has discovered
that strawberries lead To suicide. But
disappointed love has led thousands
OF people 20 sclfdcstruotlon.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

John ID. Rockefeller must have felt
that he had more money than he
wanted. for he stopped over few
hours In Chicago
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

This Is hard hard world One Is
hardly done shovoling. snow before it
Is time To sharpen mp the lawn
mower
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Gen. Baldwin should edit his inter
views before they are printed instead
of after they have been given TO the
public. eos,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
End, salt Industry.

with the shipment recently OF a
cargo at $4,000 barrels OF salt from
East Tawas the salt manufacturing
industry M that place probably
closed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Last year the American people con-
sumed over s7OOOOOOO of coffee-to
say nothing Of the peas and chicory.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
New Electric plant.

Roscommon has voted 10 build an
electric lighting plant in connection
with the present waterworks plant
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Terry McGovern's trainer says:
"Terry Is not ont OF the game by a
joyful" John l.. Sullivan is-by a
good many jugfuls.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08

Even Homer nodded. and why
should not Russell Sage lose $4,000
by mistake?