The Yale expositor., 1904-09-02
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF.

new waterworks system will be ready
for operation September 10.
Detroit has been selected as the place
for the next national gathering of the
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan.
Indiana bankers are about to open
the Farmers Exchange bank in White
Pigeon to take the place of the de-
funct state bank.
Mrs. Ella Maybee. wife Of Willard
Maybee. of Leoni township, is dead
us result of taking an overdose Of
headache powders.
Hersey's new bank building is rap
idly nearing completion. and il is
thought that it will be ready for oc-
cupancy by October /.
The whole town of Bay Mills, which
was burned down last winter, is for
sale. Owners OF property do not see
any use of rebuilding.
The Union Trust Co. OF Cincinnati.
has purchased S250.0OO of Alpena mu-
nicipal bonds ut Il premium Of Sll, 900
There were six bidders.
Former residents Of Dundee are
forming an "Old Boys association,
and will meet I'm Dundee Sept. -, the
week of the county fair.
Arenac county will have no county
fair this year, but will entertain the
soldiers ana sailors OF northern Michi'
gan on Sept. II and IL.
Ralph Collins, aged 10. OF Alpena,
was struck by lightning and killed
while sitting under shade tree at
his home In Long Rapids.
Sheriff Collins has sent out Il posse
to round UP band of Italian lahorerS
who are accused of raiding the farms
in the vicinity of Lakeside.
Joseph Cobb, a farmer living near
Norville, dug up the skeleton Of Il man
on his farm and so far 10 light has
been east upon the mystery.
Edwin Rice, a Cadillac saloonkeeper,
for violation of the liquor law. was
sent to the county Jail for 30 days and
ordered to pay II fine of $132.
Mayor Todd is not satisfied with the
result of the state census. He thinks
an injustice was done to Jackson aud
wants a municipal census taken.
An unidentified man was run over
and instantly killed by street car near
Hancock. He is supposed to have fallen
on the track in Il drunken stupor.
Caro- citizens are aSitating the need
Of board OF trade IN that city for
the purpose of exploiting the indus
trial advantages of Tuscola county.
The Ash and Exeter Fair associa-
ton, of Monroe county. was discour.
aged by the small attendance last
year and will not hold fair this year.
Frank Hops. an old citizen. who
lost one foot and had the other leg
crushed in saw mill in Green town
ship, Aug. 30. is dead from his iniur-
les.
Joseph Plant. boy of 1G years. while
playing OH the Thayer Lumber Co.'S
boom. in Muskegon. fell in and the
logs closed over his head. drowning
him.
The chemical plant OF the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron Co. in Gladstone was
struck by lightning on Monday and
destroyed. Loss $1J0000; 10 insur
ance.
In Batavia township live five people
whose aggregate wears are 40 the
oldest being 81. They are all pioneers
OF the county ana are active ana
hearty.
John Winters. aged 80 years, n Fin
nish tlammer at the 1'rimountain
mine, accidentall- walked into the
shaft ana fell several hundred feet
to his death.
Battle Greek is surrounded by marsh
as and they have always been full of
frogs and tOads. Now these deniz"ns
Of the lowlands have began migrating
into the city.
William Warner. OF Saginaw. was
drowned in the MIumee river at To-
leGO Wednesday. He fell from a
fredge and the body was recovered 10
minutes later.
The total number Of deaths reported
in Michigan for July was 2.51O. or 81
more than the number registered for
June. The number was 1I3 less than
for July. 1907
John Penfied. who in spite of his 60
years and his lameness, escaped from
Jackson prison il is said by making his
way across the country with the aid
of stolen horses.
Robert Fisher. of Three Rivers.
broke the arm Of his 4-year-old son
while playing with him. He took the
boys hand to lift him up OH his back
and the bone snapped.
Philip :. Henley was rowing OH
the st. Clair river when he was struck
by Il passing steamer and capsized |
He cluug to the upturned boat until
picked up by launch.
Benjamin Belmore. n Marquette
young man of 20. was literally ground
to pieces under the wheels of Il train
Monday night. He attempted to board !
it while II was in motion.
The state troops will be considerably
ahead of their subsistence allowance |
of ~ cents day while in camp.
Their rations only cost Is cents day
and the soldiers will draw the rest.
As result of the work done at the
recent Indian camp meeting i'm tie
Upper Peninsular 20 Indian children
will leave for three years course ut
the government school, Mt Genoa. Nell.
Omar. the 11-year-old son Of Will !
lam Conger. of Emmett. was accident
ally and perhaps fatally injured Sat
urday. lie climbed upon wagon
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