The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-09-23


Branch county farmers. VINO are
anxiously watching n splendid corn
crop slowly maturing were given big
scare Tuesday. At shutdown that even
ing thermometers marked below %
degrees.
Residents Of Hartford who have
friends or relatives buried in the city
cemeteries are registering vigorous
kick against the vandals who enter
the cemeteries and steal every flower
placed on the graves.
The Dupont Powder Co.. the trust,
has purchased 46 acres of land on the
northern city limits for the storage of
powder, dynamite and other high eX-
plosives, making Monroe distributing
point for three states.
Ralph Fitzpatrick, aged 20, for tax
ing the hat of another passenger on
Lake Shore train, was arrested and
fined $3.50, including costs. He can.
not pay and goes to the Detroit house
of correction for 60 days.
a new trial has been granted to
Frank +. Hutchings. of Detroit, by tho
supreme court. Hutchings was convict
ed of securing $1S7.31 from the Wayne
County Savings bank on draft made
payable to Mrs. c. +. Price.
Julius Buchholtz, of Chicago, visit.
ing AZ Benton HarbOr, recently went
hunting. He got on the track of what
he supposed was Il badger, and shot
the animal. 1t proved TO be a monster
wOodchuck, and weighed 26 pounds.
Saginaw Arbeiters have made the
city proposition in the way of pro-
viding an auditorium to be used for
large conventions and large public
gatherings. They offer to enlarge their
hall sufficiently TO accommodate any
crowd.
At camp s. near Deward, Tuesday
morning, Harry Long, young man
from Gladwin. employed in loading
logs. was struck by a chain and almost
instantly killed, his skull being frac-
tured. The remains were taken to
Frederick.
Charlotte and Hastings have put
manual training departments in the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades of their
schools. The two towns hire one
teacher on cooperative plan, she
spending part of the week at one place
and part ut the other.
Swindlers have been at work in the
vicinity of Galesburg the past few
days trying to work the old game of
getting farmer to sign contract
which later turns up at bank as Il
prOmiSsOry note. None of those APP
preached, so far as known, bit"
John Huston, Durand's only police
man. is now the proud possessor Of
brand new pOliceman's suit. Uncle
John. us he is Familiarity known, feels
that he must now be respected. as he
is there with the goods" to use his
own phrase.
The village of Tekonsha has gained
three inhabitants, according to the,
last census. and according to the de-
mand for houses it would seem as
though the place had gained at least
300. Several families are unable to Oh
tain shelter.
Joseph England is dead at Pontiac.
aged 66 years. He WIS born In Eng
land and came to this country when a
boy. He acquired considerable prop
erty In Waterford township and held
several township offices. He Is sur
vived by widow.
Durand was an exceedingly busy
town last week on account of the
state fair Mt Pontiac. Thousands of
people, headed for the fair, changed
ears at Durand, and sometimes sew
eral hundred were sidetracked for
hours at Il time. unable to get trains.
The Craze harvest has begun on the
early varieties. Concorls, Wordens and
Delawares Will require a week more.
The crop will not be large, owing to
the spring frOsts and hail, but the
quality is good. Probably from 700 to
900 carloads will be shipped from the
grape belt
Levi Rivers. OF Escanaba, recently
celebrated his Tooth birthday. He is
still active. and is at present visiting
his granddaughter i'm Manistique. He
clearly remembers the war of 1872,
when he was drafted into the British
army and taken to Canada. He Sc
cured his freedom and returned to this
country. where he has since made his
home.
George Witten. Of Saginaw, coach
man, is happy over the prospect of re-
ceiving legacy OF $4.000,000 as his
share of his grandfather's estate in
London. An attorney Is pushing Wit
tens claim. as his grandfather gave
another man life lease Of the prop
erty. The man recently died and his
son is managing the business and us
ing the revenues.
Great damage from floods is reported
along the Rio Grande river in Texas
The river is up u feet ut Laredo. and
many thousands of acres of irrigated
farms are inundated between that
place and Hidalgo. n distance of 200
miles. The towns of Ignacio Roma.
and other small settlements on both
sides of the river are said to be mum
dated and many houses are washed
away. Parts Of the towns of Garlic
and Rio Grande City are under water
1t is feared that many lives have been
lost.
a Chicago firm which recently pur-
chased the Sherwood farm Of 10j
acres. west OF Kalamazoo, has COM
mpncpd LAYING out the land and build