The Yale expositor., 1904-07-08
THE MICHIGAN NEWS
Showing What's Doing In All Sections of the State
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF.

Marlette has smallpox scare OF
small proportions.
About 200 dentists are attending
the forty-eighth annual state conven-
tion at Lansing.
Lake City has decided to build n
$4,000 brick school house TO be ready
for occupancy Nov. 1.
A woman lectured i'm Adria ian the
other night and said, There are no
good husbands except dead ones Poor
old girl.
Seth Willicutt. farm hand. was
foud dead in bed at the home of w.
III. Orter, OF Charlotte, where he was
employed.
Adjt-Gen. Brown mas issued orders
announcing that the annual practice
cruise OF the Michigan state naval bri-
gade will commence August g.
After wandering in darkness for ten
months, the citizens of Buchanan are
rejoicing over the new electric lights
which have just been turned on.
\ deaf mute, thought TO be Milton
Leach. OF Avondale, Mich, was struck
and instantly killed by 4 Perc Mar
quette work train at Mt. Morris.
DIR. w. l.. McBeth, n well-known
physician. of Galesburg. was serious
ly injured by falling down the steep
stairway from the loft OF his barn.
The Bay City & Caro- Electric Rail-
way Co. will not get Il franchise from
Bay City until the identity of the back
ers and stockholders is made known.
During the absence Of her mother,
the young child Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Al
bert Lauren, of Calumet, pulled a Let-
tie of boiling water Off the stove and
was scalded TO death.
School teachers are reported scarce
in Berrien county and the commissions
.er accounts for it by the low salaries
paid. and suggests that the number of
small schools be decreased.
After lighting through the supreme
court defective sidewalk damage
case. which James Hunter offered to
settle for $50. the council Of owosso
has been ordered to pay $1,000.
Rufus SchermerhOrn. Il former De
troiter and +. NJ. Kilbourn, former
mayor of CCrmna. have bought Il 5}3-
acre farm near XaZa Del Medic, Cuba,
and will engage in cattle raising.
Munising papers announce the found
ing of n new town near Skandia, Mich
chair factory and saw mill and sew
eral dwellings have been erected on
the line of the Marquette & Southeast
ern railway
Safeblowers operated on the First
State Savings bank OF Breckenridge
Monday night after midnight. The
safe was badly wrecked, but the fell
lows were unsuccessful in the attempt
to reach the valuables.
Cryn Vanderstel. II years ola. an
East Paris township farmer. was
found dead in meadow near his
home Saturday morning by his
brother 1t is supposed he was killed
by being kicked in the head by
horse.
At the annual meeting of the grand
lodge of the Union Temple of Honor
AT Calumet. William inch. of Iron
wood, was elected grand governor of
the grand lodge. and James 4. Ashton.
of Calumet. grand worthy templar OF
the state order.
The Jackson city council has
granted permission 10 the Eagles to
use the streets for the purpose Of
holding midsummer festival during
the week of August /. The GaskiE
company has been engaged with %
carloads of attractions.
The Fourth of July celebration in
Sonoma will have Il twOfJld signih-
canoe this year and the town will do
its best The occasion for the surplus
enthusiasm lis the birth of child in
the town. an event which hasn't been
duplicated for the past eight years.
Presumably while craZed by domes-
tie troubles. Former County Road Com
missioner Isaac Engle fired several
shots at his wife at the Pillar farm.
Only one shot took effect. however
striking her in the left side of the head
!; is feared the wound will prove ia
tai.
y Battle Creek man has converted n
steam launch into torpedo boat AMI
has been practicing on Lake Gognac
Fairgrovc. aroused by the recent
burglary there. has organized a detec-
tive squad and will nab the porch
climber v'h9 tries TO lift anything
from chat village
Reports from various parts OF Oak
land county state that the hay crop
this year will he ut least third less
than tie crop Of last year. Dry
weather for too long time is the
chief reason assigned for the falling
off. Now that the crop has about ma
tured there have been so many show
ers farmers are having trouble in Sc
curing the crop.
Among the recipients OF honorary
degrees at Yale were: Doctor of law,
Don Cayetano Areliano. chief Justice
of the Philippine islands; master of