The Yale expositor., 1904-07-29
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF.

Battle Creek people are proud Of the
birth Of the first Greek child i'm the
| town
Many fields of wheat in Osceola
county have rust and much of the crop
will not be worth cutting.
1t is estimated that the dry weather
in May and June has destroyed one.
half OF the wheat crop in Oakland
county.
William Carson, of Traverse City.
is missing, and from a note found Il
is supposed that he has committed
suicide.
Fire in the lumber yard of Handy
Bros, West Bay City, caused loss of
$4,000 to the firm and $4,000 to the
railroads.
1t will not he long before the LAST
plank walk in Mayville will have dis.
appeared, having been supplanted by
cement sidewalks.
\ special election Is called for Au-
gust 3. to vote on bonding the village
of McBain for $1,000 for cement walks
and street Improvements.
Lyman Topping, of Niles. loses n
hand MS result of pricking his finger
on the lin of Il blue gill he was taking
of his hook in Barren lake.
A subterranean passage has been dis.
covered between Lyon and Long lakes.
in calhoun county, but the first man to
explore it has not reported yet.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the big soldiers and sailors reunion
to he held at Standish in September in
connection with me county fair.
The Edison theatre, the only ground
floor theatre in Port Huron, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday, causing a
loss of $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
A. z. Withee, of Marquette, former
postal clerk, pleaded guilty in the
United States court to stealing money
from letters. He was prominent in
fraternal and church circles.
Standing upright in IL feet OF water,
the body of William Carson was found
at the head of Boardman lake. He
had evidently walked into the water
and died without struggle.
Marshall is to have a homecoming
festival and gala week" August Is to
2l, and every man and woman who
ever lived in the old town have been
rendered an invitation to come home
Lawrence Dell the 13-year-old boy
VINO disappeared from Summit City
last spring. was found by his brothers
VINO went TO Cadillac 10 the Wallace
circus. lie said he was looking for
experience.
4 Grand Rapids minister believes
the darning needle to be mightier than
the divorce decree. for he suggests
tie organization OF a "home mend
lh% society rs u remedy for the
divorce evil
Able-bodied mon have TO 90 armed
up near Leslie for the farmers are so
in need of help that they are hole
ing Up pedestrians and forcing them
10 take $3.50 per day for working in
tho harvest fields,
Mrs, Whitaker was raking hay on
her husbands farm when the horse
ran away She was thrown TO the
ground. striking upon her head ana
receiving two large cuts, which rem
dercd her unconscious.
The twenty-third annual reunion of
the soldiers ard sailors association OF
Al!egan county will be held at Sauga-
tuck July 2G - and 2S. and many
Of Michigan's best orators have been
placed on the program.
Tie Wolverine Mining Co, capital
stock 100000, all of the officers Nv
ing here. has been granted federal
incorporation papers. The concern OPP
crates quartz and placer gold mines III
rutherford county. y. G.
Cariboo Island the most isolated ISL
aud i'm the great lakes, situated forty
live miles from the nearest shore OF
Lake Superior, has been purchased by
II company of Michigan sportsmen and
will be converted into 4 hunting pre-
serve.
In some unknown manner car
loaded with cattle and hogs caught fire.
near Montague and all the stock was
burned to death before the train could
be stopped. 1t is supposed a spark
from the engine fell in the straw in
the car
CITY Recorder o. "A. Marsac, of Bay
CITY. is enjoying his first vacation in
sixteen years. During his incumbency
of the Office the recorder has only
been absent three times, twice on ac-
count of sickness and once on a three
day visit to relatives.
Robert Shekell, well-known Battle
Creek business man, got some chem
ical from Fourth of July Congo clubs"
ON his hands while handling the clubs,
and the stuff ignited burning the flesh
of his hands and arms to the bone and
badly scorching his face.
The largest raft of pine logs ever
towed on Lake Superior arrived at
Baraea a few days ago, after q long
voyage from the head of the lake.
The timber was cut during last winter.
in the Gooseberry river district, and
aggregated 100000 feet.
Thieves entered Henderson Bros.
and A. II. & VI. III. Barnes's stores and
the depot in Metamora. Mems cloth
ing. shoes and money were taken from
the stores and money from the depot.
This is the second time these stores
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