The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-03
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Clarke, of Calumet.
Many mysterious fires have broken
out I'm Niles within a few weeks and
a still hunt for fire bugs is on.
The Petoskey Block factory was de.
stroyed by fire. causing a loss of 500.
900. and throwing 100 men out OF
work.
Heart disease caused the death OF
Rev. Warren p. Wilcox, for many
years a Congregational minister OF
Belaire.
Gov. Warner has signed the bill sub
jecting railroads TO liabilities of q
common carrier in transportation OF
live stock.
The Times was told that the Satur.
day sale of bottled beer in Port Huron
has increased eight fold since Sheriff
Davidson has closed the lid.
Geo. r. Richman. captain of Co. G,
Second infantry, of Kalamazoo. has
resigned, and his resignation was ac
cepted by Adjt. Gen. McGurrin.
Claud Pulver, money order clerk at
the Traverse City postOffice. has ten
dered his resignation and has been
transferred to Sacramento, Cal.
The injuries received by A. +.
Walker, aged 60 years. the G.. A. X.
man run down by. Pere Marquette
switch engine, in Saginaw, proved
fatal
Morrice is enjoying a healthy spring
boom. Some $4,000 worth of building
has been contracted for this season,
and new $4,000 hotel is about to be
erected
Chris. Basick, aged so, with a wife
and six children, disappeared nearly
six weeks ago. His partially decom-
posed body has just been found in
Grand River.
NJ. ]. Cavanaugh, of Ann Arbor, EN-.
ployed by Gov. Pingree 10 assist In
an investigation of Warden Chamber.
lain, of the Jackson prison eight years
ago. has finally been allowed his claim
of SOIL.
The idea OF a spring cleanup day
throughout the state, urged by the
state health board. is meeting with
favor. Every mail brings word OF a
mayor who has Issued a proclamation
on the subject.
The munificent salary of So per year
| is the amount which Fred S. Eaton
and Steven PAUL will receive some
time during the summer as school in
spectors of Calumet township. How
ever this is just for signing their
names once-they have no active du-
| ties TO perform.
Elisha Sorter, aged sc years, of
| Dundee, died on his birthday. For so
wears he lived on one farm. adjoining
| the place of the late Judge Christian
| CIV. now the Christiancy cemetery. He
was born in Raisinville. on the banks
| of the Raisin river He was familiar
with every Indian legend in this part
OF the country.
A stranger, apparently an Assyrian.
won FIR Murphy's confidence with a
| hard luck story and got him to ad-
vance IS 13 10 get G. o. ID. bundle
of goods out of the Flint express Of
! fee. promising to reimburse the priest
when the goods were sold. Instead the
priest was sold" The police are af-
ter the bunco man.
While eating breakfast a little
daughter OF John Harrington, of War
rem, fell from her chair at the table.
A doctor was called who pronounced
|
rest of the family were feeling i'll, and
1t was found that coal stove. from
which the pipe had been removed
thinking the fire had gone out. was
still burning merrily in one corner OF
the room.
One OF the features OF rural life is
to be seen on Geddes avenue on the
outskirts of Ann Arbor. A farmer and
his thrifty wife are making hay while
the sun shines, and are busy blowing
the ground. In order to have free &C
ton the lady has adopted the garh
OF a man and with overalls and
blouse, she guides the steel point thai
tears up the sod. Her industry and
independence has attracted the atten
ton of the neighbors.
Sight was restored TO Anna Komo
govic, who has been totally blind since
childhood. By a series OF successful
operations performed by DR.. Calvin
Ellwood, OF Menominee. The girl, who
is 25 years of age, was able to wall
on the streets today without aid fol
the first time in her life. Being pool
and fatherless, the young girl was
treated gratis by the local oculist. Dur
ing her years OF helplessness she was
cared for by the sisters OF st. 10
sephs hospital.
Joseph Beckinsky, 20 years old, was
booked at Saginaw police station 10,
larceny. The complaint will be signed
by a member of his own family, tho
police say. 1t is alleged that the younl
man stole s25 belonging to his mothei
from the family home in Carrolton
Capt. Walsh found the boy in saloon
There was not even a nickel left o
the money his parents had worked
hard to save. The young man admitted
the theft but instead of exhibiting an!
, feeling of contrition rather gloried II
his escapade.
John Nordquist, for some years pas
running a saloon at Ramsey, had beef
drinking more than usual the las
month or two and his family becom
ing afraid of letting him be at large
had him taken to private hospita
{ at Ashland. A few miles before reach
ing that city, he jumped of the trail
and took to the woods. A searching
Marty was gotten ready as soon as pos