The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-30
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

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Matt Kystanen was instantly killed
and John Vanti fatally injured when
a large body of rock fell on their heads
in the Quincy mine, where they were
employed.
Fred. Shaw, OF Fort Gratiot town
ship. was found guilty in the circuit
court OF robbing a number of cottages
at the beaches of their brass water
pipe fittings.
Delos Allard, of Marinette, was ar
rested in Menominee for disturbing
free samples of medicine on door
steps. He was arraigned in court and
fined $25 and costs.
David McAlphin, Delta township
farmer, while blowing unearthed what
proved to be a portion OF mastodon.
Other farmers are digging in hope OF
finding other bones.
Frank Melio, SO, and for IS years
janitor of the Howell court house,
died suddenly while seated in his chair
in the boiler room of the building He
was born in New York and is survived
by widow.
In a row over the religion of a
Grand Rapids girl with whom they
were both in love, Hassan Sayd,
Syrian and Mohammedan, was stabbed
and seriously injured by John Saney,
also a Syrian, but Christian.
The jury in the circuit court in Mus
kegon has decided that Norton town
ship had enough trouble with Mona
lake bridge and decided against James
-, IL
furnished lights for the bridge.
Charles and Eugene Corsta and Bert
Dibble, all under IS, left their homes
in Port Huron and when last heard
from were westbound through Flint,
on a sightseeing trip around the
world. Their parents will have them
captured and returned.
Joseph Perrow, an Escanaba man
and ex-lumber jack, closed a deal Sat
urday whereby he becomes owner OF
the village OF Northland, in Marquette
county. He bought 25 dwellings and
two stores, all of the buildings in the
place, which will now be named Per
row.
All of the men whom the officers
rounded up in the gambling room raid
In Eaton Rapids have settled their
troubles by paying a fine of IS each
and costs, together with giving a
promise never to indulge in another
gambling game while they live in the
town.
Melvin Butterfield, of Genesee town
ship lost four large barns by fire, the
flames consuming Is head of cattle, 2S
sheep two calves and horse, besides
a large quantity of produce and all his
farming implements. The loss will run
into the thousands 1t Is said to be
well covered by insurance.
Hillsdale saloonmen who will be
forced out of business on May 1 will
not be forced to give away a lot Of
liquor nor to throw any of the fluid
into the cutters, as, since the election,
they have been buying in very small
quantities, and all the refreshment
will be consumed before April 30.
! Briefs have been filed in the SUI
preme court by Cobb & Wilson, of
Jackson, acting for the H. A. Henle
Brewing Co. The company petitions
for a recount OF the votes cast at the
recent local option election in Jack
son county. Prosecuting Attorney Al
bert Reece. acting for the board of SUI
pervisors, answered the petition.
Fire was discovered in the long line
of haysheds adjacent to the railway
tracks In Melvin. Following are the
approximate losses: A. J. Laidlaw, 81
900, no insurance; Kerr & Diamond,
10000, insurance $4,000; Elston e.
Stanley, 1000. insurance $500. The
fact that no wind was blowing saved
the elevator and lumber yard The
origin probably was incendiary.
81 favor a business man OF large
experience for warden OF Jackson
prison." said Thomas J. Navin, Detroit
member OF the board Of control, this
morning. arthur l.. Holmes is such a
man. have known him for years, and
know him to be as honest a man as
the sun ever shone on. II a prison
man is sought, l think Otis Fuller, OF
the Ionia reformatory, would be
good man for the place"
There is fight on in Saginaw coun.
ty over the proposed deepening OF
the Dead creek drain, which runs
through the southern portion. Petit
tions were circulated asking that the
work, which will cost several thou
sand dollars. be done, but now many
of the signers claim that as they could
not read English they did not know
what they were indorsing, and ask
that the proceedings be sropped.
With all the saloons closed tight
as a drum by orders from Sheriff Mel
son and Chief of Police Dowd, Muske-
gon experienced It's first dry Sunday
II there were any Tags" they were OF
the private variety at home.