The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-08-19
STATE NEWS

OF southern Michigan was proved in
correct when a party Of eight caught
$50 in North lake, ten miles east. II
was the largest catch of the season.
The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
James Harmon, John and Rachel Han
non, Mr.. and Mrs. John p Bentley of
Pennington, Mo-; Mrs. Carrie Mclean
OF Beaverton; Mrs. Mary Rose of De-
troit.
Adrian.-Fire, which originated in
the hose barn OF the Nj. e. Case farm
In Franklin destroyed all the buildings
with the exception of the henhouse, to-
gether with most OF the contents and
two horses. The household furniture
and machinery were largely saved.
The fire had gained considerable head
way when discovered and with the
strong wind which prevailed and the
nearness of the buildings, was readily
communicated. The loss is partly
covered by $4,000 insurance.
Recommendations INLAND, Oliver
Sullivan and Frank Wilson, the latter
a negro, escaped from jail here The
men removed bar from one of the
windows. Wilson was recaptured.
inland was sentenced to Jackson
prison for five years for robbing a
dental Office. Sullivan is alleged to
have robbed the House jewelry store
here recently.
Owendale.-A Russian beet-weeder
by the name of Frank Huffman
dropped dead while riding a bicycle
with two companions near Caseville.
Mason.-F. A. F1edgen, superintend-
ent OF schools here, has resigned to
go to Oregon.
Saginaw.-Joseph Hubert, seventy
six years old and for half a century
one OF the leading meat dealers here,
is dead. He leaves a large family.
Lansing.-The sixteen-months-old
son of George Miller of Dimondale was
killed by a runaway team belonging to
| William Skinner, neighbor. Skinner
saw the team was headed towards the
baby, who was playing in the road,
and in an attempt to save the child,
he was knocked down and seriously
injured.
Saginaw.-James A. Purdy, a
wealthy Millington stock raiser, who
disappeared a year ago, and was
thought dead, has been located in
northwest Canada.
hepherd-While blasting rock
Ralph Slusser, a well digger, had both
hands blown off and the right side of
his face badly mangled. Doctors say
he cannot recover.
Flint.-Fred Hall of this city end
ed his life in Toledo by drinking car
bolic acid Worry over family trou-
bles Is said to have been the motive.
He was thirty-four years old and mar
ried
Cassopolis.-Harsen d. Smith, a
wcll-known attorney, died here after a
few hours illness OF apoplexy. He
was at one time circuit Judge OF this
county and had practised law here 40
years.
Jackson.-Al. b. Engall alias B. NJ
Grocchus, was arrested here for the
Battle Creek officers, who accuse him
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses and knowing something about
the robbery of railroad engineer at
Council Bluffs, Ia, some time ago.
Engall claimed to be an engineer and
was obtaining money with a union
card, when arrested.
Lansing-Two thousand seven hun
dred and fifteen persons have made
application to become notaries. This
means that the state will be enriched
$2,715.
Muskegon.-A quarduple drowning
was narrowly averted when the quick
action foJohn Drake rescued four
members of the Goodrich steamer
Alabama's crew from the bottom Of
an overturned sailboat The four men
rented boat from brakes boat liv-
cry to go out for a pleasure ride and
in midlake a heavy gust Of wind
caught the sail and the craft capsized.
The men chung to the bottom OF the
boat until Drake went to their assist
ance with a launch. When he reached
them they were completely exhausted.
Lansing.-An important amendment
to the state constitution is to be sub
mitted to the people this fall. II
provides that counties having an as
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may increase their bonded indebted
ness from three to five per cent. The
question was to have been submitted
last spring, but no general election
was held in some counties and the at
torney general ruled 1t should go be-
fore the people this fall.
Saginaw.-Leon Bunnell OF this city
had narrow escape from death in
the circuit court room when a step
ladder fell, throwing him ten feet to
the floor and loosening a 500-pound
carved ornament. which crashed down
at his side Bunnel's nose was broken
In the fall.
aginaw.-Ex-State Senator John
Baird OF Saginaw will be a candidate
again according to an announcement
OF the party leaders and the presence
OF a petition bearing the signatures
of $500 Republicans which will be
filed soon. Baird has not been pub
licly in state politics for several years.