The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-05-27
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ince of the great lakes will hold their
annual conference in Marquette June
1925.
Twenty convicts were given paroles
by the board of pardons at the May
meeting at Jackson prison, which ses-
sion closed Friday
Ed Ball and Harry Cronin, who con-
fessed to burgiarizing Charlotte
drug store, were sentenced to six
months to 10 years each.
Wells F. Harvey has taken options
on the Big Rapids Pioneer and the
Big Rapids Bulletin with a view to
buying and combining the two papers.
Mrs. Ellis G. Faunce, IS, injured by
an Ann Arbor passenger train Thurs
day, died at Brainard hospital, Alma,
Friday morning. Her husband, SO, is
in a serious condition.
Invitations to 500 alumni of NJ. A.
G.. were mailed out last week by the
alumni association at the college for
the reunion of graduates and former
students here, June Il and %.
After two days session the jury at
L'Anse disagreed in the case of the
people VS.. Frank Jymriski, accused Of
the murder of Dogma Dema, Chip
Eewa Indian woman, March 16 last.
Preparations for the convention of
the Order of Eagles, which is to be
held in Port Huron June IA, Is, 16 and
II, have been completed. over e.
600 Eagles are expected TO be in at
tendance.
According to Cashier and Trustee
A. f. Lindke, of the defunct Akers
bank, of Richmond, which closed its
doors April 5, a dividend of 20 per
cent will be paid depositors about
May %.
The copper mines of the Lake SUI
perior district have brought their pro-
duction up to such a point that the
owners say it is hardly possible to in
crease 1t another pound with the pres
ent milling room.
Judge John Bethune, aged "a, died
Saturday at Paulina Stearns hospital.
| He was justice of the peace 16 con-
secutive years until 1914, and a resi-
dent of Ludington AZ years. He also
! served a term as sheriff.
The Loud line north OF Standish
new owned by the Detroit & Macki-
nav railroad is being changed from
narrow to standard gauge. 1t runs
from Au Sable to Cummins, and mil
lions of feet of hardwood, cedar, etc,
are standing along its right of way.
The plant of the Luther Milling Co.
was completely destroyed by fire ear
| ly Saturday morning, and as the plant
/ furnished light for the village, kero-
sene lamps will furnish the only illum-
! ination for homes, stores and streets
until it can be rebuilt. The loss is
about $4,000 covered by insurance.
Though defeated at the recent cleo
/ ton, the "drys" of Alger county are
keeping up their fight. They are en-
deavoring to prevent the issuance of
saloon licenses in townships contain
ing less than 500 population of which
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that the Warner-Cramton law so pro-
vides.
The safe in the Michigan Central
depot at Lewiston was blown open by
burglars and completely wrecked. No
money was secured, an express pack
age valued at IS being all that was
taken. George f. Sacks blacksmith
shop was broken open and drills and
other tools taken with which to force
entrance to the depot.
The lower jaw O. Albert limerick,
9, of Dice, was crushed by one wheel
of a heavy sand wagon. He was help
| ing his mother at their store in Dice
and was delivering a parcel to the
driver on the wagon. He had stepped
between the front and rear wheels
when the wagon started, the wheel
passing over his lower jaw.
Rev. James Schmaus, 76, pastor OF
the German Evangelical church at
Richmond, died suddenly Monday
night of asthma and heart disease.
Rev. Mr.. Schmaus came from the
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had occupied pulpits in the state for
more than 40, years. He recently was
returned to Richmond for a second
term.
Fire at Sheridan, which broke out
about midnight, Friday, destroyed the
Dolan hotel and livery barn nearby.
In the barn we're IA horses, which al
so were burned. Mystery surrounds
the fire in the fact that all the hose
belonging to the fire department had
been cut. Sheriff Rasmussen is in
vestigating The loss is estimated at
$4,000. with little insurance.
The state tax this year will be the
largest in the history OF the state, So
59S.56S.10, or an increase over last
year of sS,469, 1899, or Sc per cent.
According to Auditor-General Fuller
the 1915 state tax will be higher by
81. 009, 900 than ever before In the his
tory of the state until this year. 1913
marked the high record, the state tax
for that wear beinR SS.5So.52O 49,