Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-26

use of tobacco and alcoholic stimulants
among its students.
In order TO protect themselves from
relic-hunting iiends mine owners in the
upper peninsula have placed guards
about their stock piles.
Farmers near Lowell arc organizing
a war against dogs. Several farmers
have lost a number of sheep, which
the rapacious CANNES devoured.
Andrie Ker of Grand Rapids has sued
the &. d w. M. railway company for
So, 900 damages for the death of little
Gertie Ker, killed by the cars some
time ago.
The Indians who live along the ST..
Clair are at the present time numer-
ously engaged in trolling for pickerel.
Il is said that very successful Indian
will frequently bring in from 100 to 200
pounds of pickerel day, for which he
is paid four cents pound. This brings
the days labor up TO Sc or So. Few OF
them earn less than 50 a day.
A Jail and sheriff. residence is being
erected at Traverse City.
Kalkaska is to have new brick
school house. 1t will cost $4,000.
Sherwood Mather, aged -, was acct
dentally and fatally shot by playmate
in the woods south Of st. Clair. Young
Mather's father is merchant at Mus
kegon.
Mrs. Annie Shields of 1876 Michigan
avenue. Detroit. died suddenly and
from some cause not fully understood.
| Shields, the husband, was arrested on
suspicion.
A Caro- man is laughed at because he
hung up black hen in his corn field 10
brighten away crows, and went out next
morning and shot down the len, mis-
taking it for crow.
Duke Mckenzie has been held for
trial at Midland, for shooting at his
wife, with intent to murder. He is in
Jail At the examination no provoca-
ton was shown for his attempted MUIR
der of the woman.
H. M. Joy, the well known lawyer of
Battle Greek, enjoys the distinction CT
being the first telegraph operator ever
| in charge of an office at that station.
He used one of the old-fashloned paper
registers when the line first reached
there in lS47.
Jacob Strippler, an old man II
years of age, residing near Cass City in
Tuscola county, shot himself in his
room. He deliberately placed the gun
to his head and shot. He died instant
ly. No cause can be assigned except
old age and the loss of some member OF
bis family.
Salt making is being agitated at
Grand Rapids.
Detroit police are making a raid on
the gambling dens in that city.
John Morris, formerly warden, or
agent, at the state prison. is danger
ously Ill of Bright's disease, at Sher
man, Texas.
Mrs. III. M. Cole, of Adrian, makes a
public statement that she was cured by
faith and prayer, a few nights ago, OF a
spinal affliction she has suffered for
many years.
Grand Rapids was visited by two
thunder storms in one day recently, the
like of which has not been seen in that
city in 70 years.
Ed Hoff, of Medina, Lenawee coun-
ty, lost his barn and its contents, includ-
ing a valuable horse, by the antics of
Tightening the other day.
Pope Leo has contributed rare paint
ing to the Detroit art loan exhibition.
Work on the building where the exhi-
bition is to be held, progressing finely,
and there is no doubt but that everything
will be in readiness by the time the ex-
hibition opens in September.
George Duval, aged 10, and Fillian
Seats, aged 10, were frightfully scald-
ed by the bursting of bleaching tub in
Terry & Adams paper mill at Monroe.
The tub had not been in use for some
time, and was badly shrunken. 1t was
filled with clear water and steam turn
ed into it. Ithad been boiling several
hours when it burst. When the boys
clothing was removed the skin from al
most their entire bodies remained in the
clothes. Duval lost all his toe nails.
The doctors consider their recovery
doubtful. A dog which was with them
died in less than two minutes.