Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-08
STATE NEWS.

Marie, owing TO the great depth OF snow which
prevents settlers from hauling
Samuel f. Walbridge, one OF the most
prominent citizens OF Kalamazoo, and we'll
known throughout tie entire stste, died very
suddenly ut his home In Kalamazoo on the |olh
Of February, of apoplexy.
During this winter every tug boat and
schooner at Muskegon has been broken into
and some articles stolen. In one or two cases
Intellectual attempts were made TO set 1re TO the
boats, but beside slight charming not much
damage was done In that respect. Oilicers
have been looking up the case but have not
vet met with any success. Recently watch
man has been employed in guarding the boats.
Ats o'clock, on the morning OF Feb
rusry 90 the dwelling house OF Peter Denna, at
Montague, burned 10 the ground. His three
daughters, aged six, and four years, aud one
week, persisted In the flames. Mary Barr, SER
want girl, was also burned. Mr.. and Mrs. Den
ma and two children were saved. Denna burn
ed his hands aud face in unsuccessful attempts
70 rescue his children. The bodies were re
covered. The firemen were unable tn reach the
hre-didn't have hose enough. Donna has SoOO
insurance on the house Subscriptions are be-
ing taken for him and his family.
High water flooded the Allegan paper
mill TO the depth Of four inches, causing the
mill 70 stop running
An Art Album Company has been or
aanized in Battle Creek and will engage In the
manufacturing and wholesale iobbing business
The Bartlett house, the only hotel in
Concord, jackson county, burned recently.
Lose on building, S3,OO; insured at two-thirus
its value; on furniture, Si,5GO; Insured FOR
$500.
A new bank has been organized at
Charlotte under the name Of X. Buck IL Co.
The proprietors are Randolph Buck, young
business man OF that city, and Leroy shepherd,
one OF the oldest business men In Eaton county.
A dispatch from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
dated February 9th, announces the death OF j.
G.. James, Chief Engineer Of the Canada Pacific
railroad, of typhoid fever. He was formerly
Chief Engineer Of the Chicago q Grand Trunk
railroad. His family reside Mt Battle Creek
His wife was with him and will accompany the
remains east for interment. The remains will
be brought to Battle Creek for interment
j. G.. Wall, publisher of the Alpena
Argus, has about 20 stuffed deer heads In his
sanctum, all his own work.
Some of the lumbermen say that i: is
sOsting one-half more than usual TO get in logs
this winter owing 10 the higher wages Of the
men and the higher cost of supplies.
The house and lot on Front street,
Grand Rapids, where MIR. Chas. ". Loud form
erly lived, has been transferred 10 the Grand
Rapids Brush Company by Mr.. Watson Loui
to make good his sons embezzlemenr scrape.
Bay City vessel meu predict that nav
igation will not open until about April Is.
They anticipate prosperous season, and place
the opening lumber freight at 81 10 ONO ports
and 81 80 70 Buffalo.
The whitefish spawn in the United
States fish hatchery at Alpena are doing well,
and It is thought that in week or so some oi
the FISH viii be patched. The indications are
favorable az present for the successful Matching
Of about 30W0OOO fish
Reports from 10 charitable societies,
hled in the Office Of the secretary of state for
the year 1888 in pursuance OF act No. ~, SEES
sion laws Of 1881, show membership OF 3,55i,
aud the cash and cash value OF property owned
by said societies aggregate S3sO6l2.
The clerk of Kent county has received
letter from Wong Chin Foo, editor of the
Chinese American published In New York city,
asking that his naturalization papers be for
warded Immediately. Mr.. Wong Chin Foe
formerly resided In Grand Rapids, and in 1871
became a citizen OF the United States.
Geo. w. Fish. one OF the leading bust
ness men Of Kalamazoo, died in that village
March LIST.
Capt. Bontecou of Ypsilanti, and for
several years prominent in state alliance TEN
perance work, has bought the Petoskey Record
A taxpayers meeting in East Sagi-
nav has protested against an increase of super
visors provided for In the proposed new city
charter
VIM. Dilmap has been found guilty
of the murder ofJacob Goldman in the circuit
court NJ Newaygo. Verdict murder in the
first degree.
Several thousand names have been
signed to petition In Grand Rapids, praying
for the abolition Of the police and fire commits
siOners boards.
Frank Cox, of ST. Clair, lost a COW q
few days since, and on making an examination
10 ascertain the cause Of death, found com
mon darning needle in the heart.
An autopsy of the late S. L. Wal.
bridge who died very suddenly few days ago
at kalamazoo, discloses that be had two tumori
upon his brain This causedhis death. and moi
apoplexy.
A pair of American bald eagles have
made their home near stony Point, Monro'
county, on the margin OF Lake Erie, for many
years, and IL is believed they are nearly IL not
quite 20 years old.
Down near Coldwater citizen lost d
valuable hog, which was found drowned in 6
neighbours cistern. Now he proposes To prose
cute for the value Of the swine. while Tho
owner OF the clstern will sue for damage 10 hi:
rain water, and for the owner allowing the hos
90 rue ut large contrary 10 law.
eMuskegon is greatly alarmed over the
presence OF a gang Of iire-bugs.
There is talk OF erecting new hote
on the site occupied by the Old Eagle Hote
recently burned az Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Nelson, of Eaton county, has just
imported from Vermont 80 sheep, said 10 b'
the finest lot ever brought into Michigan. Po
one Of the bucks $500 wac paid.
Burt Jaw, a Lake Shore brakeman
tft- loH N ri a
eastbound train at Lenawee Junction. While
shunting his foot caught in the frog, and one
ear and one wheel OF another ran over him liz
was "a years Of age, and haG wife and ont
child living at Tecumseh.
Morris Mahan, of the numbering firm
NJ Mitchell 81 Mahan, died at his home In Eas
Bay on the Cd inst, aged IS. Mr.. Mahan ha
been in partnership with the Hon. w Ii. Z
Mitchell 81 years, and resident OF CRANE
Traverse county l6 years. He was highly re
spected and his loss will be deeply felt.
GustaveSlosser, tramp who out o
revenge set fire TO the barn Of Reuben Smalley
in Vicksburg near Kalamazoo, but who was dc
feated by its discovery in time 70 extinguish |
before damage was done, was arraigned befor
Judge Mills on the ID inst, and pleaded that h
did not know anything that he had been doinl
since the Cobb case. Most OF the prisoner
hove become "insane," and 'lnsenity" israpid
ly Increasing.
A new artesian well is being bored a
the Jackson penitentiary.
Grand Rapids and west Bay City arr
agitated for additions to their city boundaries
The Rev. Jedekiah Smith of Deerfield
Ienawee county, who was injured by fall OF
the ice some weeks ago, died on Saturday, tn
Sd inst, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Henry Duchane of st. Clair, los
n ~ IL Al.