Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-07
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS


Kalkaska county, burned few days ago, at
loss of $4,000.
Madame Marantlette won the ten
mile race at Schoolcraft fair last week in 81
minutes and 33 seconds, making nine changes
of horses meantime without touching the
ground.
State firemens' tournament at Mar
SHALL August 1915. The prizes include: $25
to best appearing company In street parade;
hand engine contest-tirst class-frst prize
Sl25 and state championship banner valued at
800, second prize SIS; hand engine contest
second class-$75 and $50; hose race open
to state only-arst prize Sl25 and state champ
ionship belt valued at S1OO, second prize $40;
hook and ladder companies-open to state
only-frst prize Sl25 and state championship
trumpet valued at $75, second prize $40; steam
engine prizes, 500 and $780, band contest,
500 and $50; best band drill under command
of drum major, $50; sweepstake hose race -
open to the world -one prize $500; special
medal prizes for bicycle racesoopen to all III anna
tours of Michigan. Address Robert H. Fisher,
local secretary, Marshall.
A number of state officials of Colora-
do were in Lansing the other day. They visited
the capitol while the House was in session.
A very important fact to lumbermen
and vessel owners is that Emery Brothers OF
East Tawas have just finished their contract OF
running all logs from the south branch OF the
Sable river into the main stream, aggregatlng
IL 900, 600 feet, which VIII now easily reach the
mills.
A new Presbyterian church has been
organized In Battle Creek.
1t is proposed to establish a prison of
infamy in this state, to be used exclusively Tor
the confinement of those sentenced to lie I'm,
prisonment, and all visitors and sight seers VIII
be excluded.
The Senate has killed the bill provid-
ing for normal departments in all OF the col
eyes of the state.
Congressman Hatch of Bay City, an
nounces that VIII ID. Cole his nominee for
naval cadetship, has declined. Mr.. Hatch will
therefore receive applications for the place
from the boys (between the ages OF IA and 1S)
of the Tenth district until Aug. l. The NOM
inee will be required to report at Annapolis
Sept. /.
The Congregational minister of Flint
10 base ball player.
The Senate has passed the bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the use Of the fish COM
missioner for 1888 and 1884.
w. w. Van AIKEN, one of the con-
tractors for putting down the West Main
street pavement In Hudson, which excited SO
much attention about year ago, has secured
the services of Seth Bean, an Adrian lawyer,
and will sue the corporation for the amount
due him on paving orders. Other parties hold
ing orders are also threatening TO sue
The Reform school appropriation bill
failt q TO pass.
The Richardson bounty bill which is
before the Senate provides that section Of
an act entitled San act authorizing the pay
ment of bounties TO volunteers IN the service
of the United States" approved on the 9th day
of February, 1864, be so construed as TO entitle
slal gat1 all Ann
teers below the rank CT a commissioned officer
who enlisted on and after the 9TH OF February
1864, and we're mustered into the military or
naval service of the United States, and were
credited to any part OF the quota OF this state
or any military district thereof, under the call
of the President of the United States for $780,
600 men, made on the first day OF February,
1864, notwithstanding the quota Of this state
or any military sub-district thereof under said
call may have included portion of the quota
OF the previous call for 100000 men. The
auartorInaster-general Of this state shall pay
TO each volunteer mustered into the service
and not having received said bounty, or to his
legal representatives, the sum of 800 In the
manner provided in section nine Of the afore
said act approved on the 9Th day of February,
1854,
Mrs. Mary Montgomery of Grand
Rapids, middle aged woman, nurse by pro-
fession, has commenced proceedings against
She estimates damages at o., 600, and Elliott is
In jail in default of 81, 900 bail
There is to be legislative excursion
TO the upper peninsula some time In August
The Single mill of &. V Turner &
Sors, eight miles below East Saginaw, was
blown to atoms by the explosion Of a boiler
viii G. Turner, engineer, Hiram Goulding
fireman. and John Mcdowell, night Waterman,
were killed. and L. J.. Turner and Rose Plew
seriously injured, and Orlando seiders aud
Peter Nelson slightly Cause of explosion low
water in the boiler; damage $4,000.
Thirty-nine thousand three hundred
and sixty five dollars was paid into Marquette
county treasury for liquor licenses up to May
The Senate has passed the bill relat-
law read as follows: No decree of divorce
shall be made solely on the declarations, con-
LESSONS or admissions Of the parties, but the
court shall require other evidence OF the facts
alleged in the bill for that purpose, but either
party may IL he or she elect, testify in relation
TO such facts. Such testimony shall not be re-
ceived in support or In defense of charge OF
adultery.
Robert ii. Wiedman, prominent
citizen and lumberman Of East Saginaw, died a
few days ago in Albany, New York, whittier he
had gone to visit friends.
Charlotte has telephone exchange.
The display of machinery at the Cen
trail Michigan fair in Lansing is said to have
equalcd that at the State fair at Jackson last
fall, while the exhibition of horses was very
fine.
A funeral in Norvil, Jackson county,
was attended by large procession on foot.
and when near the cemetery one OF the mourn
ers, Eliza Morton, much respected old lady
friend of the deceased, dropped dead of heart
disease, making the occasion doubly sad
Intense excitement and almost a panic
at the Central Michigan fair ground, Lansing,
was caused by fire in the cattle, sheep and
poultry Sheds The grand stand was full aud
hundreds of people, horses and carriages were
scattered about the grounds. The 10.mile la
dies race had begun only short time before,
and the GOODNESS OF the lady riders In continu-
ing 1t did much to avert the threatened panic.
Fully 700 feet Of sheds were burned, also one
or two buggies and some farm implements !;
damage abodt $4,000, mostly insured.
Geo. Begole has vetoed the bill
amending the law In reference TO Enforcement
of sums under s25 The Governor believes it
is a device to imprison and oppress small
debtors, and that it would be employed as