Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-12
STATE NEWS

Michigan has 100000 mich COWS,
capable Of producing products OF the value OF
81, 100000 annually.
Hiram Schuyler, an ingenious young
man OF Battle Creek, has Just completed u
violin, the body part of which consists OF l,4oV
separate pieces. 1t Is also pronounced amarvel
for sound.
The prospect for a full crop of wheat
this year In Calhoun county IL good. 1t was
but little damaged by freezing. The acreage OF
the present wheat on ground Is ten per cent less
than last year owing 10 the large crop last year.
Doctor Il. o. Gates of East Tawas,
has thus far since November enjoyed III days
eighng, Travelled about 3, 100 miles, and
made about 2,4S0 visits to patients within
radius of 40 miles; for all which work be has
five horses, and this is no year for doctors
either.
Andrew Molloy of Adrian, son OF the
Democratic candidate for alderman In the First
ward, acted as night Waterman in the Lake
Shore yards one night recently in place OF the
regular Waterman, Barney O'Neil The next
morning, when the day gaLgs went on, he was
found lying between two freight cars, near the
brick shop, insensbe from the effects OF a &C.
we're wound on the head. He was removed to
his home and attended by DIR. Stevenson, but
for anumber of hours did not recover conscious
ness. The cause OF his mishlp is not yet
known, but the indications are that he had been
slugged, and then placed between the cars,
where, but for his discovery, he might have
been cut to pieces.
Over 60 men have been dismissed
from the Lake Superior mine
Grand Rapids shipped nearly 100000
tons of alabastine and land plaster In one week.
An attempt was made to set fire to
the building on the dock OF the East Tawas salt
and lumber company. Combt stible material
was found piled up AT the corners OF the build
a. I.aa ~ de EfV
would have been great, as 1t is the largest mill
property there.
An old lady, Mrs. Samuel Kimber,
living at Vicksburg, took large dose of laud-
anum. Timely discovery being made, young
doctor was called in, who, determined not to
be foiled In his first case, opened the mouth OF
the woman by driving wedge between her
teeth knocking three of them out In the opera
ton. He succeeded in administering the an
tidote, however, and another passing physician
being called in Mrs. KiMber was soon out OF
any great danger.
The Bay City Tribune acknowledges
that a man in Bay City had to have his feet
trimmed down in size last week In order TO en-
able him to walk without great pain and diff
Guilty. 1t says that ''the doctor laid open the
foot and carefully cut out the enlarged bones,
Strengthened the foot and held 1t in its natural
place by splints," and now the man will be able
to walk like other people, This settles the feet
feet which had to be carved and sawed down in
size 10 enable their owner TO lift them around
In walking.
The cold, backward weather is highly
favorable for all kinds of fruit, as IL retards
the development of the buds, which, when too
far advanced, are apt TO be nipped by the frost.
1t is predicted that apples will be heavy crop,
and there win also be big yieldof small fruits.
Peaches are nearly all winter killed in some To-
calities, but along the lake shore better state
of things is reported Good reports come, too,
from the eastern peach districts and from those
at the sonth. The grape prospects are said to
be good in all quarters.
On one of the Justice Court dockets
In Adrian will be found Judgment of some
thing over SIS, in favor of a young man of that
city, same being for the value Of presents
claimed to have been made the defendant while
the plaintiff was "sweet on her." and indulging
In dreams of matrimonial bliss. What the out
come of this novel case will be no one can tell.
as the defendant has taken an appeal to the
circuit court. The fair one, 1t Is understood,
went back on the plaintiff at the critical mo-
ment and made desert of his heart, and when
he thought OF the nice things he had bought
her II made him mad, and he sued to recover.
The hour was set for O'clock, but the defend
ant, through misunderstanding, failed to show up
till 2 O'Clock, when she found that judgment
had been taken against her. Not TO be de-
prived of the fruit of the judgment the plain
She now appeals and there is 10 be hereafter
to this thing. The result of this highly fla
vored case will be ''awaited with interest"
AS workmen in Coldwater were busily
engaged in tearing out a partition and taking
up flooring IN the store occupied by Barlow Il
Starr, successors 10 j. b, Knapp, most da-
bolical scheme was unearthed. Between the
ceiling of the first story and the floor above,
three large new dripping pans had been placed
side by side, filled with pine kindling old rags
and wickiDg, and in the second story precisely
the same thing was discovered between ceiling
and floor In these pans, and underneath the
immense pile OF kindling, commenced q line OF
fuse which ran over joist aud through the par
tition down to the internal machine below,
and thence through and down the partition to
dark room or closet on the first floor. From
all evidence quick work was intended, as the
fuse was 'quick fuse" and the pans and kind
ling had been, or were to have been, filed with
Kerosene or fluid, apply the torch to the fuse
below, and almost instantly both floors would
have been in blaze. How long 1t has been
there and who put 1t there will very likely al
ways remain mystery.
John Mahoney of Roscommon. is
charged by Jacob Seligman, private banker of
East Saginaw, with having obtained matter
$l,SOO under false pretenses. Mahoney has
run house of ill-repute and saloon OF the
worst character at Rosccmmon, and the past
winter has numbered, jobbing for other parties.
ADOuJ Three Wecks ago ne lelt KOScOmnOn and
his creditors to the extent of some $4,000 or
more. Previous to That he assaulted Capt. L.
5. Pease OF East Saginaw, at Roscommon, was
tried convicted ard sentenced TO the House of
Correction for three months. He appealed TO
the Circuit Court and went to East Saginaw
when an effort was made to compromise with
bis creditors on basis OF forty cents on the
dollar. This only partially succeeded. He
went to jackson where he was arrested and
turned over to the Sheriff of Roscommon coun-
ty on the ground that he was attempting to
evade process OF conviction and sentenced TO the
Work House. He was taken back TO Roscom.
mon, gave bonds to appear. and was at once
arrested on complaint Of Mr.. seligman, as
stated, who is one of the creditors. Mahoney's
attorney got out writ OF habeas corpus and
attempted to take him from the officers In
whose charge he was, but failed. He has some
$4,000 In his possession and Is not likely to
evade the neshes OF the law until IL is exhaust
ed, II then.
Navigation has opened at Grand Ha-
ven.
Flint elected three women to the new
school board.
A 13-years old boy, named Ohlye, ac-
cidentally hung himself In rope swing, four
miles northwest OF st. Louis.
Eugene Colwell and Charles Gardner
two lads Of Muir were drowned In Grand River
while crossing In log canoe to fish.
James Stokes of Coldwater went to
the polls and voted after which he
went back to his shop and fell on the floor in
sensible, soon after dying.
Battle Greek farmers are reported as
putting load after load of salt on their land,
claiming that 1t destroys worms, and Ia n
dry season prevents the effects of drought.
The business men of Howard City are