Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-14
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS

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ashore about daylight.He was taken home In a
buggy ueatly exhausted Nothing had been seen
Of Brennan, and steambarge started to look
| for him. He was the son Of James 4. Brennan
who keeps livery stable in Mt. Clemens, and
was generally respected young man.
A man named Cornelius Mol, eni-
ployed In the blacksmithipg department of
Butterworth IL loves machine shop at Grand
| Rapids, met with a very painful and serious
| accident which resulted In the total loss Of one
eye. While at work beating the red hot iron
| a small piece, about the size OF pen, flew from
the anvil and lodged In his left eye 1t burned
out the upper and lower lids of the eye and
| finally settled down in tho corner near the
nose. The unfortunate man endured the
most excruciating pain until the offender was
removed by physician and medicine applied
to allay his sufferings.
Michigan quota of pensioners is 12,-
coo.
More salt is produced in Michigan
| than in any other state In the union.
Geo. Bentley, an old colored man
who has been janitor for the First National
bank of Grand Rapids for upwards of 20 years,
| has been arrested for stealing about 81, 300 In
| coin from the Fourth National where he had
| also been doing janitor work for some time.
The money was left out Of the safe at night
and the next morning was missing. lie had
| taken the money over to the basement OF the
First National and secreted it, When arrested
he had two bags of the money with him going
home. After the arrest he told where the rest
was.
Oren II. Peck went into drug store
In Benton Harbor, 1t is thought, TO get some
medicine. During the absence of the druggist
he went behind the counter TO wait on himself.
| BY mistake he got the wrong bottle and drank
nearly two ounces of aconite. He died In about
an hour. He leaves wife and family. The
druggist is not blamed at all, as he was out OF
the store at the time and did not know OF the
occurrence until he missed the aconite bottle
from the shelves.
The Howell bill to promote public
health, "a companion to the bill TO regulate the
practice of dentistry) has passed both Houses,
and will become a law before the adjournment
of the legislature. The House bill limits the
list of authorized practitioners of medicine
and surgery TO those who have had five years
of continuous practice Ia this state and are
regular practitioners when the law takes effect,
those who have graduated from some legally
authorized college,; and those students or
undergraduates who practice with and under
the instruction Of some full iedged doctor.
But each doctor OF student who desires to prac-
tice must file with his county clerk sworn
statement OF his record and requirements.
Supervisors must keep corrected lists OF doc
tors in practice. Persons who practice with
out registration cannot collect pay Tor services
| rendered. A violation of any of the provisions
of this bill is punishable by heavy fine, and
supervisors and health officers are authorized
to keep record and report any such violation
to the proper authorities.
Albert l.. Drew of Three Oaks has
been appointed by the governor as inspector
of the state prison, in, place of I. Myrcn Cutler
of st. Johns, deceased.
The senatorial investigating com
mttee at Lansing have reported that the infu.
once used To secure positions for certain men
a fria 1ahf
and past favor, and not for the purpose of in.
fuencing votes in the senatorial contest.
1t is said that the cooks shanty AT
Smith g. Adama' camp, on Cedar creek, was
burned low nights ago, and the cook and
a chore boy who were asleep therein were
bnrned TO death. Names not ascertained.
The House has passed bill providing
for general tax levy for $1,066, 1852, and
also the bill to equalize the bounties Of the
soldiers of the late civil war.
! Andrew Kenyon, a car checker on
the Chicago 81 West Michigan railway, was
instantly killed directly in front Of the tele
graph Office at Holland He attempted to steI
aboard moving locomotive. but fell under
the wheels. He was about % years Of age
and was married here only few mouths ago
His former home was at Elkhart, Ind, where
his parents now reside.
A young man named Edgely, who
|
4 caught by belt in the saw mill of the Vulear
furnace and before the machinery could bC
stopped and he released was so badly mangleC
that he died few hours later.
The bill for establishing prison foi
insane criminals has passed both houses. II
has not been sent to the governor, and II hC
signs 1t $50, 900 Of our money will be put on
start.
The Charlotte Steam Heat Evapora-
tor company has passed the first year of its
existance, and reports most flattering out
look for the future. Their machines have beer
introduced into several states, and In
ply the present seasons demand. Additional
facilities have been provided in the manufac
ing department preparatory to filling large
ers, which favorable fruit prospect warrants
m in anticipating.
The tournament Of the Michigan state
band association was held in Detroit On the
18th and 9th of the present month. Bands
were present from East Saginaw, Battle Creek,
Eaton Rapids, Ann Arbor, Fentonville, Caro-
Jackson Columbiavile, Greenville, Flat Rock
Sturgis and Plymouth East Saginaw captur-
ed the first prize for bands, while Battle Creek
came In for second money and honors. Eaton
Rapids made good showing, and Ann Arbor,
Caro- and Fentonville were also winners.
The legislature has adjourned sine
die The total number of bills introduced be
fore the expiration of the so days limited
therefor, was 1,004, 319 of which originated In
the Senate and 6S5 in the House.
Thereport of the state saltinspectorfo 1
the month of May shows the following figures
of barrels inspected: Saginaw county, 61, 43l
Bay, 1891; Midland, $40; Gratiot, 1,5s6
Manistee. 1901; Huron, 40, 536; Iosco, 20,636
total, 23S, 949.
An Italian woman of Calumet gave
| birth. ADril 70 To n double child with one
head, which, had 1t not died the other day
would have proved great curiosity i'm the fu
ture. The two bodies were perfect TO the alb
domen, when they seemed to go together unit
they united In one head. Each body had two
legs; there were also four arms; one ear or
each side Of the head, and two ears joined to
gether on the back of the neck. The monstros
ity was given to Dr.. +. III. Pomeroy to be for
warded to Michigan university museum.
A team attached to Barnum's adver-
Using wagon ran away in Adrian the other day,
and demolished buggy In which the Misses
Shumway of Fairfield were riding: The ladies
were seriously injured, one receiving broken
hip which win cripple her for life.
An agricultural fair association is
being organized at INLAY city.
Cadillac parties having begun to lay
iron for n narrow gauge railroad from Nirvant
| to Luther, have had the work interfered with
by gang Of IL men who were detected In the
act of tearing up the track one plight this week
One Of the men has beer arrested.
Gov. Begole has vetoed the bill de-
signed TO give minorities of stock holders rep
rcsentation In corporations.
An accident occurred at Grand Haven
resulting IN the killing of Mrs w. II. Burd and
seriously injuring Mrs. Robert Shears. both
farmers wives residiug near Nuncia, Ottawa
county They were just driving into the city
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