Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-05
MICHIGAN.
STATE NEWS

The Grand Rapids naIlOnal Dank VIII
increase its capital August 1, from $780, 900 to
$500000
Water in abundance has been reach
ed In the Adrian water works well at a depth
of 76 feet. 1t is soft, but tastes strongly OF
iron.
Marshall girls have organized a
broom brigade, but one OF the high privates In
the ranks nearly broke her back trying to obey
her mothers command to sweep the entry
stairs.
A huge petition signed by lawyers,
doctors, divines and business men generally
has been signed at Ypsilanti asking the presi-
dent to reinstate Postmaster Clinton Spencer
of that city, against whom charge OF defalca-
ton is pending in the court.
Prof. Estabrook, President of Olivet
College and Mrs. Hicock of Charlotte, were
married at that place a few days ago.
Newaygo is making vigorous prepar
ations for recovery and improvement from the
recent fire. Fire limits have been established.
Vim. COPYRIGHT has contracted Tor the build,
ing of a fine brick hotel on the site OF the old
Brooks house, the new foundation Tor the
Jarse house, and waiting for the first supply OF
brick from the new yard just beginning To
manufacture. Preparations are making Tor
new brick buildings over nearly the whole oil
the burnt district.
A Macomb county Methodist minister
Mackinaw is more popular this year
as a summer resort than ever before.
Arthur Stinehotf and Jack Phelps
waived their examination on the charge OF
| numbering Martin Brophy at Owosso, on the
night of juno Is, and were bound over to the
! adjourned term of the circuit court which sits
July ..
L. M. Hawley, proprietor of the Cen
trail house in Hastings fell down stairs the
| ~ .4al.A. l..Al~ Id Mr. lnu
/ was for many years resident OF Charlotte
The clerks Office in Jackson is being
refltted for the first time in many years
1t is numsrously reported that tele-
graph operator in one Of the northern counties,
| having trained an assistant so he thought he
could be trusted TO do business, went oil on
weeks vacation, leaving his young wife at
home. Reaching Grand Rapids he photographed
back 10 his trusting spouse: Here am,
having high old time with Elton" ELTON
| is a brother-in-law.) The boy left in charge
wrote out the message and took 1t to the wife
thus: 'Here am, having high old time
with Elem The awfulness OF the subsequent
proceedings is too sacred for newspaper com
ment
A murderous attack was made up
on a Young man named Judd Marble OF Big
Rapids, by Eli Turner a laborer. Marble was
standing on the sidewalk In Upper Big Rapids,
talking with Mis-. Turner, when Turner ap-
preached from behind and struck Marble q
fearful blow with large stone on the LEFT
temple, telling him to the ground unconscious
Turner ran but was captured and jailed. Mar
bic was taken to hotel and his recovery IL
doubtful.
The heavy rains of the last few days
have done great damage TO railroad tracks In
various parts of the state.
Petrina Anderson, the Grand Rapids
little girl who had leg taken off by being run
over by train on the Chicago and West Mich
igan railroad few weeks ago, is slowly recov-
ering from the effects of her injuries, and will
soon be able to get around on one leg and
what remains of the other. 1t Is said that the
child's father has offered TO take s. 600 from
the railroad company in full settlement.
Nearly all of the mills about Bay
City and the Saginaws have shut down on ao
count Of high water.
Battle Creeks taxable property for
this year amounts to 50, 1883, an increase OF
S1S,30S over last year.
A large addition lately built to the
, Fenton building in Flint fell the other day
Fortunately no one was In the building at the
time but number Of persons who were neal
the walls at the time had narrow escape foI
their lives. 1t is supposed that the extremely
wet weather that we have been having tho
past few weeks undermined the walls anc
caused the accident
The residents of Genoa. Livingstone
Co, are in a rather unhappy predicsment JUS
now by reason Of the postoiiico being discon
tinued for want of one to act as postmaster
the retiring official claiming IL did not pay, and
therefore, their mails are very frequently
, carried to Howell and sometimes returned q
: Detroit, thus keeping mail on the road fol
, eight or ten days.
The little village of Gaylord in Ostego
county, Is fairly booming. Two new tow
. halls are being built new saw mill is being
erected, besides business blocks and dwellings
I innumcrabe. Gaylord is claimed to be the high
q est point in Michigan, being 9S4 feet abov,
Bay City, and hence is comparatively healthy
Rev. John Russell, n well-knowr
temperance worker and Methodist minister o
{ this state who has been in the upper PENN
sula for several years, will shortly return to hi
1 old home in Detroit.
Q The Michigan legislative excursion
through the upper peninsula starts August Is
leaving from points on the Michigan Contra
and Grand Rapids d Indiana railroads, rem
. deZyouug at the Straits Of Mackinac, proba
a bly,. Those receiving invitations and accept
ing the same are requested TO notify Lieut.
I Gov. NJ. S. Crosby, at Grand Rapids, by letter
q as sson Us possible, giving names and tn
number of ladies who will accompany them
G and saving which road they will take. Ticket
q and time card will then be forwarded. Al
expenses except transportation will be borne b,
@ the individuals composing the excursion party
| Lieut.. Gov. Crosby, WIN. p lines, and Sec
rotary of State Harry A. Conant, ale the com
: mittee Of arrangements.
Another stabbing ARRAY occurred q
; Grand Rapids the other day which will prob
c ably result fatally. a young man named JOIN
A Grady is the victim, and the knife, which pene
trated his right breast, just below the nipple
j cutting the heart sack, was in the hand OF Dlcl
Kinney, young farmer. The physicians sa
> there is a bare possibility that the young maj
G may recover
# Tecumseh has n building boom an,
: reports a brighter business outlook than 70
several years past.
Mrs. Elizabeth Noble has obtained
II Judgment for S532 and costs against the city O
o Grand Rapids for demolishing her stone BAR
on the ground that II projected into the street
5 TIE case was tried in the United States dis
o trict court.
+ A court house is being built at Omer
y the county seat of the new county of Arenac.
From all over the state come report
of high water and consequent damage. A
L Grand Haven Grand river has reached u heigh
i never known before, and the booms are i
great danger. At Battle Creek, the immens
/ dam In the Kalamazoo river was carried away
l. In Branch county hay, oats and wheat ar
lodged, and will not be worth cutting
G. ii. Hackley 81 Co.'S dry dock a
~ Muskegon gave way, throwing 1,0OO, 900 feet Q
: lumber into the lake. Frank Barnhart,
q wears old, was buried Hereunder Others "a
u capped by jumping into the lake.
. Robert Campbell, an eight-year oil,
n child died at his home near Pompeii I'm thi
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