Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-11-20

this season in 81 days. Where is the
husker that can beat this recordp-
lngham County News.
Capt. M. Ii. Hosington, prominent
Republican of Fabius, st. Joseph coun-
ty, remained out late election night and
contracted a cold from the effects
which he died on the 9th inst.
Senator Palmer in q recent address
to the Michigan Women's InTian asso-
citation said the Indian tribes were rot
dying out, and that their rights should
be respected by the government.
A verdict for 1856, 1865. "a was given
circuit court in Detroit against the
Michigan air line railroad company, at
the suit of James 4. Young of Chicago.
Mrs. w. S. How'd of Millbrook, aged
so years, deliberately saturated her
clothing with kerosene oil and SGT fire
to ii. She was fatally burned before
she was discovered, and died the next
morning.
Hon. hezekiah &. Wells of Kalama-
zoo, presiding Judge of the court
of commissioners of Alabama claims,
has rendered his resignation. Advano-
ing years and Ill health compel him to
take this step.
The work on Procter's paper mill at
Constantine is progressing rapidly and
the structure will be completedin about
nine months, Seven or eight grades of
paper will be manufactured including
silk-tissue.
The Huron Bay (L'Anse) slate quar-
ry has shipped this year over 1000
squares of roofing slate. 1t is said the
demand for this slate is greater than
can be supplied with the present facili-
ties for production.
John G.. Franks of Grange, lonia
county, was killed by the kick of q
horse in Ionia the other evening. The
horse became frightened and ran away.
Franks was thrown out and kicked in
the stomach dying from his injuries the
same night.
Farmers, If theywonld save money,
should see to il at once that mowers,
reapers and other farm implements are
securely housed for the winter. Many
dollars are lost every year by neglect.
ing this matter Dexter Leader.
Prisoners in the Jackson jail were
treated to cheese the other right by O
new arrival. A short time after eating
they all began to show signs of poison
ing, and two of them came near dying
How the cheese was poisoned Is o mys
terry.
Prof. G. X. Adams is authority fol
the statement that the University library
contains fuller sources for the study Of
certain political subjects, especially az
to the methods of city government, thar
any library in America. Ann Arbol
Register.
Two boys named Joseph Bloom anC
Joseph Chanby, aged IA and II years
respectively, have been arrested a
Bay city for SHOWING" counterfeit
hslf dollars. The coins are dated
1876 and are said to be q remarkably
clever counterfeit.
Joseph Sayres, drunken individual
attempted to drive across the railroad
track at Corunna, in front of ar up
preaching train. His horses were in
stantly killed and Sayers was thrown
about 80 feet in the air, He is badly
bruised, but will recover.
i The Grand Trunk freight house a
Mt. Clemens was destroyed by fire OF
property, including number of loadeC
cars. The loss is estimated ct between
$50, 900 and SIS, 200, the railroad com
pany being the heaviest losers.
Eight years ago Fort Gratiot mar
registered VOW to the effect that h,
would not wear white shirt until ,
Democratic president was elected
On Sunday, November 9, he hasteneC
to don "boiled" garment, being too
: esger to wait for the official count.
A man named Kahn was chopping il
the woods near Gates lumber camp il
losco county when the tree fel
upon him, driving the ak into tn,
fleshy part of his :high and inflicting ,
terrible wound. He was taken to Tia,
hospital at Bay City.
An attempt was made to have the
county canvassers throw out the vot,
of Au Sable, on the grounds that A
more persons voted than was registered
The board refused to do so, claiming
: that they had not the authority. The
election will probably be contested.
A fire at Garfield, Saginaw county
destroyed Nathan, Allen d Co.'S sal
block and large pile of lumber be
longing to Nathan, Allen & Co. and 10
seph Barber. The total loss is ovel
: 100000 Nathan, Allen e. Co. have
$25. 900 insurance and Joseph Barber
$4,000.
VIM. Ferguson and his wife ant
daughter, who live at Mason, hav,
been arrested on suspicion of being con
cerned in robbery at the house o
Washington Sherman, aggregatinl
about $500 worth. Mrs. Ferguson ha
been released on her personal recog
nizance,
Before election number of workmei
of Nelson. Matter e. Co., OF Crane
Rapids, struck because the hours fol
work were increased without additional
pay. After consultation the order wa
revoked and the men resumed work
On the 10th inst the company repeated
the order and the men again struck.
Orders had been received for cassi
mere goods for four months in advance
at the time of the burning of Cornwel
e. French's wooden mill near Ann Arbor
and the company not being in a poi
ton TO carry out the contract has hat
the work turned over TO the South Benz
wooden COMPANY, at South Bend. Indi