Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-17

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The payments from the state treasur-
er's Office were quite heavy during the
latter pal of 1883. The balance of the
treasury being reduced to 1895, l63 80.
During last year 7,777 wagons were
made at the works in Jackson (using
prison labor), making an aggregate Of
"a 900 Of these wagons made and in
use.
Julia Reese, the domestic in the
Crouch family, who was kept in Jail
several weeks on suspicion, through her
attorney brings suit for false imprison-
ment.
Greenbackers in council at Nawaygo,
eulogized Butler, tried to discuss fusion,
and adjourned with vote of confidence
aud rousing three cheers for Josiah w.
Begole.
The stockholders in the old Mansfield
and Coldwater road, wno were cut out
by the mortgage foreclosure will take
action to recover something of their in
vestments.
William Mathers of Casnovia, aged
20, left his bed the other morning at
O'Clock, went out in the cold without
dressing, and was soon so badly frozen
that he died.
The next annual encampment of the
Michigan state troops at Brighton will be
as brigade organization. and not by
regiments scattered IN different parts of
the encamptment grounds.
The state normal school of hygiene
will convene in Battle Creek January
28-February l. Speakers from abroad
will be in attendance, among whom are
Prof. Wilson of Ann Arbor.
Elias Palmer, defaulting treasurer of
Emmett county, has settled, paying the
entire amount of his deficit, the ex-
penses of investigation, the sheriff's ex-
pense and the cost of an extra session
of the board of supervisors.
Peach-growers on the "great peach
belt" say that the trees have not suf-
fcred particle from the severe cold,
and that unless the temperature be-
comes more intense than it has been
the trees are all right.
Frank Nelson, a barber of HiDlsdale,
was thrown out of a sleigh and against
a stump few evenings ago, and had
one of his ribs broken One of his COM
panions was thrown on top of him, and
striking him on tie head with his boot
heel inflicted serious wound.
The application of the fish ctmmis-
sion of Michigan for the use of part of
the river front at Fort Brady, on the st.
Mary's river, to establish a hatchery
for whitefish and salmon has been re-
jected by the war department, which
has no power to do otherwise unless
Congress shall so direct.
The monthly report of the state in
spector shows that salt was inspected
during December as follows: Saginaw
county, 1910 barrels; Bay county, "a
ga barrels; Midland county, 4 962 bar
rels; Huron county. S,641 barrels; Iosco
county, 1858; st. Clair county, 1916;
Manistee county, 1868.
The Wheeler boys, just sent to Jack
son from Newaygo, for horse stealing,
are tough customers. The older one,
Sumner, was identified by citizen of
Baldwin, Lake county as the man who
held him up and robbed him of $1,000
last fall, and the gang are wanted in at
least half dozen counties.
Officers of the state sportsmen's as
ISOLATION have been elected as follows:
f. s. Holmes, of Grand Rapids, presi-
dent; S. A. Rodgers, of Jacks IN; secre-
tary; N. A Osgood, Of Bat lie Creek,
II easurer; A. H. Mershon, director for
four years, and DIR. j G.. Parker. of
Grand Rapids. for three years.
Railway Commissioner Innes has no.
titled all railway companies doing bust
ness ih the state that they must COM
ply with the new laws relative to plug
ging railroad frogs without delay. The
law went into effect Jan l., and requires
companies to plug railroad frogs where
trains are made up and at divisional
points.
Julia Reese, the servant, and George
Bolles, the colored boy. sent to Jail at
Jackson on suspicion of completely in
the Crouch murder have been released,
there not being any evidence on which
to hold them. They tell astonishing
stories of efforts made to coax and de.
ceive them into making confessions"
while they were in Jail.
&. M. Willis, civil engineer who has
been surveying route just north of
MansJique for the proposed Minneapo-
lis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Rail-
road, has moved his stakes futher west,
near Brampton. This railroad will be
a great help to the upper peninsula and
it is hoped by all citizens that it will
be built.
The mutual marriage benefit assocea-
ton of Michigan has elected tho follow
ing officers: President. John M. Kane.
Port Huron; vice-president W. b.
Palmer, Marine City; treasurer. Ed j.
Rogers. Port Huron; secretary. DIR. Il.
McDoncugh. Marine City; manager,
r. Mcneil, Marine City. The reports
ishing condition.
VIM. Mccormick was shot in the
right breast at Seney by teamster in
one of the Chicago Lumber Company's
camps. Mccormick was foreman in
the camp and had some trouble with
the teamster, who came upon him una
wares and shot him down. The physi-
clans think he cannot recover. Wheel
err, the teamster, was Immediately ar
rested and taken to Manistique.
Mrs. Almy, a widow, who lives at
Paine's Junction. about four miles from
East Saginaw, returned home the other
night and found Der house in flames.
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