Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-30


Saginaw mills a day or two ago. Some
Of the workmen seized him aad held
him while others taubed black paint
upon his face and clothes. Two OF the
offenders have been arrested.
VIM. Sweitzer, farmer living about
two miles from Shelby, after being per-
sistently annoyed by lot OF boys who
pelted HIM with potatoes and otherwise
maltreated him, shot one OF the boys
named Frank Eaton. The ball pene-
trated the region of the heart. Young
Eaton will probably die.
The state law and order league was
organized at Kalamazoo October %, Is
local legues being represented. Follow
ing are the Off GERS for the ensuing year:
j. Il. Cobb, Schoolcraft, president; A.
II. Fitch, Kalamazoo, recording secre-
tary; the Rev. j. c. Gilbert, Grand
Rapids. corresponding secretary.
Fire broke oct in the "red-front"
block in Sand Beach the other night,
and before the fire department could
reach the spot, quantity of powder
stored in one of the buildings, exploded,
completely cutting the block, and
scattering fire. BY almost superhuman
efforts the fire was confined in the one
block.
John Waldron and Thomas Ramp,
prisoners in The Kalamazoo Jail await
ing trial, the former for pocket pick
ing and the latter for watch stealing,
concealed themselves in the jail stair
way and when Turnkey Russell entered
with their supper they closed the spring
I.n Il H. IL. kAsvr
escape by the way of the office.
There are enough deer killed in upper
Michigan to admit Of feeding each man,
woman and child on nothing but yeni-
son every day in the year, and yet none
are shipped out of the state, and but a
very small percentage of the population
eat venlson mole than, half dozen
allP-Marquette Mining Journal.
The accounts of Charles l.. Fuller,
county treasurer of Otsego county,
which were found to be in an unsatis-
factory condition some time ago, have
| been examined by the board of super
visors, and shortage of $1,000 has
been discovered. Fuller's property, all
|
county, will nearly make good the de-
fciency.
The fire in the Calume6 and Hecia
mine still RACES, and President Agassiz
and the mine company's consulting
engineer are at the mine TO see what
can be done about it. All the Boston
efforts TO conceal the true state OF
affairs have been unavailing, and it is
now no sure thing but that work will
have to be suspend soon If the fire is
not extinguished.
Rev. Judson b. Palmer, graduate
of Hillsdale College, and pastor of the
+. W Baptist Church at Watertown,
Iowa, has been tried by church
council, presided over by President
Durgin of Hillsdale College, charged
with attempting to secure divorce
from his wife on unscriptural grounds
and undue intimacy with tho ewes OF
his flock. Palmer denies the charges.
The Grand Rapids district assembly
of Knights of Labor has passed resolu-
tions formally boycotting the street
railway company of that city. 1t is al
legged that the company has dischai ged
employees who were knights, and refus-
ed TO hire, in several instances. men
who either were members or Intended
soon 10 join the order. Another griev-
ance is the recent reduction of wages OF
| the employees
In late issue of the Shiawassee
County American, George w. Owen,
late of Detroit, but now of Corunna,
made an attack on Judge of Probate A.
A. Harper, who is a candidate for re-
election. Judge Harper claiming that
tho article charges him with perjury in
a late law suit in the Shiawassee circuit
court, has caused q capias to be issued
against Owen, laying damages at Sl0,-
600. A order was made to hold Owen
in 1000 bail
October az number of representa-
tive horse breeders met ia the Hubbard
House parlor, Jackson, and organized
an association tc be known as the
Michigan Trotting Horse Breeders As
ISOLATION, Differed as follows: j. w.
Barkhurst, Augusta. President; ". G..
Hinman, Pontiac, Vice President; L.
g. Webb, Mason, Secretary; Walter
Clark, Battle Creek, Treasurer. The
board of Directors will meet in the same
place November Is to adopt constitu-
tion and bylaws and arrange q pro-
gramme for next years meetings.
Secretary Noble in a recent inter
view says 1.-THE interest in the New Or.
leans exposition continues, indeed it is
on the increase. The excitement OF
election interferes little with the
progress, but that will not last long. /
received letter from Mr.. Davis saying
that the mineral exhibit will be even
better than he anticipated. l am in
constant receipt of letters making In
quiries in regard to conditions of ex-
hibit from large manufacturers and
producers about the state. OF course
all am directly connected with is the
state exhibit, but the animus of the peo-
pie is shown by such requests"
The following patents have been
issued to Michigan inventors: Josiah
X. Atwood, Morenci, harness. William
Ii. Baker, Oxford, draft equalizer.
Emory Barnes, Mt. Pleasant, door pro-
tector. Daniel Braxier, assignor OF
one-fourth to f. w. Swift, Detroit,
CRATE for stoves and furnaces Caleb
Z. Brown, Jackson. hustle. Jesse w.
Corder, Grand Rapids, fire escape. L.
b. Eggleston and p. Bhnkerhoff, Ba tile
Creek, cable railway, Leonard Geiger,
Hudson, making projectiles; also pro-
jectile. Charles w. Highly, jackson,
hustle. Joseph Moses, Lapeer, wagon
running gear. Richard G.. Peters,
Manistee, circular saw machine. James