Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-08-21
Minor State Items.

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Saginaw City is to have an electric
light plant costing $4,000.
Lowell is spanning Grand river at that
point with an iron bridge costing sl6,-
900.
Il. Il. VanArsdale, prominent mer-
Chant of Cheboygan, died Aug. y of
hiccough.
Cheboygan wants a sanitarium, with
Turkish, Roman, Russian and all the
other baths.
Judge James V. Campbell. professor
of law in the university, has rendered
his resignation.
Andrew McCort, treasurer of Red
mond township, Emmett county, is short
s400 Of the towns money.
Grand Rapids will build two new
brick school houses of six rooms each
at cost of 81, 900 or Sl3, 0C0 apiece.
The remains of Edward Israel, as
tronomer of the Greedy expedition,
were received at his old home in Kala-
mazoo on the 10th inst.
Edward the man who was frightfully
scalded at the Michigan Central car
shops in jackson, few days ago. has
since died of his injuries.
The annual picnic OF the Soldiers
and Sailors association OF Hillsdale
county will be held at the fair grounds
in the city of Hillsdaie Sept. 5.
The insane asylum in Kalamazoo is
full to oyerhowing and so is the one at
Pontiac. The new asylum at Traverse
City will not be done for year yet.
While engaged in charivari few
nights ago at Calumet young man
named Bowden was accidentally shot
by one of his companions and died in
few hours.
Nathan Beirew fell from q building
ut Grand Rapids on the 9th inst. and
was killed, and George Kruise was
struck by falling brick and died
shortly after.
James Parmenter, a l5-year old boy
living near Charlotte. ran q five-mile
foot race Monday, August IL, and died
the same evening from the effects OF
the over eXertion.
An attempted escape of prisoners in
the Grand Rapids jail was frustrated by
the officers in charge. The plan was
we'll matured, and would undoubtedly
have been successful.
There was considerable frost through
our the state, especially in the northern
part, the latter part of the week end
ing Aug. 9, but it is believed no serious
damage has been done thus far
The body of John Hagadorn, who
disappeared from Bay City last Decem-
Der. was found floating in Bradley &
Co.'s slip at that city recently. 1t is
believed that he committed suicide.
1t having been stated that Gen. West,
candidate for Vice-President of the
Greenback party, would support the
nominees of the Democratic party, that
gentleman is out In letter emphatic
ally denying the report.
The annual picnic off the farmers OF
l.enawee and Hillsdale counties was
held at DEVILS lake August Il. Fully
10000 people were in attendance. The
weather was as weather should be and
II good time was had by every one.
A Berrien Springs dispatch says: A
bill of exceptions has been filed in the
case of Thomas Haire, convicted Of the
murder of Jack McCrone, and HARE has
been admitted to bail in the sum of
$4,000 awaiting the action of the su.
preme court.
Workmen digging upon the farm of
VIM Marsh in Waterloo township,
Jackson county came upon trunk full
of bones, supposed to be those of man
named Suttler who mys.eriously disap-
peared from that neighborhood a num-
Der of years ago.
Charles f. Wright, travelling agent
of the Detroit and Cleveland steam nav
igation company, shot himself at his
home in Pontiac Saturday Aug. 9. He
left touching letters to his wife and
mother. Financial trouble was the
cause of his suicide.
A number of Russian Mennouites are
coming from Dakota to attend Battle
Creek College. This coming year the
faculty of the institution will give espec-
ial attention 20 the German, Danish, and
Spanish languages for the purposes of
more efficient clerical and missionary
work.
A 4-months old child of VIII Straycr.
living near Canadaigua, Lenawee coun-
ty. choked to death Aug. 4. The child
was subject 20 spasms of choking, and
was taken while alone. Its mother
rushed in from an adjoining room, but
death took place before aid could be
rendered.
Berkey, Gay d. Co., Grand Rapids
furniture manufacturers. have notified
AL their employees receiving over 81 25
per day that their wages will be cut
down from 10 10 Is per cent. The mat
ter has been referred by the men to the
Knights of Labor, and strike Is not
improbable.
Over at st. Joseph the ladies of the
town have taken hold of public improve.
ments and are showing the men how to
manage affairs. The public park,
which is now under their especial care,
is having no end of improvements made
On it, and is coming along under their
fostering care like cosset lamb.
The boilers of n Grand Rapids and
Indiana engine exploded near Decatur,
Ind, the other night instantly killing
fireman Charles Henderson, of Grand
Rapids and badly injuring engineer
WEIGH and a brakeman. Ten freight
cars were burned and the engine was
completely wrecked. Loss 100000.
The total output of refined copper
from the Lake Superior mines since
their opening would load solid train
of cars over 80 miles long, while the
total salt product Of the Saginaw VAL
ley would require solid train fully L.
100 miles long, and yet these are only