Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-04-17
Minor State Items.

Minor State Items.
Ontonagon is now Geographically
connected with the outside world.
Daniel Goss. one of the best known
residents of Eaton county, is dead.
About 1870 women voted for school
trustees Mt Flint, at the last election.
Luke Phipps, the wife murderer, is
now In Sandwich jail awaiting trial.
Benz B. Shepard. representing at
torney of Hillsdale county, died on the
9Th inst. &c
w. II. Willard, Shia Tassee county
pioneer, died suddenly in Owosso on
the 18TH
George Backus. "a prominent lum-
herman and real estate dealer of Green
vile, is dead.
Judge Gridley says that it will take
a month, at least, TO try the Crouch
Holcomb case.
Major f. +. Sellers, u. S. A., 10th
infantry, died at Fort Mackinac, April
., of pneumonia.
1t is proposed to purchase several
Australian ostriches for Detroit's new
park on Belle Isle
George Frost of Blissield. is under
arrest charged with incest with Lis SIX
year old daughter.
David Preston, the Detroit banker, is
mentioned as gubcrnatorial candidate
on the Union ticket.
Judge Mitchell of Port Huron has
been admitted to practice in the United
States supreme court.
A fire visited HubJardston. Ionia
county, on the 9th inst, destroying
$50, 900 worth of property.
ii. +. j. Clute, one of the best known
and ablest journalists in the state, died
in Kalamazoo on the 18th inst.
A furniture factory at Bcrlamont,
VanBuren county, was burned on he
9th inst, with loss of $4,000.
The general opinion at Maple Rapids
is that no case is being made out against
Creasinger, the banker at that place.
William Benedict and Sam O'Dell
are under arrest at EAST Tawas for the
murder of young Scholts on the 9th
inst.
The returns from the elections held
in most of the larger towns in the state
on the 9TH inst, present the usual varied
results.
The famous libel suit of Gen. Bron-
son of Big Rapids against the Current,
n newspaper of that city, resulted in
verdict of no cause of action.
Col. /. f. Messmore thought the Sat
urday Post of Grsnd Rapids had dam
aged him $4,000 worth, but the jury
thought S68.S7 would make it about
right.
Work is being pushed rapidly forward
completed it will be one of the best
harbors on the north shore of Lake
Michigan.
Thomas Tromberth was killed and
Nicholas Johns blinded by blast in
the Calumet and Hecla mine the other
day. Tremberth leaves family of
eight children.
James A. Coyle, reporter Oh the
Detroit Daily Times, who was injured
in the freight elevator in that building
March IL died at st, Mary's hospital
IN InaI CITY on the Otn lnsb.
The state foreign missionary conven-
ton of the ladies connected with the
Congregational churches of Michigan,
held a very interesting tive days session
at Ann Arbor on the 9th and 10th inst.
Fire broke out in the office of the De-
troit Daily Times about midnight few
nights ago, and before it was subducd,
the Office was completely destroyed.
with the exception of the presses. which
were in the basement.
While delirious from excessive dissi-
patton. Joseph z. Edwards, recorder of
the village Of Houghton, and one of the
best known citizens of the Lake Superior
country, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head.
The voters of Lake township, Berrien
county, at the township election. by u
strong vote resolved that no pool or
billiard table should be kept for use in
the township, and the township board
was authorized to fully enforce the res
olution.
A distressing casualty occurred a
short time ago at Bear Lake, Manistee
county. Two children we're locked in
house while their parents were absent
ut a dance and were burned to death in
Are which destroyed some $4,000
worth of property.
DIR. Ii. L. Reed of White Cloud, town.
ship treasurer of Wilcox, Newaygo
county, is a defaulter to the amount of
e1,700. The doctor has turned over
his property to his pondsmen. and it is
believed it is more than sufficient to
cover the liabilities.
The officers on the Crouch case claim
to have another "clue." ind are closely
inquiring into the history of one
John Fuller, a man with an unsavory
reputation. and an intimate friend of
G. ID. Harrington, whose testimony
created such furore during the exam
nation.
Michael j. Brennan, of Jackson, 30
years of age, boiler maker at Air Lire
junction, upon leaving the shops the
other evening was caught between the
sars of a rowing train while crossing