Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-12

Mrs. 1. N Conklin, Il pioneer of Up
SLANT. has joined the "silent major
ity."
Citv attorney Clink of Muskegon has
been deposed from office for neglect of
duty.
The Albion hotel of Alpena burned
March 1st Loss about $40, 900 partially
insured.
Capt Rollin q. Dennison, captain of
the First Michigan cavalry, died in Kali
amazoo on tho 9th inst.
Caughlin, who killed the two Indian
boys in Marquette county, was az
quilted by the coroner.
Montgomery Schuyler. the now man
sging editor of Harper's Weekly, was
reared in Marshall, Mich.
1t is claimed that the Rev. Armstrong
of Algonac who was canght stealing re-
Gently, was, and is insane.
Schmidt Bros. glue factory near Grand
Rapids was burned by an incendiary on
the 9th inst. Loss $4,000.
VIM. Tuttle, sentenced TO Jackson
from Lapeer about a year ago for live
years, died in prison March 1.
Manisteo salt manufacturers will not
join the Michigan Salt Association. but
will organize one Of their own.
Mary Kellogg, the little girl accident
ally shot by ner brother at st. John
short time sgo, has since died.
John Kohl, deputy sheriff. was
fatally sho: in Negaunee by Pat Benan
whom he was TRYING TO arrest.
The proposed Oscoda-Au Sable I'M
ion is not regarded very favorably by
the majority Of the citizens of either
burg.
Four Detroit crooks escaped from the
Ionia house of correc ion on the 9th
inst. One of the men was recaptured
in Grand Rapids the next day.
The jury in the case of Mckay, who
killed Thomas Searles near Hastings,
last June, were unable TO agree on
verdict after being out "a hours.
A man who registered al the Railroad
Exchange in Pontiac as j. Smith,"
but who is believed 10 be VIM. Sloat,
of Shepardyille, cut his throat on the
LIST inst.
a bill is before the Legislative COM
mittee on education to prohibit the
holding of all public schools on Satur-
day. This is in tha interest of the
Seventh Day Adventists.
Klaus Hekma, Il HollanGer OF Grand
Rapids, has been arrested and is now
on his way to the Netherlands to answer
TO the charge of forgery committed in
that country several years ago.
The two-year-old child Of family
named Whittmore, who lived about 10
miles west of Newago was left alone in
the house. the house was burned and
the little one burned TO a crisp.
b. II. Nudge has been arrested at
Port Huron on 4 casrge of emhezzle-
nent and larceny while engaged as Sec
rotary and. agent of the Port Huron
mutual fire insurance company.
John Mccormick, railroad laborer,
was run over by a car near Niles the
other morning and injured so seriously
that death ensued five hours later. He
leaves q wife and seven children.
The test salt we'll at Bay City has
reached depth of 1855 feet and has
been stopped because the money sub
scribed TO conduct the experiment is
exhausted. The expense so far has
been $1,000.
Samuel w. VOLS of Buchanan has
oeen appointed swamp land commits
sionea to fill the vacancy caused the res
ignation of John Brakeman. The new
immigration commissioner is James
Van Kleeck.
Pat Casey, agent of the Michigan air
line ut Romeo, is reported $500 short
in his accounts and is under arrest.
Casey's downfall is attributed to his
desire to beat n royal flush with an i'll
significant pair of trays.
A fine fat steer belonging to Mat
thew Hall who lives rear Hastings was
attacked with bydrophobia, and had to
be shot. A few days after about 20 of
fine flock of sheep showed symptoms
IF the disease, and were shot.
f. Frye;of New York, swas killed by
jumping from car near Jonesville.
The fast mail east broke rail ten miles
east, and carload of horses gong east
jumped the track. Mr.. Frye jumped
from tho car, but the other cars passed
over him.
Tom Navin. ex-mayor of Adrian, was
captured IN New Orleans On the 1st of
March, having arrived in that city the
day before, from San. Francisco. He
did not resist arrest, but claimed to DO
on his way to Adrian to give himself up,
as he was tired of concealment.
3Another cold-bloOded murder must
be aided TO the long list OF crimes in
Detroit. Sunday evening March /,
jacob Schetiler was shot as he was
leaving disreputable saloon, in COM
pany with an abandoned woman. Rob-
berry was undoubtedly the motive as a
valuable watch and chain worn by the
murdered man was missing
Our farmer friends who contemplate
building fences in the spring should
carefully observe the following. "The
courts have decreed that no boundary
fence can be made of barbed wire
without consent of persons owning
land adjacent, and any man whoputs q
barbed wire fence along the highway
renders himself liable for all the injuries
resulting to stock passing along said
highway. "-Pinckney Dispatch.
The Bear Lake lumber company has
brought suit in the United States Court
against 6fteen insurance companies TO
recover losses sustained by the burning
of the company's mill near Manistee.
The mill burned by accidental fire July
81, 1884. The insurance companies re-
fused to pay the loss owing TO some
technicalities, and these suits are the
result. The insurance policies aOSre-