Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-26
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Spurious coin is circulating in Mid
land to an alarming extent.
The Algonac salt company is now
fully organized with capital OF
$4,000.
Lake Michigan is said to be frozen
entirely across to the depth OF two or
three feet.
Students at Battle Creek Adventist
college arc not allowed to attend the
roller rink.
Berrien county farmers have been
lnuloted to the tune of $4,000 by Bohe-
milan oats agents.
Henry Seymour. CneboygaD ooun-
ty convict, died of mn abscess, in Jack
SON prison on the 18th
A propos ition to form new county
out of portions of Kent, Montcalm, and
Newaygo is being agitated:
Port Huron wants to get Lspeer's
sash and blind factory TO move to that
city, and will offer n big bonus,
Albion Episcopalians are without
house of worship, their church building
having burned on tho 10Th inst.
Howard City will have & new union
school house, the old one having burned
on the 10th inst, at n loss of S25 GOO.
Lake Michigan is frozen over entire
ly across TO q depth of from two to
three feet in the vicinity of Milwaukee.
Homer F. Linn of Youngstown, Ohio,
medical student of the Michigan uni
versity, died at Ann Arbor Of pneumo-
MIA.
Robert Scott, g farmer of Blooming
field tow nship, Huron county, was kill
ed by falling tree whilo chopping
wood.
Mrs. Ladyman of Parma has &C.
cured q verdict Of 81, 900 against two
Jackson policemen for assault and false
imprisonment committed IN that city in
July last.
The famous Hillsdale rowing crew Is
about to DO reorganized for participation
in the worlds regatta NJ New Orleans
in May next.
Samuel Muliigan of Flint, aged ID,
has been sent 10 the reform school for
stealing postage stamps from the post
Office In that city.
Judge Cooley has roconsidered his
determination not TO DO q candidate for
supreme court judge, and viii allow his
name to be used.
Joseph Howard, who robbed the
Coldwater bank in 1888, was arrested
in Philadelphia recently. He is now in
jail at Coldwater.
n. Il. Wheeler, Lenawee county
pioneer, has Joined tho silent majority.
Mr.. Wheeler had been o resident of
Lenawee since 1888.
The newly constituted state board of
agriculture organized on tho 18th at
Lansing. Franklin Wells OF Constan-
tine was made president.
Cornelius Rix, the colored man OF
Marshall who slept out doors few
nights since and had his arms and legs
badly frozen, has since died.
MIR. Morrison, the ticket agent at
Loomis, has been offered $50, 600 for his
interest in combination lock recently
invented and patented by him.
A passenger and freighttrain collid-
ed near Bronson q few nights ago.
Considerable damage was done to roll
ing stock, but no one was injured.
Eli Gregory of Fort Gratiot, went in
10 the woods to work the other morn
ing. When his son went at night to
call him to supper he found his father
dead.
JameskCosgTove, an extra brakeman
on freig ht train No. 81, got under the
wheels of his train at Klinger Lake, and
was instantly killed. His home was at
Hudson.
A. p. Thomas, at present supervisor
Of Howard City, prominent lawyer,
and at one time prosecuting attorney
of Montcalm county, has left for parts
unknown.
Joseph Howard, charged with the
Coldwater bank robbery in 1888, ar.
rested in Philadelphia recently, has
been turned over 10 the Michigan au-
thorities.
1t Is regarded as probable in Wash
ington that 1t will be left to the next
Secretary of the Treasury TO select q
site for the Detroit postofiice and Gus
tom house.
The regents of tho university esu.
mate that $4,000 will be necessary
to take the institution through 1856,
including necessary repairs aud i'm
provements.
Col. Eldredge, is the only soldier in
the Michigan Democratic congressional
delegation, who voted against sus-
pending the rules TO take up the Gen.
Grant retirement bill.
A grand jury will DO called at Evart
in March TO inquire into the Osceola
county treasury robbery. committed
last May, and several other criminal
occurrences yet In mystery.
The bill recognizing tho supreme
court which passed the House q few
days ago, provides for another supreme
court Judge, and increases the salaries
of the judges to S5,ooO per annum.
The Presque Isle county Advance
prints blood.curdling story OF two
Ohio hunters who were eaten by wolves
at the headquarters of the Rainy river
in the southern part of Pressure Isle
county.
The shipment of elm and other hard
wood timber from northern Michigan
10 Europe has become IN important in
dustry and Is increasing yearly, greatly
10 the pecuniary aid OF the pioneer
farmers.
An enterprising hen, property Of Mrs,
Hoedemaker, Ais West Ransom street,
is clucking around with brood Of five
chicks, Matched with mercury down 10
81 degrees below ero.-Kalamazoo
Telegraph.