Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-26

dangerous wound in the back from
which he has since died.
Col. 1. Z. Messmore of Grand Rapids
sued the Travellers life insurance COM
pany for $3.50 for injuries in O railroad
accident. The company offered him
1925. which he refused. The jury
awarded him but SS9.3S.
1t is doubtful if more shingles were
ever laid in one day in any town of
Michigan than were laid last Saturday
on the new roller skating rink of this
city when forty-two men completed
the. etire job, laying 92, 600 shingles
Port Huron Tribune.
Lewis Willard, formerly q conductor
on the Bay City division of the Mich
igan Central, but more recently acting
as brakeman on road on Montana,
was killed by the cars in that territory
on the 10th. His remains were brought
to jackson for interment..
Chas. Price, at work in camp about
eighteen miles from Kalkaska, on thr
Manistee river, while cutting timbe
was instantly killed. The tree split up
and shot back, striking him on the back
and shoulders, crushing him to the
ground. He lived but short time.
Chas. G.. Morris, an insurance agent
of Port Huron is under arrest for EN-.
bezzlement. He acknowledges to hav-
ing spent most of the money campaign
ing last fail. Morris represents several
companies, the one causing his arrest
being out $500 by his defalcations.
John Shafer and John Smith in
dulged too freely in Cadillac whisky,
aud became uproarously drunk. While
in this condition they fought, Smith
stabbiDg Shafer about the face and
neck in frightful manner Smith has
been allowed 90 days in the Detroit
house of correction.
Adrian's ex-mayor, Navln. was
quietly arralgned on the 18th
inst, waived hearing and was
bound over TO the circuit
court, bail being required in $4,000.
His counsel said no bond would be Of
fered for the present, and the prisoner
was remanded to Jail.
Bowles, Ashmun and Kuhn, three of
the prisoners who escaped from Ionia
some time since, were arrested in Win
dsor, Ont, on tho 10th inst. The men
will be held until it has been ascertain
cd whether they can BIO returned TO tho
United States under the terms of the
present extradition treaty.
Andrew Desotell tired four shots ut
Felix Paquir in st. Ignace the other
night, and then shot himself, dying
instantly. Paquir will live. Paquir
had married the woman with whom
Oesotell formerly lived as his mistress,
and in q tit of jealousy the attempted
murder and suicide occurred.
Edward Probart of Sebewa, Ionia
county, is under arrest charged with
having assaulted his wife with intent
10 kill. Probart claims the shooting
was accidental, but his wife admits that
they had quarreled, and that she was
making preparations TO go to her fsth-
er. when her husband became angry
and shot her.
The Wonsey well at Marine City has
struck rock salt at C depth of 1,6l0 feet,
making the third valuable we'll in the
town. The salt rock was drilled into q
distance of 120 feet but the drillers are
positive the bottom of the rock was not
reached. A company is to be formed
are to be sunk.
An inventory of the estate of the late
Frederick +. Kislingbury of the Greeley
expedition, has been filed in the probate
court in Detroit by the administrator.
The estate is valued at $40. 1907, ex-
elusive of number of souvenirs such
as dress sword, carbine from Cape
Sabine, some arctic flowers, etc. The
claims against the estate are S344,39.
Ernest Roeinsch, an old German resi-
dent of Bay City was found frozen stiff
in front of the little hut he called home,
on the 18th inst. Tightly cluched in
his hand was the door Key. He was fol
many years very dissipated, and it is
believed that he was intoxicated when
he tried to enter his home, and fell, and,
owing to his intoxicated condition, was
unable to rise.
Dekalb Harrington, who was wit.
ness in the Crouch murder trial, called
upon his brother Pulaski, in Tompkins
township, jackson county, recently, and
demand S75. This was refused, and
Dekalb drew revolver, and making
dire threats and frightening Pulaski,
who ran to q neighbours for assistance.
The difficulty was amicably settled by
Dekalb receiving $40 for his trouble.
Judge Ramsdell made a careful ex.
animation of the lowest and most eX-
posed portions of his orchard, tho first
of the week, and reports the last years
growth of wood on the peach trees
killed. The growth of the previous
year is oil right. This insures the safety
of the peach orchard, but of course
here will be no fruit this year. The
plums, pears and cherries OF all kinds
are comparatively uninjured and prom.
Use good crop.--Grand Traverse Her.
aid.
Henry Curkendall, aged ~, is in Jail
in Grand Rapids awaiting trial in the
United States court on charge OF
counterfeiting. He has been engaged
in counterfeiting for several years, his
latest exploits transpiring in Boyne City
and vicinity, where he has disposed of
large sum of the "sueer." Curken-
dali served throughout the war, and is
pioneer. His molds and tools used
in counterfeiting were secured by the
officers who are confident they have a
clear case against him.
Lew. j. HEfford is travelling sales
man. he recently bought ticket on
the q. X. e. 1. railroad from Manton TO
Walton Junction, paying % cents there
for. Upon presenting the ticket The
conductor refused to accept it, Us IL had
been punched. Huford showed fight,
but finally paid his fare, and. then
brought suit against tho railrOad COM