Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-04-02

at Washington, whittier he went to at
tend the Inauguration. He was one OF
the most prominent lawyers OF that sec
ton, and will be greatly missed.
John Watson of Unadilla, aged 78
years, fell on the ice while crossing the
road from his house to his barn aud re-
ceived fracture of the hip. He had
hardly recovered from an injury of the
shoulder received in a similar manner.
In the Upper Peninsula during the
blizzard of March Is to II the cold was
so intense that at Grand Mariasit burst
open and pulverized rocks. 1t is re-
ported that wood choppers were frozen
to death near Seney, Schoolcraft coun-
ty.
The annual sale of shorthorn Jersey
and AYRSHIRE cattle of the agricultural
college took place al Lansing the other
day. Prices were only fair, the highest
paid for shorthorn being S240, the
lowest S45. For Ayrshire the prices
were $50 and S35.
The Sun fire insurance company of
London has settled their loss on the L.
2. Creasinger building in Maple Rap
ids, burned year ago last Dece mber,
by paying $1,000, the full amount on
building, and $4,000 of the $4,000 in
surance on contents.
Ats Clair lady has in her posses
sion copy of vol /, No. l, of the Michi-
gan Essay, cor the Importan Observer,
dated August 81, 1909, published In
Detroit by James Miller. 1t is partly
in the French language, and a leading
article is on salt manufacture.
Mayor Hartman of Ann Arbor,
received a letter from 4. w. Putnam,
secretary of the American association
for the advancement of science, Off.
cially announcing that the next meeting
OF the association will be held in that
city. beginning August 26, next.
The building in Port Huron occupied
by the Sunday Commercial printing
Office and Princess skating rink was
destroyed by fire March %. The
building was valued at $4,000, and
is total loss. The Sunday Commercial
loss is Sc, 900, partially insured.
A Kalkaska correspondent writes:
How is this for cold weather. March
II, st. Patrick's day, forty.four degrees
below zero; March 20, 8 a. M, forty
eight below zero. Wells thirty to forty
feet deep frozen solid. March 23 was
very warm and pleasant, the lowest
register for the last twenty-four hours
being eighteen degrees below.
A heart-renGing accident resulting in
the death of two little children aged 3
and 3 years, of George Spooner, occur
red in North Star, Ithica county. The
mother had put the little ones to bed
aud gone to visit neighbours. A coal
from the stove fell on the floor, and
soon the room was in flames. Neigh
bors were attracted by the flames, but
too late to save the young lives.
Mrs. Oakley, together with her new
born babe, died at the home of DIR.
Victor Robinson in East Saginaw,
under what the neighbors deemed sus
picious circumstances. DR.. Robinson
and wife are wretched, drunken people.
Mrs. Oakley ard two children were sent
to East Saginaw about three months
ago by the poor authorities of Toledo,
and have been indestitute circumstances
Alva Dibbel has been held for trial at
April term of court in Howell on the
charge of numbering Edward Mann at
the "Dibble charivari," on the night of
Jan. Is, 1885. The testimony elected
on the examination being quite strong
against the accused, no effort to secure
bail for the defendant will be attempted,
The trial will probably take place at
the next term of court, which convenes
on April Il.
John Matheson, alias Canada
jack" was found guilty In the circuit
court at Bay City Of harboring thieves
and receiving stolen property. 1t was
at his place that Shank Clark, Larney
and Brennan were captured after their
outrage at the Hogle toll-gate, on the
Tuscola plank road, for which they
each received 20 years in Jackson. The
proceeds of the burglary were found in
Matheson's place.
When Ellen G.. Bemis, sentenced to
jackson for life for the murder of her
son-ir-law, was pardoned by Gov. Be
COLE she thought that life had lost all
its charms, but Mr.. Bemis who had
been granted divorce after the wom-
ans conviction, saw her the other day,
the old love was re-kindled, and the
pair were re-mairried. Mr.. Bemis either
believes the woman innocent or he is
very brave man.-Detroit Journal
Two woodsmen returning to Cadillac
on snowshows through the woods found
an Indian camp on Pine river, in the
part of Wexford county.
Only an Indian girl had survived party
of seven. She had been four days with
out food. They took her to the nearest
settlement and buried the others in the
snow. 1t was a wandering band of
Ottawas. The river was frozen and the
snow too deep TO hunt and they persisted
Of cold and starvation.
DR.. G.. M. +. Davis, ex-county treas
urer of Crawford county, has been ar
rested on the charge of appropriating
the funds, about $4,000. which was
claimed by him some time since was
stolen from his safe. The DR.. has been
dissipated for sometime and
Il is thought squandered the funds and
being unable to replace them hit upon
his scheme to make things balance. A
detective has been at work on the rob-
berry. Bonds were gwen for the ap-
pearance of Davis at tho next term of
circuit court.
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