Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
Grand Rapids has placed sls5OcO in City

| Shiawassee farmers and business men have
organized union agricultural society.
A new and commodious county house is be-
Ing built In Colfax township, Wexford county.
| Bay City philanthroplst has rendered a
suit OF rooms In fine block TO the Y. M. Z. a.
gratis.
Joseph +. Sawyer of Pontiac, has been APP
! pointed trustee for the eastern asylum for the
insane.
The First National bank OF Houghton will
hereafter be known as the National bank OF
Houghton."
VIM. Perry OF Owosso, fed three fingers Of
his right hand to the machinery IN Whites
| planning mill.
An unknown man was run over and Instant
| ~ killed near the Grand River crossing, In De
troit, April 81.
Hollanders of Grand Rapids, are about to
establish Liberal church similar 10 the Uni
tartan In doctrine.
Thomas Young, respected aai tonored
citizen OF Brighton, is dead. The cause OF his
death was paralysis.
Mike Moriarty Of Hudson, is willing TO wager
that he can accomplish what Capt. Webb failed
n-swim the Niagara rapids.
A loan association has been organized at
Hart, Oceana's county seat with capital OF
$1,000 20 make loans on real estate.
young girl named Booze of Kalamazoo has
been arrested on suspicion of being connected
with the death OF an infant found there.
Over 40 cars OF potatoes have been shipped
from Bancroft since September last 5000
bushels going to the soldiers home at Dayton,
Ohio.
A few DAYS ago a team OF horses was stolen
from M. A. bearing OF Jackson. The thieves,
boys about lSyears old, were caught In Bluft-
ton, Ind
Rev. Theodore Nelson, the newly appointed
Superintendent of Public Instruction has been
appointed Secretary Of the State Board OF Correc-
tons and Charities.
a Kalkaska correspondent says at no time
since North Michigan has been settled has hay
| been so scarce as now. Baled hay Is selling
there at $50 per ton.
w. L. Smith, late deputy superintendent of
public instruction, has commenced the work OF
organizing new lodges Of the royal arcanum
throughout the state.
Miss Alma Smith, the young schoo! teacher
| who jumped from the train near White Cloud
when returning home from her school at Get
yerts, has died OF her injuries.
Prof. Hull, principal OF the Birmingham
schools, is under arrest, charged with unrea-
sonably furnishing nine-year old boy. His
trial takes place on the l4th inst.
John Mclean, resident Of Parllhill, Ontario,
was instantly killed the other night by the up
setting of pony car loaded with logs on the
Detroit, Bay City g. Alpena railroad.
II transpires that William II. Whitney, who
committed suicide near HoughtOn few days
since, was the son of Prof. X. ii. Whitney OF
Boston, and the body has been shipped east
The 25OO0,000 eggs in the Alpena state fish
hatchery have begun 10 hatch. Most OF them
will be planted in the lakes near Altoona and
Oscoda, while some will go to Lakes Michigan
and Superior.
The store of A. ]. LovejeyS Or Litchfeld,
| Hillsdale county, was burglariZed the other
/, night and about 5000 worth OF silk and jewelry
carried away. A reward OF 500 Is offered for
the conviction OF the thieves.
The Marquette, Houghton d Ontonagon
railroad company has agreed to proposition
that unless 10 miles OF the road shall be COM
pleted before January J, 1887, its land grant
shall be forfeited.
Reports from various parts of Clinton county
indicate that the wheat cropis in fine condition
and that the prospects for a big yield were
never better. In Branch county wheat never
looked better than at the present time.
The test salt well in Bay City has been aban-
doned after going down 800 feet, and the tub
ing is being removed, preparatory 10 plugging
ing brine from the first salt strata will be con
tinued.
A society young lady in jackson will fit up
Hon. Thomas Navin's room at the prison with
velvet carpet, and all other furniture that will
rob the bleak and cherries place OF its I'M
1
will still occupy their partly furnished COM
partments
Albert Peterson, jailed at Howell, awaiting
transportation TO jackson, where he will re-
main four years Tor until he escapes), was dis
covered by Sheriff Cook to have made prepare
| tons for an immediate withdrawal from jail
| having q saw and other furniture with which
TO cut out TO liberty.
, Thieves stole the sample trunk of Detroit
drummer from the lonia depot, and carried II
, | TO Saranac where IL was found at the bottom
of Grand river. The thieves intended to take
the trunk of an agent for jewelry house, but
did not discover their mistake. The contents
of the jewelers. trunk were valued at S25, 600.
During the years that are past p. A. Badour
postmaster at Boyne; Walter j. Mackay, a.
Dogwood; w. l. Empey, at East Jordan; III
Doane, at Gibson; j. Gray, at Romeo, and r.
s. Rowland, at Republican, suffered losses by
fire or buglars. The officers petitioned the de
, partments TO stand good for the loss, but Post
master General Villas has disallowed the claims
The national bank statement of the comp
troller Of the currency shows that during the
. past year Michigan national banks declared
dividends of S949,250, while net earnings wer,
81, III 1853 81. There are 90 OF them in the
state with a combined capital OF 80, 194 600
their undivided profit being SLIT, 532. They
| own S975,600 worth of real estate. The cor
porate existence OF IA Of them will expire thi!
year.
An Is year old girl, who gave her name al
Theresa and claimed Jackson as her home
died In Chicago April 20. Shortly before bel
! death she stated that she had left her HON,
, when but IA years old and entered on a life oil
sin. Lately she returned to her home and wal
4 welcomed by her mother, but discountenancet
by her father. Then she sought work In Chi
: cago. The immediate cause of the girls dealt
is mystery.
G viii Carleton, a Hillsdale graduate Of go
! will deliver the alumni poem at the reunion o
T the present year, and Wallace w. Hickman o
Chicago, Of the class of 10, gives the Grafton
A All the literary societies will hold reunions
r during the commencement week beginnin,
|. | Monday, June s. Hillsdalc has never know
5 so great gala day as 1t will observe this year
G | The college has graduated $50 students will
degrees. II is thirty years old and has beef
. attended by 1900 students.
@ VIM. Baker Of Highland, started from De
/ troit to Clyde, April %. On arriving at Clyd
4 land Station, where hewas found with his bod
living partly on the low platform between tn
8 tracks, with his left leg and arm badly smash
? cd by the car wheels. He was conscious on tn
= way to Holly, and stated that he was not mucl
= hurt till the train backed over him. Some o
= the train men say the train was not backe
!. over him. He had brother at Highland and
1t Is supposed, jumped off the train there, as
did not stop. His leg was amputated, and Ia
n died soon after. lie was single and 80 year
! old. He had been brakeman on the road.
!, s. f. Engle of Detroit, as next friend O
!. James Hughes, a child Of years, brings sui
= In the superior court against the d., G. III. 4
. NJ. railroad company for the recovery OF $40,
e 600 damages. In the bill of complaint tn
plaintiff alleges that the track of the said rail
road company is exposed TO the public in III
L vicinity OF Hastings street In Detroit; that Il
d common with other children, the child Hughe
e made practice OF running on the track an
t riding on the engines; that July II, 1884, On
e boy, while standing on the front platform OF