Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-17


of which the sharpers promptly borrowed 500.
Again they revisited Mr. Keller and he
aga n showed his money which was grabbed by
the spectators, who then skipped. Mr.. Keller
offers reward OF 800 for the capture OF the
thieves.
Mrs. A. s..Fuller OF Grand Rapids, member
OF the board of control Of the industrial home
for girls attended the board mcetngin Adrian
n few days ago, and In the evening was taken
To the depot to start for Chicago. When walk
ing along the depot platform she fell into
hole made by the removal OF some planks and
broke one of her limbs just below the hip. She
was taken back to the home where medical
attendance was provided and the lady made as
comfortable rs possible
The mortality rate at the Jackson prison Is
much less than many people suppose In 1881
there were niue deaths, eight In 1882, sven In
1883, and eignt In 1884 The general good
health of the prisoners is due 10 the whole
some food furnished them and the perfect
sanitary regulations OF the institution Con-
sumption is tie chef malady that carries of
the conyic.s. The few deaths Is certainly
remarkable for the number of prisoners there
are at the prison.
Daniel Dunn OF Koscommon has commenced
suit In the Unit ed States Circuit Court against
the Western Assurance COMPANY OF Toronto,
Ont, to recover $500 insurance on his hotel,
Will h was burned In November, 1884. The
company defend ON the ground tat the In
sured conceale the fact that his premises were
IL. for gamb ing an other immoral purpos-
es, an I that he was no., Ia fact the absolute
owner OF the premises Insured.
Germ an girl, late from the old country,
while cleaning out the elevator at the Hubbard
House In jackson pulled the starting rope
without knowing the consequences, and In at
tempting To ret out of the elevator was caught
and her aw broken and ght car nearly torn
from hep head. But for the timely assistance
of bell boy In stopping the elevator she
would have been instantly Killed.
During the sha u battle at the soldiers AMI
sailors 'reun on held in Reel City, &. W. Gif-
ford Of Kalla ka was seriously injured by be-
ing run over clnnon; three rIts and G Lar
bone were broken. Geo Buck of Cadillac re-
ceiyed bayonet wound In the head W j.
Getty of Kalkaska sp erred from a broken
ankle and s. Beebe was run over.
The statement o. toe earnings OF the several
railroad compani doing business In the state
of Mich gan, rs II p ,rted to the commi s'oner
of railroads, for he first six months OF the
years "a and | - shows to'al earnings 10
June 20, 1884, $Sl,5 3l4l2; earnings 10 June
20, 1885, SO, ll6,9 l2j. Decrease for 1885,
50, 4O4, 2l2.S7.
The first exhibition Of the Plymouth ia as
ISOLATION will be held Septemb % and 3 and
October / and 2, on Their new grounds near
the village of Plymouth. The race track has
been fitted In excellent shape: good buildings
and sheds for the accommodation OF stock and
exhibits, and everything looks TO successful
exhibition.
The annual meeting Of the uniformed rank
Knights OF Py HAS viii be held a. Lans ne
October ID an Is On the first day COMPETE
tive ri between the divisions Of ih brigade
will take pac,, the prizes being S.4 and $50.
The presentation II prizes will be made at
Le.deikranz hall and viii he followed " th a
dane.
The shingl packers In II G.. Peers mill in
Manistte struck the other morning
Tor an increase of from six 10
seven tets per thousand Peters
says h wi shut his mill down be'or, he will
We the extra mt The capacity Of the mill
Is 500 600 per day. A general strike Is feared
Their, are o;,r4 U boys in the form school
at ansiny.. New cottages are about TO be
erected for III, b vs., WHO are divided into
families Of 80 .acl. The new hospital build
ing Is well u der way. A few cases Of diph-
iberia have heen reported bat as d tule the m
mates ave Ike .llent health.
The annual Union of the surv v1rs OF the
twen,y-third regiment Michigan infantry vol
unteers will be held this year at Mt. Norris
Genesee county, on Tuesday Sept -. Bus
ness meeting at = p. IN. Banquet at 5p IN.
Grafton Ut p. III. Orator, the Rev. u. D.
Smart, d. d., Albion.
Geo. w. Sdman whose family lives
Rochester, Mich, was run over By a south
bound freight train on the Detro IL Bay & ty
raj road few miles south of Lapeer. He was
frightfully mangied, the train cutting him In
two near the hips. He was a5ou, 30 years cd
Frank r. McPhllips, who Hell II man
name 1 T mmermsn In Grand Rap lis last win
ter and was ac iuItel on grounds emotional
insanity, is now in an insane asylum In Penn
sylyania, where he has TO be closely confined
on account OF his murderous emotions.
Tie new l0-hour law which goes into effect
on the 18th riyes every man the right TO make
and sign contracts 10 work as many hours as
lie plcases. IL says: Nothing in this law
shall he construed to apply to those who agree
to work more than ten hours"
Alpena people are talking of bonding the
city FOR S 0,0.0to build SIS 900 steel bridge
in pace OF the existing one, and pave eight
miles of the principal streets next summer
Meantime the boom for ra!ro d from Alpena
| to CEeboygan grows larger.
Samuel ID. Fuller, who secured SO on a forg
ed craft from ID. q. X. Johnson II Grand Rap
ids and then fled To Colorado, but was captured
and brought back. has been sentenced 10 seven
years service In Jackson prison. lie entered
| plea OF guilty.
| Tn first Michigan cavalry reunioa at Chel
SEA takes place sept ~, lrs cad o. Sept. IL, as
has bsen announced, on account OF the state
! fair and army OF the Cumberland reunion
DO h taking place on the later date.
ALASKA territory Is to have newspaper. The
first number will appear about oct. |, and
| Gov.A.P. Swineforl will b. one Of the regu ar
contributors. The paper viii be known as the
Alaskan.
Dexter citizens pro o'e forming a stock
coinpany for the manufa ture OF the Ferguson
road cart ard also patent Wint ow frames, In
Guiding locks, bin /, aud V. ators.
David j. Ransom of S2dt s g. Marie has
cont acted to get out l2,0O,tC0 feet Of pine,
on the Taquamenon riy r, for the John Spray
| lumber co.npan' OF Chi ago.
| Wat ON W. Ildreige OF Flint, ZOO clerk
| in the treasury departm mt, died In Washing
ton recently. He has been In the treasury for
| q number of years.
The oldest building In Grand Rapids Is a
barn on Court street, In rear OF the Planters
hotel IL was built In 1894 as Baptist mis-