Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-05
gle in which he injured himself serious
ly, he was finally locked up.

Der of petitions from citizens at differ
emit points in Michigan asking for the
passage of the bill providing for the
purchase by the government of the two
canals across Kewenee Point to Lake
Superior in Michigan.
The stomach of Mrs Fischer, who
died in Kalamazoo recently under sus
picious circumstances, has been sent u
DIR. Kedzie of Lansing for analysis
The body was d;sinterred and the Other
chief organs taken therefrom for q more
critical examination than the post NOR
tenn.
Ex.Gov. Moses of South Carolina
who has been serving q sentence In the
Detroit house of correction for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, wa:
released from that institution Jan. 81
only to be taken in custody by officers
from Cambridge, Mass, in which place
he is wanted on the same charge.
Mr.. Lacey succeeded in having the
Senate pass the bill refunding to Mas
Elizabeth .Comstock 500 for duties
which she paid on contributions sent tc
the sufferers by fire, in Kansas. Mrs
COmstock was the co-laborer IN this
work of the venerable Mrs. Laura O.
Hayiland of Battle Creek.
State Oil Inspector Smith will rec
ommend reduction in fees of inspec.
ton to ten cents per barrel. He turned
over the sum of $4,000 above the ex'
penses of the office for the year. There
has been steady increase in consum-
ption of oil in this state. December
inspection was 5000 barrels more than
hast week.
The murder of Mrs. Alba Armstrong
and her paramour, Guy Bates, at Ne
waygo some months ago, will be re-
membered by all. Alba Armstrong
was arrested and tried for the murder
of his wife, the jury acquitting him. be
was subsequently re-arrested for the
murder of Bates. His second trial also
ended IN acquittal.
Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, pastor of the
M. +. Church at Algonac was discover
ed in the act of tapping the till in one
of his Pensioners stores. When first
confronted by the presiding elder he
stoutly denied the charge, but finally
confessed. He has been "deposed. "
The amount stolen by the reverend
gentleman is about $1,000.
A terrible fight between Poles took
place the other morning at the resi-
dence of Peter Schrambowski, in East
Saginaw, at which time three men and
one woman were badly beaten. One
of the victims, bartender Reneke,
will probably die. Nine Polanders are
in jail The fight grew out of drunk
en- oarousal in connection with dance
hat was held at Schrambowski's house.
The Hon. Almon Mack of Rochester,
is dead. During the past ffty-six years
be has been prominent figure in many
public gatherings and was the associate
of Lewis Cass in political movements.
He represented Oakland county in the
state legislature in 1S46, and his record
has been a noble one all his life, clos
ing his career with the warm personal
friendship of all who knew him, and
they were many. He was so years of
age.
A state convention of Democrats
has been called TO meet in
Bay City Feb. 25. The object of the
is TO confer in reference to
all applications to Federal ap-
in the state and to rec
ommend suitable persons for the favor
of the administration. A committee of
two has been appointed to wait upon
President-elect Cleveland and present
Miohipan's claims for a place in his
cabinet.
An event of considerable interest to
pioneers of Michigan occurred in Cold
water recently. 1t was the marriage of
philo H. Crippen and Ruth Crippen.
Ruth was the widow of l.. ID. Crippen
and Philo was his brother. They have
been residents of Coldwater for fifty
years and are each rs years old. but are
both youthful in appearance and very
fond of society. Their numerous friends
the state will undoubtedly
feel like extending congratulations.
The Michigan crop report for Janu-
airy, just issued by the department of
state, shows that the total average cost
Of producing and marketing one acre
Of wheat is S15 20 in the southern four
Tiers of counties and S14 81 in the
north of them. The wheat
crop of the state, at ruling prices, has
barely paid the expenses OF production
and the interest on the investment.
The cost of producing an acre of oats
'anges according to locality, from
S14 % to S1S 1S; OF corn, from S18 81
% S18 20.
The state capitol at Lansing,
dedicated but six years ago the first
lay of January, is already
pronounced much too small ard that
more room is absolutely necessary.
some advocate erecting a small
iro proof but ding near the
capital for the use of the military
department and some others, at cost
If about $4,000, while others desire
hat the capitol be enlarged by the
construction of two wings, that would
cost about $500, 900. -Ingham
county Democrat.
Mrs, Collista G. Peck, wife of John
Peck of Wayland, Allegan county,
lied very suddenly the other afternoon.
When Mr., Peck left the house about an
lour and half previous to her death
he was apparently well. Upon his re-
urn in company with another gentle
nan he found her stretched on the bed
Dom floor just breathing her last. Dur
Dg his absence the only caller at the
louse was lady named Sessions. A
examination was held, the
esult of which was to the effect that Mrs
eek came to her death by abortion.
he evidence at the examination points
trongly to Mrs Sessions, and she has
cen arrested.