Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-01-01

j. ID, Jermain, prominent citizen OF
Adrain, and at one time owner and pub
Usher of the Expositor in that city, IS
dead.
Putnam is the name of rev station
located on the Bullock farm, four miles
west of Pinckney, on the Air line rail-
road.
The northwestern Michigan press as
ISOLATION is considering proposition to
visit the New Orleans exposition in
body.
The steamer Furnessia, Glasgow TO
York, brings a quantity of Loeb Leven
trout over to BIZ Matched in Michigan
waters.
Alex. Grant of Monroe, Michigan,
becomes chief clerk Of the Office OF SUI
perintendent of railway mails at Wash
ington.
East Saginaw wants city hall cost
ing anywhere between 100000 and
800, 900.
James G. Savage, charged with en-
olezzliug his fathers team in Calhoun
county, has been captured in Kansas
and returned for trial.
President Huggart, of the G. r. & !.
X R., denies that farmers in northern
Michigan are in destitute circumstances.
The story was printed in several De-
trOit and Chicago papers.
Ex-Gov. jerome denies that he ever
promised 10 pardon the notorious V an
Waygoner, and in letter TO the kala-
mazoo Telegraph, says that 1t is gross
outrage TO give the man his liberty.
Dr. Conway. who cut big dash in
Michigan not long ago as a temperance
agitator, is now reported as being IN
New Orleans. where he sails under the
name of Curtis and acts as detective.
Edwin Russell, 25 years old, was bad
" wounded at Royal Oak by piece OF
balance wheel on horse. power cutting
box, which broke. His leg had to ee
amputated and NO died from the shock.
A fire broke out in Greenville, Mont
calm county, on the 18th inst, which
for time seriously threatened the
whole village. Fortunately the flames
were confined to one block. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Burglars entered the house OF Israel
Smith, near Grandvi lie, Kent county,
the other night, gagged and blindfold-
ed Israel, and then ransacked the house
finding Sl31 in cash, and some valua-
bles, when they went away.
Paul Loescher, at Muskegon, has
been convicted Of murder in the first
degree. Loescher's wife had separated
from him end he shot her and tried TO
kill himself, but unfortunately did not
succeed in the latter attempt.
A. l.. Gleason. formerly principal OF
the Lansing high school, and for num-
Der of wears connected with the state
DO I'D of health, died Sunday, Deem
Der 81, of typhoid fever, aged 20 years.
He was an able and extensive writer on
sanitary topics.
Ole Lawson, who has been on trial in
Muskegon for the murder OF John Guild
about year ago, has been acquitted,
Mrs. Larson who was tried tor the
crime some months ago and convicted
is now serving life sentence in
Detroit house of correction.
Mrs. Nj. c. Mitchell of Jackson, has
been appointed honorary correspond.
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society for the Protection OF Animals
from Vivisection. The society was
founded by Frances Power Cobbe, and
his headquarters is London, Eng.
Willard, the Palo banker accused OF
numbering his wife, who has been on
trial at Grand Rapids for the past two
weeks, has been acquitted. On the
first trial Willard was convicted and
sentenced TO state prison for life. The
last sentence Is received with approba
ton by those acquainted with the cir
cumstances of the case.
Q A building in Bay City owned by f.
5. Cat in was burned the other evening.
Several hours after the fire was over
the lifeless body OF q man named Ed.
Tierney was discovered in q sleeping
apartment over the laundry. Ii is sup.
pos, d lie was intoxicated aud suffocated
while in helpless condition. He be
longs in Canada and leaves wife and
twelve children.
The latest reported gold discovery /:
upon the lands Of the Pittsburg q Lake
Superior iron company, near Negaunep
about SIX miles south of Ropes gold
range. Two assays were made by 8
reliable chemist of common specimen
picked by the superintendent, the frs
of which have SlS6 % in gold. The
second a. say from the same specimen
gave nearly the same result.
Two new railways will be started in
Michiga by the same parties. the arti
Giles of association having been already
| laA l.,.N L. Id al.
Central Michigan, and will rul
from Coldwater TO the Ohio and Mich
igsn State line, and will have capital
of 1915, 900; the other will have CAPT
tai of 81, TAO, 900. and will be called the
Riverdale and Lake Michigan Company
1t will run from Riverdale, Gratio'
county, to Frankfort, Benzie county, q
distance of 116 miles.
Gov. Begole, on the 18th inst, opened
the prison doors to number of criminals
and fixed the imprisonment Of others al
low rates. Cardaman Dec and Joseph
Rouse, sentenced August p, 1884, to
eight months imprisonment in the Gen.
esee county jail, on conviction of hav-
ing abducted girl for the purpose OF
prostitution. Calvin Slough, convicted
of arson, and sentenced at Hillsdale
Nov. %, 1881, to five years at the Ionia
House of correction. Thomas Taylor.
sentenced from Genesee county, June
1st, 1878, to 10 years at jackson for
robbery. William Ross, sentenced
from Mecosta county, February IL,
1888. to IL years at jackson for assault
with intent to Nil; commuted to two
years. James Maloy, sent from Kala-