Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-02-12
STATE NEWS

the Lake Superior mines was 3,20S
tons.
The Republican state convention has
been called to meet in Lansing March
18th.
DIR. Halls sanltarium in Eaton Rapids
was destroyed by fire Feb. 2. Loss
about $4,000.
The office of the Port Huron Tele-
graph was damaged by fire recently to
the amount of 81 900
| Julia A. Montieth, for As years
resident of Otsego, died Feb. 3, from a
second stroke of paralysis.
Feb. 25, is the date on which the
national party of Michigan will meet in
state convention at Lansing.
1t is understood that Mt. Pleasant
firm will manufacture 100000 shin
giles per year for five years.
Talk of changing the name of Bad
Axe TO the euphonious one OF Cordelia
Citizens of Bad Axe object.
James O'Jonnison stole horse in
Schoolcraft the other afternoon, but was
arrested in Kalamazoo before night.
A farmer named Seafuss was hit on
the head by falling limb near Lake
City and instantly killed. He was 60
years old.
A drunken fellow at Big Rapids
broke his wife's arm, bit his brother
in.law's nose off and escaped with a
simple fine.
DR.. Walker of Glen Arbor, Leelenaw
county, claims to have had 120 barrels
of cranberries to the acre as his last
years crop.
Mrs. Sessions, accused of performing
an abortion on Mrs. Peck of Wayland,
has been held for trial at the next term
of the circuit court.
Phil. X. Crippen of Coldwater, can
boast of something that seldom occurs
he witnessed the marriage of his great
| grandmother recently.
Mrs. Taylor of Grand Rapids, has
been awarded $500 damages against
| Edwin Adams for forcible ejectment
from disputed property.
Henry Bellows was convicted at Ionia
on the 9Th, of outraging Emma Kimball
near Lyons, Ionia county, last summer,
and sentenced to ten years at jackson
VIM. Pierson, a fireman employed
on the Michigan Central was crushed
under the wheels of Locomotive, a,
the Michigan Central yards in Detroit
Abba Armstrong, the double murder
er of Newaygo, has been escorted out
of the county by the sheriff. Bates
friends are said TO be too numerous fol-
him.
: John Fischer has been released from
| Jail a. Kalamazoo, where he has beer
since the mysterious death his wife
The examination developed nothing
new.
Arguments for change of venue il
behalf of Henry Holcomo, charged with
perjury by Joseph Allen, will be made
during the present term of court a
| Jackson.
Wholesale chicken stealing at Jackson
has been traced TO two men named
Nomeres and Fessenden, who dressed
and sold the chickens and burned the
feathers.
Albert Niles os Tompkins lost si'
head of cattle few days ago. They
broke through the ice on the river anC
we're drowned, the current sweepinS
them under.
Godfrey a. Co.'S store at Millingtor
was burned Feb. 9Th, anC
with it quantity of regalia and furni-
ture belonging TO secret societies, in
volving loss of $4,000.
A little lad named George Pulaski
| I'D he foot .onnht IN frno nm RI.
Flint & Fere Marquette railroad at Bay
City, and an incoming train unable u
stop in time cut off his foot.
Philip Ioet, farmer near Muskegon
shot his wife and then shot himself HI
died instantly, but she will proba5l,
recover. The couple had parted, an,
Mrs. Ioet refused to live with her hus
band again.
Sophrona Sunderland of DuDduee
aged %, tried to commit suicide becaus'
her father forbid her going to the skat
ing rink. An emetic brought Sopbron,
around all right, but shs says she'll tr,
it some more.
A MIR. Nantsberger while loadln;
lumber at the mill of Pbipp & Co.
about four miles from Vassar, was ter
rlbly crushed and his left leg broken il
several places by pile of lumber fall.
ing upon him.
L. L. Lyon, who has charge of tn,
Michigan fruit exhibit at New Orleans
writes that owing to the inadequate
means for preserving fruit in the warn
climate, tho Michigan fruit has all rottet
and been thrown away.
An accident occurred at Millington
Tuscola county, the other day. As ;
freight.rain was backing down on th'
main line one of the workmen employed
on the section by the company wa,
run over and instantly killed.
James McCandless of Sanilac thinks
the Port Huron and Northw ester n rail
road com pany should pay him $4,000
because he was thrown from one Of
their cars, and has brought suit in the
Sanilac circuit court to recover tina
amount.
A scheme Is being agitated to build 9
railroad from Marine City to Detroit to
be known as the Eestern Michigan
road. The business men of Marine
City and towns along the proposed
route are very much liz earnest about
the matter.
During the late cold SNAP Judge
Smith of Berrien county adjourned the
circuit court on account of the cold.
The farmers of that county met at ar
institute few days ago and adopted
resolutions asking the legislature to
remove Judge Smith.