Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08

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The freshman class numbers 30, or 80 more
than the entering class OF 1894.
Ansel Williams of Bal City, sentenced last
March to three years imprisonment in the
Detroit house Of correction for passing coun-
terfeit silver, was released recently on a habeas
corpus and Immediately arrested by the United
States marshal on the same charge. The case
Is precisely similar TO that of Charles Fonda,
the mail robber, who was released and re-
arrested last summer and is now waiting trial.
Besides Detroit the following are the Michi-
gan cities having the benefit OF the new post
office special delivery system: Adrian, Alpena,
Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay City, Coldwater
East Saginaw, III mt, Grand Haven, Grand
Rapids, Ionia, Ishpeming, jackson, Ka'ama-
zoo, Lansing, Ludngton, Manstee, Marquette,
Monroe, Muskegon, Niles, Pontiac, Port
Huron, Saginaw, West Bay City, Ypsilanti.
Joseph Hewitt, who is wanted in Northern
Michigan for horse stealing was arrested in
BRYAN, Ohio recently. Hewitt hired horse of
William Hawk, farmer living near Fremont,
Newago county, to drive to Hart, and then
went to another man named Randolph Ayers,
| Just over the line In Oceana county. He was
captured with the four horses and the buggy.
The normal school at Ypsilanti is in pros
porous condition. There are 455 students In
the regular normal department and III in the
preparatory-an increase OF 70 in the former
| over those In attendance at a corresponding
| period last year Prof. Putnam, present head
OF Ithe institution, is working Zealously for the
upbuilding of the school.
Frank NJ. Carroll, once New Orleans EXPOSE
ton commissioner for Michigan the other day
began libel suit against the Detroit Free
Press, laying damages at $25, 900. The suit
| is supposed TO be due to articles published In
| the Free Press In reference to the charges made
against Gov Swineford of Alaska by Mr.. Car
roll
| n<.o t. ...ls
| 65 years, attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting her throat with razor, while temporarily
! insane. She has been suffering from paralysis
| for years, and was, In consequence, subject to
| fits of melancholy. Her throat Is badly wound
ed. but there are slight chances of her recov-
| cry.
| The Corunna coal company will soon give
| employment to full force of miners, and will
| take out about 100 tons of coal daily. The
| terms Of the cont act with the Detroit Grand
| Haven II Milwaukee railroad have been COM
pleted, whereby that road will be furnished
seventy-fve tons per day.
1t is rumored at Hillsdale that the Lake
Shore company is talking of buying the Eel
river road from Butler 10 Logansport, Ind.
| Should they succeed, and then build road
from Ypsilanti to Detroit they will have the
shortest line from Detroit to Chicago and also
to the southwest.
The estate of SYDNEY johnson owns an eight
acre marsh west Of Three Rrivers. The marsh
was for long time supposed to be valueless,
| but this year the owners put IL 10 cranberries.
from which there have already been gathered
1,500 bushels OF fruit and expect to get 500
bushels more.
j. A. Garden and Jacob Maurer were fishing
on Bull Head lake, near Kalkaska a few days
| ago. Their boat capsiZed and Garden swan
ashore, but Maurer was seized with cramps and
was drowned. He leaves widow and six
| children In destitute circumstances.
A number of mining men of Ishpeming are
| thinking Of starting colony In Mexico 10 de-
yelope rich mining properties there They
are at present investigating the mining and
other Tvs of the southern republic and will
probably conclude to try 1t.
VIM. Thurgood and VIM. Barbaring OF
Freelands, died somewhat suddenly at their
homes recent ", aged II and as years re-
spectively. They were fast friends, had resid-
ed in the county for 35 years, and were buried
In the same grave.
The directors of the NJ. & Q. railroad will be
at Grand Haven this month 10 look over the
lumber region of Western Michigan and de-
termine whether they will build the extension
of their road necessary to make 1t first-class
railroad property.
Henry McComber owns hitherto worthless
marsh near Teal lake, from which he has just
harvested As bushels OF cranberries. Mr.. Me
Combe, feels so much elated over the affair
culture.
William Prebe attempiel to cross the track
of the Flint IL Pere Marquette railroad in East
Saginaw ahead Of an incoming train. He was
caught and crushed into an almost shapeless
| mass.
Frederick Brust, son of Peter Brust fell
from tue roof of j. 4. Wiecker's residence In
Brighton, on which he was shinglino
and sustained serious injuries. One
leg was broken just above the ankle.
Jacob Marer OF Excelsior township, Kalkas
ka county, was drowned by the accidental
capsizing Of boat on Grass lake the other
evening. He leaves wife and six children in
poor circumstances,
The C. & W. NJ, railway company are IL
build an iron bridge over the Michigan river al
Newayo in place Of their present wooden
structure, which has for some time been con-
sidered unsound.
Mrs. Sarah E. Hutchison, highly esteemed
lady, for the past 10 years clerk In the audi
tor generals office In Lansing, died recently
after two months sickness, of nervous prostra
ton.
The body of A. r. Young, who has beer
missing from Vanderbilt Otsego county, fol
some tine was found near there the other day
In stream Of water, badly decomposed
Agents of the United States fish commission
at Alpena are at work gathering the shoa
trout spawn. The spawn will be sent to the
United States hatchery at Worthwhile.
Toney Ellis of Ensey township, Newaygo
county. was run over by the cars near Pierson
and killed 1t is supposed he was intoxicated
and had gone to sleep on the track.
Mrs. Addle Sinclair of Ulby, Huron county
evidently insane, disappeared from her home
September Is and has not since been seen.
Mrs. Sinclair is about 30 years old.
Ives portrate of Judge Cooley has been re
ceived at Lansing and will be formally pre-
sented to the supreme court early next term,
probably on Tuesday, Oct 13.
A freight brakeman on the Grand Rapids &
Indiana named Casper was killed at Woods
Lake the other afternoon. He was caught be
tween the car bumpers.
Commiss oner of Insurance Raymond has
revoked the license Of the Marshall Mutual aid
association. an examination of its books re
vealing its insolvency.
Cyrus Bowers while walking on the track
! near Parmelee, was run over and killed by a
construction train. Deafness prevented his
hearing the whistle.
The total output of ore from the Marquette
district this year will, It is believed, not ex-
coed 100000 ton, nearly 100000 less than
Iast year.
While Martin Planners little son of Port
Huron, was engraving his name on the school
house fence the knife slipped, cutting out his
left eye.
j. M. Conry of Edmore, offers . deed OF
three lots on the main street Of that enterpris-
Ing village to parties who will put up brick
hotel.
The Pontiac Gazette wants the name, post
office address and date of arrival Of every per
son who settled In Oakland county prior to