Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-21
MICH


st. Clair will issue bonds for S3l 900 for the
erection of water works.
A teachers examination will be held at Ian
sing July to 10 inclusive.
A. p. Swineford of Marquette, has been APP
pointed governor of Alaska
Win L. Lowe has been appointed asylum
keeper at the jackson prison.
Capt. j. c. Taylor Of Ionla has been appoint.
ed secretary of the new asylum.
LLOYD Breeze, Detroit journalist, is about 10
start weekly paper in Grand Rapids.
Auditors of Wayne county are looking about
for site for the new county buildings.
The Alma, Salt River Il Mt Pleasant rail-
road is to be completed between Alma and Salt
river.
Alma has decided TO bond herself in the sum
OF $4,000 for the erection of new school
house
The sum Of $4,000 is 10 be expended for Inn
provements in and around the Kalamazoo
asylum.
NJ. j. Gibbs, a Mt. Clemens architect fur
nishes the plan for the new court house in Big
Rapids
The Adrian water works company has begun
100000.
The Valley City Manufacturing Co. OF
Grand Rapids has assigned Liabilities
$4,000.
Reed City wants a stave and heading factory
and offers a bonus TO any man who will start
one there
Frank Oslenburg formerly of Windsor, Ont,
was drowned IN Two-Heartcd river, near NUM-
sing, recently.
Mr. G. D. Kellogg died in Hubbardston.
1onia county, recently. He settled in that town.
ship - years ago.
Willie futile, aged II, of St. Louis, Gratot
county, died recently of spinal disease. brought
ON by over-ndulgence in roller skating.
The state treasurer has prepared a state
ment showing that the sum of S32, 1S9. "a has
been paid by banks having state deposits.
Morse W. Jones, aged 2l son of c. w. Jones,
well-known Poland China breeder. committed
suicide at Richland, blowing outhis brains.
Nathan Smith Of Adrian claims 10 have re-
sided in the state longer than any living white
man. Mr. Smith settled in Oakland county in
1920.
Warren Fisk, youth of about II years lost
three fingers from his lett hand while operating
machinery in the st. Johns manufacturing com
pany.
Sixteen convicts at Jackson find employment
IN the prison coal mine. The vein Is only
thirty feet from the surface and is three feet
thick
Munising will be the county seat of Alger
county, until declared otherwise by the board
who will decide the matter the first Monday in
October.
Oceana county fruit men say they have live
peach buds enough tOmakc Il crop, but are
afraid the, fruit viii not mature, owing TO tex
cpssiye cold.
NJ. Brennan, a miner, was fatally injured at
Copper Falls near Fagc riyar, 10y the prema-
ture explosion of blast A large rock crushed
in his cnest.
The governor has appointed John II. Wen
dell and Philo Parsons Of Detroit delegates Ia
flas.W. nj
May 10, 20 and 81.
Barnum j. Bowers Of Mt Clemens, was the
successful candidate for cddet,hip at the mil
itary academy at Annapolis. AT the examination
held in Port Huron.
Henry Harvey and David LaDuke OF Monroe
town. have been jailed at Monroe on suspicion
of placing distractions on the Lake Shore
track two miles west of Monroe.
DIR. o. r. Long of Ionia, who will take charge
Of the new asylum Tor auc criminals at Ionia
has gone TO Auburn. y. Y. u study the meth
DDS Of the Institution IN III. city.
A solid bed OF salt "a feet thick has been
struck at Manstec by Wheeler. Magil IL Co., mt
depth of 1857 feet. They will soon begin
making 800 barrels of salt per Gay.
As Frank Kelly of MichiGemnc, was feeding
his pigs, large SOW suddenly attacked him,
mangling his Taft leg leg and body in horrible
manner. He Is not expected 10 I'VE.
Myron A. Mott was found drowned in the
river near Mt. Pleasant. The young man was
subject Ia cpileptic its and it il supposed he
was attacked with one while fishing.
George Hilson brakeman on the q. r. Il !.
road, was run over and Killed al Bradley. ALE
gan county. Hilsons home was I'm Fort WAYNE,
Ind, whittier his remains were taken.
Mrs. Elmira Brainard Of Pontiac died on
the 9th inst, eyed - years Mrs. Brainard was
nurse during the late war. going out with the
Seventh Michigan and remaining until the
close of the war
The annual reunion Of the veteran corps OF
the Michigan military academy, composed of
all eX-cadets who have attended that institu-
ton, will be held at Orchard Lake June II, to
continue three days.
Ex-State Senator John 5. ToOker, late OF
Lansing, who was appointed secretary of Mon
tana territory, has for several months been act
ing governor of the territory. owing to the
death OF the governor.
orenzo Payne, convicted OF obtaining
money under false prctenscs of lumber dealer
at Lowell, and one OF the escaped and recap
ured Grand Rapids jail birds, has been SEN
fenced to three years in jackson prison.
Fifteen fine sheep belonging to a farmer of
Rollin township. Lenawee county, had to be
killed because of being afflicted with hydro
phobia. Their strange actions discounted the
yagaries OF most ridiculously insane man.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor Is North Michigan
railway company are preparing the timbers to
build bridge over the Maple river swamps
north Of Bann ster, to ohviajc future deten-
ton from the overflowing OF that treacherous
stream.
freq c. Pat OF COdwater, itl from his of
flee chair ana died immediately. He was for
many years popular lake captain and after
wards marine underwater. He was an es-
teemed citizen and trustee Of the Baptist
church.
VIM. C. Given the Sault ste. Marie mer
chant, who strayed from hunting party last
week and was lost was found several days
after, very weak, having had nothing TO eat for
four DAYS ard all the time exposed TO snow and
rain storms.
A package said TO contain s 10 sent from Val
ley Centre Mich, to a party at Inlay City, by
American express, when opened at the latter
place was found 20 contain but few pieces of
newspaper. The seals were intact and the
matter Is being investigated by the company.
The officers charged with shooting VIII
Herat In Grand Rapids few days since have
had their examination. Moran one Of the
officers was discharged, and LOBBY, the. other
officer, was held for trial on a charge of man.
slaughter.
A iointer in Michael Engleman's single
mill In Manistee burst the other morning, some
Of the broken pieces OF which struck Mike De
linski, a boy OF 10 years, on the arm breaking
II in two places. He was also seriously injured
otherwise No one else was hurt.
Since the 1st of January between thirty and
thirty-fve thousand bushels OF potatoes have
been shipped from Cadillac and vicinity and
have been sent mostly to southern markets.
New Orleans receiving her share. Prices have
ranged from25 TO 81 cents per bushel. averag-
ing about 80 cents.
The second trial ~ Wynuing against the De
troit, Lansing & Northern raj road resulted In
verdict of 5000 for the plaintiff Mr.. Wyn-
ming of Big Rapids, was Killed by a Detroit,
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