Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
STATE SIFTINGS.

All the mills AT Bsy City and West Bay City
are IN full operation and the strike Is over.
Four prisoners escaped from the Gratiot
county Jail the other night. AT last accounts
they were still at large.
Jacob Swanson OF Howard City has sued DR.
Mile of that city for 81, coo for fracturing his
jaw while pulling tooth.
Rogers City will give 81, 600 bonus and free
dockage to any one who will start furniture
or wooden ware mandatory.
The four new Michigan life-saying stations
are to be constructed at Frankfort. Pentwater
South II en- and White River
Willard Cranson, the oldest man In Branch
county and resident there for over 30 years,
died in Bethel township recently.
Tie state board OF health reports dlphtheria
at Is points, scarlet fever at II, typhoid fever
at 16 and measles at one Detroitl.
The search for gold In the upper peninsula
has been the means OF discovering copper
where 1t was never before known t.
exist
Deer killing in the upper peninsula is legal
from August 10 to November ID, and In the
lower peninsula from October / 10
December1.
The Battle Creek Adventists have again fixed
the time for this old world to 20 out of bust
ness which will be a little before high no n
May 13 1876.
non. IcL u W UlIe UhS OllcTtu I'd uOnatp \ J
acres of land In Marquette for IA site for the
branch state prison, and it is not unlikely that
Marquette viii get it.
John Gaines, an aged colored man. born iu
Boone county, Kentu ky in 1925, died in Bat
tie Creek the other morning. He was iamil-
ar to all as General
j. ID. Munson, fer some time past assistant
physician at the Pontiac asylum, has received
the appointment of superintendent OF the new
asylum at Traverse City.
J. b. Russell of Sheridan, into whose abdo-
men a sharp stick was accidentally forced,
cutting two holes In his intestines at Towle's
mill about a month ago, is again walking
about.
The present outlook on the upper Manistee
river indicates an increased cut of pine, over
any previous year. Many heavy operators are
now on the ground preparing for an active
campo gn.
William Barker of Bloomingdale, Van
Buren, county, has been held as an accomp'ice
in the death of Harvey Ke tn. Benz +. Heck
ert Of Paw Paw has been engaged TO defend
the Barker boys.
James Callahan, a farmer living six mile
from Mt Morris, was thrown from his wagon
by a runaway team and received injuries that
resulted In his death. Callahan was under the
influence of liquor.
Mr.. T.. fuckers wife OF Blooningdae, WHO
was bitten five weeks ago by massasauga,
died the other night from blood poison. Large
pieces Of flesh had rotted and fell from the
bone near the wound.
james O'Neil, native OF County Wexford,
In the south OF Ireland, died Of old age at his
residence In Ann Arbor, Aug. 81. Mr.. O'Neill
was born in Nav, 1857, and hence had attained
the remarkable age of l05 years.
physician of Kalamazoo was called recent
ly to see an old lady who is within few days
OF 100 years old, who said to. him that she had
I.lGx. hal 20 ..nIl AAAt rI....r
that's the secret Of her long life.
The second annual reunion of the old First
Michigan cavalry will take place ut Chelsea
Sept. IL. Arrangements on all railway lines
for reduced fare will be made and everything
done to insure grand, good time.
ID. +. Wadsworth, an ex-banker OF Ishpem-
ing, has been arrested on the charge OF Joseph
Sellwood city treasurer, who alleges that
Wadsworth embezzled large sum OF money,
something like $4,000, from the city.
Lumbermen are getting ready for the woods
and number OF camps have already been
started. Men are plenty and there is every In
dication of a large surplus of labor. Wages
offered range from SO to $50 per month.
Lake county Isupersisorsi have refused the
offer OF $1,000 from Luther for county build
ing. provided IL be erected at Luther They
have decided 10 expend $500 In repairing the
one ut Baldwin, condemned as unfit for use, at
the last term OF court
A. h. Leet, formerly general freight aud
passenger agent of the Grand Rapids u Indi-
ana railroad, has accepted the position Of gen
eral manager of the Mexico Il Arizona railroad
pool, which include five roads. His head
quarters Will be at II Paso
Thomas Pierson Of Bay City, who Is accused
OF throwing the threatening letter with coffin
markell on II into the house OF fellow-work-
man, las been held BY Justice Manyan for his
appeal ance at the circuit conrt Ball was fixed
st 500 with two sureties. Pierss 10 In jail.