Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-06-04
STATE NEWS.


80 and July 1.
The corner stone of Grand Rapids city hall
will be laid July 4.
William Bordan, living near Stanton, ended
his life by taking strychnine
u is rumored general strike will take place
AL over the Saginaw alley, July3
Michigan contributes 81, 10000 to the ma
tional internal revenue fund this year
Henry Padley, OF Marion Livingston county,
has lost A lambs from throat swelling.
David Ballou of Guilford, Tus ,ola county,
fell dead the other day while milking his cow.
The effects of the state bureau of mmigra-
ton have been shipped to Lansing from De
trot.
John Greening, promising young lawyer OF
Bay City, is under arrest for fraudulent prac-
tees.
A vein OF salt "a feet deep has been struck in
Manisteee. The salt yields 100 per cent OF
brine.
The burning of Abram Smiths stave and
hoop factory in Algonac caused loss of
$50 900.
The body of James Canaan an East Saginw
plumber, was found floating in the river near
that city.
A partial settlement has been made with the
creditors of ex-senator Ferry and his brother
Z. p. Ferry.
suffocated at Grand Rapids by inhaling the gas
from hot varnish.
A. p Swneford OF Marquette, recently APP
pointed governor Of Alaska, will not go to that
country until autumn.
The large lumber mill OF the Beaver Lake
lumber company, near Standish, was burned
recently, at loss of $50 coo.
Mrs. stella Wharhofsky was instantly killed
at Crystal FAILS BY being gOred by an enraged
bull. She leaves four children.
The national camp meeting, under the
auspices Of the Metholists, viii be at the fair
ground, Lansing, June l3 t. 81.
p. II. Mcnamara, a young and popular
merchant of Humboldt, is about $50 short in
his accounts and has skipped out.
A little child of Edward Wilson of Muske-
gon, who found bottle OF chloroform in an
open trunk, drank OF the contents aud died.
The Odd Fellows viii hold a state reunion
at Owosso, June ., Tor which occasion eXcur-
sions will be run on the NJ. c. and d. ~ NJ.
roads.
VIM. ID. Kinguin, life convict a Jackson,
who has served % years, is dying of consump-
ton. He halls from AlgOma township, Ottawa
county.
Farmers in the vicinity of Grand Rapids
propose establishing an exchange in that city,
when they can sell produce through an
agency
ed over Mr. Brant's bin requiring shafts in
mines TO I've connected for purposes of safety
and ventilation.
The children OF Halstead, recently sentenced
to prison for life for the murder of w II.
Smith at Jackson, have been sent to the state
school at Coldwater.
David Smith of Howell, has found piece OF
pure native copper, weighing 81 pounds. II
was discovered when blowing. The question is,
Where did ii come from.
John Waisenan, for many years a resident
OF Houghton, viii be hanged June % al
Duluth, for the murder OF saloon-keeper last
fall and burning the BODY
Oracle McElroy of ST. Clare, years old, fell
into the river the other day. and her sister MAY
rescued her by jumping into the river and drag
ging the helpless child 10 shore.
Citizens OF Kalamazoo win try and raise
money enough to endow Kalamazoo profess
orship OF 900. If the movement is success
full the college win not be closed
Charles q. Gray OF Marquette, auditor OF the
Marquette, HOughton u Ontonagon railroad, is
missing II is thought he has jumped into the
lake in a fit Of temporary insanity.
Mrs. Anna Maria Nurse, mother of j. II.
Nurse OF the Monroe Democrat, and for nearly
half century resident Of Monroe, died the
other afternoon of paralysis, aged "a years.
An elegant monument has been erected te
the memory of Edward Israel at Kalamazoo.
Mr.. Israel was astronomer with the Greedy ex-
fsss. "D' '''' :" '"' ''ON'" country May ~
Hiram c. Goliath. well-to-do farmer of
Rome, Lenaweee county, was a monomaniac
on the subject of poverty, and to avoid diving
in the poor fouse, he ended all earthly troubles
by hanging
Sibley IL Bcaringer of East Saginaw, have
bought of Henry Gamble a tract of land in
Ogemaw county, directly back OF the disputed
fNrG To Il
that they can cut from it $4,000, 900 feet of
pine
Fire originating in the engine room de-
stroyed VIM Nufcr's Single mill In White
hall. Nufer loses on mill and shingles about
$23 900; insure for 5000. Crepin. Murphy &
Sons OF MONTAGUE, suffer loss on shingles of
$4,000, on which there was 10 insurance Fiji
ty men are thrown out of work
Edward Edredge of Petoskey, has had 10
cancers removed from his body and an other Is
now forming az the jugular vein. Mr.. Eldredge
visited Rome, y. Y, to have an operation per-
formed, but the physicians informed him that
the attempt would result in his death.
The sehoolciaft county Door house is rapidly
approaching completion, and will in short
time be reauy fer occupancy The farm con-
sists OF 100 acres and Is situated in the town
ship OF Thompson. But small portion of Is as
yet cleared, but great many improvements
Will be made this season
Charles G. Gray of Marquette, the auditor of
the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon rail-
road, who had been missing some time, was
found the other morning near the cemetery,
dead, with a bullet hole near bis left temple
and pistol in his right hand. Coroner's yer.
dict; suicide while temporarily insane.
william Mcdonald, sentenced from the Re
corder's court at Grand Rapids December %,
1854, for larceny, for one year, and Samuel
+. Barnes, sentenced from Ionia February Is,
1884, for two wears for larceny, will be pardon
ed by Gov Ager from the Ionia House OF
Correction. Both prisoners are in the last
stages of consumption.
Mr.. Woodruff's bill, TO increase the useful
ness of the Michigan meteorological weather
service by adding thereto special United States
reports for this state by putting signals on
moving railroad trains, and establishing sta
tionary signals at points where the people will
maintain the same, passed the House commit
tee of the whole without discussion.
Mr.. Phelps for many years one of
the leading business men of Marshall, is dead
During the past two Yeas and up to the time
OF his death ho was business manager of
the paper mill at that place and for number
OF years was one of the officers of the FIRST Ma
tional Bank of Marshall. He was widely
known throughout the state In business circles
Jennie Throop the girl who committed suicide
at the National hotel In Kalamazoo few days
since, was married to f. 4. Pangburn at Marshall
last December. They moved to Union City,
where, living unhappily, they separated In
April, she going 10 Kalamazoo. The girl had al
ways borne good reputation. Relatives arriv-
ed at Kalamazoo the following morning, who
took the body to Marshall. Her parents live at
Marengo.
N'ggli and Hartenburg, the two men arrest
ed on the 18th inst. at Lang ton for assault
upon Angus Niggli, a haf-brother Of the first