Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-07-01
STATE NEWS Condensed

An effort TO boon two candidates for
congress at the same time in the same
paper didn't work, and as result Tom
Applegate and Capt. j. II. Lee, publishers
of the Adrian Times disagreed, and now
Applegate is the exclusive owner
Lena Vosburg Is years old, and Minnie
Osmun, aged H. hailing from Fenton, were
arrested in Flint recently by the father OF
the Vosburg girl, charged with being com
mon disreputable characters.
Jennie Ward of Caro-, IA years old, was
recently taken from house of ill-fame at
Saginaw and returned TO her home. She
was complained of and sent to Jail. The
authorities allowed the father to take the
girl home, and during the night she lit out.
The girls parents are among the most re-
spected in Caro-.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
contains clause giving S35O,OO0 for the
purchase of the Portage Lake canal, and a
provision for the purchase of the Lake SUI
perior ship canal
A terrific hail storm three miles wide,
passed over the south side of Lenawee
county on the afternoon of June %. Crops
were badly damaged and in some instances
totally destroyed.
There are 4O5 patients in the Northern
Insane asylum.
George Washington has been confirmed
as postmaster at Bay City.
NJ. Wetterling of Ionia, expects to ship
100000 celery plants this season.
Cyrus Smith, farmer three miles south
of Stanwood, Mecosta county, was struck
by a Grand Rapids & Indiana train, and
instantly killed.
Mai. G.. W. Woodward, the newly APP
pointed postmaster of Shelby, is in receipt
of .qck pension OF Sl,975 and S15 a month
from now on. Good fortune did not come
singly in his case.
Mrs. Bowker for over 40 years q resi-
dent of Bronson, died the other day.
Several Bronson citizens who went west
some months ago to gather gold, are now
trying to beg their way home. The moral
is plain.
Charles Lindsay, well TODD farmer in
Kenockee township, st. Clair county, was
struck by a Chicago az Grand Trunk train
few days ago, and his left leg taken of
below the knee.
As a construction train carrying gravel,
on the Toledo, Ann Arbor q Northern
road, was going north from Howell the
other morning, and when about four miles
out, the rails spread, throwing the train
from the track, the engine running over
and instantly killing Martin l.. Davis, a
Livingston county deputy sheriff who re-
sided in Howell, and breaking one of Henry
Myers legs. Mr.. Davis was about 80 years
of age and leaves wife and six children
moderately well provided for. Conductor
Myers is middle-aged man and resident
of Toledo. AS the train was not running
fast, the cars were not badly wrecked.
An attempt was made the other morn
ing to blow up the carriage shop of Tiff
fanny Bros's of Jonesville by powder X.
Alvord, an old and well-known citizen,
is now in Jail charged with the deed.
Brown, the colored man of Mason, who
shot his wife some time ago, pleads guilty.
Grand river has been poisoned with
what seems oil and thousands of fish are
seen rising to the surface only to turn
over dead Crowds collect daily on the
bridges at Jackson to watch the dead fish
float down stream
The Anti-calcimine company, recently
organized in Grand Rapids, have bought
the Alabastine company's mills and plant
for, it is reported, $l50,000. The sale ends
the costly litiga tion over patents in which
the old company was engaged.
1t is reported that Kate Bender one of
the famous Kansas murderers, is in Mich
igan.
A well known and highly. esteemed
gentleman of Clayton, thought to teach
some three-card monte men trick with a
hole in it. The we'll known gentleman's
bank account is some $500 less than it was.
Oliver Smith of Lexington, received
1000 back pension. He went to Port
Huron to celebrate, and had spent SAL
when taken in charge by the police.
The reunion of the Lapeer county
veterans association will be held at Inlay
City, August II and Is. A big time is ex-
pected.
Martin Lofts, employed in Bowes's
camp near Harrison, was instantly killed
the other afternoon while unloading logs
from a car by one of the logs rolling on
him. Lofts was q resident of Sand Lake,
to which place his body was forwarded.
Fritz Kunze was run over by an express
in Muskegon the other night. His head
and legs were nearly cut off, and he died
instantly He was 81 years old, and leaves
wife and one child. He had been drink
ing some, but it is thought that it was
suicide.
Andrew Josinsli, aged IA, of Dorr Cen
ter, Kent county, was struck by lightning
the other day, and instantly killed
William Walker, a tramp who was shot
in the leg while stealing chickens on a
farm near the GladwIn county poorhouse
the other day. The leg was amputated,
but he only survived the operation few
hours.
Gid Brown, the Negro Of Mason who on
the l3 thof May murderously assaulted his
wife, from the effects of which she died
few days later, has been sentenced to
state prison Tor lie.
Roger Sherman OF West Bay City, com
mitted suicide a few days ago by taking
strychnine. He had been drinking heavily
of late, and his mind, it is supposed, was
unsettled. He leaves a wife and family
The organization of the Parnell Irisf
home rule has been effected at Manistee
with Thomas Kenny, president; j. p
Baxter secretary; John III. McAuley
treasurer. One hundred and eight dollars
have been raised for the Parnell parlia
mentary fund.
Eddie Rose of Grand Rapids, Is year!
old, but he has the Grand Rapids trade
mark. Recently the young man drank SC
much whisky that physician had to be-
called to save his life.
George Morton of York, Washtenaw
county, threatened to perforate his veneer
able sire with bullets. All this was con
trary to the old mans wishes and he hac
the ambitious youth Jailed.
Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop will deliver tn
Fourth of July Grafton at South Haven.
Miss Clara Reynolds of Jackson, hal
gradated from Notre Dome college. Balti
more, and received her diploma directl,
from the hands of Cardinal Gibbons.
Miss "Joen Anderson, of the class of 1875
Michigan university, was drowned in thu
Sacramento river, Cal, recently. Miss
Anderson was with a yachting party ant
the boat was capsized