Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-16

| ty's oldest residents, nearly the whole OF
his life having been spent IN that county,
is dead.
Three years ago a stranger raised a
racket in Wilson Fox's saloon, Grand
| Rapids. and Fox quickly struck the offender
on the head with metal beer faucet. The
| The stranger'died, and Fox has been walt
! ing trial ever since. The superior court
of Grand Rapids has released the ac-
cused's sureties, and Fox Is now at liberty
to quiet more disturbances.
Ex-Gov. Blair addressed the American
merino lsheep register association at It's
annual session in Jackson on the tarif on
wool. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President 3 i w Dean
Edwards of Horton; vice president,
VIM. Reed; treasurer, A. ID. Whitmore.
An executive board and register commit
tee were appointed and Jackson decided
upon as the place for holding the next
annual session.
A woman is under arrest at Fife Lake
charged with burning TO death her child
nine days old.
The Finnish residents of Marquette and
vicinity will build a Lutheran church of
their own next spring. They have secured
a regular pastor from Finland.
Said that an effort will be made to de-
lom townships from Allegan county and
attach them to Ottawa county.
Oscar Hopkins of Bay City, serving a
life sentence at Jackson for attempting to
kill VIM. Flanagan, in the spring of 1854,
has written to Judge Green, begging that
intercession be made for his release. Hop
kins says that he isnow christian and he
wants to get out so that he may show TO
sinners all around what JOY and gladness
he has found.
One day last week stranger called at
Burdick' bank, st, Charles, and wanted to
have a drafts for $3.50 cashed. He gave his
name as Mr.. Noble, buying cattle for De
troit firm but Mr.. Burdick hesitated The
matter was compromised by Burdick Civ
ing the stranger 500. Within "A hours he
learned that the paper was forgery, but
the stranger had gone.
Z. A. Kelsey, a prominent Three Rivers
business man, has become insane through
the excessive use of alcohol, and has been
sent to the Kalamazoo asylum.
The new river and harbor bill recon
mends the following appropriations for
Michigan: Detroit river, $l30,009; Sault
Ste. Marie, $4,000 Saginaw river, $780,
600; st. Clair ship canal, $675O0; st. Mary's
river, 100000; Black Lake harbor $1,000
Pine Lake, $4,000; Cheboygan, $4,000;
Frankfort, S25, coo; Black Lake, SIS, 900; CD
Haven, 10000; Grand Marias, 100000;
Ludington, $4,000; Manistee,. 5000
Monroe, S42 coo; Muskegon, $50 OC0; Onton-
agon, 5000; Portage Lake harbor of ref
uge SC0,0O0; Sand Beach harbor of refuge,
si35, OCO; Pentwater, $l5o,OOO; Menominee,
500, 600.
On the 18th of September a hog belong
ing to Joseph Pierson of Hadley, Lapeer
county, disappeared. Sixty-four days
later the animal was found, having lived
all that time under a strawstack without
food or water. The hog lost 200 pounds
during its imprisonment
Ex-postmaster j. NJ. Church Of st. Louis
and prominent business man of that vii
lage, was found drowned in a cistern the
other morning.
Attorney General Taggart decides that
mutual life insurance companies, carry
ing risks on minors are conducting an IL
legal business, and licenses issued to such
companies will be revoked.
Harvey Rowley's mysterious death by
shooting on the road between Corunna
and Ovid will yet get into the courts.
There are suspicious that his murderer (if
he was murdered) can be apprehended.
r. Axtel is under arrest at Frankfort,
charged with robbing the bodies of the
sailors washed ashore from the wrecked
Menehauuee and Marinette. Axtel claims
that he is a justice of the peace and intend
cd to hold an inquest on the bodies.
Nathaniel Lapham Of st. Johns has been
bound over for trial at the next term Of
the United States court, for selling liquor
on the fair ground at that place without
special license. William Burley was ar
rest for a similar offense, but his case was
continued TO December II.
The official canvass shows that $50, SS5
votes were cast for governor. Luce had
1Sl,474 Yaple, 174,0i2; Dickie, 25 l79; scat
tering, 100. Luce's plurality, 7,432
Peter Prascham of Oliver township, HUI
ron county, killed six deer within mile
of his house the first week in December.
David LIE Boeuff of Harrisville hauled 81
patriots to the polls on election day, for
which he was to receive $40. The money
not forthcoming, lie BoeuR brought suit
against w. p. Gorham, who had engaged
him, and got Judgment for the amount
claimed.
Editor left OF the Mason Nelos, figures
that the Bohemian oats agents have car
ried $3.50, 900 out OF Ingham county. The
leading business men of Mason say that
the speculation has led to hard times and
slow collections in Ingham county.
Lake Linden, Houghton county, is to
have the greatest toboggan slide in Michi-
gan. right of way has been secured
over an old Calumet a. Hecla mine incline,
the summit of which is 300 feet above the
level of Lake Superior. A slide mile long
can be had on the incline, while toboggan-
ers can go half as much farther on the
lake.
The trial of VIM. Dorr for the murder Of
Albert Ruvalt in Port Huron, ended in
DORIS ncquittal. Ruvalt was shot in the
woods, and Dorr was charged with pur-
posely firing the gun. The defense claim
ed that death was the result Of an acct
dent.
Watersmeet, in the Upper Peninsula, Is
booming, as the result of new hotel, an
extension Of the Chicago & Northwestern
road, and the hopes that the road will
build round houses and repair shops and
make the place an important junction
point.
A Detroit, Lansing e. Northern road Of
fetal says that the new line between Grand
Ledge and Grand Rapids will surely be
built, and probably five daily express
trains will run over the road to Detroit by.
this time next year.
charged with committing rape on an old
squaw named Penasa in Osceola county in
August last, from which she afterward
died, have been convicted and sent to
Jackson for eighteen years.
Mrs ii. +. Alexander died at Ludington
recently from injuries sustained few
days previous by jumping from n second
story window while in an insane condi-
ton. She had been insane at times for
the past fourteen years.
A movement Is on foot in this state to
establish home for ex-convicts. n place
where they can stay until they can secure
positions and be enabled to live an hon
orable upright life.
A prisoner in charge Of sheriff Follsenbee
OF st. Clair county, while on his way to
Jackson, jumped from the closet of car
just before reaching Elba station. The
train was going 40 miles per hour at the
time, and the man was killed almost in
stantly.
Joseph Roy, alias King, who shot Mrs.
Ranillard at Negaunee Sept. 20 has been
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