Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-07-22
MICHIGAN ITEMS

Bogus agents are perambulating the
country selling to unsophisticated rural
lists a powder preparation called "peto-
neum" for preserving and keeping IRE b
any length Of time vegetables that are
usually canned or picked. The powder is
said to be fraud, and the agents
swindlers.
A supreme court decision releases from
prison Charles j. Fonda, twice convicted
OF embeZZlement as cashier or the Con-
stantine National bank, on the ground
that the court below had no jurisdiction.
In the month of June 1858 barrels Of
fine salt were inspected and packed in
Marine City, of which the Marine City
stave company packed 1l,315. The same
company shipped last month 24,0Ol barrels
of salt. Several salt works are not run
ming steadily but will soon be in full blast.
There are four large salt blocks now being
erected there and several other companies
organized.
w. Irving Hunt of Richmond, who re-
Gently graduated from Yale college, has
arrived home to spend the summer. He
has been appointed to the Foote scholar
ship, which gives him $500 a year with
which to continue his post graduate
studies.
The 6-year-old son of Michael Dunn Of
Romulus, was run over by a load of hay,
sustaining injuries from which he died.
The boy was in the meadow with his
father and was riding on the reach of the
wagon. In trying to get of he fell under
the wheel, which passed over his stomach;
he lived eight hours.
The 16-months-old child of a section
hand named Barnes, of the Grand Trunk
road, crept upon the track near Millet, and
was ground to pulp.
A. B. Parker, has resigned his position
as aide-de-camp on Gen. Smiths staff,
and Eugene w. JONES' first lieutenant of
Co. b, Second regiment, NJ. S. T., of Grand
Rapids, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
No liquor will be sold on the state fair
| grounds this year.
Austin Kimmis, wealthy farmer near
Now, and ex-sherif of Oakland county,
has become insane.
Frank Nichols of Muskegon, 10 years old,
while walking on the street, was shot by
an unknown person. The ball struck the
young man between the eyes, infiicting
| probably a fatal wound. Nichols is not
known to have any enemies. The cause of
the shooting is mystery. Mrs. McGruder
has been chrrged with shooting him.
Farwell folks have an abiding faith in
Mr.. Ashley's promise to bring the L. & A.
A. railroad to that place. Clare citizens
are moving in the matter too.
A full-blooded setter, valued at 500 and
owned by Mark Rodman of Ionia, recently
showed signs of rabies and was shot, to-
| gether with other dogs he had bitten.
Cadillac is to build two new school
houses this summer.
A. A. Crumley Of Tustin, thinks he is one
of the heirs to a S40O, 1000 estate in New
York, and he is taking steps to get posses
sion of his share.
J. b. Stewart of st. John, who several
months since was arrested and brutally
beaten by three Cincinnati policemen, who
took him for a crook, is dying in n hospital
in that inhospitable city. Young Stewart
was, after being roughly handled by the
policemen, dragged from hospital to an
swer the charge of being one RED Lee" a
notorious tough, and the exposure follow
ing the brutal treatment completely nn-
dermined his constitution. A suit for
$4,000 has been instituted against the
police authorities.
Every business man in Oscoda and Au
Sable has signed a petition asking con-
gress to pass over the presidents veto the
bill granting Francis Demming, the blind
veteran, pension of Sc per month.
The ice houses in Ann Arbor belonging
to A. F. Hungsterfer, were destroyed by
to have started by a spark from a locomo-
tive on the Michigan Central railroad,
which runs within a few rods Of the build
ings.
There has been no rain in Mason county
for three months.
The governor has pardoned VIM. Fish
sent from st, Clair county December 20
1884, to four years at lonia for burglary
Also VIM. Gage, sent from Oakland coun
ty September "a, 1884, to six years at Jack
son for attempted rape The pardon board
certifies that Fish is dying of consumption
and Gage who is paralyzed on one side, il
suffering from diabetes and can live but
short time.
Henry Kurtz living near Minden CITY
lost team of horses and two-year ole
colt by CHAMBERS the other day.
One of the boilers in the saw mill belong
ing to the Port Austin manufacturer,
company exploded Mt 1880 o'clock the othe
morning, killing boy named VIM. Jewel
and fatally iniuring ID. j. Digert, the ell
gineer.
Mrs. David b. Dennis, wife of Postmas
ter Dennis of Coldwater is dead.
Dawson's brewery in Pontiac was burn
ed the other morning. Loss $1,000.
James Carrs lumber sheds in Morley
eight-miles from Howard City were burn
ed the other morning, causing loss o
$1,000.
b. j. Glasgow's house in jackson was
burglarized the other night and jewelry tc
the amount of $4,000 taken.
A. J. Devoe of Hackensack, N. j., pre-
dicted heavy and disastrous storm fol
Michigan on July 10. The storm came or
time, visiting all parts of the state, accom-
panied by hail, thunder and lightning, and
while not disastrous, was one of the
heaviest storms reported for years.
Bohemian oats are quieting down. bu
'silver chaff" has turned up at Vicksburg
where two smooth-tongued agents are sell
ing seed at SIS per bushel, entering int,
bond to take one-third Of the crop at tn
same price.