Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-09
State News Condensed.

| aged AZ, was instantly killed the Other
afternoon. While at work on the new
scaffolding TO the ground, a distance Of
twenty-five feet, with a bunch OF shingles
He leaves a wife and three children.
Miller Watkins Of Grass Lake who went
TO Jamestown, ID. T., some time ago Il
live, died Thanksgiving day. Some weeks
ago a horse fell upon him in stall, break
| his leg in two places. Blood poisoning SCI
in causing his death. The remains were
brought to Grass Lake.
James Edmunds OF Howell went up OF
his house to fix chimney the other day
He fell and was dead when help reached
him. IL Is thought his death was causeo
by heart disease.
Supt. Marks of the state fish hatchery a,
Petoskey is preparing case of specimens
which he will present to the agricultural
college. Among them will be specimens
OF the spawn or eggs OF whitefish, trout
and other fish in the various stages of in
cubatioh, and Little Traverse black eel
that measures three feet seven inches IN
length, although but four years old. The
specimens will be used by the fish commits
sion to illustrate to the legislature the prog
ress of fish culture.
Ex-Gov. Jerome is mentioned as a proba.
BILE senatorial candidate.
Coloma is to have fruit drying and evap-
Alex. Brown of jackson has been rear.
rested for the embezzlement of Jackson's
fourth OF July funds.
George Carr, a Wheatfeld farmer, has
been arrested at Lansing on a charge OF
ENLIGHTENMENT, at the instance of his bonds
men in guardianship matter. Carr re-
Gently dropped considerable money in
Bohemian oats, and it was thought he was
disposing of his wards property with a
view to skipping out.
Robert Irons of Holly, tried to drive
across the +. IL p NJ. track in front of a
passenger train the other day and was i'm.
stantly killed. His horse was killed and
the buggy smashed into kindling wood.
The sentence of William Geyhardt, who
was sent from Clinton county in January
1886 to life imprisonment at Jackson, has
been committed to two years. The COM
mutation was urged by the Judge who
board of supervisors; by the county, and
by II large majority OF voters.
George Schill, Michigan Central brake
man, was run over by a switch engine in
the yards at jackson Junction the other
afternoon, and had his back broken. He
died an hour later. Schill was 40 years
old and leaves a wife and five children.
A life-boat capsized off Point Au Sable
the other morning, and the captain and
two OF the crew were drowned. The boat
was returning from schooner in trouble.
The old Flint a. Pere Marquette passen
ger depot at Flint was damaged and rem
dered unit for further use the other day
The contents OF the building were saved
The new depot of the company, which is
nearly completed, will in consequence be
occupied sooner than was intended.
There are c0l volunteers in the soldiers
home.
John Mabenau and Miss Neoko,eska Of
Isabella county, both full blooded Indians,
were married at Saginaw City the other
evening in full costume. After the cere-
mony the bridal pair and their friends in
dulged in a corn and bear dence.
The annual report of railroad commits
sioner Mcpherson shows So roads in the
state, operated by % companies. During
the year POI miles of road were built, max
ing the total mileage b, ISL miles The total
earnings for the year were SO 952, S64.
Eleven roads show a debit balance. Only
seven roads declared a dividend.
There were $50 convicts in jackson pris-
on on the LIST inst.
According to the present statue, sheriffs
are not allowed TO serve more than two
terms. They are now circulating a petit
ton to be presented TO the next legislature
asking that body to submit that question
to the people to amend the constitution so
as to allow them to serve the people-as
OFTEN as tney Gun De electeu.
The trustees of the Battle Creek santa
ton to that immense building the coming
summer. Part of this will be used as a
hospital for the care Of the INDECENT sick
of the denomination and the rest will he
made available for regular patients.
Geo. Carr, a former well-to-do farmer of
Wheatfield, lngham county, who has been
selling Bohemian oats this fall has been
m fa1 oh nd ua
was guardian of minor heirs of the Otis
estate at Dansville, and sold $L5t0 worth
of property belonging to the estate, was
putting his own property out OF his hands
and his bondsmen feared they might have
to liquidate the deficiencies.
Charles Gaskill the man who threw Wit
rol on Mrs. Bentley at Reed City few
months ago. has been sentenced by Judge
Judkins TO two and a half years at Jackson,
upon his plea Of guilty.
Michigan men continue their purchases
OF timber limits in the Georgian bay re-
gion of Ontario, despite the threat of the
Dominion government to raise the export
duty to point where. it will equal pro-
hibition OF expectation. Many of the
Michigan parties who have purchased are
the owners of saw mills on the side and
had in view the bringing the logs across
the lake. This was the intention OF the
Emery lumber company, who have saw
HILLS dJ ldWuS anu OH tue DdSludW TlNeT.
They will have bought over some 1900
900 feet the present season and intended
to put Is, 000, 900 feet for the same purpose
this year. F. w. Whitney, who recently
purchased q tract containing 100, coo
feet Of pine, expects to put in 5000, 600 feet
this winter for export. Several parties at
Alpena and Oscoda intended to operate in
the same way.-Lumbernsan's Gazette.
An effort will be made to have the next
legislature pass bin proving for the low
ering of Thornapple lake, in Barry county,
which would redeem thousands of acres Of
land which are now swampy, being over
flown every spring
o. F. Phillips of Portland, offers SIS re-
ward for the capture of one Pecox, his
hired man, who he claims, skipped out
Thanksgiving night with 500 Of his
(Phillips'J money.
j. W. Forshee of Niles, under treatment
at the sanitarium In Battle Creek for
nervous and mental difficulties shot him
self through the heart the other afternoon.
He was Us years Of age.
One-fare for-the -round-trip rates will
prevail for those who desire to attend the
dedicatory services of the soldiers home
In Grand Rapids Dec. 80. Gov. Alger will
preside and deliver an address. Com
mander Northwood Of the state G.. A. X.
will ofIiciate at the q. A. X. ritual exer-
cises. Gen. John A. Logan will be pres
ent and deliver an address, and ex-Gov.
Fairchild of Madison, Wis, commander Of
the G. A. r., of the United States il ex-
pected The home commissioners will all
be there together with ex-Gov. Blair and
other prominent men.