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

Mrs. Philander Bartlett daughter Of Mr..
Upton, of Porter Van Buren, county was rob
bed o! S400 while on her way from Kansas to
iLawton. She arrived at Chicago, having with
her / oy years of age, whom she put on the
train, leaving with him valse in which she, put
!s400 of the $500 in money with which she start
ed from home, while she checked her baggage.
Just as the train was starting II stranger pur-
posely detained her by telling her II was the
wrong train and she was left. She telegraphed
to have the boy and valise put off at Twenty
second street. In the meantime the conductor
had received a message, probably from the
stranger, to put them of at kensington,
which was done. After considerable telegraph
ing the boy and valise were located AT Ken
sington, but the valise, when recovered was
minus its valuable contents.
Prof NJ. E. Cooley Of the state university,
has an article in the Argonaut on the engineer
ing laboratory. The basement will contain an
Office, a composing room, and machinery for
experimental purposes. A steam engine,
hydraulic apparatus trains of merchandism,
thermometers, etc, will he found here On
the ground floor will be the machine shop,
with lathes, planers, shapers, grinders, ETC.,
and q drawing room and superintendent
office. The second floor will be used for a
wood-room and pattern shop and the attic will
lie used Tor storage purposes. An elevator
will eventually connect all floors. The present
buildings will he used far an engine room and
wash room forge shop and foundry.
A bill will be presented to congress this
winter I'm the interest of II. III. Warner, of
Rochester, n. Y, asking that the accretions
adjoining the Maison Island, In Wild Fowl
BAY be given to him rs part OF the Maison
island, which he owns. similar bill was be-
fore the last congress and was defeated through
the energetic endeavors of sportsmen OF Mich
igan. The middle ground, marsh or aecretlons,
is the only genuine duck hunting ground on
Saginaw BAY and II sportsmcn care to retain
Of l.a
and bring their influences to bear upon Con-
gressmen Fisher and Tarsney especially, as
well as other congressional friends.
The Rev. Patrick j. McManus of st. And
rew's Cathedral of Grand Rapids, fell while
walking along State street In that city the
other afternoon. He was severely Injured in
the groin. He was at once taken TO III. b.
Grady's residence. He rapidly grew worse,
peritonitis set in and after intense suffering
died at II 10 the second morning. Father Nc
Manus was a man sincerely admired by MEM
bers of all denominations. He has been an
earnest devoted church worker. He went
10 Grand Rapids from Grattan about ten years
ago, and it was during his ministry that st.
Andrews, now the cathedral, was built at a
cost Of 100000.
The country is full of detectives and yet
/ crimes are daily committed which remain mys-
teries. II criminals are discovered IL is In four
cases out Of five through the newspapers. The
ch1ef reason why detectives fall Is because tney
are generally known not only to the general
/ public, but to the criminals. A detective, 10
succeed, must not be known TO be detective.
--Pent,cdter NenS.
james Gregg, living near Richmond, at
tempted to drive across the railroad track,
when his horse became frightened and refused
/ 10 move. In order to save his little boy, who
was in the carriage, the father got out and
lifted the carriage from the track. He was
I az no. la trail md
yards sustaing injuries from which he died.
The girls OF the state industrial home al
Alger, Mr. L. /. Barbour, Bishop Gillespie,
the board of control of the industrial home,
Thorp, Hawley Il Co, Mr.. Steere and the
ladies OF the W. G. t. U. In the several towns,
who have so generously remembered them
: this Christmas.
The inmates Of the State Industrial home