Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-01-21
STATE SETTINGS.

An official investigation is being made into
the dea h OF Cal Baer, the Buchanan man
with eleven chi dre1 who created some talk
recently by marrying widow with ten child
rcn, and who Il ed soon after marriage. IL is
alleged that when found dead toy pistol was
in bed with him, while revolver belonging to
the woman has been missing ever since her
hust and's death. He was said to have sulcid-
ed. 4 is further alleged tGat the widow re-
fused to marry h IN until the would-be hus-
band made over his property to her.
James NJ. Ashley, super ntendent of the
Toledo, Ann Arbor ~ Northern railroad, came
up Tor cXamr alton before Commissioner
Graves in Detroit on the 18th inst on the
charge of tearing up the Detroit, Lansing d
Northern track and delaying the United States
mails. He waivel examination and was re-
leased on his own recognizance to appear for
trial March . next.
james White, father of Henry White, one of
tie victims of the great Crouch murder, de-
mics that the late Dr. White, Battle Creeks
fendish murderer and suicide, was related to
him. Capt CroIch den es that he was ever
In Battle creek, as lcgc and Jud was there
but once, then accompanied by a detective.
White, the Battle Creek murderer and sui
eide was LurieI in the po ters' field.
One OF the happicst women in the world is
Mrs. Thomas Hall of East Tawas. About
eleven years ago she married Albert Collins
in a quiet village In Canada. The fruit of
their union was a boy. After living together
several years the parents decided they could
live better apart, and divorce was secured,
the custody Of the child being awarded the
mother. In the meantime they hal taken up
their residence in Port Huron. Eventu-
ally the mother removed to East Saginaw,
making her home with relatives, and while
residing there, about three-and-a-half years
ago, her boy, then 81 years old was stolen
one day during her absence. A description of
the abductor answered that Of his father,
whom she had not seen for several years. All
cfTsts to find the boy was fruitless Later
she became resident of Eas, Tawas. Soon
afterward she met a gentleman tn re, and last
MAY they were united in marriage. From the
day her little boy was taken from her she had
not learned one word, until recently, when
the little lad stepped into the house and into
the presence of his mother The husband, too,
had ugain married second time, and IL was
the stepmother who, evidently firing Of the
child shipped him to his mother.-Tribune.
supt J. NJ. Ashley of the Toledo, Ann Ar
Dor IL Northern railroad, appeared before
| Commissioner Graves in Detroit and waived
examination on the charge of Obstructing
mail trains during the war with the Detroit,
/ Lansing Il Northern at Howell a few days ago.
AshIey's trial was set for the first Tuesday In
! March, before Judge Brown.
/ A limited partnership has been formed be-
/ tween =. s. sherman and y. Rowland under
/ the name of Il. - sherman * Co., TO manu-
facture slaves, headings, hoops lumber, ETC.,
at l.inwood, on the Michigan Central railroad,
/ Just south Of Deep river.
Matthew Willard OF Palo Ionla county,
tried last winter on a charge OF numbering his
wife, but acquitted, has married Mrs. Nit
cheil, the woman for whom he was alleged to
have killed his wife.
Eli Laurent, who was member OF the 10Th
Michigan, taken prisoner at Atlanta and
mourne since as dead, has just been heard
from for The first time since the war; He Is
living in Tennessee
Daniel Weightman, who sued the g. X. Il l.,
railroad for sl0,W0 damages received In a run
away caused by the steam escaping from a
/ locomotive, got 81 200 verdict In Kent circuit
court.
A reunion OF all the surviving members o.
the I bird Michigan cavalry will take place al
Lansing, Feb. II.