Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-11-04

senJ 10 jan lOT Ia udyS
Nj. w. Smith, a young and promising
dentist of MI Clemens was found dead IN
his office the otner morning. He was lying
on lounge with handkerchief over his
face lie is not yet determined how lac
came TO his end, but IL is supposed he took
an overdose of some opiate to relieve a
pain in his head.
The claim of the Detroit Marquette q
Mackinac railroad to some 1000 acres OF
land about and including Bots Blanc island
has been decided adversely to the ROAD
by the swamp land board.
During August Michigan railroads earn
ed ST, GOA o74 O3, an increase OF 81, l6O, 3G y
over last year. The total earnings OF the
year have been S43, 93l $40 81, an increase
over the corresponding months last year
of S4,0S0, 246 SO.
Rufus Knickerbocker OF Flint, who was
hunting in the upper peninsula, and Thorn
as Branch of Columbiaville, were in the
woods together. Branch, mistaking
Knickerbocker for a deer, shot him, the
ball passing entirely through his body
The wounded man was taken to TO Column
biavile, where he will remain until he car
be carried home with safety.
When Sheriff Perkins of Charlotte was
locking up the prisoners in the county
Jail the other night his attention was at.
tracted to n window, two OF the bars OF
which had been sawed off. He examined
Elmer Macarthur was found three small
saws, a bott7 of cayenne pepper and a
small file. Sewed in his clothes was also
discovered nearly 500, and it is evident
the vigilance of the sheriff alone prevented
the escape of Macarthur during the night.
He is the young fire insurance agent ar
rested for extensive forgeries recently.
The sentence of Mrs. Brass, the
Missaukee county muderess, has been com
muted to impris for life in the De-
troit house of correction.
John Fay, sent to Jackson prison from
Mecosta county in 1883, on IA hve years
sentence has been pardoned. Fay Is In
the last stage of pulmonary consumption.
Three men at South Haven have left
with a small schooner load OF potatoes,
apples and cider bound for New Orleans
Elias Shafer of the state land Office has
been appointed TO a clerkship In the pen
sion office at Washington under the civil
service rules.
The have already enjoyed ice skating al
Hancock
The contract has been made for rail
road from Orland to Lima, Ind, Ii miles.
Frank Kennedy of Brighton has beer
| appointed professor of mathematics In st.
Francis seminary, at Monroe.
Eddy e. Son. lumbermen, of East Sagi
nav have purchased 2520 acres of pine
will cut 200t0,cO feet. The con
sideration was Sl25 COO.
st. Louis, Gratiot county, has a new
and first-clasS system OF water works. Its
supply is from two artesinn wells about
l5D feet deep, bored on the bank of the
river. The quantity il ample for town
four times the size of st. Louis. and the
quality cannot be beaten in the state
The water flows from the wells into large
covered reservoir, from thence is supplied
TO the mains by strong pumps operated
generally ty water power, but reinforced
by steam power which can be used when
necessary, so q strong fire pressure Ii
given on the mains at the frequent by
drants constantly.
MIR. L. J. Wilcox, GO years old, was stop
ping few days at the residence of VIM
Kidney, near Burlington. After Mr.. Kid
ney and his wife retired, Wilcox went out
of the house and placing dynamite cart
ridge under his arm touched 1t off. He
was blown TO pieces and the remains pre-
sented most horrible sight. Wilcox was
a stranger in Burlington.
Edward Pearl, sailor, fell through the
hatChway OF the propeller j. A. Pauley q,
Muskegon, and broke his neck.
The output of iron ore from the Lake
Superior district will exceed the banner
year of 1852.
c. p. Avery has had about 100 acres o
fancy varieties of peas around Travers
City this year. His plan is to furnish
farmers with seed peas and contract L
take all the crop. He has a large ware
house in Traverse City and number o
people are engaged In hand picking. Mr.
Avery expects to handle 1000 bushels thi
year, all of which is already contracteC
| for.
Mrs. Louis Roulliard, who was shot by
Joseph King at Negaunee some time ago
| is believed TO be out of danger, and KinJ
! will therefore be tried for q less seriou
charge than murder.
Louis Lanigan. young man, attempted
| TO board fast freight train at jackson
| last night, but missed his hold and fell un
der the cars. He was instantly killed anC
horribly mangled.
Port Huron's electric railway is in sue
cessful operation.
VIM. limerick, one of the pioneer farm
| ers of Ypsilanti, is dead. He was % year
old and settled there in 1880. He has beer
| feeble for some time and was finally car
ried away by an attack OF typhoid fever
Ex.-Gov. Begole has accepted the demo
cratic nominee as Senator from the 1911
| district.
Five hundred and twelve students ar
| enrolled at the state normal.
The Chicago e. Northwestern railroa,
company has built number of cars OF
which TO carry iron ore from Ishpemin
and other parts in the upper peninsula t.
Chicago.
st. Joseph is out OF debt, has handsom
| surplus in the treasury, and not one dol)a
! was raised by corporation tax, the rem
from docks and liquor licenses furnishing
the funds.