Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-12
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

The Hon. Osmond Tower, one of the old
est residents of Ionia, is dead.
George Sparks, aged 16, of Coldwater, is
now the husband of a l5-years old bride,
and with parental consent, too.
Dick Thomas of Northport, raised 1000
bushels of potatoes from Is acres.
Ishpeming will this year spend some
S6O,OOO in extending its water service, inn
proving streets and building new school
house
Members of the Ninth Michigan Infantry
who were to meet at Detroit August IL
are informed that the reunion is postpon-
ed until September a. All surviving COM
rades are earnestly requested to be present.
The boys will be the guests of the Detroit
comrades, and are to spend the day upon
the river in sight of Fort Wayne, where
they first met in camp in September, 1861.
Half rates can be securedson the railroads
by applying to Capt. A. NJ. Dobbelaere,
Lansing, for certificates.
The fifth annual reunion of the Lapeer
county soldiers and sailors association
will be held in Inlay City, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, August IL and IL. Prepare
tions are being made on a very extensive
scale and an excellent time Is promised for
all who attend.
The Otsego Union tells of man who
tried TO catch humming bird by filing
the Covers of a jessamine with whisky.
The bird drank the liquor flew to a neigh
boring tree and awaited results. The man
pursued his immoral purpose until the
bird had finished quart of the liquor. 1t
was still perfectly sober and he gave it up
The Michigan state poultry and pet
stock association and the Northern Michi-
gan poultry association have been con-
solidation.
Sporting men will again urge upon the
next legislature the necessity of creating
the office of game and fish warden,n
whose duty it will be to see that the exist
ing laws for the protection of game are en-
forced.
reports received by the state board OF
corrections and charities from the state
asylums for insane, show that during the
quarter ending June 80, 1886, there were
1.S57 inmates under treatment. In that
time there were 143 admitted, % discharg-
ed, 10 of whom had recovered, 35 were inn
proved, unimproved, Is removed by rela-
tives and Is died
John b. Stuart, a well known citizen of
st. John, died in Cincinnati recently. He
had gone there to bring suit for false inn
prisonment against the police of that cily.
Leroy Weaver, former Dryden boy
who removed to Washington Territory
about eight years ago, was drowned there
A boy named Sylvester Mason. aged 10.
was drowned at Waiskai river, near the
Sault, July "a, while attempting to swim
across the stream.
Mrs. Crippin, near Wexford, who was
said to have been cured few weeks ago
by faith" doctor, died of aconsumption
a few days ago..
Sidney Eaton, son of Sheriff Eaton OF
Monroe, accidentally shot and killed Fred
Rrenner, aged IL, his companion, in a gam
ing exped ton.
James M. Burdick, respected pioneer
of Quincy, Ia dead, aged 75. Mr.. Burdicl
settled In that region in 1880. He helped
build the first log house in Branch county
also the first in Hillsdale county. He as
sisted in the construction of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad.
Mr.. N. p. Richmond of Battle Greek died
the other night of burns received from
lighting gasoline stove in a room where
an open vessel containing gasoline stood.
Miss Kate b. Davis of Rochester. N. Y,
last week descended to the bottom of the
Tamarack mine, 1890 feet below the sur
face. Miss Davis Is the first lady to get
that near hades, as represented by Mich
igan mine.
Mrs. Rose Workman of Flint, deserted
by her husband, has two children, aged
the mother is cripple the authorities
have taken charge of the children and
sent them TO the Coldwater state school.
Chester Nash's 2-year-old boy fell into
:istern at Flint and was drowned The
accident occurred while the child's parents
were assisting in preparing relative for
burial, and the two funerals were held
simultaneously.