Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-04-15
STATE SIFTINGs.


comfy, died recently, aged 50 yeGrs. Mr..
Horton died on the farm for which he received
patent signed 10y Andrew Jackson rs years
ago. He was a soldier in war Of 1872 and the
Toledo war.
Albert Draper, an old resident of Pontiac,
is dead.
John NJ. Peabody, banker~.of Albion, has
made an assignments
John. Wilson, 7-years-old colored boy of
Flint, was poisoned the other,night by CARROLL
ic acid ana died the next morning The
coroner will investigate.
new steamer is being constructed by Capt
Philip Rice, at Marine City, for use in the traf-
tic business on the river. she is 81 feet long,
will have l3xlj engine 6xl0 boiler, and will
be provided with sand pump Her hull. will
be complete in about six weeks
The boys in the Marquette journal office
fooled each other on April by Substituting a
limburger cheese for the regular axe of office
soap. The drug stores weren't able to supply
the demand Tor perfumes in the afternoon,
while Il e health officer ordered the office fumi
atel.
1t is reported that 10000 was lately found
under the cellar floor to the residence of a
deceased citizen in Ropalton. Berrien county.
The money is 10 be divided between eleven
children.
The barn of c. Stubl Of Rollin burned last
week with its contents, consisting OF twelve
tons of hay, 200 bushels of wheat and several
bushels of oats and other articles.
The Michigan dairy salt company at Saginaw
is running at It's full capacity, 800 barrels daily.
Battle Creek Is negotiating for the removal
there of a knitting factory that employs eighty
hands.
A fund is being raised for.the sufferers by
the Bron son fire.
about so graduates of the Michigan univer-
slty INDUCED in co-educatlotal dinner at the
Union Square hotel in New York
Adams, of Cornell; Presidentess
Freeman Of Wellesley, were among the speak
ers, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, Congressman
Pettibone and Algernon ). Sullivan were
honored guests.
The log stock from the Saginaw district this
year will be about 7S9,079O00 feet. OF this
amount the Tittabwassee and its tributaries
send in 3D,0OJ,000; Cass river, s,000,00O;
Bad river, 100000; Kawkawlin, f0,0O0000; ;
Au Ores, 50,000,000; Rifle, 60.000,00O; Pine
river, 100000. To these figures must be add
I'd The S2,000,000 feet on hand, together with
10000, 900 that will be hauled to Tawas by rail !,
the S0,0O0,0OO feet FROM the upper peninsula,
and $1,000 900 feet. of railroad logs to make
the great total
The tenth session the. Michigan and
Canada annual conference, which was to have
convened at the Ohio Street A. NJ. +. Zion
church in Detroit In September, has been
changed to the Fifth avenue A. NJ. Z. Zion
church, Grand Rapids, July IA.
The twelfth annual reunion of the Michigan
state fremen's association will be held at Big
Rapids, May 9Th and q. All departments are
invited TO meet with the ASSOCIATION on that
occasion and join in an exchange Of views up
on the important topics to be presented. a
handsome trumpet viii be given TO the most
popular fireman In attendance At 7'3e
o'clockIon Wednesday an exciting hose coupling
contest will occur under the following con-
ditions: Each man to run twenty-five feet,
breaking coupling and put on pipe; all ooupL
ings TO be two and one-half turns. Time to
be called when pipe strikes the floor. Each
team to have five time trials, and time to be
the average. All couplings to be broken by
hand. The prizes will be: First, $50; second,
S25; third, 10.
John @. Adams, who died In Reading, Hills
dale county, a short time ago, had not tasted
food for five months and decreased In weight
from 475 pounds TO 1873. The doctors pro-
nounce 1t an extraordinary case.
James Hurley. who was injured In the Bron-
son fire, died OF his injuries a few DAYS ego.
The safe belonging to the firm of Clark &
Scramlen Of Climax, Kalamazoo county, was
blown open the other night and over $500 In
cash secured.
Mary Irene TToyt, daughter OF the late Jess
Hoyt, millionaire, has filed n petition In the
Saginaw PROBATE court, through counsel, pray
ing for revocation Of the will of her father
as admitted at New York and In Saginaw, on
tho ground that 10 was not his last will and
testament: that there was never personal
service upon her, or she would have contested
II, ETC., aud asking that the letters tesla
mcntar7 issued 10 VIM. l.. Weber be declared
void and some suitable person appointed TO
take care of the property. The hearing on the
petition is set for May l.
Knights Of Labor Of ku Sable have petition
cd congress not 10 pass the Free Ship bill.
Edward Burk, who walked from scott's Point
10 Manistloue recently, WIS attacked by wolves
when within two and half miles of the latter
place. He made for the nearest tree, and after
waiting for a number of hours was able to re-
sumo his Journey.
Benjamin Draper died Of heart disease at St
fguace very suddenly the other morning. He
was candidate for supervisor at the srrina
election and II Is thought that the excitement
and work at the pols induced the attack.
There Is not vacant room In tho aericul
tural college.
John scrivencr OF Kalamazoo, stole -gur
valued S2C0, and went TO Dakota 10 practic(