Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-12-16
State News Cond,ns,t.

In the case of Myron Collins of Portland,
charged with the murder of his wife, the
prisoner was discharged by order of prose
cutting attorney Ellis, on the ground that
he could find no case against him after a
thorough examination of the evidence.
The sympathy of the people was with Col
Inns.
Miss Lizzie Hooker of Evart was married
recently to one whom she thought was
Howard Call, young man with whom
she had correspondent some time. 1t now
transpires that she did not marry Howard,
but instead was Joined in wedock to
Homer Call, brother of Howard. Homer
already has one wife, and is now under ar
rest for bigamy. Miss Hooker is one OF
the most estimable young ladies in Evart,
and has the sympathy of all in her peculi-
arly trying position.
John Bunker Of Aurelius, Ingham coun-
ty, Ga years old, has lived on his present
farm 30 years and has never yet rode on a
railroad car.
Rev. James Dubuar, pastor OF the Pres
byterlan church OF Worthwhile for more
than twenty consecutive years from the
many years, and until his failing health
prevented, he held prominent positions as
an officer of the Detroit Presbytery. He
was man of pre-eminent ability and has
been distinguished as citizen, a preacher
and learned man. His death is great
loss TO the church and community, and is
deeply deplored.
The Rev. Father John George Ehren-
strasser, pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
church Of Grand Rapids since 1870, died
recently OF erysipelas after an illness of
only three days. He was born in Tyrol I'm
America in 1856 and his first charge was
at Adrian, since which he has been station
cd in Grand Rapids.
Frank L. Smith, for 25 years one Of the
most prominent business men Of Jackson,
is dead.
Ellwood, the postal thief Just arrested
at Grand Rapids, Is said to be building n
fne house at Richmond, Ind He Is about
81 years OF age and finely educated. He
was not favorite among the bows on the
road. He claimed to be president of some
college or board of college trustees in
Kentucky.
A project for railroad from Manistee
TO Cheboygan is talked Of 1t is claimed
that 1t would run through 1000, 0C0, 600 feet
OF pine and double that amount of other
woods.
The status OF the Toledo, Saginaw &
Muskegon railroad is about thus: Muske-
gon has raised S65, 900. Greenville $4,000
and Cedar SPRING, will give $4,000. Con
tracts therefore will be Immediately let to
build the road from Ashley to Greepville
The coal discoveries near Grand Ledge
are richer than was at first supposed. The
vein is three feet ten inches thick, and the
coal IL declared to be Of excellent quality.
As the work progresses the vein grows In
thickness instead of diminishing. The
mine is located in the bank of Grand river,
about three-quarters of a mile below the
crossing of the Grand Rapids division of
the Detroit, Lansing & Northern railroad.
1t Is believed that this discovery will give
Grand Ledge very substantial boom.
Jared Freeman has taken from the Gage
estate OF Bay City, contract to cut the
pine from 12 sections of land on the head
waters of the Au Sable. The tract will
yield 17h, 600, 900 feet of logs and 10 years
viii be required for the job.
The postal receipts in Michigan for the
last fiscal year we're 81, As, S07.93. During
the year 63 new postofiices were establish
ed, and 10 discontinued; the names or sites
OF "a were changed. The state has 1O2
presidential Offices, the salaries attached
thereto aggregating s167, 400 Free deliv-
cry Is self-sustaining in Detroit, where
there are 81 carriers. Bay City has six
carriers, East Saginaw nine, Grand Rapids
seventeen, Kalamazoo six.