Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01


on McKanney's prairie in that county
Sunday, February 10. He was 81 years
old. He had been senator QS52) in the
Michigan legislature, and was known and
esteemed all over the state.
( Josepe II. Whipple, treasurer of the
Pembroke Knitting company of Battle
Creek, is short in his accounts about IS, 900.
Clinton county decides in favor of local
option by about 800 majority.
James McGraw, homesteader about 81
years of age, was run over two miles east
of Seney by the ID. S. s. d A. express,
while lying across the track drunk. Both
legs and one arm were cut OFF, He lived
for an hour. His friends are unknown,
but are supposed to live in New York
state.
There are over 100 creameries in Michi-
gan.
The shingle product of Michigan for 1857
was very much less than that of 1879.
! There are 465 children in the reform
school at Lansing.
Several Michigan Central engineers have
been discharged in the past few days.
Rumor hath il that trouble is brewing for
some one.
Gen. Alger is now in California enjoy
ing himself, and apparently giving little
heed TO the presidential boom being
worked for him.
Charles Ortmau of Detroit and Stevens
and Ladue of Saginaw have bought S65,
600 worth of pine near Bayfield, Wis.
The Michigan Central is about to pro
vide its passenger engines with the deep
toned whistles used on steamboats,.
The Hopkins manufacturing company
of Bear Lake, which has been shut down
for some time will not resume operations
before May |.
There were more new students ut the
opening of the agricultural college the
present term than at any time before in
the history of the institution. 1t was nee
essary in many instances TO place three
students in a room intended for two and
in many other ways to crowd the accom-
modations to meet the increased require
ments.
There are 12J ladies in the Michigan uni
versity, and they are TO have "A composite
photograph taken.
Congressman Tarsney, who has been i'll
for several weeks, il improving.
The boiler in Newell's saw mill near
Morenci, exploded the other morning, in
stantly killing the fireman, William Smith.
Henry Ogden. a kalamazoo mail carrier.
aged 40 has been arrested charged with
criminally assaultiug an eight-year old
girl.
The common council of Gaylord have
put SlO 90 worth OF government bonds on
the market They ran ten years and draw
six per cent. interest.
1t is rumored that the Ontonagou a
Brule River railroad land grant case is
about TO he settled.
For several weeks past religious meet
ings have been held in the Methodist
church in Iron Mo Lntain by stranger
claiming to be "a Methodist preacher. lie
made quite free with people generally aud
was looked upon as rather ! singular
character. He turned out TO be a detective
in search OF man named W ollianper
charged with murder and arrested the
man there. The murder was committed
ten years ago near GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Gladstone will vote March d on the
question of bonding itself for $4,000 for
street paving.
IL is rumored that the Gale piow works
of Albion will remove from that place. 81
Paul, Mimi, has made an oicr TO the con-
Germ, and Grand iinpids, kalamazoo
attic Cree, and Jackson are a.so holding
out inducements.
Ernest X. DowIng %. X dam ZOO, wa
cut in two by the car, in ST. Paul tAo
other day.
Jackson young men will soon organize
a battery of light artillery.
iumored that the local option election
n Branch county will he contested b5
cause the petition asking for 1t was signed
by residents OF Ohio, and that the vote
was not officially canvassed ON the day
prescribed By law.
Lansing wants 20 have the state asylum
for the insane.
The earnings of the Toledo, Ann Arbor
Il Cadillac railroad amounted TO 1872
during the month of January. Its first
months work and this in the face of
disastrous snow blockade.
The grand lodge of |. o. o. f., in session
at Lansing, elected the following officer
for the ensuing year Grand master
George NJ. Dewey, Owosso; deputy grand
master, c. V. Il. Pond, Quincy; grand
secretary, T. II. Whitney, Lansing; grand
treasurer, b. ID. Prichard, Allegan.