Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-21

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Coronet, is about TO make cruise around
the world. He is at San Diego, Cal, and
the yacht is ON her way there, having left
New York March %. After she reaches
California, Mr.. Bush and his family and
some friends win take passage in her for
the Sandwich Islands, Japan, China, Cal
cutta, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean,
and thence home again 10 New York. Mr..
Bush formerly lived at Ridgeway, Lenawee
county, and he recently built and gave TO
that town handsome, well equipped pub
lie library. On his return from his trip
around the world he will put up a hand
some two story brick hotel in that village,
making it 3Ox9O feet, and a model Of what a
small village hotel should be
Edwin Warren of Norway shot and fatal
ly injured his wife on the 18th inst The
prisoner was lodged in Jail at Iron Mountain
to escape lynching
Michigan wool prices vary from II to 20
cents for unwashed and from % to % for
washed. The staple is coming INTO the mar
ket very slowly.
A party OF professors and students of the
Michigan agricultural college is making a
tour of northern Michigan.
John Kessel ring of MOsherville, mourns
the loss Of 500 stallion which some tiend
poisoned.
Frank Keeler, d brakeman on the Grand
Rapids * Indiana railway, was killed at
Lima, Ind. The train broke and he fell be-
tween the cars his body being badly man
gled.
Wenzel Matzke, who stabbed John Puff in
fight in IA lumber camp near Newaygo,
has been found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree.
The contract has been let for s. 900 for
furnishing pipe and building reservoir for
GaylOrd's water works system, Work to be
completed July |.
Miss Clara Demo of Carrollton has discOn-
tinued her suit against Prof II. =. Isle.
She was jealous of his sweetheart and hoped
to prevent marriage, she says.
The case of Eugene s. Wood ok -trcasur-
er of Lansing, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $1,000 while in office five years ago,
has been nolle prosecuted.
A sensation was created at Point Au
Frene, about forty miles below Sault Ste
Marie on the St. Mary's river, by the dis
covery OF the remains of a woman by
diver at the bottom of the river Who she
was or how she came to be buried in the
river so near the shore are questions shroud-
ed in mystery. The impression is general
that murder has been committed and an in
vestigation will be made.
Sherman Kueeland, Bronson farmer,
was killed by runaway the other day.
The fifth reunion of the gallant old Eighth
known during the war as the wandering
regiment" was held in Flint on the 18th,
about 100 OF the 400 survivors of the regi-
ment being present. AT business meeting
resolutions were adopted congratulatlng
Sheridan upon his promotion to the highest
rank in the army, and expressing the hope
that he may be spared long 10 enjoy the
honors conferred. The election of officers
resulted as follows Geo. w Chandler, De
troit, president; John II. DOugherty, Lyons,
vice-president; ID. G. Spaulding. Detroit,
secretary and treasurer. The next reunion
of the regiment will be held AT Lansing on
Wednesday succeeding rhe 10th day of June,
1889.
The East Saginaw board of trade has de
cided that free lumber will be bad thing
for Michigan.
Hon. +. a. Brownell of Hadley, for so
years resident of Michigan, is dead.
The railroad consolidation board has APP
proved the consolidation of the Minneapolis
Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic railway com
pany, the Minneapolis x st. CrOiX railway
company, the Minneapolis & Pacific railway
company, and the Aberdeen, Bismarck x
Northwestern railway company under one
management, making II continuous limo of
about ten thousand miles, extending from
Sault Ste. Marie, in Michigan, to Bismarck,
Dakota.
A conference committee has been APP
pointed by the two Bay Cities TO confer
about the proposed consolidation
Seventeen young men received diplomas
from the Michigan military academy June
-.
Gov. Luce has written 10 all the prose.
cutting attorneys in the upper peninsula,
directing them 10 investigate and report
as 10 the existence of the dens of infamy in
that section of the state.
John A. Cook, claiming to represent the
Chicago street car company, with several
carloads of horses TO sell, who has been
dead beating around the state for some
days, was arrested at Manchester few
days ago.
While Mrs w. II. Leonard of Muskegon,
sat at the breakfast table the other morn
ing, bottle filed with catsup exploded
with great force and piece of glass struck
her under the eye. cutting a1decp cash and
injuring her severely.
Ballasting on the Toledo, Saginaw &
Muskcgon road will be completed in about
80 days.