Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-17


perature was above the normal on the 9th,
18th and below on the 30th, May l and 2.
The temperature fell rapidly on the after
noon of the Goth ulto. The general effect of
the temperature has been unfavorable TO
growing crops. frosts were reported on
the I'd, but no material damage was report
ed. The ground is being prepared for corn
and potato planting Oats are reported in
some sections as growing nicely.
BY wreck on the Milwaukee & North
ern road caused by the fall OF bridge over
Michigamme river, near Floodwood, the
fireman aud head brakeman, who went
down with the engine, were instantly
killed. The engineer was also carried down
| but escaped. Eight box cars and the en-
CINE are in the river
William Il. Gillett of Chase, who was
arrested in January last charged with
criminal carelessness in the accidental
burial of two children in well, has been
/ discharged.
Local option became operative on the 9TH
| inst.
A league of independent colored voters
has been organized in Mason county.
Proposed Toledo, Ann Arbor & North
| Michigan extension from Cadillac to Frank
| fort has been named Toledo, Ann Arbor &
Lake Michigan railway. It's general Offices
final survey has been already begun by two
parties.
The May crop report of the secretary of
state on the condition of wheat indicates
that the present condition is 60 per cent of
the average crop of winter wheat, or 81 per
cent lower than a year ago. The yield of
1887 was -, Sl5, 900 bushels.
Frank Wood 20 years old, living at Ber-
| rien Center, was gored to death the other
| day by bull belonging to Thomas Mars,
master Of the state grange.
Alexander w. Rogerson of Adrian, one of
the oldest railroad engineers and machin-
lists in Michigan, died the other night of
pneumonia.
Kate Meister who fell upon a sidewalk
| in Pontiac and injured herself, has sued the
city for $4,000
Phe "Sisterhood of Railroad Bralemen, !"
new society, has Just been established.
The first branch in the United States was
organized in Battle Greek the other day. 1t
is composed of the wives, sisters and
| daughters of the brotherhood of railroad
brakemen. It's objects are to care for the
sick and distressed members of the brother
hood and effect better acquaintance among
| them.
The local option law enacted by the last
| legislature for suppressing the liquor traffic
in counties that vote for its adoption be-
came operative on the 9TH inst
Charles Stanley OF Cleveland, Ohio, a
| cadet al the Orchard Lake academy, was
drowned the other day, while out rowing
| with his companions.
Fire broke out in the house Of Gen. w. II.
| Wilmington in Jackson the other morning.
The entire interior, decorations, etc. We're
| destroyed-only the main walls were left
intact. The fire caught from hot-air flue.
| The furniture was saved. Loss, $1,000 or
| &, 1000, insured for 1900. The house was
valued at So, 600
Track laying on the extension of the
Chicago Il Northwestern railway from Ish-
peming TO Michigamme will be completed
about June l. Tho line will be extended
| from Michigamme TO HoughtOn, sixty
miles, his year, but no branch will be built
to Saut Ste Marie, as was reported from
the 500 month ago.
About June / Profs Beal and Bailey of
| the agricultural college will start from
Harrisville, Altoona county, and devote sew
eral weeks 10 Il forestry and botaniZing ex-
| petition through the upper portion of the
| Lower Peninsula, concluding their work M
| Frankfort, Benzie county. They w II be ac-
| companied by G.. +. Wheeler of Hubbards-
ton, botanist and botanical writer Of note
Saginaw City veterans expect To dedicate
| their soldiers monument on Memorial Day
The brinepumped out Of the Fennville salt
well isused by the orchardists for fertilizing
purposes
The grand encampment of the Improved
| Order or ked Men was neld III Grand hap
| ids on the 9th inst The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year Great
| Sachem, w. Y. Cole, Ishpeming; Senior
| Sagmore. w. u. Walsh, Grand Rapids
Junior Sagmore. \. l.. Hoffman, Kal;ima
zoo: Great Chief of Records, j. y. Hartz
Detroit Great Chief Of Wampum, Fred q
Adler, Jackson. Finance Committee-A
r. Shafer, Grand Rapids, w II. Fremboth
Ishpeming, Nj. Hotchkiss, East Saginaw
Judiciary Committee-Jas. X. Shields
Detroit, j. NJ. Jarbeau, Dimondale, b. Il
Shaw, Eaton Rapids. The next meeting
| will be held at Lansing.
| The -four contract for the states prison
has been let TO the Eldred milling company
of Jackson The price is fixed by a sliding
scale, according 10 the price of wheat, and
will be 10 cents per 100 cheaper than was
paid last year.
Alexander Montague convicted of adult
CRY at Caro- has been sentenced to two
years at Ionia.
| j. O. Clark "A workman employed on the
tearing down Of the Court Street NJ T.
church, in Flint, was killed the other after
noon. The men had huge timber prop or
the south wall of the building and, with
screws, were prying the wall inward
Clark deliberately went inside and com
menced picking AT the base of the wall
Calls and admonitions Of danger had no of
feet upon him, and suddenly the great tower
of brick and mortar fell. II buried hin
from sight He leaves widow and eigh
grown children