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

thereby. Several million feet of saw logs
have been scattered through the woods for
miles, and 10 get them back into the stream
will necessitate an outlay OF many thou
sands of dollars. One report says IL will
cost $50, 900 to replace the dams and remove
the Instructions from the river.
The construction of the Mount Pleasant
& Western railroad is again under discus
sion.
The A. w. Wright lumber company have
commenced building their railroads for next
winters use. They will build about ten
miles of road before they begin operations
this fall
The upper peninsula was swept by an un-
usually heavy rain storm on the 10th inst.
The boy found dead on the railroad track
near Clayton the other day has been identi-
fed as McDougal Foster of Chicago, n lad
of Is, whose adventures and incorrigible
roaming habits have caused him to be
known as the youngest tramp in America.
Two tramps, John Fay, aged IS, and An
drew Anderson, aged Is, are yet under de-
tention at the Jail in Adrian on suspicion OF
knowing more than they care to reveal of
the manner of the boys death.
The Michigan weather service crop re-
port for the week ending June 9 says that
the effect of the weather on all crops but
corn has been noted as favorable during
the past week. Owing TO the lack of rain
not making much progress.
Otto Halloran was killed by the cars at
Muskegon, the other day.
Jay X. Munroe, a promising young man
of Kalamazoo, died few days ago after a
short illness caused by over-eXercise in
horse back riding. He was cashier of the
Kalamazoo savings bank, and brother of
State Senator Munroe of South Haven.
DIR. w. H. Preston of East Saginaw, has
sued John Duggan for 5000 for alleged
personal injuries from assault.
The whole prairie west of Roscommon
has been burned over. The village mar
rowly escaped destruction.
Capt. Henry Sherwood, Michigan man,
has been retained as assistant postm aster
at Washington.
Bishop Harris of Detroit, will leave some
time this month for trip through the Holy
Land.
FIR. Kolasinski, the deposed Polish priest
of Detroit, who has been in Dakota for
some time, visited his friends in Detroit
last week. He says that when the new
bishop OF the Detroit diocese assumes
charge of affairs that he (KolasinskD will
be restored to the pastorate of St. Albert's
church, from which he WAS deposed by ex-
Bishop Borgess..
VIM. Reed, an aged farmer of Attica
township, Lapecr county, hung himself the
other morning, while temporarily insane
l.. q. Carpenter assistant professor of
mathematics in the state agricultural col
lege has been offered chair at the state
agricultural college of Colorado, at - 600
The proposition 10 bond the city of Pom
tiac for S35, 900 TO secure the location of the
Beardsley Furniture company Of Detroit,
at Pontiac, was carried by majority
of Is on a total vote of 4l5.
The Port Huron Times says Fifty years
ago Mrs, Mary Bennett, mother of Mrs. j.
Is. McIlwain, left her home in Ireland and
came TO America. Among the brothers left
behind was James Bennett, aged 10 years.
When young Bennett arrived at the age of
90 years he also came TO America and
settled in Iowa, where he grew up. He
never found his sister, and years went by
and he gave her up for dead. Recently he
made u trip to the land of his birth. While
in Ireland he learned that Mrs. Bennett
was residing in Port Huron. He returned
TO America and the other morning arrived
in this city and called at the residence of
Mr.. Mcllwain and asked for his sister.
Mrs Bennett was greatly pleased and
rendered him royal welcome.
The Montague basket factory was burned
to the ground the other night.
Capt. f. :. Bliss of Company G., Michigan
military academy, has been presented by
the members of his company with an ele.
CANT solid gold badge. The badge consists
of the arms of Michigan with mottos and
the whole surrounded with wreath, sus-
pended from a bar by devices and appro-
pirate TO the Michigan military academy.
Calvin Gibbs, an aged man of Byron,
Kent county, convicted of seducing Annie
Bum, 13-year old girl, has been sentenced
to two years in Jackson prison. The SEN
tence is made light in consideration of his
previously good character.
Saloon keepers OF Ishpemlng have re-
solved TO keep their saloons open on the
next legal holiday, and test the validity Of
the law
DR.. E. w. jerks of Detroit will probably
be appointed TO the chair of obstetrics and
diseases of women and children, made va
cant by the death of DIR. Dunster.
John Cominski was convicted in the
Wayne circuit court, April IL, of illegal
parentage, and sent to the Detroit house of
correction. This was the first case under
the new law which takes such cases out of
the hands of justices of the peace. The case
was taken to the supreme court on "a writ
of habeas corpus, and that tribunal has or
dered the prisoner discharged, holding that
the act does not contemplate the incarcera-
ton in the Detroit house Of correction
The court, however, throws no more light
on the disposition of these cases.
The body of Perry Richie, young river
man drowned while breaking a log jam at
Sherman last November, was found by
rivermen few days ago, who anchored the
body and left it. The body was then dis
covered by people in the vicinity and his
friends notified. One side of his face had
been eaten of by animals when found the
last time
Frank Wilson was arrested at Grand
Rapids the other day for trying to wreck a
Reeds lake dummy train by putting tic
upon the track. The accused is only 16
years old, and his father claims the boy can
prove an alibi.
An appeal has been issued for aid for the
destitute people of Norway.
Pontiac has voted to raise S35. 900, with
which to secure the Beardsley furniture
factory of Detroit.
The cut-worm is doing great damage in
southern Michigan.
Gov. Luce has written TO Mrs. Obenaur,
the missionary who makes such damaging
statements about the negligence of officials
in regard to the dens of infamy in the lum-
Der camps of Michigan, asking for informa-
ton about the same, which will enable him
to institute an investigation.
The Goth annual meeting of the state
Arbeitcr Bund was held in East Saginaw
on the 10Th inst.