Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

The prohibition state nominating conven
tion occurs at Lansing June 26-27.
The exposure of the swindling operations
Of the farmers who supplied the Michigan
condensed milk company at Lansing, has
resulted in n diminished quantity, but a
superior quality of the tactical fluid.
The new republican state central commit
tee met in Detroit a few days ago. Col
Henry Nj. Dulficld was chosen TO serve as
temporary chairman Of the committee until
tho Chicago convention. Charles Wright
was chosen temporary treasurer and II. G.,
Tillman temporary secretary.
Minnie Helm OF Livonia, aged IL years
ate twelve capsules Of medicine that
had been prescribed by the doctor
for her father, who was sufferer
from heart trouble She was taken i'll in a
few hours and grew rapidly worse, dying
that evening, despite the best medical
skill.
President Willis Of tho agricultural col
lege will deliver the commencement adj
dress at the Ohio state university june 20.
a summer school for teachers will be
held at Sparta, commencing July ., and
continuing until Augusta.
Christian Revier, an minister, is under
arrest at Flint on "a charge of horse stealing.
Iva, the thrco year old daughter Of Chas.
Shaw of Bronson, fell into tub of boiling
water and was scalded 10 death
The Hillsdale and Coldwater common
councils have fixed the bonds of saloon
keepers at $1,000.
The bankrupt stock of Metcalf Bros, &
Co., of Detroit, has been purchased by
Claim Il Co., of New York, for S2O1 800.
The goods invontoried 1897 900, and the
appraised value was $3.50, 900.
Rolsmau Lee, an aged resident of Blool-
hplTlnnH
the other night by hanging himself.
The old Hodges house in Pontiac, which
has been in possession Of the Hodges fami-
ly for over 80 years, was sold the other day
to Thad. a. Smith for $4,000.
The thirteenth annual reunion of the
LOOMS Battery was held in Coldwater
May %, 30 veterans answering TO the roll
call The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, II. j.
Harris, Adrian; vice-prcsident, +. ID. Cut
ting, Troy; secretary and treasurer, Jas. II.
Beadle, Detroit; captain, F. NJ. Buell., Un-
ion City; orator, II. n Norrington, West
Bay City; historian, Jas. Il. Beadle, De
troit. Next reunion at Coldwater, May %,
1889.
Tho salvation army in Kalamazoo was
locked up in Jail the other day for blocliad-
ing the street.
Henry, tho ~ years old son of Mrs.
Nanderpfeifer, was struck by a passenger
train on the Michigan Central railroad in
Kalamazoo the other morning and instantly
killed. The woman's husband was drowned
two years ago. and she is in poor circum.
stances, with four more small children.
John Corrigan, Chicago j. Grand Trunk
engineer, dropped dead near his home on
Hall street, Battle Creek, the other day.
He was unmarried, aged about 81 years,
and had been troubled with heart disease.
William Rush of Pontiac has been sen
fenced TO Jackson prison for three years
and four months for horse stealing.
Lansing factories are now using all the
coal from the Grand Ledge mine.
Sergt. Conger will establish a signal ser
vice station at Battle Greek about July /.
VIM. Hathaway claimed 5000 damages by
falling through bridge in the township Of
Niles, on road leading from Niles To Blu
chahan. The matter was referred to the
taxpayers of the township, and by vote of
: to 10 the claim was allowed.
The wife Of John Allan, captain OF the
barge Reindeer, fell from the ladder as she
was climbing aboard at Bay City and was
drowned.
Louis Lay gets "a Judgment of 81, 500
damages against the city Of Adrian for in
luries received by falling through broken
bridge.
Allegan has raised a cash bonus Of 81 900.
and the streets are to be lighted by the Edi-
son system of electric lighting.
As the 16-ycsr-old daughter of the post
master az Wales, ST. Clair county, was
watching game of ball, a foul tip ball
struck her on the Jaw breaking il and
knocking out several teeth.
The April term Of the supreme court adj
journed May %.
The 6-years-old son of Columbus Phoenix
ofPort Huron was gored in the mouth by
cow, the horn coming out at the eye How
ever, it is thought the lad will recover.
The Jonesvilie cotton mills will soon be
removed to Des Moines, Iowa.
Jay Hubbell and Thomas L. Chadbourne
of Houghton have been given a verdict of
S60S61 in a suit at Pontiac, for attorney
fees, from the estate Of Charles Palmer
The farmers loan and trust company OF
New York advertises that il will sell the
Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin railroad
August s. The sale Is on a mortgage.
Weather observations are taken under
the direction of the state weather service at
the Pontiac, Kalamazoo and Traverse City
state asylums, the state school at Coldwater,
house of correction at Ionia, the Adrian
college, Romeo high school, Saginaw City
high school and Olivet college.