Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-27

shower in the past thirty days. Corn is
nearly two thirds cut and shocked.
Coldwater will endeavor TO raise S27 800
TO secure new railroad
Burgerine Jones, one of the wealthiest
farmers of Rochester, is dead.
BY the terms of the bill for the forfeiture
OF the Ontonagon e. Brule River railroad
land grants, which has passed the senate,
lands actually earned by the location and
construction of the road shall not be for.
feited, nor shall lands located and paid for
under the state or national laws under color
OF the land laws, be included. On the con-
trary, such locations are confirmed, II the
secretary of the treasury is satisfied the
locations are honest and bona fide. The act
also confirms bona fide homestead selections
and entries made prior to May l, 1888
At tho funeral of David S. Beamer, at
Lansing, few days ago, the pallbearers
were his brothers-eight stalwart men.
Robert LaughliR, for several years con-
ductor on the Flint & Pere Marquette rail
road, and formerly railroad builder, has
been appointed superintendent of the Sagi-
nav, Tuscola & Huron railroad, vice Wilk-
inson, resigned.
An assessment has been ordered of SO
cents per share on 5000 shares Of the
Ropes gold mine, near Ishpeming
The state fair receipts this year were
$1,000 short of the receipts of last year.
Some one stole valuable team Of horses
from Joseph Stats barn at East Tawas.
w. H. Winnie, formerly connected with
the Michigan Central, has been appointed
auditor of the Toledo, Saginaw & Mackinac
railroad.
Judge Burlingame of Grand Rapids re-
Gently made an important ruling in the su-
perior court as TO the jurisdiction of the
police court in saloon cases. He granted a
motion to quash in the case Of Joseph PETE,
charged with keeping his saloon open after
hours, on the grounds that the supreme
court had declared the act giving the police
court jurisdiction in liquor cases uncensti-
tuional. This throws out several other
cases IL the supreme court sustains this rul-
ing.
Il. f. Warren of Bay City recently pur-
chased of II. o. Hunt %, 600, 900 feet of pine
timber in Montmorency county for 500, 900.
John Otis, carpenter working on the
new Presbyterian church at Lansing fell a
distance of twenty feet, breaking both arms
at the wrists and his right leg above the
knee, with probable internal injuries. He
is unmarried and a resident of Ionia.
Mrs. Caleb Peckham, the Oldest person
in Branch county, died in Coldwater the
other day. She had lived in that city since
1896
Several bills relating TO the st. Clair
flats canal have been introduced in the
house and senate.
The senate has passed the lighthouse bill
with the Michigan amendments agreed TO
in conference.
The Emory numbering company of East
Saginaw, lost several thousand dollars
worth of lumber by tire at Midland, Ont.
DIR. ID. j. Sinclair, formerly of Aylmer,
Ont, has been appointed assistant in sur
gerry and theory and practice at the Michi-
gan university,
Fire broke out III the warehouse of the
Republic iron company at Republic, and
Ed. Butler, Pete Lebau and Arnold Dam
radt, who tried 10 enter the building, were
badly injured by the eXposion of lot of
dynamite caps The loss will probably be
$1,000.
The fellows who come along with an ap-
paratuS TO test the farmers lightning rods
at 1.-The request of the insurance COM
panies," pronounce the rods unsafe, offer
to replace 'em at an astonishingly low fig
ure, and get the farmer to sign contract
to close the deal, are once more abroad in
Michigan. The contract turns up later in
the shape Of promissory note.
Wages in the lumber camps this season
will be lower than last year, as the supply
OF men exceeds the demand.
The executive committee of the state
great program for the meeting of the asso-
citation in East Saginaw next December.
Edward Warren Of Norway, who shot
his wife last June, has been sent TO state
prison for six years. Taylor, the Iron
Mountain wretch who shot his dead
brothers widow, has gone over the road for
II years.
Maj. A. b. Watson, the capitalist and
lumberman of Grand Rapids, died suddenly
hnN anN ANrf N to b1saa a
other night.
Chas. Wagner, the Detroit saloon keeper
arrested some time ago for the murder of
his brother, has been acquitted. Self-de-
Tense was his plea.
Mrs Sarah T.. V. Emory of Lansing
withdraws as the candidate of the Union
Labor party for superintendent of public
instruction.
Detective Ballard of Jackson thinks he
has secured the missing link in the famous
Crouch murder case. He has in his posses
sion photograph of the alleged murderer
and claims to possess evidence that will un.
ravel the mystery of the horrible crime.
Nearly 12, 000, 900 feet of logs are hung up
in Cass river because of low water.
The reunion of the Fourth Michigan
cavalry, held in Flint on the 10Th inst, was
most enjoyable and successful event
They elected for officers for the following
year the following: l.. T. Southworth, Ev-
art, president: L. II. Porter, Lansing, vice
president; H. A. Backus, Detroit. secretary
and treasurer; l.. II. Wilcox, Corunna; f.
Racine, Grand Rapids, and j. Vernon, De
troit, executive committee. The next re-
union will be held at Lansing.
Charles d. Blanchard of Marquette has
been appointed agent for state board OF
corrections and charities for Marquette
county.
Lieut.. Craig of the Fourth artillery has
been ordered to inspect signal service sta
tons at Manistee, Alpena, Sault Ste. Marie
and Marquette.
Edward +. Hartwck of Grayling ha'
been appointed cadet at West Point, anC
Milford Hamilton Manwarring of the sam,
place his alternate.
President Alexander Agassiz of the Cal
umet ~ Hccla mining company offers 81 00'
reward for information which will lead t
the conviction of the person or persons wit
set fire to Hecla shaft No. /, at the six
teenth level, November 90, 1897
Ten minutes walk from Golden is tn,
famous Michigan gold mine. All previous
reports Of rich finds in the district wer
discounted there the other evening when
single blast of dynamite brought dow
nearly half ton of quartz, every pound o
which is studded with small nuggets o
pure gold. Such rock is worth 81, 900
Ia AL ~.