Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-16

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district OF Columbia, and has introduced
in the house resolution embodying his
views.
Daniel West, who was born in Russian
in 1893 and who served under Butcher in
the battle of Waterloo is dying of paralysis
at Jackson.
Eva Dietz of Sebewaing, who was ar
rested for stealing at Bay City, tried to
burn down her cell door, hoping to effect
| escape.
George Nelson of Jackson, naturalized
citizen of United States, who was arrested
recently in Germany TO do military duty
and escaped later, has received blank,
from Washington to be filled out and re-
turned, presumably for official inquiry into
alleged atfront to American citizen in
foreign country,
The annual meeting of the Harbor Point
association was held in Lansing Il few
days ago, and elected the following officers
Geo. w. Edwards of Detroit, A. A. Pratt
of Hudson, and J. " Alexander, S. r.
smith and A. Beamer of Lansing.
James X. Wright of st. Louis has been
appointed register of the new land Office
at Grayling.
a portrait in oil of Judge Epdphroditus
Ransom, who was a supreme justice from
1886 to 1913, and from 1913 to 1850 governor
of Michigan, has been presented TO the
court by his son, Maj. w. G. Ransom
| present deputy commissioner of railroads.
The presentation was made by Capt. Ca
| hill. Gov. Luce occupied a seat on the
.ench. Remarks were made by eXGov.
Blair Gov. Luce and Justice Campbell.
The portrait was accepted. on behalf of
the court, by Chief Justice Sherwood.
Very Rev. FIR. Francis Haas, o. N. Cap,
| provincial of his order who has resided
at the Capuchine monastery on Mt. Elliott
| avenue, Detroit, since 1885, has been raised
to the dignity of deflnitor or one of the
council of six that assists the superior
general TO govern the order. 1t will be
necessary for FIR. Haas to reside in Rome.
lie is the first member OF the order in
| America so honored
An average of over 20 tons of coal are
loaded on the cars at Marquette daily, as
the output of the Plymouth mines at
| Presque Isle.
James Kerr, president of the Grand
Rapids iron molder's union, has disap-
| peaIed, and with him about $50 of the
unions money.
Georgr Mansfield, temperate man who
was fond of his family, left his home at
| Muskegon, Jan. > to walk to Sullivan, to
see if he could get "a job, and as he has not
been heard from it is feared he is dead.
de Is about - years Old
Genesee and Kaikaska counties decided
in favor of local option on the 9TH inst.
The jackson Guards rendered reception
to Gov. Luce on the eth inst.
State Commissioner of Insurance Ray.
mond, has issued an advance summary o.
his annual report relating to the fire.
marine and inland business of 1881. TOtaI
amount premiums received by purely
Michigan companies, S2,7, $780, losses in
Cured, STAG, SOB; premiums received by all
other companies authorized to do bushes,
IN the state, S3 III, 953; losses incurred
Sl,S23, $50; total surplus of all the com.
panies as regards policy holders, SIS, 140,
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Nelson Rhodes of Almena, has been ar.
rested for criminal assault upon hi,
mother-in-law, Lydia Dewitt, 20 year
old.
Watson Sherman, at work on the new
slip dock at ST. Ignace, was killed the
other morning BY Spite falling on his
head.
Judge West the blind orator of Ohio
will deliver the annual address before the
law students of the University, Feb. %
Jason Foote of Paw Paw, has lost five
children recently from diphtheria.
A al Tnl
killed at the Lucy mire near Negaunee
the other day.
James X Perriman is in Jail at Grand
apIds, waiting trial on charge OF
Digamy.
Charles Scribner was found dead in bed
at his home near Pulaski, the other morn
ing.
Nelson Rowe of Hartford, is held for
trial, charged with burning tho village
marshal's house.
The grand lodge of the A. o.. q. w. of
Michigan met in Detroit Feb. s. The fol.
lowing officers were chosen for the ensu-
ing year: Grand master workman, b
crank Geiger, Detroit; grand foreman,
Chester J. Murray. Homer; grand overseer,
| Charles j. Byrn, Ishpeming; grand re-
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receiver, James w. Wood, Battle Creek
grand guide, j. f. c. Holdings, Detroit
grand Waterman, w. +. Parish Grand
Rapids.
The new passenger locomotives ordered
by the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
road will weigh 80 tons apiece, have lSx4
inch cylinders and So foot drive wheels
Charles j. Wimple of Owosso sues j. w.
McGowen and others at Chicago for al
legged Irregularities regarding his purchase
of option in Congress group of Arizona
mines, naming his damages at $4,000.
Nathan j. Ross was released from the
asylum for insane criminals at Ionia on a
writ of habeas corpus issued by the SUI
preme court His term had expired but
he was considered too crazy to be let loo SO.
There are other criminals who may be
given their freedom in the same way.
Clubs are being formed throughout the
state to evade local option laws. Score
tary of State Osmun thinks 500 of these
clubs will be ready for business May 1, but
expresses the opinion that theirs will
probably be considered sufficiently nal.
pable evasion of the law to be construed
| oman infraction.