Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-02
THE STATE.
WOLVERINE WHISPERNGS.

montgomery, CnanpalBn ~ SO'S uoOhs
near Muskegon burned the other morning,
entailing heavy loss.
John Lynch, aged 65, a farmer from near
Albion, went 70 Jackson the other night
with $40 and a certificate of deposit for 5000.
He was around town some time and finally
landed at Lizzie Wright's house of i'll fame.
When he left there his money and certih-
cate were gone. The inmates OF the house
were arrested, Mrs. Wright being absent.
Catherine Cartillier of Buena Vista, is
under arrest for attempting TO burn the
house of neighbor named Hobson.
John H. Sumner of Michigan has been
appointed TO 81 600 clerkship in the post
office department by transfer from the
treasury department
Mineral water has been found near New
Baltimore.
Forest fires have done much damage in
Arenac county.
@. e. Somers, treasurer of Nestor town
sdip, RoscommOn county, has been bound
over for trial on charge of embezzlement.
President Cleveland has bought Grand
Rapids portable cottage, 20 feet square and
containing seven rooms, which will be set
up at Red Top, Growers Washington coun-
try place.
very rich deposit has been found in the
Lake Superior iron company's mine near
Ishpeming. The find is worth $4,000 ton.
Committee on transportation of G.. A. II.
association of Southeastern Michigan have
secured special train to convey veterans to
Columbus Sept. 10. 1t will start at Bronson
and run through TO Columbus without
change.
Oscar Mitchell of East Saginaw was
drowned while bathing in the Saginaw river
the other morning,
The senate has confirmed the nomination
90 Nd L haf for of
toms at Grand Rapids
Representative Cutcheon's bill providing
for monthly pay of the army has passed the
house and the general has secured favor
able report in the senate on his bill for the
remuster and pay of the volunteer officers
Buchanan ladies are concocting a scheme
for putting up soldiers monument.
A Greenville boy threw stone at his
fathers horse TO mako it stop prancing.
The stone struck the horse behind the ear,
killing it instantly.
J. L. Dyer, travelling man, was robbed
of 500, while waiting at the depot in Cold
water the other night.
Another rich find of gold reported at Ish-
peming. This entire section of Michigan
has gone wild with enthusiasm.
John +. Simpson, the old man who was
sentenced TO jackson for life several years
ago for numbering his wife at the corner of
Jefferson-ave and Lieb-st., Detroit, died in
prison July 81.
A Parma farmer with big wool crop re-
fused to sell it last year for 80 cents per
pound He felt the same way this season,
and now has two years clips on hand.
A chunk of pure copper, weighing SO
pounds, was found near Northport a few
days ago.
Alto is the name of a new station on the
c. X. L. a. ID. railroad, about Is miles east
of Grand Rapids.
Ernest Stone, an 1S-years-old son of f. +.
Stone, produce dealer of Leslie, accidental
ly shot himself the other afternoon while
out cunning. He stopped over, his revolver
fell out of his belt and was discharged the
ball passing up through his chin and killing
him instantly
John Alice is in Jail at Kalamazoo charged
with breaking into the depot at Augusta
and stealing railroad tickets.
Congre ssman Chipman's bill to restore
the $4,000 paid for the lots in the rear of
the present Detroit pOstoffice to the fund for
the erection of the new building, has been
ordered to be favorably reported to the
house. Mr.. Chapman is entirely confident
of its passage.
Additional letter carriers will be appoint
ed in the Michigan cities where the free de-
livery system prevails, III order to comply
with the eight-hour law.
Seven women voted at the recent school
meeting in Bellaire.
George Miller of Gaylord suicided be-
cause he had had trouble with his wife, to
whom he had been married but two weeks.
Forest fires have done considerable dam
age in Mecosta county
Hon. Austin Blair, the ''war governor, ~
will be the guest of the Michigan G.. A. II.
during the national encampment in Colum-
bus in September.
The first camp-meeting ever held in
Kingsley, Grand Traverse county, is now
in progress.
Senator Palmer is endeavoring TO secure
a brevet commission for Capt. Isaac =.
Toll of Petoskey. Capt Toll especially
distinguished himself at the storming of
Cherubusco, in the Mexican war and for
some unexplained reason was not given the
complimentary brevet accorded to other
officers for gallantry in that unpleasant
ness Capt Toll is now postmaster at Pc
toskey.
James Caplis, one of the best known resi-.
dents of Detroit and prominent member
of the Detroit bar, is dead.
The senate has passed the bill authorizing
the President 10 promote First Lieut.. Thorn
as w. Lord. U. S. A., of Detroit, retired, Ia
a captaincy.
Charles b. Richardson, retail boot and
sho61ealer doing business in Detroit, Pom
tiac, Bay City and Lansing, has made an
assignment.
DR.. J. V. Spencer, for nearly 40 years q
practicing physician of Battle Greek, is
dead.
George Chapman's carriage, in which
five persons were riding, was struck by 6
train on the Grand Trunk, near Lapeer, the
other morning. Miss Chapman, an elder
ly lady, was very seriously injured, anC
Mrs. Chapman and her daughter suffered
serious injury.
An extension of the Grand Trunk road
from Jackson to Elkhart, Ind, is beinl
talked about.
Fifty of the best known ladies of Battle
Creek have organized a dress reform club
and declared war against the hustle, higf
heels, tight shoes, stiff corsets and the like
Menominee had $4,000 fire on the 24tf
inst.
Gen. Alger and other capitalists have Sc
cured a controlling interest in the Rope:
gold mine at Ishpeming, paying therefor
Sl50,0O0
Gov. Luce has accepted the resignation Of
Judge RIM. Montgomery Of the seventeenth
circuit, to take effect September TO- and ha:
appointed John M. Longyear of Marquette
a member of the board of control of the
Michigan mining school, vice Chas. +
Wright, deceased