Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-13
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

Judge Folger of New York, who was de-
feated for governor of the empire state by
Cleveland in 1882, loaned 81 900 to William
Allen at Grand Rapids about twenty years
ago His security was mortgage that
afterward turned out to be forged. Pro
ceedings were instituted against John But
lcr who was bondsman for Ashley, and he
has been held responsible in the circuit
court for full face of bond
The annual report of the commissioner
of pensions shows that for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1888, ,S73 pensions were
granted to Michigan soldiers, calling for
$65J, 655 40
BY direction of the acting secretary of
war, Private Frank Bush, hospital corps of
United States army, now at Davids' island,
New York harbor, is transferred TO Fort
Mackinac, Michigan, and will report to the
commanding officer of that post for duty in
the hospital.
Four men named Joseph Harrington,
George and Phillip Wheaton and Hazen St.
Clair were arrested in Flint the other day,
for burglary committed near Otisville in
February, 1886.
Two thousand people attended the sol.
diers' and sailors reunion at Mancelona.
James Sterling, pioneer of Eaton coun-
ty, dropped dead on the cars the other day
as he was returning from q soldiers re-
union at Dimondale.
nation of West Point cadets at Bay City,
Edward Hartwick was successful over 81
competitors. Will Manwarren is the alter
nate. Both candidates graduated from the
Grayling high school last June.
Effect of weather for week ending Sept.
1 has not been favorable to growing crops.
Warm days and lack OF rain has ripened
corn and potatoes prematurely, and has
been injurious to pastures. Rainfall in
Branch county on Aug. "a was very beneh-
cial to growing crops and their condition is
much improved. Frost was generally re-
ported Aug. %, and slight damage was done
in northern section to buckwheat and vines.
Flowing is progressing slowly, as ground
is too dry for good turning.
Edward w. Pierce of Tuscola county,
who has been a clerk in the certi fcate di-
vision of the pension Office, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of pension examiner
and his salary increased to 81 200 year.
Thomas Roberts fell 100 feet down the
Lake Angelina mine at Ishpeming, and was
instantly killed.
The old, old story that the st. Clair
Flats canal is partly in Canadian territory
seems TO have reached Ottawa. 1t Is re-
ported that the Dominion government is
about to make a demand to have the inter
national boundary in the st. Clair delta de
fined, and that its ministers will formally
protest against the right Of President
CLEVELAND to restrict or prohibit navigation
in Sc Clair Flats canal because portion
of that public work was cut through terri
tory belonging TO the Dominion.
A cablegram from Constantinople an
nounces the dangerous illness of ex COVER
nor Baldwin.
Dwell ling hou ses arc in such demand at
Cheboygan that they are rented before
they are really completed.
Andrew Martin, an employee of the Grand
Tr0hk company in Lansing, has been ar
rested, charged with robbing freight cars.
A reunion of the ex-prisoners of war will
be held in Ovid, November 22-23
One hundred tents will be provided for
the soldiers and sailors reunion at Neway-
go September %, 20 and "a.
The Detroit Museum of Art was formally
opened on the LIST inst.