Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-04
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

Ten minutes walk from Golden is the
famous Michigan gold mine. All previous
reports of rich finds in the district were
discounted there the other evening when a
single blast Of dynamite brought down
nearly half ton OF quartz, every pound OF
which is studded with small nuggets of
pure gold. Such rock is worth $4,000 a
ton. 1t was taken TO the Office OF the com
,pany at 1shpeming. The shaft from which
il was taken is now some fifteen feet
deep.
Gen. John c. Parkhurst of Coldwater has
sheen nominated envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to Belgium,
Fred Rynd of Adrian had his left foot
sout off in Toledo and died in hospital in
that city the next day.
A grain elevator is being built at Flushing
Corey Kettner of Bear Lake accidentally
shot and killed himself He was only 20
years old.
The Nineteenth Michigan infantry, TO the
number of 40, held its annual reunion at
Coidwater Sept 81.
Mrs. Marion Todd of Albion, has admit
ted to the Lansing Journal that she was
paid SIS by an employe Of the auditorgen-
erals Office to oppose fusion at the union
labor convention. Mrs. Todd hardened TO
the inner voice afterwards and returned
the money She showed q receipt for the
same from the employe in question, but
asked that his name be withheld as she was
arranging for publication of the matter
i'm detail.
The customs house at Frankfort has been
rc-established, and Emmett d. Wiltse APP
pointed customs house collector.
The skeleton of whale has been added
TO the collection OF curiosities in the Olivet
college museum.
Robert Spencer of Port Huron, has been
sentenced TO 20 years in Jackson for as
saulting his weak-minded daughter.
The dedication Of the Michigan monu-
ments on the battlefield Of Gettysburg has
been postponed until next spring, owing to
the failure of the contractor to complete his
work.
William Perkins, Familiarity known as
"Uncle Billy" an aged and well-tO do farm
or living two miles north of Bronson, COM
mitted suicide the other afternoon by hang
ing
The agricultural college has received an
order all the way from Tennessee for 80
bushels of pure seed wheat, accompanied
by check for the seed at the rate Of 81 30
per bushel Unfortunately all the seed of
the kind desired that can be spared was
sold the day before the order was received
DR. Minnie e. Sinclair, who was gradual
cd from the university of Michigan and aft
erwards taught in the Sarnia schools, has
gone TO Pekin, China, to assume charge of a
large mission hospital for women. The
American board of foreign missions sent
her.
The farm barns of James Riley near
Unadilla, with 800 bushels of wheat and
200 of rye, were destroyed by fire few
days ago Loss, $500
Emerson Lewis, aged Ia, son of Edwin
lewis. a trackman employed upon the
Grand Trunk railroad, and Chas. Earle,
sou of Orson N. Earle, well known resi-
dent of Pewamo, have been arrested for
w ditched passenger train near that place
the other evening. The boys were put off
n train at Muir and the theory is. that they
tried to cause wreck for the sake OF re-
venge. The boys have been held TO the
circuit court, and in default of $500 bail
each go TO jail.
The boiler in ]. H. Freeney's single
mill in East Saginaw exploded the other
morning with great violence, killing Noah
Smith, fireman, and wounding seriously
VIM. Wooley, and slightly Minis. Jones and
Fred Hartford. The explosion was caused
by low water in the boiler, 1t is thought.
Mrs. Bidwell, who skipped with Waldron
the abscondng banker Of Hillsdale, return
cd TO her homo in Quincy the other day. but
learning that a warrant had been issued fol
her arrest on a charge of adultery, at once
left town.
Oliver Black, a plumber, who was shot in
the thigh on June by James McGregoi
during a saloon fight at the latter's place or
Michigan avenue, Detroit, has been award
ed Judgment of $500 by default in the
Wayne circuit court. Black is seriously
crippled by the wound, and he asked foI
$4,000 when he began the suit The defend
ant did not fight the case at all, and the jury
was but few minutes in fixing the amount
Of damages.
John Malcolm and Ed. Scribner of Wais
lsai Bay, one aged 1S and the other IL, killed
four bears one day recently; and Albert
Shook Of Guilford, Tuscola county, aged Il
years, killed bear aud two cubs while out
coon-hunting the other day.
The Grand Rapids press club sent $50 q
the Jacksonville fever sufferers.
Fifty young Indians from the Isabella
county reservation are to be sent 10 the
government school at Carlisle, Pa.