Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-14
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

DR.. T. ID. Quinn, the Muskegon druggist
convicted of selling liquor in violation Of
the state liquor law will appeal
Five or six old conductors have just been
discharged on the Mackinac division of the
Michigan Central railroad.
Mrs Robert Peterson, farmers wife of
Thomastown, was kicked and trampled on
by vicious cow which she was milking.
Mrs. Peterson received internal in. uries
from which she will probably die.
John Connolly, wanted at Buffalo TO an
swcr charge of grand larceny, was ar
rested in East Saginaw and locked up to
await a requisition from the governor.
Connolly is 26 years Of age.
Gertie Slade, sent from Lake county
April 10, to the Detroit house of correction
for three months for larceny, has been par
doned because she is enciente.
Frank Wehner's little son became lost in
the woods near Port Hope and died from
exhaustion. His body was found in road
about nine miles from home.
Joseph Porteous has been sentenced at
Saginaw TO five years in the state prison for
criminally assaulting little girl, and Au-
gustus Abeling, Is years old, TO nine
months Imprisonment for like charge.
Callaghan & Co. of Chicago have been
given the contract for printing the supreme
court reports for eight years from June l.
Eighteen hundred bushels of wheat day
are ground by the Standard roller mills at
Holland.
Pat MallOy fell under the wheels of a
train on the Gladwin branch of the Michi-
gan Central and was instantly killed.
1t is stated in the lumber centers that
there is remarkably little dry stock on
hand, and so far as the green goes the sales
are confined to small lots, with once in a
while small cargo sale.
INf.-.
gun and hat were found upon the banks Of
Flint river April 8, is believed to be in
Canada.
The postofiice at Caro- was broken into the
other night and all the letters in the general
delivery department stolen. The safe and
stamp draw were not molested.
Tim Collins Of Cadillac, has been sen
fenced to 30 days in the state house Of cor
rection for threatening TO kill l.. De Cham
pin, merchant of that place.
w IL. Smith, alias William Parker, who
was arrested at East Saginaw on charge
of stealing $500 from William Kelley at
Cadillac, has pleaded not guilty. Circum-
stantial evidence against him is considered
strong
E. c. Butler of Cadillac will spend the
next 90 days in the house of correction for
whipping his wife.
George Beatte a Chicago & Grand
Trunk brakeman, was instantly killed at
Mishawaka, Ind, the other morning. His
foot became fastened in the guard rail- and
he was run over by the train.
The Michigan weather service weekly
bulletin for week ending June 2 states that
the effect of the weather on all crops but
corn during the past week has been favor
able and the growth has been rapid and
encouraging. The heavy rains of the 9th
and 18th had an unfavorable effect on the
newly planted corn.
Morgan l.. Gage post G.. A. II. of East
Saginaw intimates that it has one of the
oldest as well as one of the youngest men
who participated in the "late unpleasant
ness upon its roll. One is in his eighty
third year and the other is 81 years old.
The latter says he carried sword when ~
years old
Decatur is talking about erecting a SOL
diers' monument.
Soldiers and sailors reunion at Allegan
Aug. u, -, %, and "A.
Miss Anna Chandler, graduate of the
Coldwater high school and Of the univer
sity, has been appointed superintendent of
public schools in Marquette.
The schooner Maggie McCool, wheat
laden for Kingston, in tow of the steam
barge Bruno, was sunk near Sault Ste.
Marie by running into an Ice-feld. The
vessel was valued at $4,000; the cargo at
10000.
James Crawford Of Flint, who was seri-
ously injured by D., @. II. & NJ. train near
Gaines last winter, has been paid a, 500 by
the company, and all Of his Doctors bills
were paid.
William Davidson, an employee in Sands
lumber camp in Crawford county, was in
stantly killed by falling log.
Thirty two girls employed at Hargrave
Haven & Co.'s single mill in Bay City,
gft ut.ly fnt 90 frCVp
cents to 81 per day. The increase was
granted. The employment of the girls in
the manufacture of shingles is an innovation
/ that has thus far proved successful.
The Freeman silver mining and smelling
company has been organized at Grand Rap
ids, with capital of 100000, of which $780,
900 rs paid in, to do general silver mining
business at San Jose Chihuahua, Mexico
The company is organized for 30 years and
is made up mainly of Grand Rapids bust
ness men.
Friendless boys of Grand Rapids have
been provided with a home through the
kindness (and CASH of Mrs. E. p Fuller.
A girl named Ruby Of Paris township,
Huron county, was burned to death by us
ing kerosene to kindle "A fire.
The boiler in David Lyons planning mill
Mt South Haven exploded the other morns
ing. The building was completely wrecked,
tunately no one was killed.
Frank Chovin, son of Charlie Chovin Of
Saganin, Arenac county, was out sailing
with his father in a large sized boat on Sag
inaw bay, when gale came up, nearly
capsizing the boat and throwing the boy
overheard Before the father could reach
his son he had sunk the last time. The
body was recovered the next day.
Gleason's store and postofice at State
Road crossing, near Deep River, was bur
glarized the other night. All of the cash
In the postoffice and about $50 worth of
stamps were taken, and quantity of goods
from the store.
Henry l.. Strong of the insurance firm Of
| Strong & Weston at Lapeer, has been ar
rested for violation of the law prohibiting
graveyard insurance companies from TAX
ing risks in this state. The firm were act
ing as agents for the Old Peoples company
of Elkhart, Ind. The arrest Of Mr. Strong's
partner will follow.
w. E. Bancroft of Port Huron took the
oath as superintendent of mails June 4.
The First National bank of Corunna has
resumed business after a temporary sus-
pension.
7 The second annual camp meeting of the
salvation army will he held In Lansing June
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