Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-11
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

James Harper shot his partner and friend,
James Turner, in a gaming room in East
Jordan, Sept. %. Both are from Grand
Rapids. Turner won a small sum of money
from Harper which so provoked him that
he stepped out to a hardware store purchas-
cd a revolver, returned and without more
than simple request for the refundlng of
the money, deliberately leveled the revolver
at Turner'S head and fired. The ball passed
clear through his head. Harper made no
attempt to escape but gave himself up and
is now in Jail.
A train on the Grand Rapids, Lansing &
Detroit road was ditched near Lansing the
other day. The engineer and fireman saved
their lives by jumping, and none of the
passengers were injured.
John Galehouse of Trufants is in the tolls
at Grand Rapids for passing counterfeit
money.
The September product of the Ropes
mine in gold and silver bullion and concen-
trates exceeds $1,000. This is the largest
product in the history of the mine.
An old Spanish coin 106 years and in good
condition is owned by Clark Harris of Biz
mingham. 1t was recently plowed up on
his farm in Troy and is quite a curiosity.
Case g. Hopkins safe at Benzonia was
blown open the other night and about $500
in cash stolen.
Hon. George L. Yaple declines to run for
fourth district.
Bellaire and Diamondale have commenced
steps looking toward Incorporation.
Roy Cummings, the 15-year old son of
Norman Cummings of Grand Rapids, and
"A companion climbed to the top of the new
100-foot stand pipe of the hydraulic compa-
ny in that city. After viewing the city
they started TO descend, when Cummings
was taken with fit, and, despite the efforts
of his companion to hold him on the ladder,
fell to the ground and was crushed to death.
Orrin N Carpenter, "A pioneer of East
Tawas is dead.
The Twentieth Michigan Infantry will
hold its 23d reunion in Ypsilanti on the 18th
inst.
The coal mine few miles northeast of
Albion, is being worked, and ''panningn
most sanguine.
John b. Dow, pioneer of Ann Arbor, is
dead.
The state grange meets in Lansing the
second Thursday in December
j. B. Crosby Of Benton Harbor, has gas
and water wells within few feet of each
other on his farm.
Jerry Weas of Manton, was crushed to
death by a rolling log on the LIST inst.
Grand Rapids board of education have
borrowed $4,000 TO put with its 5000 cash
What they will do for funds then is ques-
ton. 1t is said that trouble was occasioned
by failure on part of city clerk to pay GER
tain moneys to board.
J. A. Turner, telegraph operator of Bay
City, died of yellow fever in Jacksonville.
Seven tramps broke seal of Michigan
Central freight car at Niles and when
ordered away by brakeman one of them
drove him back with revolver. Tramps
fled but were overhauled by locomotive
and, after lively tussle, two Of them were
secured.
III. Spencer Marsh, one of Battle Creeks
oldest business men, died on the 1st inst,
aged 65 years. His death was the result Of
an injury received Aug. IL, when he jump
ed from street car which had become un-
manageable and was rushing down steep
grade from Goguac lake.
The senate has confirmed the nomination
of Gen. Parkhurst of Coldwater, as minis
ter to Belgium
Sergt. Conger's monthly weather sum-
mary, issued October /, gives the mean
temperature for September as $3.50 or
6.9o below the normal The greatest
change of temperature in one day was
1929 on the 14th. The total precipitation
was 1.91 inches, or 1.39 below the normal
There were 10 clear days in the month, 10
fair and cloudy. There were frosts on
the LIST, 18th, 18th, 2Sth and 29th.
The house has passed the bill TO pension
Ida M. Howell, dependent sister of Col.
Judd M. Mott company /, 10Th Michigan
regiment. The colonel died at a hospital In
Washington i'm 1862. He entered the service
at Detroit as a private and rose TO captain.
Mrs Howell is widow, with herself and a
daughter TO support.