Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

The new directory of Grand Rapids gives
some very important statistics concerning
the business of that city. There are 81
manufactures, employing 8 ,lS1 males, Sl2
females, 233 travelling statesmen and an ag-
gregatc of S15, 020, 400 of capital, producing
$3.50 800 of output. The imports of
Grand Rapids merchants and manufacture
ers for 1887 was 81 500.
The state millers' association will meet
in Lansing June q.
While Gerret Tien, "a young man living a
few miles south from Holland, was loading
a shotgun, it went off, and he received a
charge of powder in his face, burning him
IN n terrible way, He will lose an eye, aud
be horribly distigured for life.
Lansing knights of Pythias will dedicate
their new hall on the 21t inst.
The two-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Conrad Fredenstein of Saginaw, fell into
the river the other afternoon and was
drowned.
john II. Rice, a well-to-do farmer of
Dandy, hung himself the other day.
Tho price of salt has been reduced 10
cents and manufacturers will receive but
80 cents a barrel. The cut in price is owing
20 the large mount of salt being sent from
the cast to the western market.
James Hickey, aged Is, a district messen-
ger boy of East Saginaw, was drowned
while bathing in the river the other even
ing.
Frank Wilson and Isaac Wade, the two
Grand Rapids boys arrested for attempting
TO wreck a train on the Reeds Lake DUN
my line June 6, have been discharged, no
evidence being found against them.
There are only $50 Indians left at Sagi-
min, Arenac county, out of over 500 living
there a few years ago, disease having re-
moved a large number. This remnant be-
longs to the once famous Chippewa tribe
which came from Canada some forty years
ago, crossing Lake Huron, and struck
point where they are still located.
Dispatch from Washington states that
vexatious Ryan-Fort Brady question has
been at last compromised and satisfactorily
adjusted. Hence there will be no further
delay in construction of new fort at the
Sault.
At the annual meeting of the state medi-
cal society in Detroit, the following officers
were elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, DR.. Simeon .. French, Kalamazoo;
frst vice-president, DR.. Charles A. Lewis,
Jackson; second vice-president, DR.. L. u
Ward Laingsburg third vice-president, DR..
David Inglis, Detroit; fourth vice-presi-
dent, DR.. Simon Belknap, Niles; secretary,
DIR. George Dufield, Detroit; treasurer,
DIR. H.. b.. Hemenway, Kalamaaoo; men,
hers of judicial council, DR.. William Brodie,
Detroit, DIR. f. X. Owen, Ypsilanti DR.. j..
III. Bennett, Coldwater; delegates to British
Medical association, Drs. II. A. McGraw,
IL. A. Cleland and G.. j. Lundy, Detroit;
delegates to Medical society of Ontario,
Drs. Mulheron, Maclean and Kaiser, De
trOit, and DR.. George of the University Of
Michigan. Kalamazoo was chosen as the
place for holding the next meeting.
The steamer Van Raalte was sunk in a
collision with the Favorite off Muskegon
Che other day. About - excursionists were
on board the Van Raalte, all of whom es-
capped.
Results Of weather for week ending June
%, as given by Sergt. Conger's bulletin,
were every favorable to all crops. The
warm days and sufficient rain has made
corn, wheat, oats, barley and potatoes grow
rapidly. In the southern tier of counties,
wheat is reported as heading out, while
wheat in counties north of third tier is not
reported as heading out yet. Potato bugs
areIrepOrted plenty in Lenawee and Oak
land counties. Cut-worms still working in
the young corn to some extent. During the
thunder storm of June IL heavy rain fell
and hail was reported in St. Joseph, Branch
and Barry counties. The farmers generally
are well pleased with the growth of all
crops"
George Wall, aged 81, was drowned in
the river a mile east of Marshall. He went
into the water after fish, and became
tangled in set lines.
Hastings division No. ~, uniformed
rank Knights of Pythias, won the first
prize of $1,000 at the worlds competitive
drill held at Cincinnati June IA. The town
celebrated the victory with the booming of
cannon, blowing of trumpets and a display
of fire works.
The governor has received the following
from Mrs. Gen. Sheridan in reply 10 a mes.
sage of sympathy TO her husband, at the
request of Charles T. Foster Post: "Please
return his thank 10 his old comrades, and
tell them how much qualification their kind
wishes nave given him.
John Brooks Of Waldron, Hillsdale coun.
~, celebrated his 102d birthday on the 18th
inst.
Hon. Levi L. Barbour Of Detroit has de
clined the honor of representing the state
at the national convention of state board: