Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-22
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

George Thompson wants $4,000 damage
from Lake Shore road for the loss of his
hand while coupling cars at Grand Rapids
July 10. He says switch engineers care
lessness caused accident
The average yield of potatoes in this state
as - bushels 10 the acre.
Michigan reports an average of l2.5 bush
els of buclIwheat per acre.
The East saginaw lumber and salt com.
pauy have purchased three timber tracts
on Spanish river, Ont, ,stimatod 10 cut 20,
900, 900 feet.
HRS Matthew Bicrs of Quincy has Just
comp eted quilt containing 5,555 pieces.
Bay City has been obliged to borrow
5000 to run its school until Jan. next.
Mrs William Green of Koeler towdship,
Van Buren, county, is 10l years old.
Mrs. \. X. Silycrnail, for 40 years resi-
dent of Fife Lake, committed suicide the
Other day by thrOwinc herself head first in
TO shallow well. .,Ae had boon for some
time insane 1T inter ais.
TIE Tennsular gold mining company,
capital s., 900, has filed articles OF asso-
citation in Detroit. The principal stock,
holders are well known Detroit capitalists.
The cOmpanys mine is located on the upper
pen nSula of Michigan, near the celebrated
Roies mine and adjoining the equally well
known Michigan mine. II has an immense
vein of gold bearing quartz, hes des mum
Der of smaller veins and spurs The experts
report it as probably the richest gold mine
in the Lake Superior region.
Mrs. Jesse Hoyt, the widow of the mil
liouairc died in New York on the 10th inst.
Jennie NJ. Swectland of Kalamazoo.
charged with uttering forged mortgage dis
charges and tampering with the abstract
books which she had in charge for years,
was bound over for trial in the circuit
court with bail at 81 ,000. The case will at
tract great interest
Cen. Parkhurst of Coldwater minister
to Belgium, expects to leave for that coun-
try the last Of the month.
Charles A. Lynn, one of the best known
business men OF Cheboygan, died suddenly
few days ago.
The boiler Oh pile driver lying at the
foot OF Helen avenue in Detroit, exploded
the other morning, AMI Charles Boston, r,
was so badly injured that he died few
hours later.
Gen. Pierre, commandment of the soldiers
home, says the charges preferred against
the mana gcment Of that institution are alb
solutely without foundation.
Green & Stevens saw mill on Stone
Island near Bay City, was destroyed by
fire the other day at "a loss of $4,000.
Nelson Tuttlc Of Ionia township, aged IS
years, besides doing other work on the
farm, has huslled 400 bushels Of corn this
fall.
Henry Cook of Coopersville had Is valu-
able sheep killed by logs in one night re-
Gently.
Wells 81 Co, basket manufacturers of St.
Joseph, have received an order for their
wares from New South Wales, Australia.
The steam barge II. S. Hubbell was
burned off Point au Barque, about % miles
south Of Manstique, on the night Of the
18th inst. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of a kerosene lamp.
Consolidation of Benton Harbor and st.
Joseph is being agitated.
f. A. Bartlett of Eau Claire Wis, has
been commissioned by the American Sun
day school union as mis- 'ionary for north
crn Michigan
On the third Tuesday in January Judge
Cooley of Michigan is TO deliver an address
before the New York state bar association
on "The Comparative Merits of Written
and Unwritten Constitutions"
Col John d. Sumner who has been as
misunderstanding of the state senate, wants
to be secretary at the next session.
Frank A. Kirby, ship-builder of Wyan.
dotte, aud Tom Swan, keeper Of restau-
rant in Detroit made bet on tho election
that Mr.. Kirby should pay 800 if Cleveland
won and, on the other hand, If Harrison
was elected Mr.. Kirby should eat, drink
and smoke at swans expense for a year to
come. Kirby is now eating at SWANS ex-
pense.
While firing the cannon at the republican
ratification meeting in South Haven, Geo.
Williams, veteran Of the war, was horri-
bly, mutilated by the premature discharge
of tho piece, djsdguring his face for life
and ueaess. tating anputation of the left
arm. Ills recovery is doubtful
Mrs Winter of Bay City was attacked on
the street the other night, gagged and
robbed of $50.
The Lumberman says 10000, 900 feet of
Georgianbay logs will be brought TO Mich
igan mills next season.
Vandalia had s., 900 fire on the 18th inst.
Two colored men, named Henry Rose and
Ed Mckay Of Kalamazoo, while returning
from the iollifcation meeting at Battle
Greek, became enraged at each other and
fought desperately. Rose drew a knife and
assailed Mckay, cutting his abdomen. back
and arm badly, and has since been arrested.
James ID. Bateman, a prominent mombcr
of the Oakland county bar, died ~ his
home near Walled Lake Nov. Is.
Mira. Melissa Van Koughnett OF Glare,
went to Cast Saginaw TO visit her daugh-
ter Mrs. Anna Fouch, when she was taken
suddenly i'll nnd died in ~ minutes, il is
supposed Of cancer Of the stomach.