Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
capital at slOo, 900, for the manufacture of


cd operations on a larger scale, having
secured the services of a man from Sagi-
nav, armed with steam drill, which is
to be used to sink four-inch hole. This
will be done at once, and il coal is struck
of the requisite thickness mining will be
commenced at once. There Is plenty of
capital behind the enterprise and it will
be pushed with all possible speed.
Mancelona citizens have subscribed S4
700 toward making up loss sustained by
Mancelona oval dish company in recent
fire. Grand Rapids a. Indiana railroad
company adds $500
George Manning goes TO Detroit house
of correction for three years for uncoup-
ling Lake Shore freight train near Osseo
recently. He pleaded guilty. His com
panion at time of offense, Herman Miner,
will be tried
Tecumseh parties recently visited Maui
NEE, Ohio, and cured site upon which
they will erect paper mill costing $780,
600. Foundations will be laid about April
l. Company propose to use natural gas
for fuel.
At IA meeting in Adrian of the executive
committee of the grand army association
OF southeastern Michigan resolution
was adopted endorsing the pension legis-
lation now before congress, and especially
the act to grant every veteran annuity of
$3.50 per month for each year of active
service.
Word comes from Washington that
headstones for unmarked soldiers graves
in Mason cemetery cannot be secured
until another appropriation has been
made, thus delaying their arrival until
spring and perhaps longer.
The last spike has been driven in the
Addison branch of the Cincinnati, Jack
son ~ Mackinaw railroad. 1t will be
opened for traffic soon between Cincin-
natl, Addison, Allegan and Toledo. Jack
son lacks some $4,000 of inducing road TO
| come its way
The large roller Touring mill in Yer
montville was destroyed by fire Dec. 81
Gov Luce has named Feb II as the date
for the special election in the seventh con-
| gressional district to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Hon. Seth
c. Motfat of Traverse City.
Commander-in-Ch Chief John z. Rea of the
q. A. h. has issued the third general order,
appointing aid-de-camps on his staff from
the various states and territories. The
Michigan appointments are: Capt. W. A.
| Gavett and Mr.. Don j. Leathers of Grand
Rapids Gen. VIM. Stoughton of Sturgis,
Mai. VIM. l.. Ryan or MHskegon. Mr.. Hen
ry Spaulding of Hartford, Mr.. c. T.. Lesher
of Lansing, Capt. +. f. Coon of Shelby,
| Mr.. A. +. Whelan of Hillsdae, Col. A.
Goebel of Detroit, Mr. Henry Lever of
| Newaygo, Mr.. Geo. W. Burkhart of De.
| troit and Mr.. c. l.. Eaton of Mattawan.
These gentlemen will now rank as colonies.
Mr.. Oscar +. Lockhart of Flint was also
| appointed n member of the Grant memo
rial committee for Michigan.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Masonic home association was held in
Grand Rapids Jan. ,. Officers were elect
ed as follows: President, A. NJ. Durham;
vlce-president K. d. Swartout; directors
for three years, X. ID. Bradheld, 5. L.
Watson. w. c. Dennison, Thomas w
Strahan, L. d. Benedict, Ii. n. Moore and
julius Houseman, all of Grand Rapids
The directors will elect the other officers
later on. The secretary's report showed
the association to be prosperous, with
rapidly increasing membership. The site
for the home is paid for and building op-
erations it is expected, will be commenced
early in the spring.
Thomas Maher, one of the oldest police
men of Grand Rapids, was injured while
On duty the other day, and will probably
be crippled for life. lie was rescuing lad Y
from coasters on the hill, when a pair o f
bobs struck him. Both ankles were dislo-
Gated the shin bone fractured and other
injuries sustained. The woman was saved.
Benjamin Carlin has been sentenced to
10 years in jackson for burning farm
buildings.
Nathaniel Taylor of Royalton, Berrien
county, celebrated his Tooth birthday an
niversary recently.
Will Gould OF Corunna has been sent to
Jackson for three years for seduction.
About ], 400 local boards OF health are in
communication with the state board at
lansing and whenever communicable
diseases appear in any one OF them rene.
dies and instructions for use are quickly
and effectually supplied.
the Rev. j. 4. Roba died at Kalamazoo
recently. He settled there in '32, preach.
ed hrst sermon ever delivered in Kalama.
|
prominently known in Methodist and 9TH
er religious circles of Michigan and Indi-
ana.
James Goodrich has been arrested for
setting fire to buildings on the farm of G.
Hartleroad near Naomi.
Gen. VIM. r. Innes ex-rairoad com.
missioner, was presented with go head
ed ebony cane by Company X, NJ. S. T.,
at Grand Rapids.
Allegan county will vote on local op.
ton on the 18th ms.
The first train crossed the international
bridge at Sault Ste. Marie Dec 81
Dan Fulton, the Shiawassee county
uxorcide, is now in state prison, serving
life sentence.
j. c. Church, formerly of Corunna, had
his ears and feet frozen in Dakota, during
a recent blizzard, so that amputation was
necessary.
William Van Brunt, a brakeman on the
Cincinnati a. Mackinac railroad, was
crushed to death between the cars at Mar