Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-12
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

The c0lore1 Masons of jackson have
organized knights templar commandry.
Horace Murray of Vicksburg, who was
sent to Jackson for 80 years for assaulting
a 10 years-old girl, has asked the supreme
court for new trial.
A woodworking establishment in East
Saginaw, received orders the other day for
10000 doors from Liverpool
Charlie Knapp marine reporter of Port
Huron, was drowned a few days ago.
Mr.. Westfall of Ithaca, charged with
stealing $50 from the American express
Office at that place in January last, has been
acquitted.
Ed Morgan, a prominent grocer of Blu
chanan, was found dead in bed the other
morning.
The inquest held over the remains of
i'Dick" Drost the robber shot by Theodore
Castor near Traverse City, resulted in
finding of self-defcnse George Drost, the
wounded outlaw, will probably get well. He
is under arrest.
Daniel Maloney gets 10 years in Jackson
for killing Albert Grund in a lumber camp
near Grayling
Michigan university graduated 4l2 stu
dents this year.
Gen. Algers friends in Washington are
indignant at Senator Shcrman's charges of
corruption.
Will f. Smith of Chase gets $500 from
Durham, Peters q Co, of East Saginaw
for the loss of his right hand at their mill
last year. On the first trial Smith obtained
verdict of 5000, but new trial was
granted.
The Negaunee & Palmer railroad COM
pany, capital stock 100000, has been incor-
porated by James Mcmillan, Hugh McMil-
Ian, VIM. G. Mcmillan, Jos. Taylor, T. Rice
and John Robertson. 1t will run from the
nj nf Nnnaunaa VILLAGE
in Marquette county, and to such other
places as may in the future be determined
upon.
Republican state convention in Detroit
August SO.
While watching the wreckers clearing
away cars wrecked at Norway, Frank
Merchant was instantly killed. 1t is not
known how he came TO get caught, but
when found his body was decapitated and
both legs torn Off His home was at Quin-
nesec.
Natural gas has been found near West
Bay City.
AT the annual meeting of the Michigan
music teachers association the following
officers were elected: g. y. Cady, Ann Ar
troit secretary Miss Worthington, Albion,
treasurer. The programme committee are
II, II. Pease, j. II. Hahn, and Mrs. M. 4.
Tilden.
l.. Fuller of Lakeview will furnish Penn
sylvania parties with 10000 snow shovels
this summer.
The Knights of Labor of Cheboygan have
surrendered their charter.
The Arlington IL Curtis Dust Separator
Company of East Saginaw is manufacturing
each week a number of machines which are
shipped TO all parts Of the country and last
week one went to far-of Melbourne, Aus
tralia, being sent by rail from East Saginaw
TO Boston and thence by sailing vessel. The
firm gives employment to a large force OF
men and yet orders are behind.
Clyde Beeman, a 14-year- old boy of Water
loo, fell from cherry tree the other day
and broke both of his legs.
Hon. II. NJ. Loud of Iosco county ha.
given s., 500 for the erection of q summe
school for teachers at Bay View.
Supt. J. G. Garland and w. A. Burritt, o
the Toledo, Ann Arbor 81 North Michigan
railway, have tried to effect settlement
with Paul Lux, one of the farmers engage,
in the railroad war last winter Lux will
not settle, but demands that the railroad b.
removed from his prem ises.
The salt block and cooper shops at Por
Hope were destroyed by fire July 2, at
loss Of $1,000.
Smithson's lumber camp near Charlevoi
was destroyed by fire July 1. A number o
residences, the mills, and considerable
quantity of lumber were burned.
Mrs William Allison, an aged lady o
Centefville, fell down stairs few days ag
and broke her neck.