Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-26
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.


a bridge. The town board offered to settle
with Mr.. O'Rellly for So and issued an
order for that sum. Injunction against
payment has been granted and legal COM
plications will have to be untangled before
settlement is effected.
Nathan Branch, Albert Lee, Nathan Q.
Meade, Charles Chilson and William Chap
in have been arrested at WILLIAMSON under
capias issued on complaint of II, n. viii
liams of Detroit and held at $500 bail each
for examination on charge of forcibly re-
moving Mrs. Williams from Williams home
TO her fathers Nathan Branch) home.
Mrs. Williams is still in critical condition
and may not recover.
Winter meeting of state horticultural
society will be held at Grand Rapids Jan.
26-7 under auspices of independent forest
ry commission and by invitation of local
board of trade. Gov. Luce will preside.
Frank Hefferman, Michigan Central tel
egraph operator at Galien, Berrien county,
was killed at that point b. jumping from
one engine as another was passing un-
known TO him.
Prof. Winchell of the university says
that there lis substantial ground for ex-
pecting a supply of oil or gas, or both" IN
Kilmaster, Altoona county, and that the
gas already found lis uncommonly rich in
carbon, and hence would be good for illum-
mating purposes as well as for fuel"
Prof. McEiroy, until recently superin-
tendent of Lansing blind school, has in
vented new car heater, which is being
tested with encouraging success on sew
eral roads in and outside of Michigan.
DR.. Vaughn says there are 100 deaths
and 10000 cases of typhoid fever in Michi-
gan annually, and that specific typhoidal
germs in water or diluted milk may be
rendered innocuous by boiling.
Gov Luce is asked to pardon Harry
Mcdowell of Grand Rapids, who is serving
15-yenr sentence for manslaughter at
states prison, on ground that typhoid
fever is liable to carry him OF.
The thermometer registeree from IA > to
GGo below zero at various points in north
ern Michigan on the 10th inst.
The lowing Michigan men have been
admitted TO practice before the interior
department: Albert X. Address, Chesan-
ing; George Haskin, Oscoda, and Eugene
II. Wood, Hersey.
Thos. Dougherty, resident of Cold
water since 1885, is dead.
Lenawee county will vote on local op-
tion Feb D.
Maxwell Thompson, one of the oldest
settlers in Genesee county, died in Fenton
n few days ago.
The senate has confirmed Don NJ. Dick
inson's nomination as postmaster-general
Daniel Ostrander who was injured by
an explosion at Gibbs mill near Edmore
has commenced suit agrinst the mill own
ers for S25 OJJ damages.
latter Day Saints" are preaching near
| Morley, and there is considerable excite
ment in consequence
The Detroit, Charlevoix q Escanaba
road will be opened from Kalamazoo to
Mackinac city, via Charlevoix and Petos-
key, by next fall.
w II. Tice has been brought from New
York on requisition to answer charge of
emb Ealing $3} from Homer township
Midland county, of which he was treasur-
er. The trial, otc., cost county nearly
$1,000, and Tice about $3.50. Sentence sus-
pended after verdict of guilty.
Peter Il Peterson was frozen to death
on the 10th inst, about II miles north of
Ellis junction. The temperature was
16o below zero at the time.
BARLEY Breen is the nominee of the la.
Dor party for representative in congress
from the eleventh district.
ExGov. Alger joined the republican
league during his recent visit to Wash
ington.
A progressive union" has been organ
lzed by Lansing spiritualists-and spirits.
II. L. Butterworth, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Grand Rapids died on
the 18th inst, the result of stroke OF
paralysis. He had lived in Grand Rapids
since 1913. He was among the first to de-
velop the plaster resources in that vicini-
ty, and in 1862 spent much money investi-
eating the possibility of making salt,
boring wells and erecting salt works. He
owned considerable real estate, and a
short time ago purchased property worth
$1,000 and decided to the st. Marks Home
association for hospital.
Owners of about 100000 feet of pine
are anxious that another railroad shall be
built which shall strike Big Rapids.
The +. q p. M. will build another bridge
over the Saginaw river at Saginaw.
j. NJ. Longyear of Marquette is the pres
ident of company which owns n, 800
acres of land on the Minnesota mineral
range. Explorations for iron are about
to begin.
Clinton county will vote on local option
Feb. 81.
Parties prospecting for coal near Vassar
have struck a seven foot vein.
Gov. Lnce will address a convention oil
republican clubs at Columbus, Ohio, Feb
ruary /
Attorney General Taggart, Insurance
Commissioner Raymond, and Charles
Buncher of Detroit have been appointed o
commission Co draft uniform Insurance.
policy for tho state.
The grand council of royal and select
master masons of Michigan held its nm
nual meeting in Grand Rapids on the 18th
inst, and elected the following officers
NJ. l. q. NJ, Allen MoKoo of Manistes;