Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-20


NAL for thirteen years, being below at all
points, and running as low as 2S Q In Ionia
county on the 18th. The rainfall was 2.4S
inches, being 72-l00 below the normal for
thirteen years. Frosts were reported on
seven days Thepercentage Of verifcation
Of weather signals was "A.
An elevator with a capacity Of $50, 900
bushels Is being constructed at Gladstone.
James G.. Long has been arrested in
Presque Isle county, charged with forging
checks on the Alpena National bank.
There seems to be no doubt that silver in
moderately paying quantities has been
found In the Iron river district in the upper
peninsula.
Phil T. Colgrove of Hastings, who has
been nominated for tho state senate in the
eleventh district is the head Of the order
OF tho Knights Of Pythias of this state.
The annual report Of the board of poor
commissioners of Detroit, shows expendi-
lures TO the amount of $34, ia III and bal
ance in the treasury of 1924 IL. The
report shows that 20 persons were furnish
cd transportation; liz poor patients were
treated in S. Marys hospital, t HAr-
per hospital and three at the House Of
Providence, total 207. The nativity Of per
sons aided is as follows United States,
294; Germany, 26O; ireland, 203; Canada,
ia; Poland, 81, England, u Russia, ~ !;
Scotland, 10; Bohemia, IL; France, TO-;
Holland 4; Switzerland, 4; Italy 3; Bel
GUM, 81 Sweden, Wales and Lorraine, each
2; Denmark, l.
Bank Examiner Nash has closed the
Lowell national bank at Lowell. The bank
has been carrying line Of the Star cutter
TO protest and nothing was done by the
bank TO cover the liabilities. The Star
company sold out leaving the bank unse-
cured. 1t is claimed the bank will be all
right In a few days. Its capital stock Is
$50, 600 and 1t has surplus OF Sl3,9O0.
The survivors Of the First Michigan In
fantry held a reunion in jackson on the
18th inst, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, William
Widdioomb, Grand Rapids; vice presidents,
Capt. Clinton Spencer, Lansing; and Pri-
vate James II. Russell, Jackson; historian
Arthur Edwards, Chicago; alternate, G..
w. Carrick, Dundee; secretary and
treasurer, George H. Nanantwerp, White
Pigeon. 1t was decided TO hold the next
reunion at East Saginaw.
Andrew Cone, chicken thief, hung him
self in the Jail at Adrian the other day.
There are 400 inmates in the Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids.
Thomas McGraw and Thomas Carney Of
Bay City owned an experimental oil REIN
cry, where they have been trying TO make
good lubricating oil from the refuse Of crude
Ohio petroleum. For two years the work
has been going on, and on the 10th the
entire plant was burned TO the ground. On
the Sth inst, the system was perfected.
William p. Medd of Laingsburg has sued
a liquor dealer of that place for selling him
liquor
In the case of DR.. Hagel of Wales, St.
Clair county, charged with assaulting Mrs.
John II. Hoffman, jury disagreement has
resulted and another trial has been ordered.
Frank Little, who has been nominated
for the Legislature by the Kalamazoo demo
Gratis, has been secretary of the Kalamazoo
agricultural society for 25 years.
A six-years old son OF Henry Ravens of
near Morrice, was playing In an old buggy
and fell through the bottom of il. AS he
went down his coat collar caught on a nail,
giving his head such Jerk as 70 dslocate
his neck. The lad was found there dead by
his Mortified friends, q few minutes later
Charles ID. Herrick, his wife and daugh-
ter died Of the yellow fever few days ago
at Jacksonville, Fla. They were all ma
tives of Ann Arbor, and Mr.. Herrick was
formerly clerk of the Potter house at
Battle Creek The family had lived at
Jacksonville for four years.
At Grand Rapids bill has been filed
asking for the appointment of a receiver
for the Merchants, Manufacturers ~ Citi-
zens' fire insurance company OF Kent, Ale
gan ana ottawa COunIleS. Inc SQlJ Is aJ
the instance of VIM. G. Dewing ct al. of
Allegan and Kalamazoo, and is based on a
judgment for $500 and costs, rendered in
1885.
William Paul of Collins, was riding on
the rear end of Pryor & Van Sickle's self
propelling thrashing engine, the hind wheel
broke through a small bridge over which it
was passing near the Detroit, Lansing g.
Northern depot, In Portland, and Mr.. Paul
was thrown of. One Of the front wheels
of the tank wagon, which was hitched be.
hind the engine, passed over his chest, kill
ing him almost Instantly
At Freeland, Gordon Fisher telegraph
operator on the Flint a. Pere Marquette,
was walking on the fiat cars while the train
was in motion and fell between two cars,
breaking his right leg in two places, crush
ing the fingers of his right hand and sus-
tanning other injuries. He is single man,
about "A years old, and Will probably re-
cover.
Sparks from steam thresher set fire to
the barn of Robert Xix Port Huron The
barn was destroyed together with the sea-
sons crop of hay, grain and all Of his farm
ing utensils
Crude petroleum has been introduced in
| to a number of buildings in Port Huron as
fuel, including the Pacific Hotel. Now the
insurance companies refuse TO permit its
introduction without canceling their
policies.
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