Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-29
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Other decapltations, il Is rumored, will
follow.
The crop bulletin for week ending March
II, states W heat and clover to be injured
in southern counties, gives more favora-
BILE report in central counties and in north
ern says wheat is uninjured.
Recent disputes about the boundary
line between Michigan and Canada at the
Nebish rapids, in ST. Mary's river, caused
secretary Of state Osmun TO address the
secretary OF state at Washington asking
for a map showing this boundary line.
The secretary of state informs Mr.. Osmun
that no map had ever been published
which showed the location Of this line and
all the islands in the vicinity of the Nebish
rapids. Deputy secretary of state Egan,
together with draughtsman, have gone
to Washington for the purpose of making
accurate copies of these original maps
which Secretary Bayard says are in sad
ly dilapidated condition. While there
they will trace the exact boundary line
from the mouth of the Detroit river to the
mouth of the Montreal.
Freelove Seely of Moreuci, Lenawee
CO., who is the widow of Jonathan Seely,
n revolutionary soldier who served in the
Vermont volunteers, has applied for a
pension as "A revolutionary war widow.
She is now 80 and was married TO Seely in
1916, when he was 81 and she was Is years
old. There are two revolutionary widows
now drawing pensions in Michigan-Mrs.
Leroy Aldrich OF Ingham, and Mrs. Olive
Morton of Tuscola county.
Senator Palmer, in his report to accom-
pany the pleuro-pneumonia bill, says that
contagious cattle diseases, especially
pleuro-pneumonia, have not only causedla
direct loss TO the country of Si0,C0l000,
but their interference with Interstate
commerce and the restrictions they have
brought upon our export trade in live
cattle have occasioned the loss of many
millions more. tuberculosis among cattle
and cholera among swine have also be-
come dangerous to our food supply.
Up to March II thirty-six Michigan
counties have voted on the question Of
local option and thirty-four of them have
declared for prohibition and two against
it. Those against it were Iosco and Wash
tenaw. Those in favor of it are Antrim
Otsego, Benzio Leo.anaw, Grand Travers &C.
Kalkaska, Isabelle, Genesee, Shiawassee
Eaton, Ingham. Barry, Allegan, Van Blu
rem, Calhoun, Cass, St Jose phi, Branch,
Hillsdale, Gratiot, Osceola, TuIcola, Char
levoix, Lake, Ionia, Lenawee, Livingston,
Newaygo, Clinton, Berrion, Emmett, Jack
son, Mason and Oscoda.
Charles Hicock of Midland has invented
device for the instant coupling of hose
The state military board has officially
decided in favor of holding the next en-
campment at Mackinaw island, and Gov.
Luce endorses their action.
The next state board of health sanitary
convention will DO held at Hanistee June
and Z.
eNew Minneapolis has boen changed to
Isabella.
LuGington and Manistee want branches
of Grand Rapids u Indiana railroad.
Henry Warwick o Lndington is said Co
have $500, 900 waiting for him in Bavaria.
Howard City must pay Mrs. {. Walling
1915 because she had bad fall on defec-
tive sidewalk.
If Lieut.. Curry of tho Ninth Michigan
infantry is alive, or if any Of his relative
survive, they can secure his sword by
writing Capt. c. A Sheafe, Mur'rees-
boro, Tenn. The sword wa; captured
from Lieut. Curry by the rebels and was
recaptured by Capt. Sheafe, who was a
union officer.
DR.. Joseph Howell Lenawee county
pioneer, is dead.
Ex-Gov. Alger was rendered a banquet
in San Francisco on the 10Th inst.
Patrick Quinn Of Inlay City was instant
ly killed by a switch engine at Fort Wayne,
Ind, the other morning.
Ex-Supt. McElroy of the state school
for the blind, has received aattering
offer to take charge of the Illinois state
institute for the blind
Railroad Commissioner Rich has issued
an order for the use of the Bowling auto
matte car coupler on Michigan railroads.
This makes nine patent couplers now in
use in this state.
Several prominent citizens of Muskegon
have gone to Washington to lobby for an
appropriation for Muskegon harbor.
The senate has confirmed the nomina.
ton of f. n. Fitch to be receiver of public
moneys at Reed City, and that of j. X
Wright to be register of the land office at
Grayling.
Miss Augusta Lord Cass, niece of the
late Gen. Lewis Cass of Detroit, died in
Dresden, Ohio, recently.
j. Z. Hubbard was run over by fat car
at Muskegon the other day, and instantly
killed.
Hiram Parker, u resident of Ingham
county since 1886, is dead.
Joseph F.. Whipple Of Battle Greek wa.
arrested in New York the other morning
on u charge of embezzlement. WhipplC
was president of the Pembroke knttinl
mills of Battle Greek, and is accused o.
embezzling 5000 of the company's fun DIS
Rapids the democratic state convention
to nominate delegates to the national con
vention at st. Louis.
Joseph Kasper has been sent TO state
prison from Newaygo for p years for as
saulting his step.daughter.
John Scanlon, who shot Henry Power
AN organized band of horse thieves 4
operating in Calhoun county.
The democratic state central committee
met in Grand Rapids recently and named
May III as the date for holding in Crane
in Grand Rapids a few weeks since, ha
been held for trial on q charge of man
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