Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
A new hospital to cost $4,000 is being
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quilt al ManlStee
There is a case of eviction at Hudson,
equaling the experiences of the Irish peas
antry After devoting Is years TO clearing
and improving a tract of swamp, Stephen
Thurston returned the other night to find
his goods set in the road by the sheriff's
force. He had failed to meet his mortgage.
James b. Lindsay, resident of Litch-
field, Hillsdale county, since 1896, is dead.
Many farmers in the Saginaw valley are
blowing up wheat and planting potatoes.
The third annual banquet Of the Central
Michigan alumni association of Michigan
university was held in Battle Creek May g.
The state convention of Michigan divis-
ion of the Travellers Protective association
was held in Battle Greek May 25 with
good attendance of delegates The new
officers are: President, A. f.. Peake Of
jackson; vice-president, l.. j. Allen of
Battle Creek; secretary and treasurer, l..
NJ. Mills of Grand Rapids. George Owens
of Grand Rapids is chairman of the board
of directors. EX-President &. 5. Kelsey
gave them reception in the evening.
Linden Tree, the Arabian horse given TO
President Grant by the Sultan of Turkey,
has been at Senator Palmer's stables in
Detroit for several days, en- route TO Ne
braska.
+. G.. Newell & Co.'S planning mill and cur
tain roller factory in East Saginaw, was
destroyed by fire the other morning.
The new land Office building at Grayling
is rapidly approaching completion.
The Episcopal diocese of western Michi-
gan will meet in convention in Grand Rap
ids June 81.
The last issue of the Farmers Review,
says mo improvement is noticeable in
the condition of winter wheat in Michigan;
meadows and pastures are late, but inn
proved in condition; fruit prospects are
good, especially in apples. In st. Joseph
county they are poor from numerous hard
frosts, while in Wayne county tho prospect
is poor for peaches.
Mrs. Isabella G.. d. Stewart, founder of
the Home of the Friendless in Detroit and
prominently identified with every charitable
work in that city for the past 25 years, died
at the Oakland house, st. Clair, "A few days
ago.
Michigan will send % delegates 10 tho ST.
Louis convention, headed by l. NJ. Weston.
Congressman Fisher has informed Chair
man Mills that the free list must be extend
ed in behalf of Michigan interests.
The G.. A. r. of Genesec county have a
big time at Flint July 4.
Eleven druggists of Muskegon are
charged with retailing alcoholic drinks
Gladstone is booming and real estate is
advancing in price.
A new roller mill is in successful opera
ton at Sheridan.
4Holland City has one of the guns of the
old LoOmis battery.
Arson l.. Crawford, Cadillac merchant
who was boarded in Jail in Grand Rapids
for some time to satisfy a claim held by j.
Lamb. has brought suit there for $4,000
damages.
Walter Wright, i0-year old Jackson boy,
was shot in the groin by another boy who
was trying to kill an English sparrow.
William Robinson of Bear Lake is in the
tolls for marrying Ethel Wilson, who Is
under III years of age.
The prospects for fruit, for all kinds of
grain and for grass in Oceana county, was
never as good.
Red Jacket has a population of $500, and
not a church in which the English language
is spoken.
S. NJ Crandall of Sheridan has brought
suit against the Toledo Saginaw and Mus
kegon railroad for the nOn-payment of a
debt.
A party of men from Marlctte raidcd an
Indian camp near that place, and grossly
maltreated some of the squaws.
The residence of Mrs. j. L. Freeman Of
Nermontville was struck by lightning the
other day and burned TO the ground, the in
mates barely escaping with their lives.
The old settlers of Oceana county hold
reception in Pentwater June :.
The Loon Lake division of the Detroit,
Bay City & Alpena railroad has been cross
ing piece of land owned by Ida NJ. Pratt
without getting her permission, and she is
making "a fight about it, The company had
TO get out an injunction to keep her from
having the track torn up.
An Au Train man claims he has found
over 80 dead deer in the woods since the
snow went OFF, which had been killed by
wolves.
Before adjourning the Methodist Protest
ant conference in session at Adrian recon
sidered it's action on the question of licens-
ing women to preach and voted to license
them.
Michigan ex-prisoners of war will hold
their reunion at Ithaca on Wednesday and
Thursday, June 20 and 81. All cx-prisoners
in the state are cordially invited TO attend
The place con be reached by the Toledo,
Ann Arbor * Northern Michigan from the
east and north also the Detroit, Lansing Il
Northern from the south and west. a gen
eral good time is expected, but the rations
OF corn and buggy beans" will be dispensed
with