Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-05
Deputy United States Marshal George

Perrin Sibley will case covers l,l0)
! poun1s of printed matter. Appeal to SUI
preme court nece ssitated shipment OF pa
pers from Marshall to Lansing by freight
Hon. L. z. Perkins of Cheboygan, a
member of the state legislature, was mar
ried few days ago to Miss Donna G. Da-
Wis.
| The Holsten-Fresian association, at the
annual meeting in Lansing, elected the
following officers: President NJ. l.. Sweet
OF Grand Rapids; vlce-pre iident, G. M.
Shattuck of Pontiac; secret Try, c. l..
Seeley of Pontiac; treasures w. X. Sox.
ton of Howell.
Harley w. Judd, formerly of Waterford,
| Oakland county, a graduate Of the medi-
cal school of the university, died at Du-
luth, Mimi. a few days ago. His remains
we're brought to Pontiac for interment.
w. r. Burt, president of the Michigan
salt association, has closed a contract
with the Michigan car works OF Detroit,
Tor l2O freight cars of $4,000 pounds capac-
ity each, to compose the Michigan salt
line, and run between the Saginaw Valley
and Chicago IN four solid trains OF thirty
cars each, carrying salt. The cars are to
be completed in forty-fve days and will
lie owned and controlled by the salt pro-
ducers of the Saginaw Valley.
| Gen. Pierce, commander at the soldiers
| home, received check Tor 500 from Gen.
| Aiger to be used Tor the benefit of the
veterans on Christmas.
Big Rapids had $4,000 fire Dec. 23d.
The bet load of Christmas cattle sold
| n n 10 fad
by Gov. Luce. They sold at S5.75 per
cwt. and averaged 1867 pounds and were
thoroughbred Durhams. The best load of
western lambs sold there for the same
time came from Athens. Mich. They
averaged ei9hty-one pounds and sold at
81 - per cwt.
DR.. A. b. Palmer dean of the medical
faculty and professor of pathology and
the practice OF medicine in the university,
died Lee. Odd at his home in Ann Arbor
| from general prostration and old age.
For neary SIX hours before his death the
doctor had scarcely spoken word. His
extremities became gradually colder and
colder, no pulse being felt in his wrist at
all. He sank slowly into unconsciousness
and passed quietly away.
After the great mill strike in the Saginaw
Valley year or two ago, Thomas f. Barry,
now IA member of tho General Executive
| Committee of the Knights of Labor, was q
prominent figure among the striking mill
hands. He was sued by Edwin L. Weber
| ior damages to the Hoyt estate, for dam
ages to the property by shutting down the
mill, inJuring the machinery, etc. Judg-
ment for S2J0.1S was obtained in the cir
cult court against Barry, and affirmed by
the Supreme court. Barry has not paid
the Judgment, and now it comes to the
surface in the shape of q letter from Mr..
| Webber's attorney, saying that Barry
| must pay up or a Judgment or body exc
cution will be issued for him and he will
he imprisoned. Barry's friends ay he will
not pay it. In addition to the Judgment
| there is bill of costs amounting to SlU7. 20
While Elijah and Bert Darling were en-.
| larging u ditch known as the Paint Creek
| ditch. on section L., in T. township OF Au-
gusta Washtenaw county, they uneart ed a
| large quantity of bones supposed to be
| those of a mastadon. The lower Jaw is
| broken into two parts. One OF these parts
| contains tooth eight inches lengthwise
of the jaw and four inches crosswise and
weighs iorty pounds. From the pile wa,
selected one OF the shoulder blade bones.
On examination it was found to measure
feet one way and foot 10 inches the other.
A rib measured three feet six inches, and
| a vertebrn one foot two inches. The ditch
in which the remains Of thi gigantic ami
mai were found runs through piece OF
timbered land. The bones of this mammo til
skeleton are in an excellent state of pres
ervation, the enamel on the teeth being
remarkably sound and perfect A white
ash tree standing scarcely eight feet dis
tant from the spot where the skeleton was
dug up is an excellent indication that il
was ages ago that this monster of the for
est succumbed to the inevitable. The
homes were found about four feet belo
the surface. This is the second skeleton
that has been found in Augusta township
during the past two years.
st. Joseph county gives s3i majority
for local option.
a farmers institute is to be held in
lthca February 2-3.
L. j. Penniman, ST., of Plymouth, gave
each child of that place silver quarter
as q Christmas present. 1t is estimated
that 500 children were thus remembered
Mr.. Penniman has followed this practice
for years.
Sergt. Francis Daniels, from Augusta
Kalamazoo county, died at the soldiers
home a few days ago, aged 80 years. He
was a member of the Seventh Michigan
Infantry and ranked ms lieutenant. A
brother took his remains home for burial
The oval wood dish factory ut Nance
Iona, was destroyed by fire the other
morning. About $50 employees are thrown
out Of work. The loss is estimated al
about $4,000.
Prof. Bailey of the state agric ultura
college has gone to Cornell unive rsity to
deliver n course Of lectures. Prof. Bailey
is one of the youngest instructors at the
Agricultural college, and the privilege O,
appearing before such famous institu
ton as Cornell Is great honor to this
state and to himself.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the Detroit Light Guards reception tc