Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
WOLVERINE wHISPERINGS.

WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.
A young man named Wilson has been
held for trial at Cassopolis, charged with
the murder of man named Akin. DIR.
Harris, Gus Harris and Charles Copley,
whom Wilson charged with the crime, were
discharged.
A Cadillac man has been sentenced TO 80
days in Jail for disturbing tho salvation
army.
Nine veterans in the state soldiers home
are so badly paralyZed that they can only
move about by means of wheeled chairs
The project of building narrow gauge
road from Allegan to South Haven is again
being agtated.
AT the annual convention of the w. G. T.
u. of Michigan, held in Coldwatcr, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs Mary 7. LathrOp
Jackson; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Emma A. Wheeler, Grand Rapids; record
ing secretary, Mrs. G.. II. johnson, Flint;
treasurer, Mrs. Fannie +. Holden, Reed
City Mrs. David Preston of Detroit was
elected delegate-at-large to the national
convention, and Mrs. Andrews of Three
Rivers alternate The organization is in a
tOurishing condition, there being $50 unions
at the present time. The amount of money
expended for temperance work was 900
Several weeks ago a Polish woman's
house in Alpena, was set on fire by pass
ing locomotive and all the furniture and
one child burned. She sued for damages
and recovered 1892 in the circuit court, but
the railroad company carried 1t up to the
supreme court. A few days ago letter
came addressed TO Geo. l.. Maltz, which
contained a check for 500 for this woman,
from Gen Il. a. Ayers private fund, to
help her in this hour of need
The democratic state convention for the
nomination of state officers will be held in
Detroit July 10.
The Cincinnati, Jackson & Maczinac rail
road company has decided not to extend its
line through TO Saugatuck this summer.
Sam. w. Bennett, a well-known young
man of lansing who has been an employee
of the state house of representatives during
the several sessions of the legislature, and
who has many friends throughout the state,
has been sent to the Detroit house of cor
rection. Whisky did it.
Work on the new Masonic home at Grand
Rapids will soon be commenced.
The national commissioner of agricul-
ture, in his report on the wages for farm
labor says the result of the investigation
is almost identical with that of three years
ago. Michigan is the 18th of the states in
the amount paid laborers per month with
board, being exceeded by California, Colo
RADIO, Nevada, Oregon, Massachusetts,, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Iowa
and Nebraska in the order named The
average wages without board in Michigan
is $500, and with board Sl7. In 1879 it
was S22 ~ without and Sl2.76 with board,
and in 1859 without board il was 81. oil and
with board S2003. The average day wages
in harvest in Michigan are 81. 80 without
and $l.40 with board There are 154,0OS
farms in Michigan, 135, 57 of which are
cultivated by their workers.
Lieut.. Fred Shubel, Jr, of Lansing, has
been appointed adiutant Of the first regi
ment M. 5. II.
Half fare on all roads TO the military en-
campment Of the Sons of Veterans at Owes
so June 3, 9, Z, 3.
Thomas Wright, the Sunday-school mis-
sionary says that two new missionaries
have commenced TO labor in northern Michi-
gan, and one of them writes of organizing
Sunday-school where there has been no re-
ligious service of any kind for over year,
though the place is on a railroad. In two
other settlements not on railroad he found
the same condition of things had existed
for over three years. Sabbalhs are spent
in fishing and hunting. A family was found
in which were three girls above ten years
of age who had never before heard SER
mon or attended Sunday school. More
missionaries are needed for the service.
G. H. Hackley has given Muskegon $780,
600 fer public library.
The collector at Port Huron has issued
an order prohibiting Canadian musicians
from supplying music on this side Of the
river for public and private entertain
ments.
The Methodist Protestant conference in
session at Adrian adopted resolution an
nouncing its unalterable opposition TO any
form of liquor license, high or low, and con-
demning any clergyman signing petition
for q license to sell. clause of the resolu-
ton condemning the use oftobacco provoked
an animated discussion, a large proportion
of the clergy using the weed Westminster,
Md, was selected as the place of holding
the next conference.
Reed Richardson, a leading farmer of AL
pena county, l6 miles from Alpena, was
working i'll the field with a roller, when the
pole broke and he fell under the roller and
was killed. He was a pioneer Of the county
and highly respected.
All work at the Detroit mine near Ish-
peming has been suspended The Detroit is
one OF the big mines of the district
wooden-ware factory will soon be added
to Lansing's industries.
George Corwin the oldest resident of
Genesee county, died at his home near
Swartz Creek few days ago.
The railroad mileage in the Upper PENN
sula has nearly doubled in the past five
years
The annual reunion of the Seventh Michi-
gan Infantry will be held at Jonesville
June 20 and "a Mrs. Gen. Baxter and Gen.
Wilson will be present. The G.. A. X. Post
and w. II. G. are making preparations for
the event and will heartily welcome all who
come.
James X. Perriman, convicted of bigamy
at Grand Rapids has been sentenced &c
five years in Jackson.
The changes which have been made In
the license laws has practically caused pro
hibition in many Of the smaller towns.
Senator Palmer says he will not serve a:
chairman of the republican state centra
commiftaa