Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-26

cry IN Kalamazoo, and whose case was
taken TO the supreme court, has pleaded
guilty 10 the plea in the supreme court,
and the case is now disposed of in the
higher court.
Lansing's common council has passed
an ordinance making it a iailable offense
70 sell lottery tickets in that city, pro
hibiting any gift-enterprse from doing
business there, and forbidding all other
games OF chance.
Silas Wilcox served term in the Indi-
ana penitentiary at Michigan City, and
when he Was released "A few DAYS ago he
was arrested by Michigan officials for
poisoning man named Miles near Three
Oaks about year ago.
The governor has directed the prosecu t.
ing attorney of Mackicac county 10 investi-
gate the charges of eXtortion and habitu al
drunkenness made against Calvin w. Cum
mings, justice OF the peace of Garfield
township, said county.
Octave Boucher, fireman at the cleo
trio light works in Bay City, was found
dead in tank Of crude petroleum the other
morning He had gone to the tank to do
some work, and, overcome by gas, fell
from the ladder on which he was standing.
Rev. Dr. Charles o. Reilly, treasurer OF
the Irish National League in America, sent
Sl5, 1000 in subscriptions 10 Dublin Dec. II.
He says that at the present iuncture OF
the fight between the tenants and land
lords the people are in most urgent need of
money.
The Michigan association has appointed
q committee TO arrange program for an
entertainment TO be rendered the Michi-
gan delegation ia congress before the
holidays The committee consists of Col.
Lincoln, Edwin Willets, Mai. r. w. Tyler,
Capt. w. b. Thompson and Capt. Harry
Sherwood
The case of Joseph c. Folly against Peter
Gingrass has been thrown out of court at
lshpeming. The suit was to gain posses
sion of the famous Michigan gold mine.
The claim OF Grummet was squashed by
the supreme court month ago, and the
Michigan Gold Company now has clear
title to the bonancI mine.
Frank Davis of Wyoming, Kent county,
sues the Chicago & West Michigan raliro
company for cutting down trees on his
property. The case is to be made testin the
supreme court-thc question being whether
the companies have any right TO so beyond
their right OF way 10 remove elements OF
danger.
Congressman O'Donnell will try to get a
pension for w. ID. Cook Of Eaton county,
dependant father OF james Cook, deceased,
late of the 18th Michigan infantry. The
applicant is rs years old. He is a disinherit-
cd descendant Of nobility, was orphaned by
the war of ISL aud lost two sons in the
late war;
Charles Brearley, who was implic ted
with Emil GosCh of Bovine, Kent county,
in killing Daniel Sinclair, has been found
guilty Of manslaughter. Sinclair was a
member of posse sent sent TO Gosch's
house 10 arrest Gosch and Brearley for
grain stealing, and they resisted by firing
on the posse.
The railway commissioners have award
ed the Michigan Central railroad $50, 800
damages for the proposed crossing Of the
Toledo, Saginaw * Michigan railroad at
Hart street, West Bay City. The new
road crossed several tracks at the point
mentioned, the throat of the Michigan
Central north yard, and is said 10 be the
only crossing of the kind in the state.
A million dollar lawsuit has been start
ed in the Wayne circuit court, and this
beats all previous records 80 far Hs amount
of damages is concerned. In this case the
Philadelphia bridge and iron works sues
Brown, Thomas, Cummings x Howard of
New York city, for balance due on build
ing the Duluth, South Shore & Pacific rail
road in the upper peninsula.
When the Bohemian oat craze was ram
pant in this state, Cornelius knight Shia-
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neighbor TO an oats agent, and fell victim
like the rest. knight paid his note of 1850
and then brought suit against his neighbor,
whom he charged OF being a ''capper." On
the first trial the jury disagreed, and the
second has Just concluded and the plaintiff
gets "a verdict for $500 and costs.
The inter state commerce commission
has dismissed the suit OF Fred A. White
against the Michigan Central and Lake
Shore railroads because the complaint did
not show that the wheat from which the
litigation arose was to be Carried from
state to state. 4 new suit may be brought.
The action was TO prevent the companies
from deducting, for shrinkage and waste, a
percentage of the wheat placed in their ele-
vators by shippers
James j. Wilkins of Detroit has sued
Bella Hubbard, the Lake Shore IL Michigan
Southern railroad, and the township Of
Springwells FOR $4,000 damages for iniur
les sustained by Wilkins in falling through
a sidewalk on Vinewood avenue in that
city. The street belonged 10 the railroad,
which gave a verbal right of way TO Bella
Hubbard, who dedicated it TO the township
as street; but the township did not for
mally accept it. The question is, which of
the three is responsible for the condition OF
the sidewalk.