Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-28
WOLVERINE WIlISPERINGS.

1850, Capt Wells w. LegSett Detroit;
Hon. Geo. Yaple, Mendon; Hon. A. o.
Blackwell, Gladstone; Daniel w: Waters,
Grand Rapids; II. {. Potter, ST., East
Saginaw.
February IL was the thirtieth anuivers.
airy Of the corporate existence Of East Sag
inaw as "a city The population was then
| but 1900 while now il 10 estimated at 3d.
| co.,
senator Colgrove, while at the state
prison recently asked the 800 conviCts be-
| fore him IL whisky was either directly or
indirectly responsible for the crimes they
had committed. Six hundred hands were
| raised in assent
John Atkinson OF Charlevoix, serving
| 15-years' sentence in Jackson, died on the
| 18th inst.
Antrim county proposes to build new
county house this summer.
Louis Belanger, ianitor Of the Sault
National bank block, has live American
| eagle that measures seven feet two inches
| frCm tip to tip of wings. The bird was
captured on Sugar Island.
| A reception was given Gov. Luce at the
residence Of A. j. Sawyer in Ann Arbor the
other night
The state fremen's association meets in
convention in Lansing May l.
Mary Pethke of Fort Gratiot upset a
kettle Of boiling lard over her. the boiling
| tlu d burning her arms, chest and neck in a
| frightful manner.
Centervi,le citizens have decided to give
| the Columbus, Lima * Sturgis railroad
$4,000 and tho right of way through Not
tawa Township, providing the road shall be
| built within five years.
The cooperative supply store at Holland
has been closed on chattel mortgage.
All those interested in the electric sugar
refining frauds were arrested at Milan the
other night by the sheriff OF Washtenaw
| county. Mrs. Olive r.. Friend, VIM. T..
Howard, Emily Howard, Gus Halstead and
Geo. Halstead are now in the county Jail.
Martin Moe OF MuslSegon, charged with
having killed Charles Cherine at Brandon,
| MINI, was 10 have been hanged Feb. Is,
| but the governor committed his sentence TO
Imprisonment for life. Moe said it was too
bad for the governor to interfere.
The United States oil and gas stove COM
pany will remove Their works from Chicago
to Jackson.
Capt. Joseph p. Sanger of the 9Th U. S.
artillery, well known among the officers and
men of the old first Michigan infantry in
| which he served as a second lieutenant, has
been appointed assistant inspector general
Of the army, with the rank of major.
Hiram D. Winchell is the name of the
man who Detective Ballard PROCESSES TO
believe knows something of the Crouch
MIR. Duffey, near Ann Arbor. Ballard
has seen him recently and got him TO sign a
statement Of his whereabouts ut the time vi
| the murder.
Waeeworhers who are interested in the
! collection Of statistics and the solution of
social problems can materially assist the
state labor bureau in their work by filling
out set of blanks which have been prepar-
ed by the commissioner of labor. Those
who are willing 10 do this favor can obtain
blanks free by addressing commissioner OF
labor, Lansing.
Hon. L. A. Nichols of Battle Creek died
on the 18th inst. He represented Barry
county in the state legislature in 1872.
DR.. Satterlee of New York declines the
bishopr.c OF Michigan.
1t is claimed that gold has been discover
ed inside the city limits at Marquette.
The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena railroad
company is now hauling about 5000 feet
of logs per day.
Dan II. Hibbard Of Jackson has sold his
trotting stallion Jericho TO l.. i. Reynolds
of Hillsdale for $1,000.
The military record of Lieut.. Ebea b.
Fleetwood Of the twenty first Michigan in.
fantry is amended so that he is mustered
for pay as first lieutenant.
The Decatur manufacturing company
works, which made wooden ware, have
been closed.
James Davidson has 40o men to work or
three large propellers in West Bay City.
Rev. T.. l.. Mccoy, late M. e. preacher q,
Mason, died recently while acting as n mis-
s.onary at Calcutta. His remains will bC
brought to Albion fer interment
A scheme is on foot TO have all the hosp!t
ais that are scattered in northwestern
Michigan and northern Wisconsin united
under one general management, with head
quarters at Mcnominee.
Robert White, postmaster Of East Tawa:
and one Of the early settlers along tn,
shore, died suddenly the other night.
The game warden in the upper peninsuls
wants 10 get hold OF two wood chopper,
who have been shipping wood from Flood
wood, and also killing deer out OF season
Twenty seven deer carcasses were found
in one car load of wood.
Mr.. Schlesinger OF Milwaukee, wht
negotiated the Chapiu nine deal, say,
, that the real purchaser of the property is
Berlin capitalist of fabulous wealth, who
has large inves nents in an parts Of tn,
world. The mine is 10 be wrought up to il,
full capacity hereafter.
John &. Hill, one of the victims in thu
hotel horror Mt Hartford, Conn, was, from
1876 TO 'Sl, cashier of the American express
company in Detroit.
Supt. Nicholsons annual report Of the De
} troit house Of correction business shows tina
the net earnings OF the inst tuition Tor lSO
were about $25,000 That amount has beer
turned into tho city treasurer. The super
intendcnt says: "The uneasinoss mani
, tested by organized labor Is passing ava.
, and beng rep aced by reflective reasoninl
more liberal and humane. Tnis is attribut
ed 10 the desire to exterminato the viciou
and de.noraizing contract system"
Mrs. Aaron Price. an aged pioneer o
Adrian. died Feb. 81 She and her husban
have lived together for 81 years.
I Ex-treasurer Shafer Of Clare county IN
been held for trial on a charge OF embe1zle
ment.
, Joseph =. Acton of Decatur has bee,
: granted back pension of 81, 400 and S72 pc
{ month hereafter.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk railway ha
a pay roll Of nearly so 900 month at Por
Huron and Fort Gratiot The tunnell pa
roll Is about $4,000 a month on each side 0
the river.
The new Smith purifier works at jackson
will contain half-mile OF solid brick walls
. A Grand Rapids Arm has the contract 70
!. furnishing vicepresident Mortons hous
: in Washington.
e The state of Michigan owns Just one piec
a of statuary, the bust of Judge Campbell 1
h. Las. NJ hn I'll