Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-25

cure doctor, recently convicted of larceny.
The Cochrane mills for the manufacture
Of Touring rollers aud other heavy machin-
cry will commence work in Escanaba
about the LIST of May.
Chas. Il. Hatch, who suicided in Mime
apolis the other day, was at ono time a
resident Of Adrian.
An old man ami his wife living in Ma
comb county recently concluded that they
could no longer 1.-Two together. aud divided
the property. After all debts had been paid
SIS was left, and each took $40 and went
their separate ways, after 40 years of
welded bliss.
A brigade OF the X of p. will he held at
Albion June ., and Z.
None Of the copper mines in the Lake
Superior district will suspend operations
unless the price of copper falls below IL
cents.
Mrs John Trueworthy OF Romeo sues
that place for 50 900 for injuries sus.
tanned on defective sidewalk.
Willie Kingston Saginaw Ci'. boy has
become insane as result OF reading too
many blood and thunder novels.
Z. II. Huntley for over 40 years a resi-
dent OF Grand Rapids, is dead
ID. l.. Corbitt, attorney for the mort
gagees in the Moiles Bros saw mill suit
says that the machinery will be brought
back, Notwithstanding IL il on Canadian
soil, and the persons engaged in the affair
will be held by the Michigan courts if they
set foot in the state.
Certain things in the testimony of Mrs.
Carmichael. on trial at Hillsdale for the
poisoning Of her husband, representing the
statements OF Carmichael before his death
suggests his possible connection with the
murder in 1891 Of an unknown man, sup
posed TO have been James Hall. For that
crime James Stewart of Hudson, was con
victed in February of last year.
Dennis Brennan, a brakeman on the Chi
cago ~ West Michigan road, was fatally
crushed between TWO cars at Muskegon the
other day.
Mrs. Rosa Is. Powers, student at the
state normal, died at her boarding house in
Ypslanti II few days ago. Her remains
were taken TO her former home in Ovid,
for intermcnt.
The name of w H. Brokcnshaw, late Of
Co. Is. Twenty fourth Michigan Volunteers
has been placed back on the pension list by
order OF Assistant Secretary Bussev, who
reverses the decision of Commissioner
Black in this case.
Fire broke out in the Dalin house in
Muir the other evening and burned G. +.
Steven drug store, George Naf's three
buildings, G.. w. Elys vacant building,
Servings shoe store, George Robson's res
taurant, George BENEFITS dwelling house,
&. W. French's dwelling, c. w. French's
Office, Greenwood dwelling, vacant
store. the postoffice, II. G.. Sylvesters har-
ness shop, Stevens Il Halls elevator.
About p buildings were burned in al and
they were wooden structures of one story,
except one. The Ionia department went
down upon special train. The loss is not
above So, 900; Lightly insured.
Fifteen Michigan people were guests at
one hotel in Seattle, W. T., the other day.
George Burdette Of Pulaski was found
dead in bed the other day from dose of
chloroform taken TO relieve tooth ache
Michigan pays $40 each for the scalps Of
adult wolves aud s. each for whelp scalps.
Mrs. Mary Culver of Moshierville applied
The cattle licked the antidote for their af-
fiction from each other and a number of
them died.
Geo. Cooke OF St. 1gnace is building a 40
foot yacht which will be propelled with
condensed air.
A mad dog bit two persons and n mum
Der of cattle on the farm of Farmer Grind
ling near kowlerville. H. II. Kinds and i
j. Woodman, president and secretary OF
the State Live Stock Sanitary commission,
and Prof. r. A. A. Grange, state veter-
after a thorough investigation of the stock
and facts in the case they ordered several
OF the catt'c killed and the remainder Of
the stock placed under a strict quarantine
until such time as the state commission
shall release them, the local board of
health being instructed TO see that all or.
ders were strictly obeyed. The Governor
cordially approves of this course, and de
nOunceS as outrageous the action of Farm
er Grinding in permitting the dog TO run
at large for several days after he began
biting indiscrim natcly and, only claiming
the animal to the corn crib instead of kill
ing 1t after its condition became unmis-
taxable. 1t is understood that the girl
Lottie was bitten after the dog had been
tied Ii- Mr., Grinding suggegted that it
would he the part Of wisdom to have all his
infected cattle and hogs killed and the
state pay for his loss in this direction.
Hon +. S. Lacey Of Charlotte has been
appointed comptroller of the currency
Tho sa airy of this office is $1,000 per year.
Mrs. Carmichael of Wright, Hillsdale
county, charged with the murder of her
husband by adm Il .stcring strychnine, has
been acquitted.
The directors Of the Genesee county
agricultural society have decided that no
malt or spirituous liquors will be sold on
the fair grounds during their fall exhibition.
On the night of April Frederick Schultz,
German farmer, living in the township OF
Bueua Vista, Saginaw county. shot and
killcu Thomas S. Flanagan, who had been
bartender in East Saginaw, but was en-
route to Port Huron TO take a place on a
boat and is supposed TO have sought shelter
for the night in SchultZs barn. Schultz
was released on 81 900 bail, and the other
day committed suicide by jumping into the
Saginaw river The body was recovered.
He was 81 years old and leaves = family.
Grand Rapids board of trade has S200, 0o)
pledged 10 build a permanent exposition
building.
McMorran & Co., Port Huron grain ship
pers, have complained To the inter. state
commerce commission that the Grand
Trunk railway has Disseminated against
them in favor OF Chicago on grain ship
lnents to Buffalo.
The annual meeting of the Chicago &
West Michigan railway was held at Muske
gon few days ago and the following di-
rcctors elected: II. IL. Hunncwell, &. J.
Adams, Charles Merriam, James Blake
Geo. o. Shattuck, N. Thayer, f.. V. B
Thayer and A. II. Hardy of Boston and j
Il. Mulliken Of Detroit
FrankfJrt has placed saloonists' bonds al
100.
Detroit is the only place in Michigan tina
has a case Of small pox.
Tho Advance thrcsher Company Of Battle
Creek has just made arrangements to shiI
90 carloads of thrcshers and engines u