Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21


The Hillsdale county Sabbath school as
sociation viii hold its next convention at
JOnesville Nav %, 20 and 30.
Robert Il. Miller an old time resident of
Jonesville, is dead.
The legislature Is 10 be asked to settle
certain riparian difficulties at Grand Rap
ids, wherein jewellers along the banks of
Grand River disagree.
In the case against DR.. Dove Of Muske
gon, charged with "a criminal operation,
flaw in the proceedings has resulted in set.
ting him free.
Senator Stockbridge has proposed an
amendment TO the sundry civil bill for an
appropriation of : 200 for fish breeding
establishment on Lake Erie.
About So, 900 is being expended in a new
wharf in front Fort Brady at Sault Ste.
Marie.
McNurney. the den keeper who escaped
from the sheriff OF losco county while be-
ing taken to state prison, is at Petrolia,
Ont.
There has been reported favorably In the
house at Washington u bill for the erection
of a lighthouse at Eleven Foot Shoal, OFF
Point Peninsular, Lake Michigan, at a cost
not exceeding s60,OOO; lighthouse and fog
signal at Squuw island, Lake Michigan.
cost not exceeding $4,000; a lighthouse ut
Old Mackinac Point, Michigan, at u cost
not exceeding S25,000
William T.. Lovett, Detroit millionaire,
died on the 18th inst.
Robert Gamble of East Saginaw has been
convicted in the circuit court on charge OF
larceny Of S97 from Stephen Dederich in
December. The men were fellow board
ers and Dederich dropped his pocket book
which was found by Gamble who spent the
money.
Pease, Robinson, Jackson g. Co, lumber
dealers of Detroit, have leased four acres
OF ground near the Bliss mill at Carrollton,
where they will at once establish lumber
yard. They expect to handle l600J,0OO TO
100000 feet annually in the car trade.
William Scott of Lapeer dropped dead
the other morning while about his work.
a syndicate of Michigan capitalists will
bore for oil in Nic!tsburg.
a number of leading citizens of Alpena
interested in the preservation of fish and
game, have formed an organization for the
protection and propagation of game and
fish, and Henry Bolton was elected presi-
dent and +. L. Holmes secretary. Mr.
Bolton stated that citizens had already
stocked eleven streams in Alpena with
brook and California trout. in addition TO
the whitetish and lake trout planted in Long
Lake, besides importing To the county a
number of quail a committee was APP
pointed 90 draft suitable bylaws. An at
tempt will be made to have a game warden
appointed for Alpena, who will c,tond TO
business.
William +. Lcvett we'll known bust
ness man Of Detroit, aud one of the million.
aires of that city. died on the 18th inst.
Great in crest is manifested in Decatur
and adjoining towns over the construction
of the Columbus, Lima K Northwestern
railway.
Browne hotel in Howard City was
destroyed by fire on the 18th inst
Whitney & St!nchfeld of Detroit have
sCll 10 j. G.. Hurst Of WyanGotte about H.
| 600 acres OF p.nc land in towns seventeen
and eighteen, one and two west estimated
to cut about l4O,C0J,0O0 feet of white pine.
The consldcr-ti ton is supposed TO be about
| s. stumpage, or $S5j ,O0Jfor the tract. Hurst
| bought the timber for speculative purposes,
and will group the timber into small lots
| and place il on the market IL is all tribu-
| tary to the Tobacco river.
Martin Sa'tcry of Kalamazoo has brought
suit against Marshal l.. NJ Gates for 3,CO1
for false Imprisonment. He was charged
with being drunk ED was released without
trial.
The Matthias farm, situated six miles
northwest of Owosso, is 10 be a breeding
farm for thoroughbred Clydcsdale and
| Shetland ponies.
The case against \. 4. Shaver, ex treas
urer of Clare county, was dismissed the
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separate charges of enlightenment, 81 900,
| $23l 80 and Sos each.
The Calumet & Hecla mine is on fire
again.
A Lenawee county tariff reform league
| has been organized with the following
officers: President, l.. II. Salisbury; vice
president, Seth Bean; treasurer G. Humph-
! rev: secretary, VIII Todd; delegates 10
| Chicago convention, w Stearns, w. T.
| Lawrence, g. Humphrey.
BY order of Secretary Whitney, Assist
ant Engineer l.. ID. Miner has been order
| ed from the Norfolk gavy yard to duty az
the university Of NJ cnigan, Ann Arbor.
The 26th Michig n infantry holds a re
union at Lowell April O.
| Ogemaw has unoccupied land, of the first
| quality, that will furnish homes for 5000
| farmers.
! Mrs Marion T. Billings was found dead
| in her home at Grand Rapids II years ago.
| and her husband, who was arrested on
charge of killing her and acquitted, has
| now commenced a $40, 900 libel suit against
Jno. II. Elliott Of Grand Rapids. Elliott,
| he charges, has written a letter dcfaming
| Billings good name.
There is still large amount of valuable
| hardwood timber on the Fox islands in
Lake Michigan, though thousands of cords
have been taken from the South Fox
| Robert Roe of Harbor Springs, who owns a
! large part of the big Fox, will build q saw
mill on the island the coming summer TO
| cut the timber, which consists OF beech
maple and ash.
The Livingston county county house has
| been condemned as unsafe.
| Mr.. Dangtree of East Tawas, has learned
| of the death of an uncle in England who
was worth S4,000,0O0.
| The President approves the act extend
| ing the privileges of INLAND Transportation
in bond to the port of Snult Ste Marie
William Griffith, for . years a resident
| of McCosta, is dead.
The United States oil and gas stove COM
pany of Chicago, has decided to locate at
Jackson, occupying the old Smith purifier
works.
AS Andrew Wildmans 500 PAGER was
being spaeded at East 5 lginlw, a COLI io u
occurred in which the shaft of sleig h
was driven into the paccrs shoulder II
inches. The animal is ruined.
Herman Brom has been ARE ,ted at Flint
by Sag nav officer, charged with appro
priating the time checks Of a lumber camp
chum named Mclaughlin, and getting
S)i 80 thereon
A new village. 10 be known as Wallace,
| will be plated five miles from Escanabs.