Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-23

explosion Of dynamite in the Osceola mine
near Calumet.
The fourteenth annual reunion Of the
LOOMS Battery was held in Coldwater on
18th inst. The election OF officers resulted
as follows: President, II. y. Harris,
Adrian; vice. presidents, II. H. NorrngtoB,
West Bay City, and james Il. Voorhees,,
Rochester; secretary and treasurer, j. L.
Beadle, Detroit; committee OF arrange
ments, l.. b. Gibbs, G. A. Lee. II. G..
Chandler aud @. II. Turner, Coldwater,
and ). h. Lawrence, Girald; orator, II. ii.
Norrington, West Bay City, historian, j.
Il. l3eadie, Detroit; captain, M. T. Buell.,
Union City The next reunion occurs in
Coldwater, May 81, 1890
The Los Angeles Herald says that Mr..
G.. X. Shatto, formerly a dry goods mer-
chant of Port Huron, has sold Catalina is
land, of the California coast TO an Eng
lish syndicate for Si00,00O The sale in
cludes all the appurtenances of the island,
which will be developed as Il pleasure
resort and for its mineral and agricultural
resources.
Bishop Borgess. has given 500 toward
the Burgess hospital scheme at Kalamazoo.
The executive committee of the state
agricultural society has decided to erect
400 new horse sheds and other new build
ings on the fair grounds at Lansing.
Eighteen acres adjoining the present
grounds will also be fitted up in time for
this falls exhibit
The earnings of Michigan railroads for
February, 1882 were 81, 49,, O0l, against for
the corresponding month in 1888, s., $50, 1904,
an increase OF SlS7,69 The earnings for
January and February were Sll,lS5,95l,
against sll ,0O7 $50 Tor the same period in
1883, or an increase of SIZE, 294 the per cent
| of increase being 60 100.
The committee of the Michigan Press AS
ISOLATION, to which has been entrusted the
preparation Of a history Of Michigan news
papers, ask that every Michigan editor and
publisher furnish, il possible before June /,
"A history OF the paper with which he is
connected, stating particularly the dates of
any important changes in the ownership,
editorial management, name or politics,
etc. Such information should be addressed
10 w. l.. Davenny, care Journal, Detroit
Yardmaster Bush and Engineer Well-
han have been held for examination on
charge of manslaughter for causing the
death Of five persons in the street car &C
cident at Kalamazoo.
A new mining company has been organ
lied at Negaunee.
A vein of coal four feet thick has been
found on the Strand farm near jackson.
ST. Vincent's Orphan asyl um near Vim
| cennes, Ind, WAS destroyed by fire the
other day at a loss of $4,000
u. ID. Dwight of Detroit and w. n. Nc
Enelly Of Williamson, have been admitted
| TO practice before the interior department.
&. Edward Plugge, the Grand Rapids
! ieweler who was wanted for eXtradition TO
tAe Netherlands on charge of forgery,
has been released.
Horse thieves are causing Hillsdale
county farmers considerable trouble.
About thirty-tive members of the en-
cheering class of the state university will
go TO Leland May % for practical work in
surveying, which will last about month.
Henry Bolton of Alpena is at present en-
gagged IN trying To hatch black bass.
The executive committee of the state agri-
cultural society has decided upon Lansing
as the permanent location Of the state fair.
The fair will be held this year in the week
beginning September9.
One man was killed and two others fatal.
~ injured by an accident at the Huron cop
per mine in lshpeming the other day.
DR.. George L. Whitford, well known
physician Of Coldwater, is dead.
The necessary tents have been received
and the southeastern Michigan &. y. r.,
encampment will be held at jackson July
1921 inclusive.
Judge Dicllerman Of Muskegon fined DR. r.
u. Quinn $3.50 He was convicted OF selling
liquor without license. Quinn with ten
other druggists was ARE sted several
months ago on evidence obtained by Pink
| erton detectives who visited the stores 10
| buy fishing tackle and whisky The case
was taken To the supreme court which
| affirmed the decision of the lower court.
| +. w. Cook, the druggists attorney says
he does not propose they shall pay fines
and is preparing for further action in the
| other cases.
| Capt L. II. Avery Of Port Huron has
| been appointed chief clerk ia the state
| prison. vice ID. d. Spaulding, resigned.
Mr. Barkworth, Latimer attorney, will
take the case to the supreme court on
errors.
Latimer was taken TO prison few hours
after being sentenced, and will remain in
solitary confinement until released by the
board of prison inspectors in June. He is
| known as No. 4.51S.
| Mrs. Judge Cooley of Ann Arbor has
| been elected president of the board Of con
troll Of the industrial home for girls.