Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-10
WOLVERINE ITEMS.

is searching for the heirs of Sarah Mer-
riman, who died in Grand Rapids 20
years ago, leaving two children. The
woman's brother, Jacob File, of Brant-
ford, died recently leaving considerable
property and no children, and Sarah's
children are entitled TO share ii if they
can be found A woman named Jennie
Merriman lived in Grand Rapids FIVE
years ago, and it is thought she is ono of
Sarah's children. When last heard Of
she lived in Kansas City.
The Governor has appointed John Bar
Der, of Edwardsburg, TO represent Mich
igRn at farmers congress TO be held
Montgomery, Ala, on November IL. Mich
igan is entitled to IL delegates, but they
must pay their own expenses.
The Corner Stone OF the Austrian Ro-
man Catholic church was laid at Red
Jacket, Sept %.
Two boys were killed at Helena, Mont,
the other day while experimenting with
giant powder.
Over 1900 immigrants landed in New
York last month.
A bogus college of medicine dealing out
diplomas by the wholesale at rates varying
from SO TO $500 has been unearthed in
Bennington, VT. 1t is called the Trinity
university of medicine and surgery"
The Evangelical Alliance OF the United
States will hold national meeting in
Bos tonDe &c. 4 q.
Charles Steletz, who murdered Solomon
Fetch near Iron Mountain, waived eXami.
nation, and will be tried at the October
term Of court.
Black Pat, who was arrested ofor the
tiendish assault on Miss Beardsley near
Delta Junction, has been released on an
alibi. He brought witnesses TO prove that
he was in Milwaukee on the day assault
was committed.
Jud Crouch, who resides on the old
homestead near jackson, where the muir
ders were committed six years ago, had
seven horses killed by the cars the other
night
A barn belonging TO Nj. Bernard in
Coldwater township, Branch county, was
burned the other night. IL contained 900
bushels of old wheat, all of this years crop,
and some valuable machinery The fire
was incendiary.
John Conner of North Shade, Gratiot
county, had his right hand chopped into
mince meat by clover huller the other
day.
A. Fellows OF Prairie Ronde, Kalama-
zoo county, who has lived in Michigan
nearly half century, is dead.
The trial of Chas II. Wright for the muir
der of Thurber and Marshal at Aral, has
been postponed until the January term OF
court Wright s attorneys will demand
change of venue.
The failure of the fruit crop in the east
has caused heavy demand for Michiga an
fruits, especially apples. Elany farmers
contracted their entire crop at 81 b rrel,
and now that they are offered 81 so and 81
15, IL is presumed there is considerable
onward swearing" done
George Munsou, a gambler, was fatally
shot by Detective Knox in Detroit, the
other night, while running TO escape arrest.
Thos Dunn, a Detroit saloon keeper, has
been arrested, charged with murder. A
row occurred in Dunn's saloon, in which
Thomas Gray, an old man. was fatally in
jured. Thomas A. Barry has also been ar
rested for completely in the same crime.
The Union veterans OF Montcalm county
have elected the following officers: Colon
ell, M Y. Gebhart OF Edmore; major, II.
Hallett of Stanton; adiutant, A. +. Morris
| OF Edmore; quartermaster, Il McNamara
| of Edmore. A captain was also elected
from each township and ward in the coun
| ty. The eucampment will be held at Ed
more next year.
John Boom of Big Rapids has been ar.
| rested on complaint OF L. Erlckson, VINO
says that Just before Boom's assignment,
the former obtained s., 200 of him, claiming
TO be out of debt.
/ Miss Laura White, a graduate of Miehi
! gan university in architecture, is now
practicing her profession in Ashland, Ky.
| Miss White Is also skilled mathmetician,
and was the first student at Ann Arbor to
solve the problem which was been sent
over by one of the English universities
A barn belonging TO Mayor Wiseman Of
| Marshall was burned by an incendiary fire
the other night, and a 1900 horse persisted
| In the flames.
Judge Peck of Jackson, was granted
| writs of habeas corpus In the cases of Eber
S. Barber and Henry Franklin, two state
prison convicts. Barber came from Flint
in August, 1884, on an eight years sentence
for forgery. He claims gross irregularity
in the Judgment Franklin was sent from
Kalamazoo in 1884 for horse stealing, for
ten We RS, and claims his liberty on the b.
sis of FIVE years being the limit OF sentence
in such a case as his.
Tracy w. Niles, superintendent of the
Kalamazoo division of the Luke Shore *
Michigan Southern road, has been promo
ted TO the superintendency OF the Ashta
bula & Oil CITY division. X. G. Harris OF
' Ruffalo s1lcceeds Mr. Niles ut Kalamazoo