Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-21

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WOLVERINE " HISPERINGS.
Lieut.. d. o. Miller, U.S.N., who has
been detailed to three years service at the
university has reported tor duty. Lieut..
Miller was born at Toledo, Ohio, and after
graduating from the high school entered
the naval academy at Annapolis in Septem-
Der, 1876, graduating near the head of the
class, in high honors, in June. 1880 His
first appointment was on the United States
ship Alliance, VIII ch was sent in search Of
the Jeanette in the polar regions, reaching
on that trip 50 degrees and IA minutes
north, which is further than any snip has
as yet succeeded in going. He was absent
on this cruise one year and half, when he
was detailed To du y on the north Atlantic
station until November, 1882, when he was
made a member of the naval advising
board. whose duty was inspecting the steel
used in the United States men of-war. In
March, 1855, he was again ordered TO sea in
the Pacific station, returning last March,
ut which time he was detailed TO duty at the
Norfolk navy yard, where he remained
until called TO Ann Arbor He will be en-
gagged in the mechanical labratory, paying
especial attention 10 the subject OF ship
building
Robert Rulison, Flushing's hoy editor
has been sent to the Detroit house of cor
rection for 10 days for printing obscene lit
erature. Grant BOyden, a young compan-
ion was fined SO for circulating tho stuff.
The Michigan state horticultural society
will hold their spring meeting in Lansing,
commencing on the morning of March ~,
aud continuing two days. Those intend
ing TO attend should write e. e.. Reed, sec
rotary, at Allegan, and secure reduced
rates certificates.
A five-year cd daughter of Frank Curtis
of Cass City was ms antly killed the other
morning, by a log rolling on her, Her head
was so badly crushed that the brains Oozed
out.
The public schools of West Bay City
have been placed upon the list Of schs1.s
whose graduates are admitted TO ta3 uni
versitv without examination.
Mrs. Elizabeth Leroy, one of the oldest
residents of Kalamazoo, died few days
ago, aged % years.
Ii is reported that the Michigan copper
mines have agreed to restrict their output
for two months.
Ten thousand brook trout have been
planted in the streams near Stanton.
The board of control of the state public
school in Coldwater have invests gated the
alleged severe punishment OF two boys in
that institution BY Supt Sears, and eXouor-
ate that official from intentional severity.
The board say that the general discipline of
the school is moderate, and that tho cases
under Investigation are the first which have
come TO the knowledge of the board during
| the administration of the present superin-
| tendent.
Hiram Balloon, resident Of Sparta,
| Kent county, since 1886, fell from hay
stack the other day, sustaining injuries
which proved fatal.
Mrs. Louisa Schmid, "A resident of Ann
Arbor since 1925, is dead.
uanrv pn,rrnop xyboco bCnna ia OF ,1ay
City, was run over near Frazer by the OK
press the other day, and had one leg cut
| off and was otherwise injured. note was
| found on his person giving his name, and
telling whoever found him TO have his body
sent to Inlay. He is a young fellow only
| Is years old, and the note led the trainren
| 10 think it case OF attempted suicide.
| Bowman was taken TO 81. Marys hospital
| in Detroit.
Nelson Broule of Detroit, was desperately
| in love with Ida Camdet, but his affections
were not reciprocated, and in fit of ieal-
| ousy he shot the woman and afterwards
himself, but neither shot is likely TO be
| fatal.
$. l.. Virgins of East Saginaw has
| bought 5,0OO,OO0 feet of pine on the Tittawa-
| bassee river.
Charles Baer, a well-kuown citizen of
| Port Huron, has been arrested by the Unit
| ed States authorities on charge of violat-
| ing the liquor laws.
James O'Grady of Houghton goes to
Santa Fe to become bookkeeper of Jay
| Hubbells new copper mining company.
| The property includes about 5000 acres of
| mineral land.
| j. X. Redington, a Washington land at
| torney who has been interested in upper
peninsula land for long time, is at Mar
| quette, representing Sl50,000 in scrip lying
on lands recently restored TO the market as
uuearned on the Marquette, Houghton Il
| Ontonagon railway grant. r. j. Mapes is
| retained by the homesteaders, and the first
| case is now on trial before ecister Bearne.
| The lands in litigation are worth fully 81,
| 600 900, embracing much valuable mineral
and timber Over 400 claims have been
| entered.
Railroad Commissioner Rich recon-
mends that cars no longer be 10 lded so that
the material overhangs the ends OF the
cars, making coupling dangerous. Some
OF the railroad managers have already is
| sued stringent orders 10 that effect
John King and Henry Fennella quarrel
| ed at Tamarack City the other night, whc 4
Fennella drew knife and stabbed King in
the breast, ini.icting wound four inches
| deep, near the heart, King will die.
| Miss Agnes Huntington, Kalamazoo
| girl, has Just made her debut in London in
the opera of paul Jones'"
Kolasinski the deposed Polish priest oil
Detroit, has been sued by Anton Dlugi fol
$4,000 damages for SANDER.
The attendance at the university this
! year is far in advance Of that of previou:
| years, and second only TO Harvard In this
country. The register in the secretary's
| Office shows 1887 entered this year,
| although the actual attendance, as shown
by the calendar soon 10 be issued, will be
about / $50, the loss being caused by with
drawals and changes The registration in
the different departments is as follows
Literary, SOB; law, 407; medical, 3SSi
dental, l13; pharmacy, 40; homeopathic
a.
Madam Omas, fortune teller, was ar
rested la Alpena the other day, and taken
| 10 Saginaw for trial on a charge Of embez
element. IL Is alleged that the madam in.
structed her patrons 10 bring along the
| jewelry of their wives and husbands
| and having secured the jewelry she mode 9