Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-28

The elevator In the Grand Rapids K In
diana freight house in Grand Rapids fell
from the second story, and the five men
who were on IL were seriously injured.
The Sault river will be ready for naviga-
ton about April l5
Gen. c. S. Brown, the new commander
Of the brigade of the Michigan state troops,
has selected the following staff: Lieuten-
ant colonel and assistant adlutant general,
j. Leveret Willett OF Flint; lieutenant
colonel and assistant inspector general, T..
ID. Ellis of Grand Rapids lieutenant colo
mel and assistant quartermaster general,
George Il. Warren of Flint: lieutenant
colonel and surgeon, DIR. j. u. Book OF
Detroit; captain and aide de camp, Dan
iel &. Sauer of jackson; captain and aide
de-camp, w. w. Robinson of Detroit
The Kent county fair association propos-
es TO consolidate with the West Michigan
association.
The law suit between the city of Lansing
and the Transit railway company has been
discontinued
Thomas Harris, farmer of China, ST.
Clair county, died intcstatc, and an no heirs
can be found, it now looks as though the
Judge OF probate may have to turn the es-
tate, amounting to S30,0J0, over to the state,
through the state board of oscheats.
The Norrie iron mine is shipping so car
loads of orc daily to the South Chicago
IL carloads daily to the Joliet steel works.
The Norrie has taken out $4,000 tons Of ore
this winter, of which 10000 has been
shipped.
The Lansing firm of Bement & Sons,
manufacturers OF stoves, farm machinery,
bob slois, etc, uses l,OOO,0O0 feet of hard
wood lumber per year, 5000 tons OF pig
iron, 700 tons of bar iron, 900 tons of steel;
| employs 800 men, and pays 81 900 per
month for wages, exclusive of the salaries
of managers, etc.
George f. Emmons OF Schoolcraft, who
| lost his eyesight while fighting in the ranks
in the civil war, has recently received 49,
800 back pens on, aud permanent pension
Of SO per month.
Natural gas has been struck six miles
| from East Saginaw.
sanitary convention will be held at
Otsego, May , and 3. At each session of
| the convention there will be addresses or
| papers on sub ects OF general interest per-
| tanning to public health, each paper TO be
| followed by IA discussion of the subject
| treated. Water supply, nuisances, Ventila-
| ton, restriction of communicable diseases,
cancer and consumption, school hygiene
| and other interesting topics will be consid
cred.
The suit brought in the United States
! district court for sixth interest in the
| great Colby mine has just been decided in
| FAVOR OF Lne tldluldnl, NlFS. CRAWFORD OF
! Hancock, Monroe, former husband of
! Mrs. Crawford, furnished the money that
| Capt. ~ Moore needed TO secure a third
| interest in the mine, then Undcveloped. on
| condition that Moore should deed him half
! his interest. When Moore got the property
| it is alleged, he had the deed made out 10
| his wife 10 evade keeping his agreement
with Monroe the latter having died in the
meantime and his widow marrying again.
! Suit was brought TO inforCe the contra T.,
and its issue gives Mrs. Crawford an in
terest in the property that is worth $3.50,
| coo or more.
Marquette will have an electric railway
in operation by July I.
| DR.. G. II. Armstrong one OF the oldest
physicians OF OwOsso, is dead. He was
well known in Masonic and G, a. r.,
! circles.
Mosher 81 Fisher Of West Bay City, have
bought 1000 acres Of pine land in the upper
peninsula, paying $4,000 for it.
Some Of the hay, live stock etc, on the
farm Of w. l.. Howard Of electric sugar
fame, at Milan, was sold under an attach
ment the other day.
Samuel Havas of Holly has been arrest.
| ed on complaint OF Mrs. Francis Kelley,
charged with an attempt to outrage her p
| years-old daughter. Havas is ianitor OF
| the Union school and also of the NJ T..
church. IL is said that he has enticed
many school children into the basement by
giving them money. Havas is 30 years old,
married, and a member of the Methodist
church.