Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21


Jan. 40, 1889
Eight hundred men wore called before
jury was agreed upon in the case of Holz.
hay the bandit
A government engineer has been ordered
10 compile the cost OF theGrand Rapids &
Michigan ship canal.
Mrs. Charles A. Gould of Owosso, fell
through bad sidewalk the other y and
broke one of her legs.
Work has been suspended on the Charlie
voix. Detroit Il Escanaba railroad. Over
81, 900 are due laborers.
DR.. w c. Bennett of Bedding charged
with criminal assault on young coioreG
girl, has been acquitted.
President Harrison has appointed Chas
p Lincoln of Coldwater second deputy
commissioner of pensions.
Abel Barber was held up by two men as
he was going 10 his home near Quincy the
other night and robbed Of 5000.
The Hills granite works will be removed
TO the state prison, rs 20 convicts have been
contracted for by the company,
The Baptists of Flint held a fair, and the
spade with which the ground for the new
church was broken sold for $40.
Robert SIN tn the new state printer
used as the state printing Office.
A "Lookiug b edward" club has been
organized in Lansing, with Deputy Labor
Commissioner Barnes at the head.
Capt Simmons, the chief Of police OF
Bay City, has begun war of eXtermina-
ton upon loungers about the saloons.
In the foot ball game between students
of Albion college and the university, the
hOya from tho npiVaraitE fha
James b. Macdonald, the murderer Of
Matchwooi, says no was in dream when
he commi ted the triple murder the other
day.
Rev. Ezra M. Durham of Adrian was
seriously injured, aud died three days
later, without having regaiae1 conscious
ness.
Oceana county has more acres of or.
chards, in proportion TO the amount of
cleared laid than any other county in the
state.
Frank Crawford OF Battle Creek, charged
with the murder of his sister Fanny, las
been held for trial at the December term Of
court
Madame Maranteie, the equestriene of
Mendon, has gone TO Europe. and is get
ting 800 per week for her skill in manag-
ing horses,
The Lake Shore road has paid "a, 200 TO
the estate of Joseph Connolly, who was
killed in the collision with u street car in De
troit not long ago.
Thos. J. Randall, the street Car driver
who was injured in the accident at Kala
mazoo last May, has sued the Michigan
Central for $4,000.
Edward Clifford alias Thompson, is
wanted by the sheriff Of lonia county, who
will pay SD for him, for II murderous as.
sault upon Patrick DAILY.
Some Muske.ou boys threw a snake on
Jennie Holden, a II year old girl, brighten
ing her into spasms, as result Of which
she died few days later.
change of venue will probably be
granted in tho case Of Holzhay, the Landit,
as 1t doubtful whether a jury can be OBJ
tanned in Gogebic county.
The FIR .nkfort & Southeastern railroad
has been finished, and in 10 days Toledo,
Ann Arbor & North Michigan trains will
be running into Frankfort.
Prof. Henry e. Adams, special agent of
the bureau, to whom is assigned the sub
ject OF transportation, is running bureau
Of the census at Ann Arbor.
a thousand men are At work on the Ira
verse City extension of the Chicago x
City and the Manistee river
1t may interest Michigan applicants for
place in the census bureau 10 learn that no
appointments will be made until Jan. TO
places in the Washington Office.
A number of Holland families are t. &c
settled on the swamp .nds near Decatur,
and given the rent for one year, to see
what Can DO done with the land
The portrait o. Edward Mundy, first
lieutenant governor OF Michigan, and one
of the first supreme judges OF the state,
has been presented TO the supreme court.
The ninth semi annual apportionment Of
prim ry school interest fund shows that
there are 621, All children OF school age in
the state, and the sum appropriated Is
S464, 6l4.36.
George Loring of Buchanan was at con-
siderable trouble last spring in destroying
all the insects on his apple trees, and as q
result this fall sold 90J barrels of apples at
~. 25 barrel.
Randall & King owa -four mill near Lee
onidas, j ckson county. They had dis
pute the other day aud as q result one man
had his skull cracked and the other had 10
pay $500 or go to Jail.
Mrs. John Barnes and Mrs S. A. Gibson,
| who were injured in the railroad accident
at Kalamazoo in May last, have been set
tied with by the Michigan Central and
have agreed not to bring suit.
Fred b. Otis, son of Rev. M. l.. Otis of
Palo, Iona county, died Of typhoid fever
| in the hospital at New Haven, Conn.,, a few
] days since. He was attending the divinity
school of Harvard university.
A meeting Of prominent republicans was
| held in Detroit a few days ago to take steps
| for the consolidation of the republican
clubs of the state. A committee of five
was appointed TO MAKE further arrange
| ments.
Harry Mills, local thief of Flint was
arrested the other day for robbing Meyers
clothing store. When arrested Harry was
about changing his old clothes for suit
which he had stolen. Both father and sor
| are in Jail.
All the state swamp lands In the upper
peninsula have been withdraw from cast
or homestead entry, because all such lands
will be absorbed by appropriations made by
the board of control under the authority o.
the legislature.
The October output of six of the LAX,
Superior copper mines was 4,456 tons 92I
pounds. OF this 1856 tons 1895 pounds
was from the Calumet & Hecla, stated t
be the largest output in one month in tn,
history of the mine.
Haggi Westbrook's wife and three chill