Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-05

for burglary.
a Canadian lum herman, name unknown,
was shot aud killed in the woods near At
la nta recently.
"Minty" Ostrander. a burglar serving
two years, escaped from jackson prison
the other night.
Anglo Lazare, the murderous Italian of
Hancock, has been sentenced TO 10 years in
Marquette prison.
The convicts in the Marquette prison are
clearing up the land between the prison
and Lake superior.
Tom Palmer, minister to Spain, wants
copy of every paper in Michigan sent TO
his Detroit address.
A Grand Rapids furniture company has
sent $50, 600 worth OF furniture TO new
hotel in Savannah, Ca
The Universalist state camp meeting
grounds will DO loo tied near Mspleton,
Grand Traverse county.
Wheeler & Co. of West Bay City have
purchased the mill site of Smith Bros. OF
West Bay City for S25, 900.
Grand Rapids physicians have organized
a society for the formation and mainten-
ance OF u clinic in that city.
Nine lives were lost by the sinking of
the steamer Manhattan just outside OF New
York harbor few days ago.
William Porter OF Mosherville was kill
ed by falling tree in a lumber camp in
Oscoda county the other day.
Henry Chamberlain Of Three Oaks, has
bought five acres of unimproved land near
Ontario, Cal, for $50 per acre.
James O'Connor OF Kalamazoo sues
Frank Wagner, saloonkeeper, for selling
liquor to his son, who is minor
Laborers who have not received their
pay, will make trouble for the Detroit,
Charlevoix Il Escanaba railroad.
Mrs. Abners house near BriGgewater
was burned the other day, and her l2-year
old daughter persisted in the flames.
Burglars took $500 worth of goods from
the stores of Waldron Il Co and Hiram
Pierce atWatervliet the other night.
j. d. Milling, formerly principal of pub
lie schools at Milford, was accidentally kill
cd at Jacksonville, Illinois, a few days ago.
Thomas Mccall, a half breed. lay down
on the railroad track near Escanaba to
sleep of drunk, and was instantly killed.
Chicago capitalists have purchased sew
eral hundred acres Of land on South Man
itou island, and viii. make a summer resort
there
William O'Neil asked West Branch to
pay him 81 200 for an injury received on
the sidewalks, but the jury said $500 was
enough.
President Harrison has pardened Joseph
Clark of salt Lake City, convicted of adul-
terry and sentenced TO three years impris-
onment
j. e. Leary, a switchman in East Sagi-
nav, was run over by an engine the other
morning, and both legs cut OF. He died an
hour later.
A decision has been rendered that the
United States district court for the eastern
district OF Texas has jurisdiction over No
Man Land.
w. K. Burt has given his son-iu-law's
railroad, the L. A. A. & n. M, O contract
TO haul $1,000 car loads Of salt at the rate
OF 100 cars day.
j. Scott Harrison, a nephew of the Presi-
dent and democrat, has been appointed
superintendent of the money order depart
ment OF the postal service.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michl-
gan railway company has ordered five new
locomotives, 300 tat cars, 100 box cars and
six more passenger coaches.
Dennis Cramer has been convicted at
Morris and robbing him of $l75, and SEN
fenced TO five years at lona
MIR. Boynton of Grand Rapids, will ex-
tend the Michigan Central road from Bay
City through Grand Rapids TO Niles, pro-
vided Niles will raise bonus OF 1000.
Chas. Hackman broke his lantern while
transferring some oil from the tanks at the
Muskegon electric works and was severe
ly burned by the explosion that followed.
A great religious revival is in progress
at the university under the direction of
Evangelist Layiord. Already 200 stu
dents have experienced change of heart.
james Hickey of Royal Oak, whose SER
vices brought about the capture of Harry
Durant the smuggler, has been appointed
government detective aud sent to Cali
fornia.
II. L. Reese of Plainwell has bought,
packed and shipped 200 bushels of apples
from that vicinity this season and for
three weeks has kept twenty-six hands
employed.
The ninth semi annual apportionment of
primary school interest fund shows that
there are 627, AL children of school age in
the state, and the sum appropriated is
S464, 6l4.36.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michi-
gan railway company mas contracted 10
handle 100 car loads day of Saginaw Val
ley salt until it has hauled $1,000 cars of
the product
The 10 year-o old son of Edward Lamorine
| of Eagle Harbor, who killed little girl by
hitting her with stone, has been spirited
away by his people and the authorities
cannot find him.
Owing TO the state law which regulates
| the size OF net mesh TO be used by fisher
men the catch of whitefish this year is won
derfully improved and increased on Lake
| Michigan shores.
A rolling mill is be built at Muskegon.
| The companys plant is TO cost not less than
] 81, 000 and the site secured consists of ten
acres of land and 400 feet of water front, at
the Button suburb.
John Sage has recently been indicted for
| the murder, nine years ago, Of Harry Gun
ningham, IA two year-old boy, whose exist
| ence was barrier TO the marriage Of Sage
! to Mrs. Cunningham.
The United States jury at Grand Rapids,
in the case against Benz. +. Osgood OK
postmaster at Mendon, who was charged
with robbing letter OF draft returned O
verdict of OF guilty.
David Vanderbilt of East Saugatuck re-
Gently ordered case of books in the Hol-
land language from Amsterdam, and took