Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-06-27

Dr. Samuel Kitchen, DIR. Harvey Williams,
and DIR. o. Il. Barber, all republicans In
Montcalm county Dr. Nichols remains and
has for his associate DIR. N. l.. Bachman
of Stanton. Shiawassce county gets a
pension examiner for the first time in the
person of w. =. Jones of Corunna. He is
appointed in the place Of DIR. Gilman of ST.
Johns.
In the event Of tho formation
of the North American salt com
pany, the main ONCE will be In New
York. IL was the intention TO locate the
Office in Detroit or East Saginaw but the
action OF the legislature relative TO increas
ing stock OF corporations, makes this i'm
possible.
Harvey King died on his farm near La
peer recently, aged II years. He was ana
tive of New Hampshire, came to Detroit in
1888 and was for years dairyman on the
Cass farm, having been q close friend OF
the old general.
Five railroad men were held up by a
gang Of tramps in jackson the otker night
and robbed OF money in sums varying from
s. TO S25.
1t is thought that by Jan. next the De
troit ~ st. Clair river railroad will be in
operation. Surveyors are now at work on
the route.
Miss Lizzie Phelps, a daughter of Rev
Dr. p. Phelps, former president of Hope
college, Holland, was one of the victims of
the Johnstown flood.
Representative Hon. Oliver S. Smith Of
Owosso has become insane.
The common council of Kalamazoo re-
fused TO approve the liquor bond Of Cath
crime Amperse on the ground that she ran a
disorderly house. The woman sued the
city for damages. The supreme court de-
cides against her on the ground that mu
nicipal officials created by an act of the
legislature, rs is the council, are not the
agents of the city, and the neglect OF the
council TO approve good bonds, is in no
sense the neglect Of n municipality unless
there is distinct understanding in the
charter TO that effect.
1t has been settled at the war department
that all of the Twenty third infantry shall
encamp with the Michigan state troops at
Lake Goguac, with the exception of a small
number who will be left behind to take
care of the several posts. Companies F. G.,
II and / will 20 from Fort Wayne; com
panies A aud b from Fort Brady; com
panies and X from Fort Mackinac, and
companies Z and ID from Fort Porter at
Buffalo, n. Y.
The faculty quarrel at the agricultural
college is in state OF eruption again. 1t is
reported that Prof johnson, in reproving
some of the students in the classroom re-
marked that he was aware Of the hostility
OF the faculty and Students but that the
agricultural board and the people of the
state were supporting Nun ana Ihat ne
would succeed
Col. a. Il. McReynolds OF Grand Rapids
is over 50 years OF age and was created
knight Tcmplar in Ireland before he was
twenty-one years OF age by special dis
pensatiou. He is the only living charter
member OF the first Masonic lodge in De
troit, which was instituted over fifty years
ago.
Patrick Crosby, who is in Jail Mt Flint on
suspicion of being the murderer of Law
renee Murray aud his mother, will have
hearing July >.
w. II. Burt says there is very little pros
pect Of a salt union being formed, because
the manufacturers hold their plants at such
eXorbitant prices
Capt. James Chester of the Third artill-
cry has been directed by the secretary of
war TO make an Inspection of the Michigan
military academy at Orchard Lake and of
the Michigan agricultural college at Ian
sing
Thomas M. Cooley, chairman of the inter
state commerce commission, de
| livered the address 10 the graduating class
of the law department of Columbia univer-
sity. His subject was 1.-THE judicial Sys-
TEN of the United States and the Relations
Thereto of the Federal Supreme Court"
Herbert L. McNair and X. Il. Babbitt Of
Michigan were among the students
An organ factory has been organized in
Jackson with capital of so 900.