Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-15
WOLVERINE ITEMS.


liberia present at eight places, scarlet fever
at ten pluces, typhoid fever AT i've places,
and measles at two places.
Jon than Whitney of Alea, Hillsdale
county, had a horse and buggy stolen July
ri. The plumber has been discovered in
Chicago and the thief caught.
dad" Hilton and William Kelley, the
fellows who swindled Banker McKillop OF
Berry on the "gold brick game, have been
held for trial at Lansing.
William NJ Gallo, merchant at Vesta-
burg; was arrested at Saginaw few days
ago charged with assuming Annie Bur
ling. aged II years, whom Gale brought
from Detroit on the pretence Of taking her
10 his home as a servant Gale Is married
and A. years old.
The greatest surviving figure of the Mexi-
can war; Gen. Geo w. Morgan of Mt. Yer
non, o., was in Detroit few DAYS ago, en-
route to Duluth. This distinguished-loo
ing man is the last of the Mexican war gen
erals, and was a famous major general in
the rebellion. He was severely criticised
for the blowing up of Cumberland Gap, but
his nearest friends think he did humane
act in the interest of his men. He was in
congress for many years and was once the
caucus democratic nominee for speaker
against Mr.. Blaine. He has been promi-
nently identified with the democrats for
years, but is now out Of politics.
Thomas Matthias fell on a sidewalk at
Hpsilanti and broke his leg and now sues
that city for $1,000
Thomas II. Nesbitts barns and grain
sheds, four miles from Flint, burned Aug. !,
with the seasons crops Loss, $500;
insurance, 1000, The fire, il is thought,
was accidentally set by tramp.
Prof H. Il. Pettergill, who has been an
instructor in the agricultural college for
the past four years, has been requested to
resign on or before Aug. 20.
English capitalists are trying to get con
troll OF the Braastad iron mines near lsh-
pemng. This is the finest iron property in
the Lake Superior district that English
capital has been interested In.
Hilsdale county school inspectors vote
unanimously against providing free text
books.
The state fair buildings at Lansing are to
be lighted by electricity, and evening exhi-
bitions are TO be held.
The state w. c. II. L. requests all minis
tiers in Michigan 10 preach on Tho Physi-
cal, Mental and Moral Effects Of Tobacco
Sept -. The bill that blue eyed Jerry"
Rogers got through the legislature last
spring. prohibiting the sale Of tobacco in
any form to minors under Il, goes into eff
feet Oct. |.
The safe in the union ticket off ce at the
vi hOl VI bClNi Spu duu w OOh W al VI
Detroit, was broken into the other night
and about $1,000 taken.
The Sixth Michigan heavy artillery held
its annual reunion in Charlotte August T.
Following are the officers elected: Presi-
dent Mai Harry Soule of Ann Arbor !;
vice president, Capt. Edwards Of Niles ;
secretary and treasurer. DIR. Milton Chase
OF Otsego. Albion was selected for the
next years reunion, TO be he'd Aug. 20, ~
A Of
county and one OF the oldest residents of
that county, is dead.
William Dorrien of Pincomng has sued
the Michigan Central company for $4,000
damages because the station agent at that
place threw him out of the station building
and broke his leg
X. j. Margeran has been appointed light
house keeper at Petite Point, off Au Sable.
Port Huron business men are making an
effort TO have district fair held annually
at that place.
The state board Of auditors has awarded
the contract for the state printing to Rob
ert Smith of lthica, and the stationery con-
tract to lhling Bros. x Co. of Kalamazoo.
Prof t. G. Anderson has been chosen
professor of English at the Agricultural
College TO s. .cceed Prof. Johnson.
The children of Zion church of Grand
Rapids has recently been reorganized, and
ali the Objectionable features introduced by
Paterson are abolished. There are no more
Eyes of Jehovah nor "Handmaids of
Christ Accommodation can be pro
nounced only by the congregation, and the
bishopric IS no longer retained.
Thomas Moriarty of Houghton, the main
support of his aged parents, Yqf drowned
on the Sth, inst.
Millions of fish were killed in the river It
Iron Mountain by the dynamite which was
exploded in the water in the attempt to ind
the bodies of the three young ladies who
were drowned there few days ago.
Frank Porter OF Jasper was crushed to
death the other day while repairing II re p
er under which he had crawled, by the ma
chine falling on him.
George Stevens, son of President Stew
ems OF the First National bank of Niles, was
shot and killed at Guthrie, Oklahoma, the
other day by George Townsley. The two
became involved In quarrel over the own
ership Of IA town lot. This is the first muir
der that has occurred at Guthrie since the
opening OF Oklahoma.
The governor has paIdoned George n.
Barnhardt, sent from Branch county in
June, 1874, to state prison for life for Grim
in i assault. Barnhardt, who was a repu-
table citizen, was convicted under pressure
of great public excitement. and there has
always been great doubt OF his guilt. He
| has already served 10 years ana the gov
ernor has decided TO give him the benefit OF
the doubt and release him. This action
was unanimously recommended by the
| pardon board.
| Several prisoners escaped from the Cadil.
lac Jail the other night and are still at large.
Mary j. Reynolds has sued Detroit for
! $4,000 damages. In her complaint Mrs.
| Reynolds says that N February last she
| fell down the west side of Shelby street
| between Congress and West Fort, owing
| TO "a defective sidewalk. Mrs. Reynolds
states that she kept a boarding house, and
| that before the accident she realised there
! from net income OF so per week. Since
the accident she says that she has no longer
been in receipt of this income.
A we'll dressed young man, who gave his
name as VIM. Baird, and residence Petos
| key, while trying to jump freight trPir
near Xenia, Ohio, fell from bridge ovel
which the cars were passing, breaking AT
arm and badly spraining his ankle. HI
stated that his parents were In good circum
stance, and a telegram TO his home brought
an answer that his father had started Il
him. He was taken to a hotel and cared
for.
Calvin G. Townsend of Kalamazoo hat
been appointed principal clerk of the public
lands in the general land ONCE.
Deputy Sheriff Mat Thomas Of Particle
| Calhoun county is In iail charged with re