Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-09
WOLVERINE WHISPERINGS.

| A declaration for libel suit was served
| the other day upon Martin II. Brown, edi-
| tor of the Battle Creek Moon, and late
| president of the Michigan State Press as
ISOLATION, by Hon Charles Austin Twenty
| five thousand dollars damages are de
| manded.
| Muskegon tug men have been prohibited
! by ordinance from burning slabs on their
boats. Insurance and lumbermen iuaugu-
| rated the movement, alleging tugs are regu-
lar trebrands when burning wood. The
mayor will veto the ordinance.
The saw and planning mill Of Brooks &
Joslyn of Port Huron was destroyed by
! fire the other morning. Loss, 100000.
The West Michigan Horticultural society
will hold its June meeting at Grand Haven
on the sixth, seventh and eighth of that
| month. One OF the especial attractio MS
will be an address by Prof Bailey OF Cor
nell university on what he saw on his re-
cent trip through France, England, Scot.
| land, Norway and Sweden in the interests
| of advanced horticulture. Prof. Bailey is a
native of South Haven.
A New York capitalist thinks Flint
| good town in which to plant "a street rail
| way
Mart Moore. who formerly lived AT Gene
| Seville but has lately resided at Green
| Vile, created a sensation mt his former
home by abducting Anna Warby from the
residence of her mother few days ago.
|
her sister into a buggy, drove away.
| When out of the way of possible interior
ence Moore deliberately drew revolver
and ordered Annals sister 10 get out and
walk home The unfortunate victim tried
to follow but was forcibly prevented by
Moore, who rapidly drove away. The
story Of the bold abduction was instantly
spread, and the officers are looking for the
offender.
George Wilson, one o. the best known
residents of the upper peninsula, died ut
his home at Republic April -. Mr.. Wilson
had been for 10 years in TIC employ of the
| Republic iron company. Daring the first
10 years d. the time be was engaged as
bookkeeOet for the firm, ana for the past
five years he had been superintendent of
the company's mines. He was 10 year1 OF
age and was one of the most competent and
popular mine managers of the Lake SUI
perior region.
The Alden canning factory of Benton
| Harbor has contracted for 300 acres OF to-
matOes.
The Grand Ledge chair factory employs
co men and is behind in its orders
Mosher x Fisher of Bay City recently
| purchased 3, 500 900 feet of logs near st. lg-
mace, paying 50, 900 for the same.
Frankfort saloonists must furnish $1,000
bonds
The G.. A. r. post of Morenci is raising
| lunuS with Wnlcl 10 erect a soldiers mon
ument in that place.
Thousands of bushels of onions have been
| dumped into the river at Douglass and
Saugatuck. They would not bring enough
in Chicago TO pay the eight charges for
| crossing the lake.
Bronson liquor sellers must put up bonds
10 the amount OF So, 500
Dennis Mccullough has confessed that he
threw the stone which killed William
Cunningham in jackson the other night.
The first annual meeting of the Young
Peoples Methodist Alliance of Michigan
was held in Lansing on the lst inst. The
officers elected for the ensuing year are :
| President Willis w. Cooper of St. Joseph;
iccpresident, Rev. d. b. Miller of Dams
vile; secretary, Rev. +. L. Thompson Of
Manistee; treasurer, Rev. y. II. Ransom
of Battle Creek.
Daniel Johnston was instantly killed by
the breaking of platform in the Lake
Superior mine at Ishpeming the other
| morning.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Begole gave a
| party in Flint the other night to number
of pioneer friends, all of whom were pros
ent at their weo3iEg which took place
| April, %, 1899
The managers of the Battle Creek sani-
tarium will establish a branch Of that in
stitution at Gougac lake this summer
Nearly 30,OO0,OO0 feet of lumber was
| 5hic1ed on the Saginaw river during April.
Charles Hall has been held for trial
| charged with attempting to wreck train
near Greenville.
Theodore Swinsel, fITmer, was found
dead in the woods near his home in Ogden,
| Lenawee county, and from all appearances
had been dead two days.
George Postel one of the earliest pioneers
of Oakland county, died at his home near
| Rochester Nav l.
The f. & =. NJ. passenger and freight de
| pot in East Saginaw was destroyed by fire
the other night.
Ground has been broken for the soldiers
monument at Hastings The monument,
which will be the finest of its kind in the
state outside Of Detroit, will be ready for
unwilling on Decoration Day.
The State Bremen's association, in SEES
sion in Lansing, elected officers as follows
President, l.. A. Bentley of Eaton Rapids !;
vice presidents, G. &. Durham of Cadillac
+. w. Peabody Of Albion and John
Nebele of Lansing; secretary and trcasur-
err, w. A. fuller of Pentwater; statistician,
o. f. jackson OF Ithaca; representative to
national convention, j. Il. Bohnett of Bat
tie Creek. The next annual convention
will be held at Cadillac on the third We'd
nesday in May, 1890.
DIR. II. f.. Thomas and f. M. Calkins Of
Allegan aud G. B. Nichols of Martin, have
| been appointed members OF inc Allegan
county pension board at the instance of
Congressman Be!knap.
Severe frost on the LIST inst. ruined fruit
prospects around Niles.
Rumored that the narrow gauge road be-
tween Buchanan and Berrien Springs will
be widened to standard gauge and be in
operation by the LIST of August.
The Central Michigan beekeepers asso-
citation met at Lansing the other day and
had a good time The following officers
were elected President, j Ashworth
secretary, w. A. Barnes; vice presidents,
w. O. Wilson, and Miss Minnie Brindle.
William II. Eastman has been appointed
chief of police of Grand Rapids 10 succeed
Gen. l. g. Smith.
The following is a statement of the cop.
per mine products for April Atlantic, 225
tons; Quincy, 27o; Calumet & Hecla,
2,5Sssl; Franklin, 191; Huron, 1878; Al
louez, ia.
Farmers in Genesee county will grow
considerable sorghum this summer A
mill for manufacturing syrupwill be estab
lished at Flint.
Michigan will send % delegates TO the
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