Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-12

47.4 per cent The mortgaged Indebtedness
Was 4j.S per cent, or only tribe less tnan
half OF the assessed valuation of the farms
mortgaged On the 43,0i9 farms actually
reported as mortgaged the annual interest
charge according to the report, is a., 1Ol,-
90, while the estimated annual interest on
al the larm mortgages Is S4,636,26
Hugh Perry OF Detroit was killed while
at work on an electric ligh, wire in Buffalo
the other day. lilo missed els footing, ana
self, He was horribly mangled by the
fall.
The safe in MarshalIs grist mill in I'm
lay City was blown open tho other night
ind so taken.
Charles Andrews, the man who accident-
ally sh0s and killed Ernest Graham OF
Kawkawlin, has been fined 500 for carry
ing concealed weapons, and the charge OF
manslaughter is dropped
William Dellivan, formerly Of Bay City,
committed suicide at San Francisco by
rolling himself up in the bed clothes and
inhaling gas through tube. Business
difficulties caused his deed.
A meeting of the Michigan commandery
OF the Loyal Legion will be held in Detroit
Oct. 2.
Frank Treat Of Hastings, Barry county,
was convicted last month OF selling liquor
TO minor, and sentenced to the Detroit
house OF correction. On motion OF Judge
Clement Smith of Barry county, Judge
Brevoort of Detroit ordered Treats re-
10 SO because he should have been sent to
the county jail instead of the house Of cor
rection.
Charles Houck, in the employ Of Carl
Eberl0 OF jackson, has been arrested and
taken TO Detroit TO answer 10 charge OF
using revenue stamps second time.
Deputy United States Marshal Moore
m do fha httf IFnfn al n
Collector Fuller worked the case up some
weeks ago. 1t is claimed Houck offense
has been going on for long time.
Joseph Hughes has been sentenced TO
five years in jackson for the larceny OF
800 from DR.. Chester Carey of Columbia
vile July 4.
Henry ID. Jones, a young lawyer of Grand
Rapids, was arrested on a charge OF steal
ing a cheek and forging an Endorsement
upon IL. IL is now shown that the check
was lost, and getting into the hands of IL
man named Gossman was by him present
ed for payment, although the bank teller
said he identified Jones as the man. Jones
has some influential friends at Lansing
who have stoutly stood up for him and de
manded a fair show for him at Grand
Rapids.
The reward of 81 900 offered by the gov
ernment for the capture OF Ho,zhay, the
train robber, will not be paid, as the man is
10 DO tried at Bessemer for murder.
Holzhay, the murderer and train robber,
will be he'd without any judicial eXamind-
tiOn as he waived his right 10 an immediate
hearing. The term OF the circuit court
opens October IS. Prosecuting Attorney
Howell says he has a dead sure case
against the bandit, and will convict him of
murder the first crack. He is now in Jail
at Bessemer.
Street cars in Muskegon will be run by
electricity within 20 days.
William McKelvey of Detroit, while try
ing To board freight train near Grass
Lake, fell under the wheels. His right
arm was crushed To pulp, and he was
otherwise Injured.
Ishpeming wants some one to establish
normal school there.
The remains of Ur Snyder, who came to
his death ut Dewing's siding aud was
buried at LeRoy, have been exhumed to
see if he was murdered. He carried $1,000
life insurance and the companies holding
the risk are pushing the investigation.
Down at Washington, where Maj. Geo.
Il. Davis is compiling the war records, il is
found that somebody has stolen the official
reports of the operations at Missionary
Ridge and Knoxville of the Eighth, Tenth,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Twenty first,
Twenty second, Twenty fifth and Twenty
seventh Michigan infantry and First Mich
igan engineers.
The strike of laborers on the coal docks
at Gladstone has ended, the men being
granted IA small increase in wages.
Mrs. S. Rossman Of Allegan fell through
a trap door into the cellar, and received in
juries which caused her death the next
morning.
Mrs. Gorilla Brown, one of the first set
tiers of Albion, died on the 4th inst. She
had hnan m urria1 70 Mr. RrntUT
John Miller, aged %, of Vassar died on
the 4th inst. He was one Of the oldest
pensioners of the war OF 1912. in the state.
The annual reunion Of the Michigan as
sociation of veterans of the Mexican war
will be held in Detroit on the 24th and 25th
inst.
Daniel Campbell was run over and kill
Cd by the cable cars in Grand Rapids, Sep
TENDER (.
VIM. Pease, one of the first settlers OF
Michigan, died recently at the home of his
son in-law, Henry Dunn, in Eckford town
ship, Calhoun county, in the 96th year of
his age, from pneumonia. His is the first
death which has occurred in this family
for sixty years.
The Governor has pardoned Joseph Mul.
ligan, who was sent from Mason county in
May, IS, to Jackson for four years for as
sault with intent to kill Mulligan had al
family is having a hard time to keep the
wolf from the door, which, together with
the belief that he was insane when the as
5 ult was committed, make the reasons for
the pardon.
Forest fires have done considerable dam
age in Mecosta county the past week.
Henry Wendt, while trying to save one
OF Hargraves horses from falling of o
tramway in the Hnrgrave mill at Bay City,
had his arm thrown against slab saw and
taken Off The horse fell and was killed.
Bishop Gillespie and Capt Storrs of the
state board of corrections and charities
have gone 10 California TO attend the ma
tonal conference of corrections and chart
ties. Hon. VIM. Ball of Hamburg, Mrs.
Mary A. Mayo of Battle Creek, and Mrs.
w. G. Dewing of Kalamazoo, will also at
tend.
Rev. j. II. Miller of Ypsilanti started
Aug. % TO visit in Chatham, Ont, and has
not been heard from since. IL is feared
that he has met with foul play.
The business mems association Of Nash
vile are ueitating the question of water
works for that village.
w. w. Parker, IN anufacturer of the
Parker tanning mill, and for so years a
resident of New Baltimore, is dead.
Edward White Of Battle Creek Is build
inc n otanm lauOph foot lonu In uhicb