Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-23

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The cars at that place a few days ago.
Frank Baldwin, brakeman. was run
over by freight train at Escanaba and
crushed TO shdpeless mass
The necessary funds having been secur-
ed, the Cochrane roller mills at Escanaba
will not be shut down.
The deputy game warden OF Montcalm
county has been offered the princely salary
| or 81 per year.
The Michigan railway supply company
has increased Its capital stock from $780,
900 TO $35O,0O0.
The Masonic bodies Of the S0ginaws
have purchased a site and will unite in the
erection OF temple.
Burglars opened the safe in Wards ele-
vator In Marcellus the other night, aud
took theretrom $1,000.
Albert A. Shaver, formerly treasurer OF
Clare county, has confessed himself u forg
er to the amount OF 81, OOO.
Stephen Beach, Port Huron laborer,
was struck by train near Pine Grove,
the other morning, and instantly killed.
Irving Latimer in Jackson for life for
numbering his mother, continues to pay
premiums on two life insurance policies.
DIR. j. A. May, formerly publisher of the
Mason News, is now cashier of the Com
mercial bank at Ludington.
Work on the new lock excavation at
Sault Ste. Marie is being pushed vigor-
ously.
Public improvements to the amount OF
| 81, DOC, 900, were made at Sault Ste. Marie
in 1889.
Additions are being made to the Park
hotel, in st Louis, which will make 1t one Of
the largest hotels in Northern Michigan.
The friends of Rev. John Hamilton Of
| Birmingham, recently presented him with
| purse OF 500.
Joseph Cook has been nominated by the
| president as inspector of steam vessels for
the eighth Michigan district.
The Saginaw river is lower now than
ever known before.
Maj George H. Hopkins has been nomi-
mated collector of customs at Detroit, vice
Campau, resigned.
Crystal Lake township, Benzie county
will bond itself for S25, 100 for public i'm
provemcnts.
Walter S. Shotwell OF Grand Rapids has
patented "A wooden dish cutter that will
cut 5OO,O butter dishes in 10 hours.
James II. Miner of Pittsford, Hillsdale
county, one of the first white settlers in
this state, died at his home in that village
| Jan. Ii.
The state military board has decided to
| hold camp Of instruction this year, pro.
vided satisfactory arrangements can be
made.
Two heavily laden freight trains collded
near Schoolcraft the other day, and both
were badly wrecked. Train dispatcher
made mistake.
The report that Attorney General Trow.
bridge has said that the new election law
applies TO townships, is denied by that
official.
| ]. w. Roby Rome City, Ind, says he
was injured S20,O0O worth by fall on a
sidewalk in Grand Rapids, and has sued
that city for that amount.
Mail messenger service has been estab-
| lished between the town OF Yates, MANS
tee county, and the Manistee & Northwest
| ern railroad.
Crecia Cappolipo, an Italian, was stabbed
and instantly killed by countryman
n med Guido, in saloon at Iron Mountain
the other night.
Tom Shields of the Grand Rapids veneer
works, fell into vat of boiling water, and
| was so badly scdlded that he lived but two
hours after being taken out
The II saloon keepers and all the drug
! gistS OF Escanaba arc on the ragged edge
OF desp ir pending the investigation by the
grand Jury OF violations of the liquor laws.
Mrs Martha Long of Charlotte is under
arrest at Battle Creek for the larceny Of a
diamond pin and a plain gold ring, while
| under treatment at the sdnitarium.
A shortage Of about $500 has been found
in the account OF Z. w. Garrett, Lake
Shore ticket agent at Three Rivers, and
Garrett mas been arrested.
The authorities Of Montmorency county
have found it necessary TO place dynamite
| in the court house wood pile TO keep IL from
disappearing so rapidly
The will OF NJ. r. Bissell, the dead mil
| liouaire of Grand Rapids, is TO be contested
| by his father, with whom he was former
~ associated IN business.
Jere Laughlin, convicted in Escanaba
OF highway robbery, has been sentenced
| 10 seven years at hard labor in the Mar
quette prison.
The supervisors of Lapeer county have
contracted for set OF carbonized iron
cells for the Jail They are to cost 81, $50
and will be ready for occupancy in sixty
days.
Jerome Alien, aged 90 years, Of Flint,
got small bone lodged in his throat while
eating his New Years dinner. The doc
tors failed TO get it out and on the 18th
inst. Mr. Allen died.
The Michigan Central railway company
claim that many Of It's employees are sham
ming Influenza" in order TO get "lay- of"
and a detective has been ntalong the line
to investigate.
Honorable Richmond Hathaway, pio-
neer of Addison, Lenawee county, died OF
pneumonia few days ago. Until within q
few days of his death he was unusually
vigorous and hearty.
City Treasurer Zoeller of Saginaw City
says he was elected last spring for two
years, and proposes to continue in Office
until the expiration of that time, in spite
Of the consolidation.
In letter written by Inspector General
Hughes, Division Of the Atlantic, he says
$50 far as drill, discipline and military
routine are concerned, there is no school in
my inspection that equals the Orchard Lake
Mich military academy.
Mrs. Charles Wright OF Grand Rapids
died a few days ago at Pasadena, Cal, and
the same day Mrs. II. II. Ives also Of Grand
Rapids died at Denver, Col. The ladie,
were sisters.
Jacob Grubb's ice house in Ypsilaut
was destroyed by fire the other night. The
house was filled with last seasons ice
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