Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-01

Greenville's new potato starch factory is
nearly completed. The works cover a
space 145x170 feet in size.
The Battle Creek g. Bay City railroad
company has just purchased S13, 629 worth
of property in West Bay City.
A syndicate of Is capitalists has pur-
chased the South Ottawa & West Allegan
society's fair grounds for $1,000.
Mrs. William Liscom's dwelling house
at Goodrich was burned the other night
with loss of 81 900, insurance 5000.
The striking Calumet g. Hecla men at
Lake Linden are back at work, having Sc
sured their demanded increase in wages.
Saginaw county farmers report the
average condition and amount of crops in
prospect but say rain is needed very much.
G. ID. Geer was arrested at Linden the
other day and taken to Flint on a charge
of illegal liquor selling. Geer is drug
gist.
A. Zahn is Livingston farmer who sold
his wool crop for 341g cents per pound
This is probably the highest price paid this
season.
Gen. Cutcheon of the Ninth district, is
Reeds leader in the fight over the appoint
ment of the National soldiers home di-
rectors.
Upper peninsular people are now enjoy
ing the strawberry season. The fruit is
reported unusually large and delicious this
summer.
President Hayes writes that he would
like to but can't get away from the chick
ems long enough to go to Ionia and talk ut
the fair.
The Eaton county patrons don't know
whether they want to put up a separate
ticket and will wait until the oracle speaks
at Lansing next week
Representative Brewer has a petition
from Robinson Bros. and the Lansing lum-
Der company, asking the passage of
national bankruptcy bill.
This from Lenawee farmers: Corn is
suffering from dry ground; oats are not
filling" and the prospect for winter APP
pies is anything but Elysian
l.. T. Larchner of Adrian, left his horse
standing in front of his drug shop Satur-
day, and did not see it again until he found
it in police charge at Jackson.
The stockholders of the defunct Lowell
bank sell the last of their property at
auction next week, and everybody has been
paid in full except themselves.
Congressman ODonncll has returned to
his seat in the house. after a vacation of
two weeks, which he spent in seeing his
family domiciled at Spring Lake, N. j.
Phillip Oliver, of Sanford is under arrest
because it is said he sold whiskey to an
Indian, who got drunk and was killed on
the +. 81. p. NJ. track Saturday night.
Five years ago the Shiawassee river at
Owosso was fine, deep stream; today il
is a filthy creek, with no prospects of ris-
mig. The removal of dams below is the
cause.
The south bound freight on the Chicago
& West Michigan railway ditched four fat
cars an three boxes the other day three
miles north of Baily. The loss is about
s., 600.
The other night some miscreant stole
into the barns at +. Il. Bradley's camp,
near West Branch, and nearly ruined six
set of heavy harness by cutting the tugs
and brides,
Gottfieb Huegger, who owns and runs a
portable steam saw mill near Franklin.
Oakland county, was caught in the large
circular the other day and his shoulder
and right hand terrible mangled.
Mrs. L. +. Slussar of Mancelona, of the
editorial party staying at the Taylor house
during the late convention, left her pocket
book containing 800 between the mattresses
of the bed. She did not lose the money,
as an honest chambermaid found it.
The common council of Fenton did not
believe that the census was taken correctly
and they proceeded to take one themselves.
The result was that they found Porter's
figures just SO short, and Fenton has, I'M
der the latest count, 2,261 inhabitants.
John Marsh. formerly teacher in the
Red Jacket public schools, became crazy
the other day while at work and attempted
to shoot his father and mother. He fired
four shots at them none of which took eff
fect) before he was captured and disarmed.
Sunday night the first death at tho
state encampment occurred. Private
Charles +. Stiles of Co. d., Third regi-
ment of Jackson, was drowned while bath
ing. He was swimming with friend and
was suddenly missed The body was re-
covered from deep hole about midnight.
The remains were sent home Monday
morning accompanied by First-Lieut. Sau-
wall and a detail of six men.