Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-01-16

to raise money TO hire Albert Trask of Sag
NAV and Fred A. Baker OF Detroit TO
prove that the Saginaw consolidation act is
unconstitutional
The Governor has appointed Reuben
Goodrich of Traverse City to receive the
taxes To be collected for building new roads
In Wexford and Grand Traverse counties.
Hon. W. S. Tcnnant of East Saginaw,
for several ye rs circuit court judge OF
Saginaw county, has become insane. and
has been sent TO the Pontiac asylum
Some rascal blew up and burned the
barn of George q. Swift, near Kalkaska
the other day, destroying $1,000 worth OF
property, including fine span OF horses.
Arthur Whitney, son of ieweler of Flint
disappeared in October last, with consider.
able OF his father cash. On New Years
Gay the 'prodigal SON. farce was reacted,
and ali is serene in the Whitley household.
James Stewart, who was sent from Hud-
son TO jackson Tor the murder of an uu-
known m n, nd afterwards released, was
arrested in Angola, Ind, u few days ago,
Tor criminal assault upon young lady
II. A. Montgomery of Lansing, in the cir
cult court at jackson, has obtained q judg-
ment by default against Byron Crouch for
$103, Ii. the amount due for legal fees in de-
Tending the Crouchee in the murder trials
some years ago.
Dilas Benjamin, young man working
for Silas Fowler on a farm near Fowler
vile, was thrown from the back OF a horse
aud stepped upon the other night, which
resulted in his death from internal hemor-
rhage at an early hour the next morning
Ed. Stokes, the man who shot Jim Fisk,
has sent Edward Ray of Coldwater q
check for SOLO for two turkeys weighing
l041S pounds. Stokes promised Ray year
ago TO pay 81 pound for two turkeys this
fall that would weigh 100 pounds or better.
DIR. E. T. Bussey of Jackson was con.
victed last June of stealing circuit court
records. Many ehorts have been made to
secure "a new trial, but without avail. Now
three witnesses come forward and swear
that il was the doctor s wife who carried
OF the papers.
The Detroit branch OF the American
building and loan association, whose head
gu ,rters is in Minneapolis, has received
notice that their stock has appreciated
about 20 per cent the last year, the assets
of the association now amounting TO over
$1,000, 000.
ID. j. Campau, collector of customs at
Detroit, has rendered his resignation, to be
accepted as soon as his successor shall
have been appointed 1t is said that Mai.
George II. Hopkins OF Detroit manager Of
the Bagley estate, and chairman of the re-
publican committee, will be his successor.
During December, 1889, the collections
of the internal revenue office for the first
district of Michigrn were 1922, 723. So, an in
crease OF $l5,5lo.5l over December, 1oSS.
For six months ending December 81, 1889,
the collections were 1898, ISL ID, an increase
OF $l04, 374. 81 over the same period for 1855.
An effort is being made TO unite under
one management the plaster works in
MT Alah
Should the effort succeed "A company will be
organized with about ~, OOO, OOO capital.
Mrs. Anna Stracia, an inmate of the
Manistee county house, WANDERED away in
October last, and nothing was seen of her
until the 9th inst, when her body was
found in the woods near NJ "nistee.
Mrs William Major, who was so brutality
assaulted by her husband near Mt. Vernon
some time ago, is still alive. The physi.
clans have been unable to remove the balls,
but think she will recover.
The artesian we'll put down by Gladwin
village struck porous rock at depth OF
400 feet, from which splendid flow OF the
purest water comes at the rate OF 200 gal
ions per minute, and with sufficient force
To- fill all the pipes that are laid.
F. w. Salisbury, formerly travelling agent
Of the Duluth, South Shore 81 Atlantic
road, has been made general freight agent
of the newly organized Cincinnati, Saginaw
* Macbinaw railroad.
The Vermont state commissioner of ag.
riculture and manufacturing has published
a map OF Vermont, showing the locations of
towns in which there are unoccupied farms
aud lands unoccupied, and says good farms
eau be bought for from three TO five dollars
per acre.
George McKan of Burr Oak, in lodging
blow aimed at him in friendly boxing
bout fell through window and severed
an artery in his shou der upon II piece of
glass losing so much blood that his death
followed.
At the annual meeting of the Michigan
millers' mutual fire insurance company in
Lansing the following officers were elected
President, }. w. jerks, Sand Bea CHI;
secretary, A. i. Davis Lansing; treasurer,
+. Thoman, Lansing.
A case involving the title to 16O acres of
land in Lenawee county was decided in the
circuit court at Adrian the other day. The
case was commenced IL years ago, has
been tried FIVE times in the circuit court,
and three times appealed TO the supreme
court.
Dowagiac has voted $4,000 aid for the
Pennsylvania Central, the vote being 465
for aud II against. The road is as far
west rs Sturgis and Is seeking an outlet on
the lake shore, probably at Benton Harbor.
Five thousand dollars more will be given
the road by Dowagi c, but $4,000 is all the
city would bond itself for.
The December salt inspection report EN-.
braced 10.923 barrels in Saginaw county,
12,641 barrels in Bay, 1867 b rrels in Man
istee, 81 $40 barrels in Mason, 20, 800 barrels
in st. Clair, 4,7S5 barrels in Midland and
40 barrels in Iosco. A total of 239, 5S5
barrels.
Grand Rapids wants TO have better rail
road accommodations 10 and from the sum
mer resorts on Lake Michigan, and survey
ors are now at work in the interest of the
Grand Rapids * Indiana railroad company
with the evident intent of building a road
from Grand Rapids to Benton Harbor via
Holland
The State board of agriculture
has accepted the new $500 agIi
cultural laboratory at the Agricul
tural college. The board has in
structed the college farm managers to
adopt stringent measures against tubercu-
! losis, which Is affecting some of the thor
oughbred cittle on tho farm One espe-
cially valuable imported shorthorn COW was
ordered shot.
About year ago Edward Rose of Cor
unna, acting on legal advice, caused Put
nam Burton OF Genesee county TO be ar