Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-08
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

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break ground for their $50, 900 temple.
The Saginaw business mems association
proposes to organize under firmen basis.
Marquette people are raising howl be
cause the thermometer ran up to 92 o
there the other day.
Sanilac county raises 500, 900 worth of
honey yearly, which is divided among 200
| people in the business.
The contract for rebuilding the lower
dam at Big Rapids has been awarded to
j. +. Byers for Sl'975.
A drunken man named Brennon was
struck by lightning the other day at Potts
and instantly sobered up.
Dr. Eccles is the health officer of Bliss
field and his salary is IS. He will retire
at the end of this years services.
The agricultural college catalogue con-
tains the names of 1863 students, IS profess
sors, five assistants and Is tutors.
John Vanos of Grand Rapids hung him
self to a nail in room at his home. He
was dead when found by his wife.
Henry Allen. a farmer of near Stanton,
was sunstruck Thursday and he died
shortly afterward He was in the harvest
field.
Dean and Field, Dickerson, sons " +. y.
Dickerson of Detroit, aged s and 10 years,
were drowned while bathing at Star Island
Sunday.
The soldiers and sailors of nor them
Michigan camp for three days at Grayling,
beginning Aug. Is. The town is making
big preparations.
Muskegon will go down to the next leg
islature and insist that the members incor-
porate Pinchtown as one of its wards.
This will surely bring the population up to
80, 900.
There are original package saloons run
ming in full blast and bottles in Hartford,
Paw Paw, Decatur and other towns in
Van Buren, county, now under local option
regime.
Barney McKernan who shot Benjamin
Ross in front of his place near Brown city
week ago, is out on bail at 81. 900 pend
ing his examination, which has been set
for Aug. Z.
Charles NJ. Hubbel of Ypsilanti, widely
of fruits and garden truck, is dead. He
leaves widow and family in excellent
circumstances.
The barn of Hiram Myers, farmer of
Watson township, Allegan county, was
burned on Sunday evening. 1t was filed
with wheat and hay. Loss from $500 to
81, 900, partially insured.
John c. Brown of Marquette. has raft
containing IS, 900, 900 feet of lumber tow
ing from Marquette to Bay City. 1t is
thought to be the largest raft ever taken
from the Marquette region.
Herb Mills, the Greenville boy who
adopted the Fron code for settling gil
disputes and shot his rival twice, at Beld-
ing, is in Jail at Ionia. lie says the rival
shot himself, but the girl says net.
H. H. Cooley left hens egg at Us Sun
office last week that measured 1-l6X1
1-16 inches. 1t is well proportional and
symmetrical, and a credit to the enterpris-
ing biddy that superintendent its manufact-
ure.-Elsic Sun.
John Matthews and Isaac Monroe of
Cassopolis fought Monday night and in the
melee Monroe was cut down the back with
a carving knife in the hands Of Matthews.
Monroe drew his pocket knife and severeu
Matthews jugular vein, causing his death.
Monroe is in jail.
Mrs. A. Matzingkr of Riga soundly
thrashed her husband, packed up her
things and left tho mansion the other day.
| This drove him to insanity and he took
| poison. The wife came back TO witness
the dying, but when she saw that he was
to be rescued from the pit she left the
house second time, and she has since re-
fused TO live with her lord. Sh9 wants a
| divorce.
Sunday afternoon in the woods north OF
iSaginaw. boy IL years of age was dis
covered having the appearance of a savage
He was half-witted and had been feeding
| on roots and dirt. There was scarcely d
vestige of clothing upon him, and the flesh
on his legs was torn and scratched in a ter
rible manner. On the strength of rumor
that his parents were Polish residents Of
Bay City. Chief II Police Kane had hin
sent there.
Over 100 Of the largest taxpayers Of I'm
lay City have petitioned the council to sus
pend operations on the proposed wate'
works. The council seems inclined I,
ignore the petition and now the citizens
propose serving an injunction on the council
restraining them from issuing the bonds
If SO, a lively lawsuit will ensue. NJ
doubt this move will tie up business soon
as no one would want the bonds pending
legal proceedings.
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