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

Smith fell and broke his leg. Mrs. Smith
sued the Anderson woman for damages,
! aud recovered S3O3.
Ozro A. Bowen has been appointed reg.
ter OF the public land Office at Vancouver.
| Washington. Bowen at one time resided
in Lansing, whence he removed TO M mis-
tique He is an ex-Inember of the Michi-
gun legislature.
At the annual meeting Of the executive
committee OF the state agricultural society,
held In Lansing few days ago, 1t WAS de-
cided TO hold the next state fair in Lansing,
commencing Sept. g. and continuing FIVE
days.
An official OF the postal department has
been sent to Detroit to investigate the
needs Of that Office, before the department
complies with Postmaster Hance request
for more room pending the construction OF
the new building.
Forty Dowagiac business men have form
| ed themselves into an organization 10 be
known as the knights of Right" with the
av0wed object of fighting lawyers, whisky,
and English trusts, the three things which
the knights" claim TO be at the bottom OF
all the ills Of life
Mrs. Almira Griffite anc .1rS. Sarah Z.
| Davis OF Michigan, under arrest at Kansas
City, Mo, as the original Blenders, had no
trouble in showing that they were in Miohi-
|
the Bcnders were dourishing in crime.
Hon. Austin Blair of Jackson has been APP
| pointed a member of the ass y commission.
| The duties OF the commissioners include
an examination OF the coins made at tho
various minis OF the United States for the
year 1889. Tho place is purely compi-
mentary in its character
The Michigan pioneer and historical So
| ciety has undertaken TO procure and pub
| lish history OF the settlement of every
| township and county in the state. Any in
| formation that will aic In this work may
be sent to George II. Green, the secretary,
at Lansing.
Rev. William We.1er pastor of the
Baptist church at Goblie, near Kalamazoo,
had pronounced the benedic ion last Sun
| day night, and was about to step from the
pulpit when he w Frustrated by stroke
of apoplexy, and died almost instantly.
The state military board has denied the
| petition of the Detroit cadets for admission
TO the state troops, the quota being full
The board authorized delegation TO be
| subsequently named to attend the national
\ gu rd association OF the United States, to
be held in Washington Feb ., aud urged con-
gress to make large appropriation for the
national guards
The Michigan poultry and pet stock asso
citation has completed It's exhibition at bay
| City. 1T was a success in every particular.
| Dwight ). Smith w elected president for
! the ensuing year, and A. w. Pancoast sec
| rotary. The next annual meeting and ex-
| hibtion will be held IN jackson in January,
! 1901.
The tramp killed by Marshal Malam of
| Three Rivers was identified by Mrs. Charles
| f. Willard OF Kalamazoo, as her husband.
| The remains were taken to Kalamazoo for
| snternent, and while the funeral was in
progress Willard came home. The tramp
| is still unknown.
Congressman Bliss has introduced in the
| house, the bill passed by the senate of the
last congress to provide for establishing
an Indi n school in the state The bill
asks for an appropriation of $50, 900 for the
erection OF "A building, and the acceptance
| by the senate of site.
The Lenawee County Savings Bank is.
sued complimentary address on the occa
| sion OF its twentieth anniversary, which
| occurred January l3. The bank is one of
the soundest financial institutions in the
state. and the oldest exclusively savings
bank in Michigan.
The ST. Louis, Sturgis & Battle Creek
and Battle Greek x Bay City railroads
were sold last summer and deposit of
| $500 required by the United States
| court for the benefit of creditors. 1t has
| now been hscertained that $4,000 will
cover the claims, and Judge Brown has or
dered S23JO0 paid TO Henry A. Gardner,
who represents the bondholders.
Alpena is to have new iron bridge
across Thunder Bay river, a short distance
| below the dam. The bridge is to be lis
feet long, roadway to be IL feet wide, and
| two sidewalks each feet inches wide.
| The hight of the truss will be 20 feet. The
contract price is $500, besides which the
| city has TO erect two abutments. The
work is to be completed next summer
Nelson Z. Fifeld, Kent county farmer,
applied for "A marriage license the other
| day, and swore that the would be- bride was
| 10 years old She corroborated his state
ment, but when the parents of the girl
were asked about the matter they declared
she had Just celebrated her fifteenth birth
day. EiHeld and his intended have both
been arrested for perjury.
The Indians OF Saginaw and Isabella
| counties are thoroughly aroused at the
way the white man is cutting valuable
| timber from their reservations. Chief
i Fisher of the Chippewas, has issued a call
| for all Indians to meet at Indian Town,
| near St. Charles, on Jan. 80. "A petition
| will then be drawn up and signed asking
| the commissioner OF Indian affairs TO re-
move all trespassers from Indian reserve
lands.
The state convention of the Michigan
fruit manufacturers was held in Benton
Harbor a few days ago. The following
officers were chosen for the present year
President G. +. Aim endinger, Ann Ar
Dor; vice president, l.. ). Foster, Lansing;
secretary, Peter A. Wright, Austin; ex-
ecutive board, w. a. Herring Jouesville;
&. II. Godfrey, Benton Harbor; w. G.. lr-
win, Brooklyn; Samuel McFattridge, Ida
5. Lacy, Niles. The next convention will
be held in Lansing.
The laws of the United States circuit
court provide that nonresident plaintiffs,
whether citizens or aliens, shall deposit
security for costs with the clerk of the
court, while residents, although they may
be aliens, are exempt from the rule. This
being discrimination in favor of the resi-
dent aliens, Judge Brown of the United
States circuit court In Detroit has or
dered the rules 10 he amended so that all
non residents or aliens shall be required
TO deposit costs.
A state prohibition conference Is to be
held in Philharmonic hall, Detroit, com
mencing Feb. IL. Papers are to be read by
the following well-known prohibitionists
Mrs. Mary II. Lathrap, M. J. flaming,
Prof. Samuel Dickie, Rev. John Russell
and Richard +. Trevellick. A platform
meeting will be held in the evening TO be
addressed by Hon. ex-Gov John p. ST.
John of Kansas, and others. A large at
| - f,.o.