Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-06
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

fhe June term of the supreme court has
docket oil ll3 cases.
Marion township farmers are suffering
loss by sheep-killing dogs.
The Ingham docket contains 80 cases, II
OF which are suits for divorce.
Ontonagon fishermen are meeting with
unusual success this summer
A homesteader at L'Anse claims to have
discovered diamond mine on his claim.
A prohibition county convention will be
held at CarsonviIle on Wednesday June IL.
Tho patrons of industry of Hubbardston
and vicinity will celebrate on the Fourth
OF July.
The masonic bodies at Bay City have al
ready raised $4,000 for their new 1000
temple.
A blast furnace, full of the very latest
aud best machin cry, is being built at Man
istique.
A mad dog and mad calf, the latter hav-
ing been bitten by dog, have been shot at
Hastings.
$. w. Yeagley, the dishonest Hillsdale
county clerk, is suffering from nervous
prostration.
Mrs. Perry Mayo of Battle Creek, will
deliver the annual address at the Ohio state
fair next fall.
Traverse City has voted to bond the viii
lage for 81, 900 to buy lot and build a brick
engine house
Oceola county has 275, 900 acres of unoc.
cupied land, and that is but 20 miles from
Grand Rapids.
Lake Huron fishermen report fish more
plentiful than has been known for many
years at Lexington.
Prof. Kedzie of the agricultural college,
pronounces Escanaba's water unfit for
human consumption.
Charles l.. Poole, 90 years old, is an
active merchant at AlgOnac. He has been
in business there so years.
Tho Downingtou cheese factory lately
received new manufacturing apparatus and
will begin TO operate shortly.
Proceedings have been commenced
against three men at the 500 for violation
OF the alien contract labor law.
John Richards, farmer of near Green
vile, was found do I'd in the road. Strych-
nine. Widow and two children.
Col. Leslie Clark (retired), who was in
command at Fort Mackiuac in the 7Os,
will visit the island this summer.
The last log drive on the Grand river is
ended, and what has been an Industry
there for quarter OF century is done.
Sanilac county patrons of ndu stry have
decided to hold their second annual union
picnic near 'Deckerville Wednesday, June
%.
Escanaba wants blast furnace, and the
Mirror spe ks right out and says there
isn't enterprise enough in the town to build
one.
Jchn Mahan has lived in Jackson for
something less than so years, and on Tues
day evening paid his first visit to the opera
house.
The Glare Daily Advertiser, which be-
gan as an experiment five weeks ago, has
200 paying subscribers and will continue
business.
The Chicago & West Michigan have fin
ished laying track between Traverse City
and Baldwin aud are hustling the ballast.
ing of the road
y. L. Luce of Alpena, had q, 900 worth
Of diamonds in his house, which burglars
overlooked while busy Juggling of 5000
worth OF iewelry.
it is probable that all the six roads enter.
ing Grand Rapids will soon run trains into
union depot -Four of the six now use the
G.. X. a. |. station.
Tho legislative associatio on meets for the
third annual time at Lansing june 10 and
II. The sessions are devoted TO speeches,
music and other usual reunion business.
A Pontiac school mistress is charged
with pardlyzing lad named Frank Cook.
lie wasystricken soon after the punishment
and-the parents claim the teacher was the
cause.
Mrs. Mary Harrington fell from the third
story window of the Alegun county poor
house, breaking her left leg In two pl aces
The flesh was terribly lacerated by the
bones sticking through.
Rufus j. Coppes tells the circuit court
Judge for Kent county that $4,000 from
James H. Leland will take the place of his
wifes aid, society aud affection. He says
he was robbed of them.
y Up Ia Grand Traverse county the Color
do beetles come out the first OF June: but
the farmers do not plant until the bugs
have st rived TO death-July and August
will grow potatoes there.
Henry W. Dinnan of Big Rapids. who
was found dead on the railroad track neat
Marion Sunday, had considerable money
the day before and it is believed that he
was murdered and robbed.
Charles &. Barnard, the Lansing white
bridegroom of a colored bride, is still miss
ing, but wife No 2, colored, and wife No l.
uncolored, have joined hands, and woe unto
Barnard when they catch him.
Mrs. John Chapman of Plainwell, cleaned
garment with gasoline and then tried u
dry the garment over the stove. After the
excitement subsidized Mrs. Chapman found
herself badly burned about the head, face
arms and body, but she will live.
Kirby Blakely has brought suit in the
circuit court for Saginaw county agains
ID. a. Peubone, claiming $40, 900 damage,
for injury 10 his reput .tion and credit
through falsely charging him with embez
cling VI, 900 last February of whick he wa.
bonoraby acquitted.