Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-20

Grin Whitcomb post @. A. r, of BY
ron Centre. owns a new hall that is paid
for, and the wives OF veterans have caught
the enthusiasm and organized a relief
corps. They propose TO have new hall,
too.
The Vandalia railroad company has pur-
chased valuable property in St. Joseph
upon the river 'front.' giving it dock line
$50 feet in length. A passenger depot and
freight warehouse will be built upon the
grounds.
The fruit sales Of Aliegan county for the
year are estimated to aggregate 81, 900,
600. Fennville shipped 1. $40, 900 baskets
Of peaches, Saugatuck and Douglas 1, AGO.
900 baskets of peaches and 40. 600 baskets
of grapes.
II is claimed at Battle Creek that two
saloonists of tho city have arrangements
completed, stores leased CONDITIONAL aud
registered pharmacists hired, to 60 into
business provided local option carries In
the county.
Rev. /. w. Lamb, Of Colon. is getting
ready for the time when his congregation
may tell him that younger man is de-
sired for the field. He has received let
tiers patent upon a new tangled stitch and
style Of making gloves.
A chunk OF coal was recently excavated
on the farm of Thomas Parker, of Oregon.
K. Il. Roberts, e. +. Wright and others
have SO much confidence in the find that
they are talking of sinking a shaft aud
making thorough exploration.
Reed City has raised $40, 900 with which
to lay out fair and exposition grounds. In
GLIDING driving course, and the very first
rule TO be followed is the utter exclusion
of side shows, fakirs, catchpenny swindlers
and the whole pestilential lot
J. w. Bell1nap. of Onota, Alger county.
is the proprietor of a general store, runs
chain of charcoal kilns, is judge of probate.
highway commissioner. justice of the
peace, notary public and township clerk.
Men of business in Onota must be scarce.
The senior 'Iits" of Michigan university
have elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent. u. w. Ross; vice president, Miss
Maude Forham; secretary, G. l.. Chap
man; historian, G. H. Towle; orator, w.
H. Dellenback; poetess, Miss Mamie Berth
wick.
Sheriff Mcqueen, of Kent county, has
not yet satisfactorily shown himself to te
a citizen of the United States and is serv-
ing out large portion OF his term while
others are trying to show he is not citizen.
The case has been submitted to the SD
prone court.
The recent rains have rejoiced the hearts
of farmers Of the Lake Michigan shore
counties whe were obliged to draw water
from the lake on account Of the drought.
St Joseph county farmers found their pas
lures and cows drying up and they are now
exceedingly happy.
About 20 prisoners are in state penal
institutions under indeterminate sentences,
and they are all happy in the thought that
the action Of the supreme court will keep
them iocarcerated for the minimum period
onfsS while they may get free through
habeas corpus proceedings.
Fitz Harding. the 14-year-old son Of an
engineer died at Bay City last week from
lock jaw resulting from an accident six
weeks ago. He stepped upon rusty
spike in sidewalk aud tetanus ensued
During the spasms which frequently oc-
CURED. DO suffered intense pain.
Mrs. Esther L. Walsh, of Mason, mother
of G. Willis Walsh, the young lad who
was recently killed in that city by being
struck by train while driving across the
Michigan Central track, has commenced
suit against the company for $40, 600 dam
ages. Young Walshs companions. Fred
l.. Every and Harry Curry, who were So
verely injured. will also bring actions
Daniel Mosser, Cheybogan engineer, has
been in one tight place. He was adjust
ing q belt when he was caught by machu-
cry and jammed between the fly wheel and
a brace. When his companion shut down
the engine Mosser was in so tight that it
took several men TO pull him out No
bones were broken, but his scalp was torn
in terrible manner. He will recover.
Michigan's lady worlds fair commission
ers call upon all ladies of the state TO inn
prove the magnificent opportunity afforded
by the fair for the exhibition of works of
their hands, hearts and brains. Michigan
manufacturers are urged to give the women
in their employ every possible opportunity
for the exercise of originality and artistic
skill in the production of fine articles for
the Michigan exhibit
Foreman Hamacher, who is employed In
the wagon shop on the Webster contract at
jackson prison, has been arrested on COM
plant of Warden Davis, who charges him
with aiding the three convicts who last es-
capped from the institution. IL is alleged
that Hamacher furnished the three with
the slouches, Overalls and dinner pals,
which were conspicuous features in their
disguise. In default of $500 bail, he went
to Jail.
A. Fenton, of Niles, has q map that was
printed in New York in 1924, called tho
Government Atlas" which makes some
startling revelations as compared with the
maps OF later years. In the survey shown
the boundary line between Ohio and IN
diana is a straight as a string, but on its
western turn it goes considerably east Of
Niles direct TO Lake Michigan, taking in
81. Joseph-crossing the lake and inciud-
ing Chicago in the state OF Indiana
AS mail train on the d., G. II. & M
! railroad reached the crossing one mile east
of Pontiac on the 18th, two men with q
team of horses attached TO a lumber wagon
attempted TO cross in front of the train,
in spite of the engineers warning whistle.
Although the brakes were applied, the
WAGON was struck squarely in the center,
cutting il IN two, the horses galloping
away with tho front wheels, while the two
men with the rear portion of the wagon