Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-03-06

that the society was in healthy condi-
tion.
Commander-in-C Chief veazey of the G.
A. II. has named the following Michigan
men as aides-de-camp: Tyler j. Wells ard
Napoleon Pepln, Detroit; r. A. Beach,
Hudson.
Tho residence of Hermann Killinger,
Idaho, burned Wednesday night, and not
enough clothing saved to protect the fam
lily from winters chilling blast. No in
surance.
William Rathbun, deputy supreme COM
mander of the United Friends of Michigan,
organized branch of the order, with 20
charter members, at Croswell, Wednesday
night. j. N. Richardson was elected
commander.
Adelbert Watson of Stanton is bad
man. While his brother was clerk in an
express office Adelbert stole two orders and
had one cashed at Sheridan. He is now in
Jail awaiting trial and no one will go his
bail for $500.
H. w. Cary of Manistee, secretary and
treasurer of the Peters salt and lumber
company, says they will have a busy
season, and will put is, QUO, 900 feet of logs
into the river at Manistee and take 20, 000,
600 out Of Lake county.
The new Michigan. Central railroad,
which is graded from East Jordan TO Fred
| erick, CharlevoiX county, runs 36 miles
over the land of David Ward. This is said
to be the longest continuous run of any
railroad over the land of one man.
James Vroman of Schoolcraft was fool
~. 40. h, nd
with stranger. He found later that the
wagon he had traded for belonged to
another man in the same town and is now
| looking for the fellow he traded with.
Rev. B. Merit of Milwaukee accused
John Neimann OF throwing stone
through his window. John brought
suit against him for SANDER, and
has just recovered verdict Of six
cents and costs, amounting in all to
| $24.20
a. Krauntz, yardmaster of the Detroit,
Grand Haven & Milwaukee railroad at
Grand Haven, was thrown under the
wheels of Chicago e. West Michigan
train while endoavorng to step on board
Thursday night and severely injured. He
is not expected to live.
DF. IuCt, inc CldlCS CONSUL ~
| Sarnia, has been notified that Uncle Sam
has granted life saving medal to Robert
Mcdonald Of that place, who, it will be re-
membered. saved Miss Lauzon from drown
| ing when the ferry boat ran down a small
craft on the st, Clair river one night last
| summer.
The Muskegon Congregational church
caught fire Sunday, by the ianitor building
too hot fire in the stove. Muskegon
people do not sleep on an occasion Of this
kind. and it taxes a mighty lively fire to
best them. This one did only S25 damage,
but the deacons of the church say it was
close call.
II is probable that Mitchell & Co. Of
Ludington will be awarded the contract for
dredging the Black river, as their bid Of
| Tx cents per cubic yard is the lowest.
At tais price the appropriation will be
sufficient to dredge the river 100 feet wide
to the depth of Is feet, from St. Clair
river to the iron bridge.
George Stanton of Grand Rapids is
Jesse James sort of boy, for VIII en- the
reform schools of Michigan were created.
Monday he ran up to Charles Winn, an
other boy, who was playing on the street,
in the back, inf!icting a severe but not
dangerous wound. Stanton will be ar
rested.
Fire broke out in Fennville, Allegan
| county, Wednesday night, and before it
could be put out had burned 10 buildings,
owned by Demng & Co., w. M. Rogers,
John Barron, d. Walters, Hall & Barker
and w. NJ. Bates. The total loss will be
about $40, 900, half Of which is covered by
insurance. The fire was caused by an in
| cendiary.
DR.. b. +. Brown of Morley had call to
go and see patient Wednesday night and
set out regardless of the fact that raging
| flood had washed away part of the streets.
| In undertaking to cross a bridge the doctor
and his horse were plunged into the brook,
then river, and narrowly escaped drown
ing. He was rescued after being in the
water over an hour.
| Seven years ago the Crouch murder was
| committed and Judd Crouch, with ID. S.
Holscomb, were arrested for the crime.
Holscomb was acquitted, but the Crouch
case never came TO trial, and he was all
this time under $50. 600 bail to appear. The
case has not been placed on the list lately,
but Wednesday Crouchs attorney had a
nolle prosequi entered and the case in now
| over.
The residence Of Tony Schulz of Dollar
Bay caught fire Saturday morning and
burned. There was no way of extinguish-
ing the fire except with pals and Frank
Peterson who worked heroically and
succeeded in scaling a ladder to the roof
was killed by falling chimney. He leaves
q widow and mother both dependent on
him. The property loss was about So, 90G,
with 81, 900 insurance.
The patrons of industry in session at
Lansing Thursday elected A. Partridge of
Flushing grand president and filed the
list, but made the officers take pledge
that they would not accept a nomination to
any Office from any party. Partridge did
most of the TALKING and on his advice the
question OF nominating a separate ticket
for the spring election was referred TO the
grand council with recommendation that a
complete list be placed In nomination.
May Tyson is locked up in the Muskegon
Jail, and Tuesday two friends named Tom
Morgan and Abelbert Christie called on
her in the JAIL They were promptly fired