Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-13


Albion college class of % has elected the
following officers: President, Helen Os-
borne; vice president John WEIGH; secre-
tary, Marian Hathaway; treasurer, w. l.
Simmons; historian. Minna Hopkins; ora
tor, Il. G. Mcdonald; poet, Kate Marsh.
Gov. Winans has appointed w. J. Ryan
OF Hancock, Alfred Kidder of Marquette,
Preston G. West OF Calumet aud Solomon
S. Curry. of Ironwood delegates TO the
first national mining congress to be held at
Denver, Col, Nov. IS. 10 and 20.
A package Of lottery tickets sent from
New Orleans via Ireland TO Patrick King,
alaborer in the Smith lumber company's
mill at Kalkaska, for disposal were seized
! at the postofice by United States Deputy
Marahal G. e. Brewster of Grand Rapids
The golden wedding of Col. w. B.
Wright, of Eagle River, 20 miles south of
Calumet, last week. was attended by the
most prominent people of Houghton.
Some drove 40 miles to be present. The
couple were presented with 81. 060 in gold
pieces.
Ralph Lochern. aged 30, employed at
the Union plaster mills, at Grandville, a
suburb of Grand Rapids, started TO walk
down the railroad track and was struck by
Chicago & West Michigan passenger
train and instantly killed. He was UNI
married.
Hon.. John S. Dixon, of Charlevoix.
dropped dead OF paralysis at his home,
Mr. Dixon was one of the first settlers OF
the Grand Traverse region, having located
| here in 1854. He represented the district
in the legislature in 1863, He was 20
years of age.
William Morrow, of Monitor township,
Bay county, was the victim of a runaway
accident, which resulted in his right leg
being broken in two places and other Sc
we're injuries. His wife, who was with
him, was also thrown to the ground with
| great violence, but escaped serious harm.
OF the 102 candidates who were ex-
amined by the state board of pharmacy
| last week, 35 succeeded in answering 90
per cent of the questions propounded there
! by capturing certificates as registered
pharmacists, 35 secured assistants GER
tificates, while twenty-three failed TO get
place.
The police department Of Bay City has
placed boycott on reporters because the
newspapers criticised the action of the
bluecoats in arresting respectable citizens
and parading them before tho public in tho
patrol wagon. The register of arrests in
the station house has been placed under
lock and key.
The SANDER suit for $40, 900 damages
brought against three members of the Pc
toskey school board by Professor M. o.
| Graves, former superintendent. has
ended by the jury finding no cause for
action. An appeal will be taken. This
case has created a sensation and has been
contested closely.
DIR. c. M. Woodward. of Tecumseh,
surgeon of the First regiment, M. S. t..
has been rendered the place of surgeon
general of the state troops with the title
of lieutenant-colonel. He accepts and it
looks as if the surgeonship of the First
regiment would be offered to Assistant
Surgeon Denslow, of Muskegon.
Charles Kerr was arrested at Muskegon
charged with assault with intent TO do
great bodily harm to William Sohergan.
He was arranged and bail fixed at $500.
| Sheriff Smith went with him to get bonds
men and while Smith was waiting down
stairs for him Kerr went up stairs to see
his man and quietly stepped out the back
way and escaped.
Samuel J. Caldwell, an old soldier liv-
! ing at Langston, accidentally shot himself
while out hunting. He was standing on
stump and dropped his gun carelessly, the
hammer striking the stump and causing it
TO explode. One charge Of shot took Off
three fingers OF his left hand, the other
going into his left elbow. His chances of
recovery are doubtful His age is Ga.
Mrs. Daniel Sullivan OF Grand Rapids,
was filling gasoline stove when the flames
shot out and set her dress on fire. She
| screamed for help, but was horribly burned
| about the limbs and chest before assistance
! could be rendered. She suffered great
| agony, but finally relapsed into a comatose
condition, from which she never recovered.
She was the wife of poor laborer and
leaves a large family.
fight occurred at the house Of VIM.
Heath, of Cadillac, which may result
fatally TO one of the participants. Charles
Turner who was intoxicated, was at
Heath's house and was invited upstairs by
the latter. Heath then knocked Turner
down and kicked him on the head several
times with heavy boot. He then made
Turner get up and then kicked him down
stairs Turner's head is badly injured.
The annual meeting OF the Michigan
trotting horse breeders association will DO
held at the Hubbard house. Jackson,
Wednesday, Nov. IS, for the election of
officers aud to arrange the different stakes
and classes and tho place for holding the
trotting meeting for 1892, etc. Every
horseman or any one interested Ia the
trotting horse, is invited to attend, join
the association and help to keep Michigan
at the front