Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-28

vote upon tho proposition 10 Issue bonds 10
the amount Of 800, 900 for the purchase OF
the water supply company's plant
Fred Goodenough, Greenville hotel
keeper has queer name for one who is
TO be tried on the charge OF a felonous as
suit upon one of his diningroom girls.
The largest reported wheat yield in
southwestern Michigan is that of Robert
Wiley. Cass county farmer, who thrashed
AZ bushels per acre from 10 acre field.
Mr.. Moore, the Ithaca hustler in agri-
cultural implements, has fitted up build
ing for an electric light plant, and will
soon have the light-bearing wires strung.
While in a fit of dependency over the
loss of small sum of money Thomas Far
rell an unmarried laborer, % years of age,
shot himself in the mouth tonight and can
not live
Joseph Bader, the Big Rapids tough.
who was arrested for drunkenness and set
fire to the Jail to escape, is now charged
with arson. He is in jail, as no one will
go on his bail bond.
ALBERT Salisbury. Jackson milk vender
left his home the other morning to do his
barn chores. He has not been seen since
although vigorous search has been made
for him. Foul play is suspected.
The funeral of Henry C. Platt, of Niles,
was held in the Episcopal church at Niles
Sunday. Mr. Plat was one of the fore
most citizens of the city, aud the church
was packed to do honor to his memory.
1t is officially announced at the execu-
tive Office that Supt. Cooper, of the Calu-
met and Hecla mine, will be rendered a
place on the worlds fair commission TO ill
the vacancy caused by the declination of
Hon. w. II. Burt
Cassopolis INDUCED in mad dog scare
Saturday, an unknown cur biting Peter
Stettiner, a grocer, and a boy named Rose.
1t is not believed that the dog was mad,
but his victims went to Chicago the same
day for treatment.
w. H. Smallwood who went with
Deputy Sheriff Cook TO Saginaw in search
Of his abducted daughter, returned with
out the child. 1t is thought that Mrs.
Smallwood hired Bonine Hernley to carry
off the child and he will be prosecuted.
Miley McNair, years old, son of John
McNair, a merchant of Prattsville. was
playing in the wheat bin at the railway
elevator when he was sucked down and
buried under 500 bushels of wheat. He
had suffocated before help could reach
him.
A. B. Taylor, of Morton township, Me-
costa county, has been bound over for trial
on the charge preferred by his 16-year-old
daughter-in-law that he assaulted her With
intent to kill She alleges that he threat
ened her life, lay in wait and threw stones
at her.
Mrs. Harry Bedell of Grand Rapids,
has applied for a divorce, alleging infdeli-
ty. She is granddaughter of ex-Con-
gresham c. o. Comstock and A. B. Tur-
ner, and Bedell was well-known society
man when the marriage took place short
time ago.
An enormous mastff was taken up in a
balloon at Reed lake, near Grand Rapids,
and dropped in parachute from a height
of ., 600 feet. The dog fell bowling into
the lake, but was unhurt. The humane
society threatens to prevent similar exhi-
billions in the future.
The steam yacht Cruiser, with the high
toned New York Brainard party, was
driven upon Chapel beach, near the Pic
tured rocks. Lake Superior. The storm
was so fierce that rescuers could not reach
them. Provisions were sent to them from
Marquette through the woods.
Margaret Burke, OF AuSab,e, had
a streak of hard luck last week. She
had saved eighty dollars, when
two men entered the house, stole her
money and threw her into the bayou near
house. She was fshed out and will prose-
cute the robbers-if they are caught
The body of man was found lying be-
side the Grand Rapids 81 Indiana track six
miles from Grand Rapids Monday morning.
His skull was crushed and he had bruises
on his face but none on his body. He is
supposed to have been killed by train.
No clue to his identity and no money in
his pockets.
Sexton Frank Raisen, of Ottisville, who
removed one body from grave to make
room for another and then told a fairy
tale about IT, causing the story of Nellie
Showers body being found to gain circula-
ton, has pleaded guilty to the charge and
has been sentenced to two years impris-
onment or fine OF $500.
Frank Wyman, who escaped from Jail
at Grand Rapids last week. has returned
ana surrendered. lie Salu ne ola not know
then what he was wanted for, but seeing
by the papers that it was for murder, he
at once decided TO give himself up. He
says he has not been in Ionia for IL years.
The officers wired Ionia, but have not yet
received a reply.
Gov. Winans has, upon recommendation
of the board of pardons, pardoned Lewis
Wilson, colored man who was sentenced
10 the state prison for ten years, for man
slaughter, from Cass county, in 1883.
The victim was the Mrs. John Aiken, who
Disappeared and whose body was subse-
quently found in the lake. The evidence
against Wilson was purely circumstantial
and he has long been believed to be the
victim Of circumstances.
A farmer Is miles south of Marquette,
in crossing Masey's Creek, discovered the
body OF a man hanging TO tree by the
left leg, while tied to the right wrist was a
bottle containing paper. The body was
in such horrible state of decomposition
that it was unacceptable, and he could
not approach near enough to get the paper
The place is four miles beyond the last
settlement VIM. Fred, who ran across
the body, went TO the city and reported