Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-02-13

CA ST. Joselh citizen has the lsnd, It Is
said, where the best material is to be found
for brick and tile aud company for their
manufacture Is talked of.
s. A. Mclean Of Bay City, who bought
a silver mine for mere song in Canada,
supposing It 10 be nearly worthless, has
been offered $780, 900 for it.
Eva. the 3-year-old daughter of Albert
Baushke of Benton Harbor, was burned 80
badly Sunday while playing with matches,
that she died in the evening.
Mrs. MCGEE of Lakeside has received n
pension as former widow Of Xalmcn A
Dlsodrw of the Twelfth Michigan, for
which she made application in 1866.
Gov. Winans holds that no has no au-
thority to order an investigation of the
Nellie Griffin case, but has requested the
board of control of tho Coldwater school TO
investigate.
President Angel Of the university hos
been on crutches for a week. He forgot
two downward steps into the secretary's
Office and had bad fall. resulting in
severe sprain.
A real estate movement, that portends a
busy spring for Petoskey, has started and
the people up there are nursing "A hope that
the town will have a boom this year the
like OF which it never knew before
David Coulter of the 500 swears he will
have vengeance upon his brother for the
recent murder of their father, if he has TO
swing on the gallows for it. He says the
murderer was the fathers favorite son,
The Lincoln republican club of Oakland
county treasures in its archives n letter
from the late Secretary Window, declining
an invitation 10 address the club. The
letter is dated tho day before his death.
When Dr. Schcnck OF Benton Harbor
uwoke Thursday morning he found himself
Gagged in by the city prison walls and the
cell bearing the odor of a saloon. He was
fined 81 and costs and is at liberty again.
Prudenville, a village about II miles
from West Branch, will soon have a rail-
road, as the residents have decided TO
grade the road bed and lay the ties if the
Michigan Central will furnish rails and run
the trains.
Muskegon has the honor Of having a Y.
NJ. 9. A. that was first TO recognize the
needs Of the women and to devote one day
of the six to the use Of the fair sex. On
that day no male member is allowed within
gunshot of the building.
Judge Steere refuses to run the court
for Chippewa county on credit and says no
more jury justice will be dealt out nor
witnesses subpnnaed until the county
raises its bankruptcy and gets some money
into the treasury TO pay the bills.
Ex-Postmaster Crandall of Big Rapids
was granted a rebate of rent by his land
lord for the postofice building. He
charged the government the full amount,
however, but it was found cut, and he has
been ordered to refund 81, 200 to Uncle
Sam.
The Saginaw vesselmen have formed a
union to abolish the part played by middle
men in lumber shipping 1t Is claimed the
longsboremen take all the profits. and that
hereafter the vessel crews will do their
work. This is expected TO cause trouble
when the season opens
Calvin S. Kingsley, Grand Rapids
policeman. is wanted on the charge Of as
saulting Lucy Faunoff, the IA year old
daughter of a wealthy farmer. She was
boarding in his house while attending
SCHOOL. hlu2SleY Is 30 yours olu ana mas a
wife and child. He has sappeared.
At the inquest over the remains of Mrs.
Jane Hagan. in Saginaw. an alibi was
proved for the son John. who has been
locked up on suspicion. He was discharged
Mrs. Charles Weiser, daughter-in law of
Mrs. Hagan. testified that John lives at her
house and was at homo at $3.50 o'clock on
the night of the murder. Now suspicion
rests upon old man Hagan. the second hus-
band of the murdered woman, but his
whereabouts have not been known for
long time.
A Bay City lumber inspector and father
of family, Henry G. Otenauer. is charged
with writing TO q young daughter of An
drew Walton, banker, requesting her TO
meet "Bertie at the Payne block on Wa
ter street. She turned the note over to
her friends. Walton laid trap for " Ber-
tie" The girl went TO the rend ,zvous, but
her father was there, too. and Obenauer
was given terrible pounding. The police.
who had been not fed, had to interfere to
save "Bertie's " life.