Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-10

Henry Bradley of Allen, after being
resident of this state for n0arly so years.
has finally made up his mind to become
citizen and has made application for his
first naturalization papers.
The March product of the mines is
given officially as follows; Calumet &
Hecla, 3,62S94 tons; Atlantic, 2l4 tons,
LILO pounds; Peninsula, so tons Quincy,
5000; Franklin, 1l9 tons, l, 500 pounds.
The Kent county fair association is all
torn up because the directors passed a
resolution cutting down their salaries Of SO
a day. President Averill has resigned,
Secretary Cox wants to and the end is not
yet
Lake Odessa is only about four years
DID, but it has 1000 inhabitants, is the
only place the fast train stops between
Grand Ledge and Grand Rapids, and has
all the frills and signs of life that mark a
little city.
There is mean man in Hartwellville,
Shiawassee county, who goes around nights
hlling locks on houses and barns with mud
and clay. 1t may be fun for him, but the
house owners will take their fun when they
catch him.
Miss Mile Wright of Benton township,
Berrien county, was 100 years old Wednes-
day and donation party was given her.
Any single fellow with lots Of enterprise
can capture bonny blithe bride if he
wants to, as she has grown tired of being
an old maid.
The owners of Winona Beach have
decided a lot Of laud, 100 by % feet, to the
Cincinnati, Saginaw s. Mackinaw railroad
company for depot at the beach. The
only condition is that the road stop its
trains at the station and name it Winona
Beach station.
Iron Mountain has a queer character
known by the startling appellation Of
Jack, the hog sticker." II appears that
this individuals delight and pleasure is to
go around at night killing hogs and COWS.
Five hogs and one cow in night is the
best record thus far.
A couple of desperate burglars raided
Barneys coal Office in Battle Greek
Thursday morning, getting 81. so for their
work. They were discovered and chased
by an energetic railroad man, but escaped
by firing two shots at their pursuer and
frightening him away.
Mrs Flora Sissings of Muskegon, has
sued saloonkeeper of the boom city for
So, 900 for giving her husband liquor on
which he got drunk and was fired out of
the place, breaking his leg and causing
other injuries which render him incapable
of supporting his family.
Grand Rapids merchants had 3, 600 bar
rels of sugar in bonded warehouses and
made great rush when the duty went off
at midnight Tuesday. a special train was
started north with a big load and teams
rHshed about the city delivering TO the
smaller grocers all night.
Lewis Emery gave the village of Three
Rivers permission TO use the water from
his river providing they lett him enough
to run his mill. They did not do this, and
Emery was obliged to shut down the mill
For this he .ued the town and has just
recovered verdict Of 81, 900.
j. II. Buckingham. treasurer and gen.
eral manager of tho Chicago steel and
spring works, stood talking with friend
in the Hudson house, Lansing, Sunday.
when he suddenly pitched forward and fell
10 the floor. He was dead when his
friends reached him. Heart disease.
Mrs. N. d. Yale, wife of we'll known
physician of Deerfeld, died Thursday
from an accidental inhalation OF chloro-
form. She had the bottle in bed, aud dur
ing the day the cork came out and tho
stuff was spilled over the pillows and bed
clothing. She was suffering from an at
tack of the grip.
Rev. FIR. Votypka Of Good Harbor, Lee
lanaw county, owned a valuable team. The
other day the horses became frightened at
something and ran away. They ran to Le-
land, six miles away, and out to the end Of
the dock there, but, strange to say, turned
around there and went back up town, where
they were caught
The Bay City bricklayers and masons
have issued an ukase forbidding any men,
Der of the union working on job that does
not come direct from the owner or archi-
tect. This il to knock out contractors.
The painters and decorators will 60 on a
strike May 4, unless their demand for ten
| hours pay for nine hours work is acceded
| TO.
The Benton Harbor people predict that
good healthy boom will strike that town
of 4, 900 nhabitants within q short time,
under the impetus that will be given by the
expenditure Of $500, 900 which is TO be de-
voted TO manufacturing interests there.
These improvements Include paper mill,
electric lights, street car line and electric
power.
A Muskegon man went TO Whitehall the
other day and bought 100 dozen eggs. lie
hitched his team to an empty freight Ger
while waiting for his train at the depot
aud when he wasr't looking an engine
hauled the freight car away. The wagon
was upset and it was necessary to get q
snow plow TO clean the track OF broken
hen fruit
Champion, Upper Peninsula, would pose
a big town and this is the way they dc
it. A notice reading thus: Wanted,
1000 buns and loafers TO hang around the
depot at the arrival and departure Of
trains" is posted in the railroad station.
The wicked Negaunee Herald says the in
vitation has been accepted and the towr
looks fourishing.
Hon. ]. b. Hutchins, a pioneer ant
prominent citizen of Ionia, was found dead
in his bed Saturday morning. He hat
been supervisor of the city for years, anC
was able to attend to those duies II
addition to his work as editorial writer o.