Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-18

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harbor channel open during the winter.
Michigan beekeepers' society will hold
\ its twenty-sixth annual convention In
Grand Rapids, December 81 and January
l next.
Maurice Birdsall an old resident of
Maple Forest, Crawford Co., was found
drowned in the East Branch, near his home
last week.
Mrs. Chesley Wheeler, OF Bay City,
mother OF ex-Congressman Wheeler died
| from injuries received some time ago by
falling down stairs.
The Union City Touring mills, owned by
Albion college, are TO be thoroughly reht-
ted and repaired. The mills are among
the colleges gilt edged assets.
The Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron railroad
company has filed trust deed at Saginaw
for 81, 900, 600. for money to broaden the
gauge and thoroughly equip the road.
Sisters Bernadetta, Mary, Winifred,
Anthony and Agnes took the final vows of
the nun at Kalamazoo on the Sth. Bishop
Foley otficiated at the solumn ceremony.
Hon. Arthur Hill, OF Saginaw, has been
appointed chairman Of the worlds fair
committee to arrange the forestry end
lumber exhibit for Michigan, and has
accepted.
Thomas NJ Wilson is on trial in the
Ingham circuit court for appropriating
moneys belonging to the state, collected
by him while acting as clerk Of the board
of state auditors.
Jack Kehoe. the Manistee murderer,
who weighs about 220 pounds, is kept at
work shoveling coal into a jackson prison
furnace where the thermometer registers
from ITO to 100 degrees.
Matt Fink and Olaf Ericsson, miners in
| the Tamarack mine, at Red Jacket, were
instantly killed by an unexpected explosion
at the tenth level Fink was single, but
Ericsson leaves widow and one child.
William Wright and Harry Wood, the
latter of Jackson, were arrested at Kalama-
! zoo, on suspicion of larceny. They had a
quantity of readymade clothing in there
possession which they were offering for
| sale.
Burton Harden has been arrested at
Pinconning for attempting to pass forged
check for IS, 700. The check purported TO
have been drawn by NJ. II. French of West
Branch. Harden was taken TO Bay City
| for his examination.
The latest bar of the mouth of st.
Joseph river is said to be formed by the
dirt dredged from the Benton Harbor canal
and the ST. Joseph harbor, and that was
dumped into the big lake. 1t was washed
in by the heavy seas.
The Flynn family, consisting Of nine
| persons, and residing few miles out of
West Bay City, came very near extinction
on a recent night The nine members ate
potatoes fried in rancid lard and were
poisoned. doctor saved them.
Albert and Herman Schrem have
brought suit against John A. Moloney, Of
Milwaukee, claiming damages in the sum of
$40, 200. Some time ago Moloney caused
| the arrest OF the young men on a charge of
theft, but their trial ended in their acquit-
tai.
AS Alfred Petersen and two other min
ers were descending shaft No. T. of the
Lake Superior company's mine at Ishpem-
ing last week, the bucket was overturned
Petersen fell 100 feet to the bottom and
was Instantly killed. The other men chung
TO the rope and were saved.
Jas. j. Larmour, postoffice inspector,
caused the arrest of Lester Payne, CT Battle
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| FRAUDULENT purposes. His bail was fixed by
| United States Commissioner Nj. II Joy at
$1,000. The specific charge was made by
the American warn ish company, of Chicago.
John Johnson, woodsman near Mencm-
inee. was killed several days ago. and it
was reported that falling limb had struck
him, inficting fatal injuries. Matt Maths
is now under arrest, charged with his muir
der, and admits he struck johnson on the
head with peavie. An investigation will
be made.
A lamp exploded in the house of VIM.
| Burnham at Ludington, setting fire to the
| furniture and carpets, and before the fire
department could reach the scene the
flames had reached such Roadway that the
residence and most Of the contents were
destroyed The loss is 81, 600, and the in
surance 5000.
The state board of corrections and char
tiles closed its annual session at 1onia, af-
ter visiting the state reformatory. The
county agents association, which met with
| ii, elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, John Hosmer, Detroit; secretary, H.
A. Whitney, Battle Creek; treasurer, Jas.
Snow, Muskegon.
The Benton Harbor city council has
granted a franchise TO Peter English to
construct 10 miles of electric street rail-
way, to be built and in running order
within the coming year. Also franchise
to the Benton HarDor & st. Joseph street
railway to operate their present line by
electricity instead of horse power.
James Kemp, well-known laborer of
Cheboygan, was missing for over week,
when on the 18th blood spots were dis
covered on spiles in the river, and on
small boat near by. The river was drag
ged and Kemp's body was found. Further
investigation developed the fact that
Kemp had been murdered and his body
thrown in the river. A clue is being
worked up against two men suspected of
the crime. A coroner's jury is making a
thorough investigation.
DIR. w. r.. Yarnall. OF Saginaw. has
been appointed manager of the Kelley in
stitute, about to be established In North
vile by the Detroit syndicate, a member
of which DR.. A. Waring was, in Saginaw,
and departed with DIR. Yarnall fer Dwight,
ILL.,, 10 complete arrangements with DIR.