Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-04-22
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

postmaster at Trout Lake, vice G. II.
t'ritts. removed.
Sanilac county Peoples party adherents
have decided to unite with the other
politicians this fall.
Charles b. Jones, Kalamazoo veteran,
became tired of life and departed hence by
the morphine route.
! 3The National Union lodge of Benton
Harbor are preparing to build Il $50, 600
club house next year.
Robert Shannon. of Fife Lake, COM
mltted suicide by hanging. 1t is thought
that his mind was affected.
When the new electric railway to Wyan-
dotte is completed vou can make the round
trip from Detroit for 20 cents.
Charles Stern and 50 others in the Sew
enth district ask Congress 10 increase the
tax on paper wrapped cigarettes.
Fifty laborers on the new Wyandotte
electric railroad are on a strike. They
want an evening train to Detroit
Red Jackets council has passed an
ordinance compelling all Saturday night
dances TO close at IL o'clock hereafter.
Silas Cobb, of Bedding, tried to start n
fire in the stove with kerosene. He is
now bald headed and seriously burned.
The Union Far association, of Cass,
Van Buren, and Berrlen counties, will
hold summer race meeting June 10 and II.
Jacob Stanher. arnold resident of Sag
inaw. committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head. lil-health caused
dependency.
The Mancelona Oval Wooden Dish
company has begun work on its new fac
tory at Traverse City. The company will
employ 300 men.
Clarence McDanes is dead at Pontiac.
He was found in closet in an unoccupied
house. 1t is believed he died from the
effects of spree.
Menominee sport lovers have decided 10
organize and man tain a first-class ball
club to play in con nection with the Wis
consin state league.
A Saginaw syndicate. headed by the
Arthur Hill company, has purchased $780,
| 900, 900 feet of timber on the Ottawa
river, Ont, for $500, 900.
Grand Rapids policemen, instead of pre-
serving the peace, had lively fistic en-
counter themselves at headquarters. Sew
eral were discharged on the spot.
3Benton Harbor is in the throes Of
building boom and rents are exorbtant.
When the IL houses now under contract
are completed, things will be different.
Fenton vandals have been amusing
themselves by throwing ancient eggs on
the steps of west side churches. Citizens
are laying for them, but are not laying the
eggs.
A Bay City switchman disobeyed orders
and collision resulted between Mich-
gan Central freight and u passenger train.
Both locomotives and the express car OF
the passenger train are total wreck.
Grand Rapids district Methodists have
completed arrangements to locate an as
sembly and camp grounds at Macatawa
park, near Holland. The purpose is to
make second Bay View out of the place.
The Episcopal church in the diocese of
Michigan. has secured the hospital prop.
erty in Saginaw owned by the church
association of Michigan. Also, S13, 500 as
an endowment The property is valued at
S25, 900.
Aid. Seth Smith, of Hilisdale, holds II
patent on oval wooden dishes used by
grocers. A New York firm manufactured
them without the courtesy of consultation
with the alderman, and he wants 5000, 600
damages.
William E. Riggs, prosecuting attorney
of Schoolcralt county, against whom
charges OF corrupt conduct and misfeas-
ance and .mafeasance in Office are
made, has forwarded his resignation to
Gov. Winans.
Daniel Taylor moved to Marshall short
time ago from his farm in Eckford. He
was found dead in his barn by a neighbor.
"A boof mark over his heart indicated the
cause Of death. He leaves IA SON and two
daughters, all grown up.
Hugh Savigny, IS years old. was exhib-
ting 3S-calibre revolver in his brothers
store at Bellevue when the weapon was
accidentally discharged. The ball lodged
in his brain, killing him instantly. Artist
L. w. Savigny, of Detroit is his brother
Edwards Woods is Richmond brute
who depended altogether too much on
sheriff's forgetfulness. He assaulted s.
year-old Annie Maxwell three years ago.
then fled to Canada. He sneaked back
few days ago, was arrested, tried and SEN
fenced to six years at hard labor.
George Baily has created sensation at
eminently respectable Homer, by conduct
ing himself in such manner in the past
as to lead to the belief that he is bgam-
ist. A Lenawee county wife, it is said
claims precedence over the woman no is
living with at Homer. He will have a
hearing May 3.
Joseph Gusti, the proprietor of the sa-
loon in which the shooting affair took place
at Hancock, has been bound over to the
circuit court on "a charge OF selling liquors
| without license He practically pleads
guilty. There are a number Of unlicensed
saloons in that section, and the numerous
bloody ARRAYS recently have induced peo-
pie to make an attempt to extermiuate all
ofthcm.