Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-19
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.


and the schools are closed.
Ionia G.. A. Il. gave farewell
banquet to Judge A. X. Morse.
A summer normal school will be
held at Bear Lake next summer.
Fenton people are making big prep
arations for the June race meeting.
Rev. NJ. L. Estey, of Decatur, has ac-
cepted call to church at Dixon, Ill.
Michigan Sons of st. George will
meet in lshpeming July 81, % and 20.
William Wondalene, an Orion farmer,
broke both legs and an arm in a run
away,
L. Il. Curtis, for 90 years connected
with the Calumet schools, has sent in
his resignation.
At West Bunkerhill woman was
attacked with lock-jaw the other day
while yawning.
Gen. Joseph T. Copeland, formerly
well known Pontiac man, is dead at
Orange Park, Fla.
The Scandinavian societies of the
upper peninsula will have big blow
out at Negaunee, June "a.
A valuable mare belonging to Emory
Files, of Niles, was bitten by rattle
snake while out in pasture.
Women cant join a musicians union
at Grand Rapids. This is a decision
made there by the local union.
A confding farmer of Butler became
entangled in piano swindler's net and
paid $3.50 for $3.50 instrument.
Union City proposes to settle the
sidewalk question by furnishing cement
to any citizen who will build cement
walks.
In the department of agriculture
Milo +. Marsh, OF Lansing, has been
appointed to be statistical agent for
the state.
During the present month 10000, 900
white fish from the Sault hatchery will
be planted in the different streams of
the state.
George Jordan, of ST. Joseph, has be.
come insane from constant exposure to
the intense heat of the boiler room on
lake steamer.
Arthur e. Haines, professor of math-
ematics in the Michigan Mining
school, has resigned to take a place in
the University of Minnesota.
J. Middleton, woodsman, IS years
old, was struck by falling tree and
instantly killed, near Long Lake. He
leaves a wife and three children.
A young man of about % years
passed eight forged checks for $40 each
in Coldwater and skipped to Chicago.
He gave the name of Fred Swartout.
Henry Baker, a noted horseman Of
Santa Rose, Cal, has been in Kalama-
zoo making arrangements to have his
large track harrow, recently patented.
manufactured IN that city and in Pine
Grove.
Edward w. Reece, admitted that he
stole case of surgical instruments
from the office of DR.. Wright in Pitts
ford, and was sent To Jail. Reece is
dentist. He attributes his downfall to
the use Of cocaine
John Lehman was drowned in the
canal at the st. Clair fats while at.
tempting to hook fast his yawl boat to
the barge Saveland, which was in tow
of the steamer Byron Whitaker. Leh.
man lived in Detroit.
Benton narbor did not known II at
the time. but a few evenings age It's
every action was being watched ey the
curious residents of Evanston, ILL.,, the
result of a beautiful mirage on the
waters of Lake Michigan.
Charles Withworth, elevator boy OF
the Hotel Vincent, Saginaw, had his
life crushed out in horrible accident
lie lost control of the car, and IN try.
ing TO jump out of the third floor was
caught and squeezed to death.
The sheriff of lngham county las re-
ceived word from Hillsdale that Mar.
Gus Shafer and William Jackson, tive
of the boys who escaped from the re-
form school and also from the Jail a,
Mason have been captured there.
Arthur Cannon visited Dundee with
a span of fine horses for sale cheap.
Suspicion was aroused and he was ar
rested, Word was soon after received
that Cannon was wanted at Napoleon,
o.. for horse-stealing. He was taken
back.
Ten young lady members Of the
senior class Of the high school at Mar
quette have been expelled on account
of dispute with the principal over
the class markings in algebra. The
girls have appealed to the board Of
education.
A conference Of the health officers OF
the state will be held at Ann Arbor,
June 1915, under the auspices of the
state board of health, for the purpose
of discussing Asiatic cholera and its
prevention. Every board of health in
the state is requested TO send delegates
Instead of being married George II.
Rosbrook, of Kalamazoo, was to marry
Rose Greeley, but postponed the mar
riage for few days. Phil Preston
had him arrested or a charge of threat
ening to kill him. IL seems that Pres
ton had some objections to the mar
riage.
Hulda Sutherland, woman about
25, died very suddenly at Cadillac
under rather suspicious. She was
staying at the house of DR.. William
Dryer and went down town in the
afternoon. Within Is minutes after
her return she was dead. Death is
supposed to have been caused by
poison but it is not known whether it
was given by herself or some one else