Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-14
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

y vein of coal of unknown thickness
has been struck at the depth of 80 feet
in Albee township, Saginaw county.
An examination of Escanaba's post
masters books shows deficit of ST.
600. w. S. Mckay has temporary
charge of the office.
Scott Fox was killed in railroad
wrecktat Bagley, n little town south
of Escanaba. Cattle on the track
caused the wreck.
Ray Corey, the siX-year-old son of
Captain Allen Corey, of Ludington,
strayed from home and his body was
found in Lake Michigan.
John Comstock, aged "A years, of
Lapeer, received pension the other
day and was SO happy over the result
that he took unto himself a wife.
The oldest bicycle rider in the state
resides in Dundee in the person of
Captain Nelson White, aged Sc years.
lie will soon make trip 10 Detroit.
Brigadier-G General Bowen and Quar-
termaster-General &. NJ. Devlin visited
Island Lake and completed arrange
ment.
The private car of Hettie Bernard
Chase, the actress, was burned at
Benton Harbor Saturday together
with its contents. Loss, $4,000; in
sured
The stringency of the money market
has caused the Northern National bank
at Big Rapids to close its doors. 1t is
believed that depositors will be paid
in full.
Ortonville's hotel has been closed for
some time. Bad business did it. 1t is
claimed that the late landlord was
compelled 20 do business withouta bar,
and in former days when liquor was
sold the hotel was prosperous.
Thornton Carter, the leader of the
Carterite sect, was arrested at Coloma
on complaints of his sister-in-law, Miss
Ella Boyer, for assault and battery
upon his wife. He was taken to st.
Joseph, where he was liberated on
| 500 bail.
Warden Van Evera has been unani-
mously reappointed warden of the
prison at Marquette by the board of
control His appointment of employees
| have also been confirmed. John
| Henes, of Menominee, was elected
president of the board.
viii Curtis, Battle Creek colored
boy, was arrested at Vicksburg for
| stealing lot of tickets from the G.. Il.
81 l. ticket office, stamping them and
using them on the road. He pleaded
guilty and Justice Rapp sentenced him
to six months at the Kalamazoo jail
John L. jerome was arrested at
Flint and placed in Jail as a deserter
from the United States army. Jerome,
who is about 81 years old, enlisted at
! Saginaw in May last and was taken to
Fort Riley, KS, from which place he
deserted about three weeks ago. The
young mans home is in Grand Blanc,
Genesee county. He had been home
and Deputy Sheriff Ed Cook recognized
him and made the arrest.
A sensation occurred at the capitol
at Lansing when the Gattling gun in
the basement of the building was az
cidentally discharged. The muzzle of
the gun was pointed out of one of the
windows and commanded good range
on the buildings in the west part of
the city. State Armorer Tobin was eX-
| HlDlJlnB the gun anu eAJOlllnR us mer-
its when it went off. The bullet
crashed through the window and went
over the tops of the houses, probably
alighting in the country. No damage
has been reported other than the
broken window.
The Indian school at Mt. Pleasant
has received news from Washington of
the reinstatement at 5000 per year of
Miss Veronica Holiday, who was re-
moved by Supt. Riopel.
Eddie Joslyn, 12-year-old boy, who
lives with his uncle, about 21S miles
northeast of Belleville met with very
painful accident. The boy had bought
an old revolver and had also procured
some cartridges of 32-caliber. lie took
the revolver which was very rusty,
loaded il. and was trying to discharge
IL. While holding 1t toward his body
the weapon was discharged, the bullet
entered his breast just below the heart.
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