Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-02-17

erty propose TO erect factory. ~
The Van Buren, and Berrien county
Pottawatomie Indians will soon receive
$156, 900 as a gift from Uncle Sam.
Eel and carp are being caught in
large numbers at Dundee. They were
planted in the Raisin many years ago.
Hon. William G. Howard, of Kala-
mazoo, is candidate Tor justice of the
supreme court on the Democratic ticket.
The Estey furniture company of
Owosso are making 1000 bedroom suits
for new Worlds Fair hotel at Chi
cago.
For the first time in the history of
Lenawee county one of its townships
has turned in the full amount of taxes
levied.
A st. Louis man swears that on a
recent 10-below-zero day he saw live
and frlsky frogs hopping around on
the snow.
The law classes at Ann Arbor are
making great preparations to insure a
successful celebration of Washington's
birthday.
Harriet M. Belts, of Grass Lake, has
bequeathed several thousand dollars to
the superanuated preachers aid society
of Detroit.
Grand Rapids Knights of Pythias
will erect seven story building, hav-
ing formed a stock company with $780,
600 capital.
A number of factories in northwest
ern Michigan are being run under
check on account of the small amount
of coal on hand.
Captain II. n. King, of Adrian, has
invented a camp stool which folds in
small compass. He will sell the con-
trivance at the World Fair.
Kalamazoo will have electric cars
running by June l. Citizens expect to
have to walk several weeks, while the
change of equipment is taking place.
Elder Conradi, who attended the
Adventist ministerial convention at
Battle Creek, was imprisoned 40 days
in Russia in 1876 for Jewish heresy."
August Johnson, aged as, returning
home from Ishpeming walked into an
open shaft of the Winthrop mine,
falling 200 feet, and was instantly
killed.
A 10 year old son of Earnest Babus,
| living near Ludington, was cremated
in his fathers home. An older brother
nearly lost his life in attempting a
rescue.
Judge Gage, of Saginaw, has been
asked by ex-Alderman Henry Naegely
to grant an injunction restraining the
issuance of $685. in bridge bonds by
the city.
The members of the Adrian bar have
petitioned President Harrison to APP
point Robert M. Montgomery to Judge
| Howell L. Jackson's circuit as United
States judge.
A memorial service in honor of Hayes
and Butler was held at the First NJ. Il.
church, at jackson. Members of mill
tary companies, G. A. K. and U. V. U.
were there in body.
The Ames Sword company of Chicago
will consolidate with the Henderson
Regalia company of Kalamazoo. The
combination will have 100000 and
employ 100 more hands.
! A reunion of Company G, Fourth
| Michigan Cavalry was held at the home
1 Il Il
| They spent the night in rehearsals and
"reminiscences of their trials and ex-
periences during the war;
Carson Gray, of Ovid, tried to be
funny. He sawed away at Alton Nc
Leod's neck with what he supposed
was the back of cheese knife. 1t
was the blade, however, and McLoed's
jugular just escaped being tapped.
Fire Center gold mine, 10 miles north
of Ishpeming, has closed down for an
indefinite period. 1t may resume work
in the spring, but the directors are not
decided. This leaves only one gold
mine, the Ropes, in active operation in
Michigan.
Van Buren, county is wholly out of
debt. The last dollar of indebtedness
was paid during the month of January.
At the beginning of February there
was upwards of $4,000 cash in the
treasury and at present there is about
$4,000 on hand.
A number of bralSemen have quit the
Toledo a. Ann Arbor road because they
have been obliged to help shovel coal.
The engineers, firemen and conductors
are now kicking because bulletin has
Dcen lSSueu competing LueLn 10 TURN III
and help when necessary.
The Saginaw friends of Herbert G.
Nichols, are considerably alarmed over
the report that he has been foully
dealt with in Chicago. 1t is said that
he has not been seen since November 8
election day and as he always carried
from 81, 900 to $4,000 on his person, it is
feared that he has met with foul play.
The American iron mine, seven miles
west of Ishpeming has closed down
permanently, buildings dismantled and
machinery sold. The stock was held
principally by local and Milwaukee
capitalists. Smaller mines and those
weak financially are being crowded To
the wall. At the present prices only
the largest and richest mines can sur
vive.
f. M. Grenell, accountant for the
Union Street railway at Bay City, and
ex-teller of the Honesdale National
bank of Honesdale, Pa, has been ar
rested at the latter place on charge
of embezzling S3O,0OO from the bank.