Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-11
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

III LenaWee county.
Mrs. Arthur Crawford, who was
burned at Ann Arbor by gasoline while
lighting fire, is dead
An infant daughter of Charles Roe,
of Mendon, fell off porch, n distance
Of 20 feet Her skull was fractured.
Prof. /. w. McKeever, who was
prominently connected with Adrian
college in it's infancy, died ut Bunker
Hill, ILL.,, aged 60.
A young Swede named Lars Larsen,
employed on the farm of Gen. Peter
son, in Newaygo county, committed
suicide by hanging.
The barge Mary Pringle, owned by
Thos. Currie, of Port Huron, was
burned there. The vessel had no cargo.
Loss, Sll 900; fully insured.
ID. c. Yntema, for l6 years superin-
tendent of the st. john schools, las
resigned 10 accept "a position as profess
sor of mathematics and physics at Hope
college.
Bert w. Kennedy, of Grand Ledge,
was chosen by the congressional Re-
publican caucus as special messenger
for the Republican side Of the House
Of Representatives.
Charles Shank, Flint colored man,
and Mrs. Seth Davis, IA white woman,
are reported to have eloped. Mrs.
Shank has sworn out a warrant for
her husbands arrest.
The next meeting of mine superin-
tendents and other officials of the min
ing industry will be held at Norway
in September. 1t is expected that
about 500 will attend.
DIR. Tilison, half-breed Indian,
was arrestc 1T jackson. lie is the
man whom Dr.. VIM. WOolsey, of Kala-
maloo, accused of running away in
the night with $4,000.
Col. John II. Michel, of Ionia, will
resign his COMMISSION as colonel on
the s1aif of Gen. Bowen, and will be-
come line officer of the newly-organ-
lied company at Ionia.
Battle Creeks now city directory
gives the city population of 10000.
During the past year 400 new buildings
were constructed and % new streets
were laid out and graded.
The Kirby-Carpenter Co. mas about
CO. 900 feet of lumber piled up at
MenUminee. The poor condition of
the market has not given the concern
any chance for good sales.
Miss Maria Bardwell, of Boston,
Mass, sister of benjamin Bates Bard
well, committed suicide in the United
States Hotel at New York by shooting
herself through the ri ght temple.
The Lady Maccabees at Ashley are
at war. During a recent meeting two
women differed on certain question.
One OF them tried To convince the other
Of the point by using a stove poker
Forest fires encroached upon the
grounds of the lIackley Park associa-
ton at MusEegOn and burned the
arched entrance, which contained the
offices. The loss will be about $1,000.
A severe drought is on in Van Buren,
county. Peaches and ali field crops
are suffering for want of rain. TO
make matters worse the wind recently
blows cold and whitening from the
north.
The masons employed on the new
Pythian tempe at Grand Rapids struck
because of the emp oyment of man
under the ban of the union for not pay
ing a due. The PAGES were ali filled
with new men.
Frank Moe, of jackson, who was
shot in the back 20 years ago by "a
prisoner whom he prevented from
breaking jail is dead. lie had been
confined 10 h S home for years and
daily had from 10 To 30 fits.
Policeman Ed Gange was shot
through the arm by Sidney Meyers at
Benton Harbor, while trying to arrest
the latter. The officer was not serI-
ously hurt, but Meyers is in jail on u
charge OF attempted murder.
James Robinson, ag ID 7s years, a
farmer near Grand Rapids, was pros
trated by the intense heat and died
within an hour The day was one OF
the hottest of the season, the mercury
marking 90 deg in the shade.
Mayor Thompson, of Ann Arbor, has
ordered the chef of police to enforce
the law which prevents students and
minors from freque nting saloons. II
he succeeds, over 1000 L. of NJ. boys
will have to go thirsty next year.
While Miss Anna Moffat was taking
a walk at Roscommon, a revolver was
discharged near her. The ball grazed
her check, inhicting a flesh wound.
No one could be found, and it is not
known whether or not the shooting
was intentional.
Cheboygan members of the M. N. G.
are Disguised. They say they were
dissatisfied wi tn the way thin rs were
conducted at the encampment la 4
year, and this year they will attend
simply To keep their company from
being disbanded.
ID. f. Davis and Henry, aged 10 and
II respectively, two burglars, at
tempted TO escape from the jail al
Evart They started fire in their
cell, eXpe ting To be set at liberty as
soon as the blaze would be discovered
The sheriff fooled them. He hand,
cuffed them together, placed them in
another cell and then eXtinguished the
fire.
Mrs. Clara 4. Gee, OF the dentistry
firm of Gee & Crandell, while temper.
arily insane, caused by worry over the
bui ding OF house and the stringency
of the moncy market, jumped into a