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

George Braylie was killed at Six
Lakes by falling tree.
Dundee is to have pickle factory,
and it will be run by Williams Bros &
Charbonneau, of Detroit.
At a postofficc election at Eau Claire,
William Flewelling was the successful
candidate by eighty majority.
Only one building has been burned
at Coldwater since Feb. II, 1892, and
that was valued at less than $500.
Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw
county Sunday schools will hold a con-
vention at Dundee, May 10 and IL.
An alliance store is to be opened in
Union City, and supported by the or
der as long as their cash holds out.
South Haven people will petition the
postmaster-general to establish n mail
route across Lake Michigan to Chicago
by boat
Vicksburg has been undergoing n
temperance revival. AS Vicksburg has
five saloons and 1,200 people temper
ance revival is not out of order.
If the prodigal sun would only return
he could have the latest of the land
killed for him by the farmers through
out the state.-Detroit Free Press.
In one family at Menominee there
were five cases of scarlet fever. Two
children died, while the rest of the
sick ones are in critical condition.
Sixty-seven U. of NJ. students have
engaged with the Columbian Wheel
Chair company, and will spend the
summer vacation at the Worlds Fair.
The old paper mill at Dundee has
been purchased by Wright Bros, of
Toledo, managers of the Burch pillow
works. The mill will be put in opera
ton of once.
The U. of M. exhibit will occupy
5000 square feet of floor space in the
liberal arts buildings besides consider
able space in the Michigan state build
ing at the Worlds Fair.
John Geuck, 35 years of age, and
married, was instantly killed at
Penoyer's camp, % miles from Gray
ling. The elSidding broke and the logs
rolled over on top of him.
The sawmill of George Hannah, at
South Haven, was entirely destroyed
lumber. The loss is upward of, s., 900.
The mill was unused and the fire was
evidently incendiary.
Frank G. Brainard, of Flint, has
sold his trotting horse Little Frank to
eastern parties, for $500. Little
Frank was great favorite in that vi
cinity, and was the best trotting horse
Flint has owned in some time.
Mrs. William Greenough, of the
Sault, found a lot of prehistoric copper
implements, consisting of axes, needles,
drills, gouges and spears, az pieces in
all. The material of the womau's dis
coverIes is said to be the same as that
of Greek coins of several thousand
years ago. She sold the collection to
the Worlds Fair archaeological collec-
ton for $3.50.
While train No. north on the Toledo
& Ann Arbor was standing at
the depot at Cadillac man be-
gan roasting the engineer by call.
ing him a scab and other vile
names. He became so abusive that the
engineer was unable to stand it and
hit him with an. iron wrench on the
head, fracturing his skull. He was
carried away and the engineer allowed
to proceed.
The report of State Oil Inspector
OBrien for three months to April 1,
shows that 104,7 barrels of oil were
inspected in Michigan during
the time covered by the report,
upon which fees to the amount
of S13,62O1O were collected. The
salary of the inspector and his
personal expenses, as we'll as those of
his deputies, have been paid from the
above amount, leaving a balance due
the state of 81, 707.53.
Richard vancoe, miner employed
in the Lake Superior mine in Ishpem-
ing, was instantly killed by falling
down a shaft distance of 40 feet. He
leaves large family of children.