Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-09-08
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.

The National bank at Sturgis has
reopened its doors.
Benton Harbor has purchased 80
acres of land for new cemetery.
Michael Golden, a switchman, was
killed by an engine near Woodville.
Durand expects TO manufacture
wheelbarrows at the rate of 10000
year
Flint banks have organized clear
ing house, which will beg.r operations
Oct l.
Coldwater has established u free
night school, which meets with great
favor.
The grasshoppers have affected oats
considerably and are eating binding
Irvine.
The Central Michigan normal school
at Mt. Pleasant has opened in its new
building
Agatha Zepp sues Joseph Gramer, at
M2rshall, for $4,000 for alleged breach
, of promise.
A tent of L. o. T. NJ. was organized
at Algonac by Mrs. Mary NJ. Davis, of
Port Huron.
Saugatuck has new free-stonc
peach that is said TO be destined to
achieve fame.
The Flint River Agricultural Society
has changed the date of its annual fair
to Oct. ,, and 4.
For the first time two women are
candidates for positions on the school
board at Charlotte.
5. C. Baker, of Jonesville, is feeding
wheat TO his l 100 sheep. He says it is
cheaper than corn.
At South Butler fine town hall, a
| NJ. +. church and Grange hall are in
course of erection there.
Several people went from Charlotte
! TO join the rush for claims at tia 1per-
ing of the Cherokee strip.
From TO 10 per cent of the oat crop
has been destroyed by grasshoppers in
Gratiot and Midland counties.
Charles Brakeman is held for trial in
the circuit court at Port Huron, charged
with poisoning NJ. L. Nuts colt,
Ludington peach growers report
that, despite the drouth, they will
have large crop in good condition.
A merchant at Tecumseh is making
contracts with farmers to take their
next yield of wheat at 81 per bushel.
The Blue mine, at Negaunee, owned
by Capt. Sam Mitchell, has closed
down, throwing 100 men out of work.
]. L. Stevenson's recently burned
carriage shops at Port Huron will be
replaced by building 12sx167 feet in
size.
At the Norrie mine, Ironwood, 600
miners have resumed work, while 400
idle miners have been set to work on
the streets.
C. II. Manners drug store, H. d.
Weaver's saloon and c. II. Andrus'
meat market, in Wacousta, burned.
Loss SO, 900.
Battle Creek ladies have nominated
Mrs Charles Merritt as candidate for
school trustee. They will make hard
fight to elect her.
Miss Phoebe Brooks, of Onsted, after
spending nearly 20 years of life in sim
gle bliss, has given her heart and hand
to Milton Sutton, of Osseo.
The Agricultural college is investi-
eating the ravages of the insect that is
attacking celery and causing much
alarm TO the growers in Tecumseh.
The Shiawassee county fair at
Owosso will be held September 90, 81,
| 90 and %. There will be 81 $50 hung
up for speed trials, including $500 for
the free for-all trot or pace.
About the middle of September the
Ovid lawn tennis club proposes to
give a tournament, together with bal
| loon ascensions, horse races, games
and sports of various kinds.
At Battle Creek the Houck furniture
! factory has been completed, and the
machinery is being installed. 1t is ex-
pected that work will commence on
November and 25 men will be en-
ployed.
DIR. ii. II. Mills, deposed by Customs
Inspector Crocker, of Port Huron, has
been appointed supervising inspector
of immigrants for the state, the APP
pointment coming through DIR. Baker,
of the state board of health.
The prison barn located on Cooper
| street, opposite the Jackson prison,
was destroyed by fire, together with
the hay, grain, etc. The horses and
vehicles were the only things saved.
The fire is supposed TO have caught
from pipe used by one of the work
men.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Burrows were
! thrown out of their cart while return
/ ing from Cedar Springs TO CORTLAND.
One wheel of the road cart passed over
the woman's face and Mr. Burrows
was kicked in the head by a horse.
Both are very low and will die. They
| had been recently married.