Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS.


Fire destroyed the Reed City bottling
works. Valuation, $1,000; insured for
1000.
John Murphy, recently from Ireland,
vas drowned while bathing in the
nillpond at Pinckney.
]. G. Mosser, Cadillac contractor
and builder has assigned. His lab ill
lies are $4,000; assets not known.
At Cadillac Gl3 women have petit
Toned the city council To close the
,aloons in accordance with the village
ordinance.
George Paine. of Clinton, drank
bottle Of laudanum, and then blew the
top of his head off with a shotgun.
Oespondent.
James Leonard, aged IS, employed
1t Loud, Sons SG Co.'s camp near Har-
risville, fell. striking his head on door
and sustaining fatal injuries.
While workmen were unloading iron
orders at the Franklin street bridge in
Lansing, girdcr swung around.
trikiug James Harton and Lewis Car
.er. Carter may die.
Miss Augusta Shier young Three
Oaks girl who is staying with a sister
It Niles tried to commit suicide by
taking poison. A doctor saved her.
No cause is known.
A small number of the men at the
Buffalo mine near Negaunee were paid
Dlf. Miners who put their claims in to
he hands of an attorney for collection,
we're not recognized.
Rev. G.. III. Hill, a retired minister
If Big Rapids, carrying on dental
business died from All overdose of NOR
ohine accidentally self-aomi nistered.
Ills health was poor.
Lester Page, a 15-year-old boy, was
drawn into the cylinder of threshing
machine at Kawkawlin, Bay county.
His body was mangled and he was
lead within few minutes.
Sam Setter and Ole Johnson, both
Tell off wagon on which they were
.iding near Frankfort. The wheels
passed over both. Sam was killed and
Ole was dangerously injured.
The g. II. &c J., the c. & w. NJ. and
the Michigan Central branch of the
West Michigan at meeting at Grand
Rapids decided to take off two trains
each per day for economy's sake.
The board of managers of Michigan
at the Worlds Fair has decided that
unless fruit growers make a better eX-
hibit, that at Chicago will have to be
closed, as it is disgrace to the state.
Three prisoners escaped from the
Jail at Menominee while the turnkey
was bringing them from the bath
room. They are Michael Pietak,
charged with robbery; r. G. Mullican,
burglary; and Mrs. Phalen, highway
robbery. The latter was caught.
The body of an unknown woman
was found in the river at Menominee.
The face was disfgured beyond recog-
milton. From the appearance of the
body, it had been in the water long
time. The corpse was well dressed
and there were several valuable rings
on the fingers, and other jewelry on
the person.
l.. Il. Coy, while engaged in fighting
fire on the narrow gauge railroad, near
Paw Paw, was struck by an engine
Being very deaf he did not hear or see
the approaching train until the engine
was within few feet of him when he
jumped, The bumper struck him, dis
locating his hip and throwing him on
the ground, cutting his face and hands
severely. He is dangerously hurt.
Theresa Corwin, the sister of Geo.
Corwin, the Ann Arbor line conductor
who was badly burned in the collision
near Marion short time ago, is a
heroine. Her brothers injuries were
so severe that it was necessary TO graft
human skin upon his back and limbs
The sister permitted the skin to be
taken from her own person for the
purpose. Two men had offered to
J furnish the necessary skin, but when
the knives came near them, they
backed out.
Howell people had a special election
! and voted to bond the village for