Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-23
MINOR MICHIGAN NEWS.

stephen Orton's 10-year-old son was
drowned in the mill race at Three
Rivers.
A bed of fire clay has been discovered
near Saugatuck, and will be utilized
for brick making next season.
Ole Hammer was instantly killed in
the Volunteer mine, at Negaunee, by
mass of earth falling upon him.
Siepke Minnema, a farmer, was
struck by train in Grand Rapids and
tossed high in the air. He will die.
Mrs. Lorin Giddings, of onondaga,
was badly burned by an explosion Of
gasoline and is not expected to recover.
The board of health of Pine Grove
township, Van Buren, county, has or
dered free vaccination for all residents.
The second annual meeting of the
Lake Superior Mining institute will be
held at Houghton, beginning March 7
Antrim county people will vote on a
proposition for local option on March
~, and it is thought that the measure
will pass.
Willie Orion, son of Stephen Orion,
aged IL years, while playing on the ice
at Three Rivers, fell into the water
and was drowned.
Ira Warren, who was kicked by
horse in December, died at his home
in Emmett, aged IS. He was one of the
pioneers of Calhoun county.
School teachers of Cass, st. Joseph
and Berrien counties held their first
annual convention at Cassopolis State
Supt. Pattengill gave an address.
Elmer Clarkson was killed by limb
falling upon him, while cutting timber
about 10 miles east of Petoskey. He
leaves a widow and two children.
Rev. j. Brewster Hubbs, the Grand
Rapids Episcopal divine who came out
for socialism short time ago, has now
announced himself single-taxer.
On March Is, the publication of the
Kalamazoo News, new morning
paper, will be begun at kalamazoo.
1t will be Independent in politics.
The Muskegon Log Towing associa-
ton handled 112, 669, 54S logs last year.
This is the smallest number handled
since 1865. The largest was Gl5, 447, 1893,
in 1884.
1t is estimated that $500, 900 worth
of ice has been contracted for in
northern Michigan for shipment to
the southern part of the state and
Ohio and Indiana.
A. r. Mckenzie, an Alpena grocer,
was before United States Commissioner
McMath, at Bay City, on the charge of
selling oleomargarine as butter, and
also selling it at wholesale on retail
license.
The false work of the bridge on the
Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul road
near Ellis Junction fell, carrying with
it fifteen carpenters and laborers a dis
lance of twenty-five feet. One man
was killed and several injured.
An aged and eccentric farmer by the
name of Harmer, near Ceresco, died
recently. His son found about $500 in
gold coin in a small bag in an oat bin.
Continuing his search, he unearthed
SO, 900 more in the bottom of the bin.
Joseph North, sawyer in Bushnell
township Montcalm county, was clear
ing away sawdust from circular saw
with stick. The saw threw the stick
into his face with such force as 20 tear
his nose nearly off and seriously injure
him.
The Canadian Pacific is reported to
be after the Pontiac, Oxford d North
ern railroad, as a means of tapping the
thumb and other points to the
north. If the deal is consummated the
Pontiac road will probably be extesded
to Detroit.
The failure of the Seville, o., Ex-
change bank has been followed by the
discovery that Cashier Frank p. Wide
man is short about 100000. Wideman
had turned his property over to his
wife and feeling against him runs
very high.
James Youngs, so years OF age and
an old and respected resident of Yam
kee Springs township, Barry county,
committed suicide by shooting. 1t is
thought bis mind was affected. He had
recently expressed himself as being in
the fear of whitecaps.
Annie Critic, aged 12 years, colored,
was driven from her home at Springfield
o., after being severely beaten. She
had nowhere to go and slept on a
doorstep in snowstorm. When found
her clothing was frozen to the steps.
She is being cared for by charity now.
The village council of Bear Lake has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of liquors within the village, and
making the payment of the United
States revenue tax evidence of such
sale. The ordinance is an entirely
unique one and may lead to litigation.
L. W. Cole, editor of the Abb on Mir
ror, died of old age. He was past 81.
Mr.. Cole came to Michigan in 1888. He
ran the Ann Arbor Argus for II years.
In 1885 he went to Albion and started
the Mirror, which he has conducted
ever since. Mr.. Cole was lifelong
Democrat.
Rev. e. o. Smith, president of the
Star Publishing company, and for the
past three years pastor of the Baptist
church of Coldwater, has resigned TO
become assistant pastor of the Wood
ward Avenue church in Detroit. He was
in college with DIR. MacLaurin, and
will take up his work with him about
March 1.
A little over a year ago Robert w.
Smith, a rich citizen of Kalamazoo,
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