Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-13
MINOR MICHIGAN NEWS.

olhdllpOA qudIdhblhc az pallHhbi now
been released.
Anna Puolaski, who lives near Cold
water, is lO5 years old and can sec
without glasses
Congressman Whiting, of st. Clcir
who was reported dangerously i'll, Is
on the road TO recovery.
Charles Dingwall aged 0, was
drowned in the river at North Port
Huron while playing sailor along the
docks.
The G. A. II. posts at Ann Arbor and
Otsego have rendered their services
to GOV. Rich if needed to preserve Jaw
and order.
Emery Holmes, young man living
four miles east of Athens, hanged him
self. 1t was the third effort the young
man had made.
The Disciples of Christ at Kalamazoo
have erected tent capable of holding
1000 people. and are holding revival
meetings in 1t.
The races AZ Alma listed for July
have been postponed until September
If, II and ID, on account of the burn
ing of the grand stand.
William Crisher and Fred Britton. Of
Hudson, and Fred Fellows, of Wright,
were arrested at Waldron for violation
of the local option law.
Herbert Noes, aged 70, had his left
arm crushed by freight train at EIol-
land and had il amputated, but died
from the effects of the shock.
Nelson Berg, a carpenter, fell from
a scaffolding on the new Barry block,
Manistee, receiving IA fracture of the
pelvis, which may result fatally.
The Poles have eagerly seized the
opportunity offered by the city, and
nearly l25 vacant lots have been
planted with variety of vegetables.
Jealous temperance cranl1s rolled an
enormous stone up to the door of
Byron only saloon on the glorious
Fourth, and everybody went dry till
the next day.
Bay City will in all probability soon
have a fire tug. 1t is proposed TO
spend at least $50, 900 for the boat, and
it is estimated $4,000 will be required
each year TO run it.
The Weston furnace at Cooks. Man
istique county, will go into blast at
once after being idle 10 months. That
Will start the kilns and make business
good in that locality.
The non-arrival of meat cars at East
Tawas is causing great scarcity, as the
markets are dependent upon Chicago
for supplies. The cattle in that vicinity
are not fit for the market.
Willie Cook, 3-ycar-old boy of
| Spring Lake, ate enough aconite TO
kill a horse and then swallowed the
contents of bottle of sweet oil, which
acted as an antidote and saved his life.
A sailboat containing three men cap
sized at Whitehall. Two chung TO the
boat, while one. named ID. Deski, at
, tempted To swim ashore and was
! drowned. lie leaves a widow and five
children.
A Three Rivers boy who smokes
cigarettes and, Of course, hasn't any
sense, went to sleep with one of the
man-killers in his mouth. An uncle,
pail of water and a blanket saved a
life OF rather questionable value.
William King. wealthy farmer liv-
ing near Saginaw, was gorcd by bull
and his back so terribly injured that
] "a
named Charles Stillwell, who went to
his assistance, was also seriously hurt.
ID. p. Smith, of Eaton Rapids, sued
! for divorce. Mrs. Smith got mad and
when she met her husband in a store
! she went at him with a large bread
knife, cutting long cash over his
right eye and big chunk out of his
arm. She got 90 days in Jail.
Six fires occurred at Holly in one
night All were of incendiary origin.
| 1t was evidently concerted attempt
| TO burn the town, but the fires were
! extinguished with total loss of about
| $1,000. Daniel Ryan, who conducts a
/ livery stable, is the chief loser.
Albert Walker, sent from Grand
| Rapids in October, 1892 to the Ionia
prison for three years for the crime of
breaking and entering a railroad car,
was pardoned by Gov. Rich. The pris-
oncr is afflicted with an incurable dis
ease and cannot live more than u few
weeks.
The directors of the Bay County Ag-
/ ricultural society decided to give no
fair this fall, on account of losses sus-
tanned from last years exhibition and
! the present tightneSs of the money
market This viii be the first year in
20 that Bay county has failed to hold
fair.
Coldwater takes time by the foreloclx
in keeping the city clear of tramps. a
police force is kept at the depot TO
meet all incoming trains. and when
any of the gentry alight they are
hustled on again and told to move on.
If they tarry they are liable to be
given bath and sent to prison.
Warrants were served on Robert
Woodruff, farmer near Benton Har-
Dor, for brutality beating his horse
with club two hours day because
he thought the beast vicious and
needed to be conquered. Neighbors
made the complaint after he had been
at the brutal business for 10 days.
A. V. Adams, the trusted clerk and
cashier of the Chicago, st. Joseph &,
Benton Harbor Transportation com
pany, at 1T. Joseph, drew over 500
from the clerk of the boat TO pay off
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