Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-09
THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN.

| NnuIlCo hCOSbNI, NOdA hiubC, as GU
46, was killed near Wolverine by a
Michigan Central train.
The Florence mine, at Iron Mount
ain, has shut down, throwing out of
employment so men.
DR.. j. w. Robinson has been arrested
! at Cedar Springs on a charge of prac-
Using medicine without diploma.
The steamer L. S. Payne sank in ten
feet of water in the harbor at st. Jo-
seph. The ice cut hole in her hull
Edwin Quinn's house. near Caro-,
| burned, and the family barely escaped
with their lives, and walked barefooted
half mile to a neighbours house.
Fire at Ithaca destroyed four frame
shops and dwellings worth about
81, 500, but the loss was covered by in
surance.
Frank Booth. farmer near Inlay
! City lost a large barn, farm implements
and 20 sheep by fire. The loss is So, 500
insured for 81 500.
A number of cattle have died in the
vicinity of Salem from some unknown
disease, which battles the skill of the
local veterinary surgeons.
The little village of Martin, in Allie
gan county, has over forty cases of
measles, while chickenpox is affecting
the remainder of the population.
Michael McMannan, of Bay Mills,
was whipped by whitecaps and ordered
out of town because he habitually beat
his wife and aged father. He left.
A week old baby was left on the
johnson house steps at Inlay City, and
when found and taken in one of its
feet and one hand were partially frozen.
Patrick Higgins has been discharged
in the case of the killing of Eugene
| Finch, of Almena, and arrested on a
charge of violating the local option
| law.
John, the six-year. old son of Christian
Lutz, an employe of the Michigan
Furniture company, died at Ann Arbor
from the effects of being scalded with
hot coffee.
Jerome Munson, aged GO, of New
Lothrop, was killed by falling tree
which was blown over upon him. He
Leaves large family in destitute cir
cumstances.
The dry goods store of A. B. Parks,
of Adrian, was damaged by fire, smoke
| and water TO the extent of $4,000,
| fully insured. The fire started from
leaking gas.
A bank will be started at Marlette
by A. Il. Sleeper and A. w. Merrill, of
Lexington. 1t will be known as the
! Commercial bank of Marlette, with a
capital of 100000.
At the Farmers Institute at Cold
water, Ex-Governor Luce had n resolu-
ton adopted asking the legislature to
appropriate $4,000 year to aid farm
ers' institutes throughout the state.
Frank Squires, well-known far mer
who lived twelve miles north of Battle
! Creek, cut his throat with razor be-
cause of domestic troubles. lie was
! forty-fvc years old and had divorced
wife.
George Dell was attacked by lynx
near Summit City. lie fought the
! animal desperately with an ak, but
the battle might have ended in Dell's
death had not a wood-chopper rushed
TO his rescue.
1t is believed that compromise will
be arranged between the State and the
Central Agricultural associations
whereby the former will be allowed to
hold its fair in Detroit without forfeit
ing its claim on the grounds in Lam
sing.
Four Benton Harbor women bounced
upon Albert Livingston, ex-convict
broommaker, and gave him terrible
horsewhipping for taking improper lib
critics with little girls. The scoundrel
has skipped the town.
Adrian is much alarmed over the
rapid spread of diphtheria. Five
deaths occurred within a few days,
and the whole neighborhood has been
exposed. All measures possible are
being taken to stop the epidemic.
Owing to the lack of funds, the fac
ultY of Alma college is being reduced.
The last professor TO go is Prof. But
Ter, who has spread over the vast field
of philosophy, economics, sociology,
literature, rhetoric and elocution.
Rev. George Koehler, of Kalamazoo,
has been holding revival meetings. at
Vicksburg, and hasn't been afraid to
roast the rowdy element. He has re-
| CSlNSu WnlIoCdp lctlSr OI u very
threatening nature, but he'll go right on
with the work.
Theodore Ratke, Jr., of Royal Oak,
was arrested charged with incest with
his mother, his father being complain.
ant. The hoy is 10 years old. Another
child, girl II years old, is sick with
the measles. AS soon as she is better
the mother will be arrested.
The Berrien county supervisors held
a special meeting at st. Joseph, &C,
cepting the offer and approving the
site offered. The estimated cost for
the county building was $4,000. This
is preliminary step TO moving the
county seat from Berrien Springs.
A movement is on foot among the
Calhoun county supervisors TO remove
the county seat from Marshall to Bat
tie Creek. The activity of tramp-catch.
ers at Marshall is the chief cause
Battle Creek people will raise money
for site and building to facilitate the
change.
| Mrs. Chas. Raymond. of Benton Har'
| bOr apousaa Mrs Canuha11 an old