Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-20
MINOR MICHIGAN NEWS.

was killed by his mower in a runaway
near Holland.
A little s-year-old daughter of John
Gardner, of Port Huron, was drowned
in Black river while playing on some
logs.
The farm house of William Edgett,
near Battle Creek, was burned to-
gether with the contents. Loss, 81 800;
insured
John Hubert was arrested by the
Bay City police. He is wanted by the
authorities at Vassar on charge of
stealing $50.
The question of the adoption of the
county road system was voted on in
Chippewa county and was carried by
large majority.
Henry n. Gear, and CLARK S. Potter,
two well-known young Saginaw men,
have left on their bicycles FOR the
Thousand Islands.
Sweeney, the Benton Harbor gambler
who assaulted u Chicago newsboy for
selling A. p. A. papers, has been con-
victed and fined $50.
The residence of James OBrien at
Kingsley, Grand Traverse county, was
destroyed by fire, together with its
contents. Loss, 81, 200.
Many of Saginaw's fair cyclists are
now wearing the orthodox boomers.
Five of them took run TO Bay City to
witness the bicycle races.
S. S. Tower, of Coleman, ex-town-
ship treasurer, has mad some trouble
/ ,,f LOT - Ia, hot hn -
Snort nearly 500 in his accounts.
Ithaca will be the place for the meet
ing of the Gratiot Agricultural asso-
citation this fall and no pains will be
spared to make it IA successful fair.
Lexington has subscribed $50, 900
bonus for the proposed Port Huron IL
| Lexington railroad, and if Port Huron
does the same the road will be built.
Albert Rozzelle, the Belgian who
stabbed Albert Richert at Port Huron.
pleaded guilty to the crime, was sen
fenced to four months imprisonment
VIM. Ncedham, of Highland Station,
not only lost his pickle factory, but he
is poorer by S5l7 in cold cash. This
sum was secreted in waste paper
| basket.
1t is probable that Sault Ste. Marie
may secure large permanent state
fish hatchery If the city will donate a
site. The city will act on the matter
very soon.
Frank O'NTara. aged Is, was killed
near Kalamazoo by a span of colts
running away. His wagon tipped over
and he struck on his head and died in
half an hour.
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.
Farmers in the eastern part of the
upper peninsula are troubled greatly
this summer with grasshoppers, which
are on hand in millions and eat the
tops off green vegetables.
A son of James McRorrie, a black
smith of Bay City, was run overy by a
f. & p. NJ. train and had both feet
crushed so badly that amputation was
necessary. The boy is only 16 months
old.
Charles Jones, a demented colored
man, jumped from train on the way
to the Kalamazoo asylum from Grand
Rapids Although the cars were go
ing full speed Jones escaped TO the
woods, uninjured.
John Berglund and Peter johnson
descended into a well at Norway to
repair pumps and were overcome by
gas. Berglund was dead when taken
out. He leaves wife and two chill
drcn. johnson will recover.
Charles Rothbart, single Saginaw
man, went into the house, and. re-
marking to his mother in German.
"All have / leave TO you" drew a
revolver and shot himself behind the
right ear. He died 30 minutes later.
r. J. Holland, bookkeeper for Aims
worth & Alexander, lumbermen and
owners of saw mill at Sault Ste.
Marie, deliberately walked into the
canal. His reasons for taking his life
are a mystery to his friends. His ac-
counts were in first-class shape.
While Mrs. j. G.. Rasey, of Holton,
was out driving she raised her UNI
brella. 1t frightc ned the horse and il
ran away, throwing the lady out of
the buggy. She landed on her head
and died n few minutes later. Mrs.
Rasey was IS years old and leaves a
large family.
Ed. Kopl1a, of Dundee, has thick
skull and he probably owes his life to
the fact. While working in a black
SIN tn shop setting tires he was struck
on the head with sledge hammer.
Kopka was knocked out for little
while, but few stitches and a little
treatment by a doctor soon brought
him around all right
Company II, the Emmett Rifles, OF
Jackson, has adopted resolutions ex-
pressing loyalty TO the state, and re-
greet that the recent strike resolutions
had been passed and misinterpreted. A
paper signed by So members was sent
TO djt-Gen. Eaton, disclaiming any
sympathy with the sentiments ex.
pressed in the said resolutions.
Lansing: Gov. Rich upon being ap
prised of the action of the Emmet
rifles, a military company at Jackson
which adopted resolutions denouncing
the military authorities for calling out
the troops to quell instructions and
SuppreSS riOtOuS mObS stated that he