Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-11-13
STATE NEWS.


Over so trains arrive at and leave the
Michigan Central depotIat Detroit every |
day.
The common council of Grand Rapids |
has made provisions for paid fire de-
partment.
A bear weighing 800 lbs. was shot by
some hunters on the Rifle river few
days ago.
Washtenaw county proposes to let every |
city, township, and village take care Of
its own poor.
The county treasurer of Wayne county
turned over to the city of Detroit $685.
245.l2 liquor tax.
1t is said that the Grand Traverse re-
gion this year has the largest crop of corn
and potatoes ever grown there.
jeremiah o. Balch, formerly assistant
editor of the Marshall Statesman, died
at Chicago Nov. A, aged 81 years.
During the month of October the De-
troit carriers delivered 4O7,7O4 letters,
6S,Gll postal cards, and 16!, 159 papers.
The Marshall Statesman says the mer-
chants of that city report better trade
than they have enjoyed before for long
time.
The students of Adrian college are
going to start an eight-page monthly
paper, called the Adrian College Re-
corder.
Samuel Henderson of Grand Rapids |!
obtained a judgment of $500 against the
city, Nov. 5, for damages sustained by
falling into an excavation.
During the storm on Friday afternoon
at Grand Rhpids it was so dark that the
gas had to be lighted and street travel
was almost entirely suspended.
Some Norwegian emigrants who re-
Gently arrived i'm Port Huron asked for
tickets to Ipecac, but the agent being a
humane man sold them tickets to Capac.
A young lady of Stanton recently
rushed across the sidewalk, seized man,
banged him against the side of build
ing, exclaiming: Thar that's the way
1 serves rcd-headed fellow for gaw-
pin"
Several gentlemen of Kalamazoo, own
ers Of fast horses, wIo are averse to bet
ting, propose having race and devot-
ing the entrance fee. to the purchasing of
wood and provisions for the poor of the
village.
! Eleven judgments were rendered i'm
the United States court at Grand Rap
ids, Nov. l, in favor of the Goodyear den
tai vulcanite rubber company, against
dentists i'm various parts of the state, for
sums from $50 to $500.
The Paw Paw Courier says that about
seven years ago the ladies of Glendale,
Van Bnren county. got up an American
flag and appointed one Of their number
to keep it, which she has done so effect
ally that lawsuit has grown out of it.
There is great excitement i'm Walton,
Eaton county, over the German woman
who recently gave birth to a litter of five
babies. 1t is said that four has been the
extreme limit in this line; consequently
Michigan champions the world in fecun-
dity.
The Ludington Record says: "The
managers of the Ward estate propose to
put in 100000 feet OF logs the coming
winter, contracts for one-half of which
have already been let to Hoogstraat &
Neelan, Tracy and Buffers and s. E.
Faxon."
A Bay City rough named Joe Fournier
was killed on Sunday while getting off
an excursion boat on its return from Bay
View, by blow Oh the head with a
wooden maui. The murderer is supposed
to be another rough With whom Fournier
recently had fight.
The Alden Fruit Preserving establish
ment, at Niles, is doing rushing busi-
ness, drying about 200 bushels of apples
per day. They employ 25 hands, and
work night and day. Abt ut ten thous-
and bushels of apples have been pur-
chased by them this season, 40 cents being
the average price.
The Jackson Pdtriot says: s'Coal has |
been struck in the Jewell mine-the new
mine put down by the Jewell company
north Of the city limits. 1t was found |
at depth of &c feet-6 feet lower than |
in any other mines. Forty feet of this
was through solid rock. The coal is said |
to be of excellent quality
The state newspapers are mixed as to
the time of the next session of the State
Grange, some having announced it as
December IA, at lansing, and others
December Z, at Jackson. Mr.. N Chill
son, of Battle Creek, state purchasing
agent, states that the annual meeting of |
the State Grange commences ut Lansing, |
December IA. 1t is the State Pomologi- |
cal Society which meets at Jackson, De-
cember z.
A .reputed materializing medium, Mrs.
Parry, who has been giving scances i'm
Grand Rapids for the last year or so,
lately went to Saranac to follow the
same profitable vocation. A few days
ago committee consisting Of Mrs.
Emma f. Barnum and Mrs. AIDA Stew
art were chosen to investigate the med
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