Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-10-02
STATE NEWS.

The Menominee mills are making pa
per from pine bark.
The Adrian canning works are putting
up 1000 cans of tomatoes daily.
The grape crop of St. Joseph is said
to be much injured by the frost.
Potatoes in Davisburg in this state are
said to be selling at nine cents per
bushel.
E. G Runner of East Saginaw has dis
covered the remains of mastOdOn on
his place.
The common council of Grand Rapids
have voted to raise $2O6,000 by taxation
for city purposes.
|: The American corundum diamond
polish company of Detroit was awarded
a diploma at the state fair.
The Mason Nelus says that the farmers
of that vieihity are cutting their corn and
are happy over the prospects.
The Detroit and Milwaukee railroad
has made arrangements to run fast
train the whole length of its line.
The Lapeer Clarion says that pump
kins are so large this year that stump ma
chimes have to be used to hoist them into
the wagons.
DIR. Van Deusen, superintendent of the
Kalamazoo Asylumf tor the Insane, denies
all charges of cruelty in the management
and invites investigation.
The Chicago, Saginaw s. Canada Rail-
road is to be finished to the junction with
the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad by
the first of January next.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Company are putting i'm new ties, level
ing up the track and i'm other ways put
ting the road in the best condition.
In suit at Charlotte on Sept. 21, DIR.
E. B. Chpin testified that he was los years
old. He has been resident of Eaton
county ever since its organization.
j. r. Holden of Grand Rapids, father
of E. G. d. Holden, secretary of state,
met with a serious accident by falling
through sidewalk which was torn UP
for repairs.
John II. Mitchell, city treasurer OF
Grand Haven. has been removed from
office by unanimous decision of the
common council tor incOmpetency and
inefficiency.
The two mammoth gates to be used in
the locks of che Sault st. Marie canal, fol-
the construction of which Messrs. Walton
& Lacy, of Detroit, were contractors, are
completed, and have been forwarded.
1t is stated that the Michigan Southern
and Lake Shore railroad intend to estab-
lish fast postal-car service between To-
ledo and Detroit, and the Pennsylvania
Central one between Fort Wayne and
Grand Rapids.
The Portland Observer says that a
large white swan, measuring six feet
four inches from tip to tip of wings, and
four feet two inches from tip of tail to
tip of beak, was shot in Grand River by
Geo. Goodwin of that place few days
since.
James Beattie, of Bay City, from whom
Carrie Wright obtained verdict of $4,000
damages last week, for seduction and
breach ofpromise, escaped from the third
story window of the Jail last Saturday
night by means Of rope furnished by
outside parties.
The work Of blasting the rock in the
bed of the Detroitriver at the Lime Kilns
which has been going on for the past
four months, will be continued until the
close of November, by which time it is
expected all the distractions to naviga.
ton will be removed.
The F. & P. M. Railway bridge over
the Flint river, is being pretty well over
hauled. New timbers have been laid un-
der the rails, several piles driven, and new
supports put under the bridge, which
has been raised about eighteen inches
higher from the water.
A handsome fishing sloop named the
Loretta was launched last week at Grand
Haven. She was rebuilt this season 70,
the oyster fishing trade. Her owner will
engage in nthat business Curing the com.
ing winter at Ncw Orleans, and will sal
for that Place via the Illinois and Missis.
sipri rivers early in October.
L. B. Sargent, general superintendent
of the Detroit & Bay City division of the
Michigan Central, has been appointed
general superintendent of the Detroit, Eel
River & Illinois road, one of Mr.. joys In
diana roads. extending from Butler to
LOgansport, distance of 96 miles. His
successor has not yet been appointed.
An anti-Masonic State Convention will
be held in Ypsilanti, October 9th, 29th
Rev. J.P. Stoddart, General Agent and
Lecturer; Rev. Prof. G. A. Blanchard
William Edmond Romayne, Past Master
OF Chicago keystone Lodge, will attend
On each of the three days there will be
three sessions, afternoon and
Eevening.
The HerndOn House of Marshall, was
|burned on Friday morning of last week
caused by the explosion of kerosene
lamp. The lower portion of the house
soon filled with flames and smoke there
by cutting off all means of escape from
the upper portion of the building, except
by means of ladders, or jumping fron4the
windows. Three persons were killed and
a number severely injured.