Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-06-10

White Pigeon has q herse-tamer who
Is said TO surpass the famous Rarey.
Michigan apples took the prize at the
Centennial. Casts and wax inodelsSwerc
about all any. other state showed, how
ever. 20 "s'--
The Michigan Farmer, a pretty good
guesser sometimes. guesses that $2,000.-
600 will be paid for wool in-this state this
season.
III. Perrin, of Marshall, is preparing
to build b grist mill and grain elevator at
that place.. s,i '...fs'. =
Coifax is now lecturiag in this state,
and the burden of his story Il. sWas
Lincoln q spiritualist." .s
Twenty-six out of the 200 Congrepa-
tional church societies in this state are
seif-supporting, and that's all. s-ss'
| A barbecue viii be held at Howard
City on the 4th of July. They will roast
a yoke of steers, or iIalfa yoke.
A steamboat 36 feet keel, apd 10 feet
beam is being built at Marshall. and will
be LAUNCHED the Fourth Of July. Its to
cost 81 800. -.
The campaign is opened. The prohibi-
ton candidate for President speaks 10
piece at Adiian on the 20th. Green Clay
Smith is the man. =, =. rx-2
A Night Hawk colt, raised by Mr..
| WhelOck, of Gull Corners, !. kalamazoo
count. has been, sold .by q Chf:d,o man
to Californian for $1,000.
John Collier, Of Grand Rapids. went
out and hanged himself Friday. II wa-
what they called up i'm Kent county the
result 0f'-amifd torn offnsanity."
Sure enough. the counties are obeying
John j. Bagieyis advice. and ara digging.
| up the records of the past in. order tor
build county Centennial. histories.
A masked miscrcapt met Mr.. Matthias
Mergin, OF East Saginaw, the other light,
assaulted and nearly killed him. Such
occurrences. are getting common IN that
city. ,s>, biz ia ,,1., .-c.r. 81
|nuA peculiar suit Il to be tryed at Greer
vile. Aman tore upa 81 cheek! An
other man picked tlp the pieces, fastened
them together, and drew the money Upon
it. Hence his bombs. 49,.
The Stnfield ghost, about which so
much has been written, and which was
atiludged by Michigan spiritist lecturer
to be special messenger from the sum-
mer land, has been caught stealing corn.
| > A family feud between Christian Holt
simmer. and wife led him to take her chill
dren and hide them After two years
search she has found them at Grand Ha-
ven, captured them, and t:kesahem home
in triumph: aSi
The president Of the village Of Midland,
Midland county, issues call i'm which he
sets forth that owing TO the recent great
fire In that place many people are lcstt-
tute. and he calls TOR aid. Food. bedding
and clothing are needed.
Ten thousand six hundred and eighty
one dollars and thirty cents nas.bee,i apsisf
I'm rs the Lenawec county LIQUOR tax.
Adrian paid 81 ,56S.T Of the sum-. Must
be great amount of .lf mixing done there
TO enable the dealers to pay such tax.
| The Marshall railroad WAS the subject
Of discussion at Il recent public meeting
called by the NJ r. hall grange and a CON-
| mittee OF seven farmers was chosen TO CO.
operate with the city in,the work now
prominently before the people of THAT Sec
ton. - -.
John Macarthur, of, East saginaw, has
| lived along In hopes of fortune for
many years. and at last he 1s about to get
1T. The British government informs him
that he isentitled to $4,000 prize money.
he formerly served in the British navy.
The trade statement published by the
Bay City Tribune shows that there has
teen 76,O00,O00 feet OF lumber sllipped
from the Saginaw river since the lst of
May, Of which 53,O00,0O0 was,registered
| at the Bay City custom house, and "a.
100000 at Saginaw. The total shipments
of lumber up TO June lst are lis, ,OO0. 600
fleet, and 2lG.OO0 barrels OF salt. .-
Mr.: HI. Willis, of Battle Creek. is again
agitafing the ship-eanal project. lie
thinks this Centennial year ~ good one.
for building ship-canals. Willis is not
the only great man who has been alone,
In his ideas or in advance of the ace i'm
which he lives.l With their. canal built.
Willis thinks thai the Battle Greek farm
ers can land their wheat In Liverpool
cheaper than they now have 1t tfanspor-
ted New York. .siil sYef
Messrs. Osgood g. Chaplin, of Battle
Creek, have ancient watches In their
possession. the oldest bearing date 1000,
made by G. Leeky, London. On the in
terror of the outside case. which is cover
ed with raised. carving, is engraved
manufactured In London by II. Betson.
in 100, and on the outside case Is en-
grayed. &C. Sarups6n, st. Peters. f7l0.-
Both watches are of the style known ~
bulls eyes. i.
Mr.. Red.Iing Macomber, an aged gem
tleman, and Tor u number of years high
ly-respected resident of this village, had
arranged to marry Mrs. Preston, a repu-
ted widowed lady, also of this village.
When the marriage ceremony had pro-
ceeded to the point where objections
could property be- made. SON or the
wOulLbe bridegrpom,arose and formaliy
objected to the marriage OIL the ground
that the affiaIlccd bride had a living hus-
band from whom he claimed she had NOT.
been legally divorced. This unlocked.
for hitch resulted i'm a postp0pement OF
the nuptials for the time, but we learn.
from report that the marriage has since:
taken place, and the presumption is that.
me objection was not considered Valid
Ouid Register.
A very great deal Of interest has been
excited over the lawsuit of Rev. David
Buck, a united brefhern minister. of.
township, which has heen in
process OF trial at Eaton Rapids for three.
days ending Friday, and in which over
20 witnesses were examined. Mr.. BucL
having just been married. Brookfieldites
conceived the idea of a screnade, which
they carried to such an extent as to Of
fend the newly married pair, who repay
heir compliment by having seven of the
arrested for riot. but. on ac-
count OF some error in the papers, they
we're discharged, when all seven seper-
lteiy commeiiccd suit against the preach
n 10 recover damages Of 300 each for
arse imprisonFpent. The fret case. that
lf Irving All6Ns heinz the one inst def.ifl.