Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-22

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John Larkins, of Midland has not vet
been brought to trial. Il, -, y. -
Gen. Innes has just, completed the Ma
sonic history of Michigan.
The Romeo wheat crop is more prom
ising than for many years. ~ --s
The Michigan Bee Keepers association
will meet at Kalamzoo May 8. s1s ~
Some of Sturgis' surplus population Is
to depart for the Black Hills soon.
A manufactory of wooden bowls is in
successful operation at Ludington. -
The water in the Sawinaw river is up
to the mark of the year of fioeds-1S72.
The university laboratory mine of cor
ruption will be dug open again ON the
23d. - t.,f sfe.f..ll ..,I.,.f -'-f..1 .,.f k,,e
Miss Foster, the victim of the Walled
Lake trsg .dy: is slowly and surely sink
ing. - - - '''''''l
A 75-ton mass of copper has been
found at the Phoenix mine, Portage Lake,
L. - lcqg leJfEa -ioi.sH ey9fi4 is.e "a
The Flint woolen mills last month made
just II miles OF CLOTH, mostly cassi.
meres. fa ''-. e
Portland sweeps the board. An 49,
pound baby was born in that town the
other day.. 8 aiq sz3li 2T04e sid
The whole number of graduates from
the Medical department of the Uni
versity is 1875. -. ....,.''......
Fish are scarce this season, and De-
trOit and Chicago agents fairiy fight for
the Grand Haven catch. .Wai35 - u
Some of the farmers near Bav CITY
have had to put their stock and house
hold goods on RATS and put to sea, .e.
The Tawas river boom broke Saturday,
letting hundreds, of logs loose, 900, 600
feet of which belonged to one man.
Furnishing plaster to the grangers at
less than what it cost to grind it was what
busted H. o. Weston, of Grand Rapids.
The eepot and express office a: Fife
Lake were robbed last week; $50 i'm cash
and $50 worth Of clothing were carried
off. No clue of course. .9I'gs ~ .asxo
Geo. w. Stone, of Onondaga, sees Gov.
Bagley's tree. project and goes him A.
999 better. He is to set out 5000 apple
trees this Centennial spring,
Hillsdale county claims 1900 members
of the greenback clubs, and they will
run a separate ticket this fall and ..bust.'
|
The prospects for a fine peach crop on
! the east shore of Lake Michigan were
never better than now, croakers End spec
uiatOrs to The contrary Notwithstanding.
They had horse at Adrian which
no one could "break to The saddle," but
old Mr.. Rynd, 76 years of age, put on
his spurs fnl tanned that hoss in just so
minutes.
Mr.. McCon, of Goodland. Lapeer coun-
| ty has cleared and fenced 80 acres of
land since he was So years old. He is
now 20. Such men are credit to the
country. ~ ..f.,i.ss t.r
A Sturgis negro was hit fair in the
forehead by shot from Colt revolver
the other. day, and still lives and moves.
1t made him little sick for one day,
however, r-.f,.f,., ~., 80 ,...,;
4 An Eaton, Rapids lady dumped her
baby out of its carriage into the river ac-
cidenrally, and the little blessing was re-
scued before it could be drowned. Ger
tainly close call. lie fe -ed5 .7as
Miss Bishop, of Bowers Harbor, Ira
verse bay. made perilOus trip the other
day. She wa on the ice, when it was
blown from shore, and she crossed the
bay on a large cake .st
The masons have commenced work on
the new brick block for the Northern
i National bank, Big Rapids. The third
story, when finished. will be occupied by
the Masonic fraternity.
Last winterthe Flint & Pere Marquette
railroad company hauled thousands Of
logs which were dumped in the bitches
ai.l b;yOus near the Saginaw river, and
now they are aflOat over the praries.
q Charles Lane, of Jackson, caught his
foot i'm a '.frog'' at I'll e Central yard few
days since and was un over by an engine
which crushed him TO a jelly. He wai to
have been married to Reading lady
soon.Y s'Iea9YcTgm. 9T5lv 5sofsQ
Congressman Durand, of the 9th district
| Pontiac, Flint aud thereabOut) adyertises
for aspirants for military glory and West
Point swaliOw-tailed coats to come up to
the court house in Flint, April 26th to be
examined llitt-ano nWo8 5ua Is
The Hon. Smith Lapham and wife,
Michigan pioneers. celebrated the 50th an
niversary of their marriage at the lap
ham House, Rockford, Monday, April 10.
Hannah Gilbert Du Bois, mother Of the
bride, aged 95 years, was present.
L ..e
At Ctesaning dog actually shot his
master. Austin Richardson was his
name. Dog name not given. The dog
paved about the gun. caught his foot in
the trigger, and off she went, taking a
wide track through Austin's hand and
breast. li..i- 9ss ip ssi3sl si4
! Thos. slater, of Coldwater. tried to slice
tup Levi Mead with hoe. He failed and
then tried To perforate him with pistol
balls and afterwards attempted to carve
him with his little butcher-krife. He
/ only .-oes to the House of Correction for
six mouths. II ssaaf 8sl b 1cl
Mr.. Almond Harvey, Of Lebanon town.
ship, has young mare q months old,
(which is the moih her of colt, now about
two weeks Old-ihe, only instance on
record, we believe, in which soyoung an
animal of the horse species has COM
menced to do her duty i'm the line ofper-
petuating the noble race by producing
oHsprlpg. .ugqi8s 9di haa .siaonr
A washout in the Chicago and Mich
igan Lake Shore railroad, eight miles
south of Holland, has cause considerable
linconyenience last week, making it ne
cessary to transfer all passenger trains.
A large force of men are kept at work
Imight and day filling up the break with
Substantial tresue work and culyerts.
Trains are running regularly again now.
/ Hon. James L. Conger died at his home
i'm st. Clair, on the 10th. MIR. Conger
was "a member of Congress once, having
been elected in 1852 from the same dis
trict now represented by another gen.
tleman of the same name. In later years
+ Mr.. Conger has drawn ducats and fame
! as the inventor OF sundry patent medi-