Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-11-25
STATE NEWS.

A new Episcopal church at Traverse
City was dedicated a week ago Sunday.
Only six men are now employed ut the
famed Silver Islet submarine silver mine
James Watson, pioneer Of the Sagi.
nav Valley, died at Bay Ci-y on Satur-
) day.
J Capac must look to its laurels. East
Milan is going into the cranberry busi-
ness. ~
The epizootic is reported to be raging
at Bellevue and other places in this
state.
John Neely. filler in a mill at Osc0da.
lad his left arm against buzz-saw-with
the usual result.
The Washtenaw court is considering the
propriety Of changing the venue in the
Beal-Douglass case.
4 Ine Sedgwick copper'mine near Negau-
nee Is 10 be reopened. 1t produces the
finest of sulphuret ore.
LYDIA Mccullough. of Bay City, goes TO
state prison for one year tor stealing S94
fiom Il safe in store in that city.
The Greenbackers Idle hard, and are
already taking steps toward the formation
OF new clubs throughout the slate.
John W. Hersy. chopper at McFar-
iahd lumber camp. near Evart, was kill
ell oy falling tree Friday of last week.
1t is high time this election was settled
over 5O babies in East Saginaw are wait.
Ing to be named Rutherford or Samuel.
The work of laying track OH the Chica-
go u Northeastern railroad progresses at
the rate OF one mile and half Der dav
The girls of the East Saginaw schools
are to undertake the task of carinU to,
many OF the poor of that city this win
ter.
Tom Lilly, the Cass county. man who
murdered Charles Kreiger on the 1Itb
has been admitted to bail i'm the sum Of
$1,000. %
Another attempt at Jail delivery at
Adrian has been frustraed. and again a
woman had something to do with check
ing the rascals.
Mr. Il. Wright Hall, OF Mt. Clemens.
has invented a new paddle wheel for
steamers. that promises TO work a revo-
luton in steamboating.
The debts of Nonesuch mining comma
ny are to be paid of, a stamp mill put nm.
ana next spring mining operations will
be resumed at that point.
Some miners have been reoDeninu o,J
mining pits nca- the Aztec. and i'm work
ing at the spots abandoned by the an
clients are making money.
One "big tree' consigned to the Centen-
MAJ us part of the Michigan exhibit. got
As lar as the Michigan Central wharf at
Detroit and stuck there.
War i'm Europe would advance the nr;ca
OF IRON 81 per ton and push $4,000. 900
more money into the Lake Superior re-
gion, and therefore the voice of the min
ers is for war.
Inc Pontiac papers are saying unrom-
plimentary things about one PROT - NJ
son. "A teacher OF music and penInansI,;n
who has left that city and his .re,Iitors 70
mourn his departure. "
Edward Griffiths was buried in the sand
10y the caving in of well he WAS dicoiur
lew miles from Evart. His body vs.
found about 10 feet from the surface sev-
eral hours afterward.
Two Bay City numbering firms arc i,
nnanlcal trouble.but the careful papers nm
III that region give no names. One firm
mas mace an assignment. and the other is
pias,ered over with attachments.
The Journal says VIM. Palmer. of Ratt,a
Oreek' was formerly Il member of the Goth
regiment of British infantry. and serva'I
at st. Helena as one of NapoIeon's onards
for 2l9 years. lie has the papers to show
for it.
The total shipment of iron from Mar
quette. Escanaba and L'Anse for the sea-
son up to Nov. 10th. amounts to SS2.721
tons. against .66,223 tons for the same
term last year, or an increase of lI5.724
tons.
The Rev. Mr.. Danbury. a Methodist
preacher. who lives at Richland. and who
Is 80 years old. manages a firm during
the week and breaches OH alternate Sun,
days at two churches, six and II miles 4
way from home.
Col Looms old war horse has lust died
at Coldwater. aged 27 wears. He was
something of Il character i'm horse WAY
and got wounded several times in the
late war land nature might stand lp and
say this was a hoss."
An old planning mill at East Saginaw
called the East Saginaw manl,facfnr;uy
works." was burned Oh the morning or
The 18th. The building was not worth
much, but $4,000 worth OF valuable m.-
,hinery was destroyed.
A meeting Was held at Jackson lasr
saturday to consider the subject of seem
ring the holding of farmers institute i'm
that city some time during the coming
winter The slate board of agriculture
will be petitiOned TO that effect.
In the Z. S. court at Grand Rapids last
week, a demurrer to the mandlamrls order
ng the board of supervisors of Bprrien
county TO levy a tax TO pay Judgment on
railroad bonds against the several town.
ships in that county WAS sus, aimed.
At Manistee Oh the night of the 18th.
NJ. Lewis. a manufactiirer, was Knocked
Down as he was about TO 90 TO his mill to
pay off the men. He had sharp fight.
md assistance came at last. He had 81
700 on him at time but they did not get it.
Recently. two boys, while yatherin.
wood on the lake shore. south of st. .Jo-
eph, found the forc-cabin OF some vessel
The cabin contained about ne-half lar of
3utter. some lard, one-half of beef. and
general ship supplies, also a shovel and
hree-inch hawser.
On the Doth there was a collision on the
-eitidi stt NfiiiIcfilie, Dy WiliV'tl a couple
II freight trains were badly smashed.
Fwo cars were thrown completely over
,ne engine, but the engineer, who stood
at his post trying to hold his
engine, was not hurt.
There is a child at Saranac which has
seven grandparents living. The child's
lame is Mary Mosher. daughter of Estes
lEd Lilly Mosher. Her grandparents
,n her fathers side are AFRO Mosher and
wife, Oh her mothers side w. r. Dodge
md wife, great-gran6-paren on her
ather's side are Thomas Wilson and wife,