Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-08-19
STATE NEWS.
Roll,r skating has set in at Alpena.


A catholic fair at Au Sable raised $2l,-
$50 for the society.
The Lenawee county temperate men
have nominated a ticket.
A Mr.tMoses, of Monroe, has just sold
his farm of 800 acres for $2l 600.
The crop reports say ''small potatoes
and few in the hill" in Michigan this
year
All the liquor dealers Of Adrian have
paid up. Their contributions amount to
81, ,SS4. i-
The Wyandotte silver smelling works
shipped $4,000 to New York one day
recently. Ez1ageH s. EILJIiN
The Michigan oat crop is fine one.
and will all be gathered in good shape,
doubtless. - 'f.t@ H'-sA
An average of.2Oe Michigan people Wis
it the Michigan house at the Centennial
eachl day. 80, v..,.,.. 10
Corn j l1eet high is what they raise at
OtseoO and Hersy has timothy grass five
feet high ssids'1 = ias''''ssiniz''sis7 p
saginaw burglars are entirely devoid of
sense. They actually tried,to rob etlitor
| the other night. Al Z asTftH
Charley Morse. of Marine City, has
| lucky wife. A rich aunt of Brooklyn
has left her about $4,000. asia
Some one would do good thing for
himself and Others by building good
grist mill in IoScO county.
The Democrats of Battle Creek have
organized strong clnb. Hendricks will
speak for them in October.
VIM. Toyler, of Chicago, hiss been at
Lansing where he walked 120 in "a hours.
1t was done at Mead's hall. -
A new machine shop has been estab-
| lished at Alpena. That city is bound to
have all the modern Improvements.
George L. Slater. of Richland, Kaama-
ZOO county, thrcshed 800 bushels of
Clawson wheat from 10 acres Of ground,
8 1t is rumored that the Flint and Pere-
| Marquette repair shops are soon to be re-
moved from Holly 10 East Saginaw
A Battle Creek colony has bought 20,-
600 acres of land i'm Scott county Tenne-
ssee and proposes to settle upon the
same. ffg w
At the camp-meeting at Petoskey
recently lady publicly thanked God
that she had never worn polonaisc or
hustle.
| A competitive examination for West
Point cadetship from the Second Con
gressional District will be held at Hills
dale, September IL.
Coal pits of 1,2OO bushels per week ca
lpacity, have been built at Otter Lake, La
peer county. They will make charcoal
for the WyandOtte mills.
A new agricultural society has been
Il g. Il -, To- xx~.fl
\ quarters ut Concord. The first fairs viii
be held Sept. 2Sth and 29.h.
The Governor has appointed the Hon.
Morean S. Crosby. of Grand Rapids, a
member of the State Board of Charities,
vice Il. r. Brockway, resigned.
Next! An Albion lady has made silk
bedquilt containing 15,2l2 pices. 1t is
said to be almost as warm, but not quite
sa useful, as an old army blanket.
At last the exhibit of Michigan woods
has been placed in sight in the Agricul-
tural hall at the Centennial. and MIR.
Beals isthere to explain it to visitors.
The Saginaw county democrats are i'm
n bad way owing TO the fact that their
last candidate for sheriff persists i'm being
a stump candidate this time. Like Ban
quo's ghost, he will not down.
Chief Justice Cooley, of the supreme
court of this state, has been appointed
lecturer Oh law i'm the John Hopkins uni
versity at Baltimore. This will not in
terfere with his duties i'm Michigan.
Burglars are doing some bungling
work in Owosso. They are supposed TO
/ belong to that class of citizens of the
place who are too proud to beg and not
smart enough to do a good job of steal
ing. aAiiiiie ''''r ~
a. The crop of fools is being rapidly re-
lported.s The last pair are two Kalama-
zoo fellows, who have bet upon the pres
| idential election. The loser must walk
from Kalar azoo to Washington, starting
mid-winterIFebr,iary p. sfo1i 20 l'a3
80 Mrs james a. Young, near DtiIidee,
while berrying Aug 5 left her infant
child in 4 retired place, wandering away
after berries, and upon her. return was
Mortified to find the child missing. Moth
ing has been found OF it siuce. 7ili iii
The public is again gravely informed
bv, a Bay City paper that there is no doubt
about the fact that one of these days coal
will be obtained from the Rifle river
mines. The matter OF Il year or two in
putting in pumps does not amount to
much.
The second trial of Reidsema, the fur
nilure dealer, of Holland. for cruelty 10
his children was concluded on the Sth.
The jury after being out but few min
utes, brought i'm "a verdict of ..guilty"
lie was fined $40 and costs. amounting in
all to about $50.
/ Uncle Luther Beecher, the newsboys'
benefactor, proposes to send 40 of them
who have met regularly every week for
instruction, to the cen:ennial, paying
their expenses, and giving each one Il lit
tie spending money, brass badge with
his name engraved init, and boos
blacks kit to earn his living. .-8f
Tie adventists have been holding tent
meetings ut Lansing and pastor of that
sect writes of the ministers OF that place:
1T Is sad, Yet amusing sometimes, to see
the holy horror with which some hold up
their hands at the thought Ofentering our
tent, we hope, however, that by as
sociaiion this will wear away"
President Bancroft and Snperentend-
ent Taylor, of the Chicago and Lake
Huron Railroad are rushing the section
between this city and Lansing, the State
capital, to completion ut lightning speed.
There are $50 men and the necessary
teams at work OH the line between the
Detroit and Milwaukee Road and Ian
sing and 30 men and II teams between
Flint and the Detroit and Milwaukee
road. As is well known the heft OF the
grading OIL the latter section is nearly
Ic0mpleted. After this week. as Mr..
Bancroft assures us, 500 tons of rails will
be received each week and laid down
ready for the cars until fhe entire rall