Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-12
STATE NEWS.


The Pullman car works of Detret are
constructing hotel and sleeping-cas for
the Centennial. ,~.f. -
Benton Harbor had three leap-year
parties in one week, and still the men
are not satisfied. .. -. a- szof
Seven young lads are under arrest at
Grand Rapids for using Indecent Ian
guage on the street. -
One hundred and fiftysit -ssudents
were i'm attendance upon the State Agri-
cultural college last year. ae
A Detroit husband whipped his wife
becanse.their baby did not take first
class prize at the recent show.
Customs duties Tin coin) amounting to
$l9, ,591. 40 were collected at Port Huron
during the month of January.
Marshall has raised $8Oo- towards the
Michigan Centennial building. Grand
Rapids has pledged $500 for the same
purpose.
The trial of Runbury st Niles has cost
sl5,C0o. Nothing like even-handed Jus
tice for fieecing the people and epriching
pettifoggers.
George Harley of Hartford, Mich,
has coat that belonged to George III. az
the time of his coronation, and it is now
15o years old.
The Indians of Glen Har boT. Leelanaw
county, propose to celebrate Washing
tons birthday with a grand war-dance at
the wigwam of Big Foot.
At a government sale at Ionia last
Tuesday. Moore's islan,l in Grand river
near Portland, containing twenty-four
acres, was sold At $3.50 per acre.
The dancing question is troubling the
good people of Schoolcraft. Some Of
them think it is wicked, and they are
trying to find out whether it is so.
Another one of those Coldwater girls
has grown tired Of life. She took poison
because her betrothed went to the shap..
py hunting grounds" before she did.
The grave Of Edward II. Wilson Of
Grand Rapids his been opened and tie
body removed. One Herbert Slocum has
been arrested, charged with the crime.
!. Sevspty-five Bangor people went to
donation and contributed $l6-almost
twenty centSapiece:, They are not afraid
to sacrifice that the gospel of peace shall
thrive. - :. ..
J. Blish of Niles has a clock imported
from England 100 years ago, which is in
good running order, although it has
never had any repairing. Its first cost
was $500.
Gov. Bagley has again displayed his
usual good will by sending to the state
public school at Coldwater bis own por-
trait, which now hangs in the chapel Of
that institution.
OwoSso will have a little lection day
of its own on the 2lst. They propose to
vote 'yes" or mo" on the question of ap-
propriating $1,000 for fire engine and
| other apparatus.
There are employed in the cigar shops
at Coldwater nearly ninety boys and girls.
who made during last year 3.069.650 CT
gars. the most of which were disposed of
as soon as made. ;y,,.
The Congregational Church at Kala-
mazoo has named its pastor, Frank Rus.
sell, as one of the committee TO represent
that body at Brooklyn, and great is the
dissatisfaction. as Russell is q warm per-
sOnal friend of Beecher's.
Ayoung ladies' cooking school has been
started in Flint. and their first efforts
were in a reception given to young law
yer of that city who arrived in
town from Detroit, Saturday, accompa-
MED bs a young legal friend.
j. h. Reese of Edwarisburgh, Cass
county, said to he fashionable1ow priced
merchant, who was going to dfive every
other merchant out OF the place, has fail
ed for $4,000. with assets that amount
to less than twenty. five per cent.
A man and bis wife, Polanders, with
two children, have been found i'm Sanisac
county, insane from destitution and ex-
posure. They are quite young. and were
robbed of all. their money in New York
at the time of their emigration to this
country short time ago.
A Liberal League has been organ
lied at CooperTilie, the .avswel object of
which is 'to effect tire totol separation Of
church and state IN fact as We'll as in The
ory.'' 1t is the fourth organization ofthe
kind in the State. the others beiug at De-
troit, Breeds vile aml Bay City.
TIE Ionia Sentinel reports curious
death q, Ferris Centre Feb. 3aI. Mr. E.
L: Heath dipped his hand under the cold
brine in a pork barrel for piece of meat,
complained of his haud feeling very cold,
and after sitting moment by the stove,
rose. saving that he WIS getting sick and
blind, and throwing himself On the bed,
Immediately expired. s..f
John Llarkin, heavy lumber onerator
of Midland, has flARd voluntary petition
In bankruptcy. In bis card to his credit
ors he lays his. failure to the burning
over of more than 10000 acres Of his pine
lands, and the increased expense OF liirh-
bering it, together with the decreased
value of lumber. the burning Of his mills,
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and the contraction ostratre. y woa-