Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-02
STATE NEWS.

rHty-hlne reu flDOOn DOyS In The agrl-
cultural college.
Several fatal cases of diphtheria are re-
ported from Rochester and vicinity.
The miners at the Jackson coal mines
are discussing the advisabllity of
strike.
An Ithaca firm has an order to make
10000 Eastwood starch boxes for Buffa-
10 firm.
Grand Haven has experienced a change
of postmasters. Rev. L. NJ. S. Smith is
the new man.
A Mrs. Aitkcn. of Constantine, at
tempted suicide by slashing her arms
with dagger last week.
The work of the season on the harbor
at Ontonagar, was let to III. j. Lates,
of that place. 1T $7,Coo.5J.
The saw mill of Huntington & Dun
ham, at Mason. was burned OH Tuesday
last. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.
Van Buren county has 10 persons at
the state insane asylum. and and they
cost 33,50O per year for their support.
Two Albion youths have been arrested
at Marshal for cruelty TO animals, dis
turbing the peace, and violating cemetery
ordinances.
1t is::claimed that an illegal returning
board or some such political afiiiction
leaves Constantine without legal board
of trustees.
The managers of Midland school pie
mic fixed up a swing IN such a careless
manner that it fell and seriously injured
several children.
Robert N. Wilson. local ticket agent
Co IL. Il
charge of embezzling funds belonging TO
the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad.
The Woodbury. monument at Oak
wood cemetry, Adrian. which did not ar
rive in time TO be dedicated by the veter-
ans on Reunion day, is now in place.
Homer Whitney, who recently escaped
from Jackson prison, was captured ut Eat
Oh Rapids Monday by farmer named
Bryant, assisted by Deputy Sheriff Ham
lin.
| A Deerfield schoolgirl named Diver
fell over the school-house bannister To
the floor beneath-l6 feet-and broke
one leg, dislocated one ankle, and injured
her self internally.s
Mr.. Charles Montague, of Vienna. Gen.
esee county. saw man fooling around
his barn i'm the night. Montague's gun
went off. and a young man in the neigh
bOrhOOd has biek full of fine shot.
Salt was quoted as "lively" in the Sagi-
nav markets on Thursday night of last
week. A firm of manufacturers sold l.
300 barrels, and it was resold and replev-
ined about three times during one night.
Mr.. Marshall. of Royal Oak, took his
little siX-year-old boy out with him
while he was burning log heaps in the
fields last week. The little fellows
clothing caught fire. and he was burned
to a crisp.
r. A. Alger & Co.. of Detroit will sraft
and tow down the lake this season from
Harrisville ll.000.0e0 feet of long timber,
and from Black river about 100000 feet
| The timber goes to Detroit. Cleveland,
Toledo and Tonawanda --Er.
A Branch county school teacher got
the California fever, went out there I'M
search of a fortune, and WAS glad to get
a job of digging a ditch at 81 day. He
writes 70 his Michigan friends to break
| up their California fever .if they have to
take castor oil to do it."
The logs i'm Cass river were all RATED
out on Saturday. and the stream is clear.
The amount RATED out will approximate
very nearly 20,0O0,O0O feet. The total
number of pieces RATED out by the Titta-
bawassee Boom company for the season.
up to Saturday, was 39l ,42S.
Mrs. Murphy. wife of r. Murphy. of
Berrien Center. died in dentists chair
at Berrien Springs while having reoth
extracted. DR.. Ludwig administered
chlorOform at her earnest solicitation.
though against his OWN Judgment. Death
ensued almost instantly.
Jay Reynolds. Of Nashville. has learned
the sad, sad truth that an unloaded pi>tel
still may have heap of deviIment i'm il.
He lay down on the floor foolng with
'hOrse pistol" and the doctor saws that
four slugs and one bullet still lie conceal
ell somewhere inside his skull.
A Fairfield mans wife.eloped with the
hired man. The deserted husband felt
so lonely that he straightway married a
16-year-old girl, daughter of a neigllbor,
and now the runaway. wife has written
to him for money to get home with.
The complication is a very interesting
one.
Another fire among the printers NJ
Paw Paw. 1t broke out i'm the True
Northerner office on Monday night. and
it is Supposed that the presses and ma
terial are fetal loss, though the build
ing is not destroyed. The Free Press
office is located in the same building. and
was slightly damaged. This is the second
time the True Northerner has been
scorched within the past few months.
i The proprietor had $1,000 insurance.
The Free Press men not q cent. Both
editors were out of the state 1T the time
of The fire.
/ A strange story-Dr. Rodgers. of Jack
son, Mich, buried his wife 20 years ago,
when living in Pennsylvania. and leav-
ing three children, two boys and one
girl. aged from four to seven years. The
day after the funeral he sought a new
home and associations, aud Tor 20 Years
had not heard from or seep his children
since or they him. They have been
taught TO believe him dead. He has.
IL years bast. The children grew up.
and the daughter recently married Mr..
MattesOn, now employed at Jackson by
the. Michigan Central railroad A few
days ago in looking over the city ,lircc-
tory he found n lame corresponding to,
that of his deceased wife's father and
tracing it up found it to be that person.
lie had him call at his boarding house.
where Rodgers identified Mrs Mattesom
as his own daughter, whom he had not
seem or heard from i'm 20 long years. One
of his sons also lives i'm Jackson. and the
other in Pennsylvania, and the parties
arc all overJOyed ut meeting again after
so long a separation. The doctor will
now make his home that of his daughter
Boston will dedicate the army ard