The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-06
NEWSOF THE WEEK
MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN.
The Legislative excursion to the upper
Peninsula has been . success. The route
taken was the same rs two years ago,
when the Legislators and Press Associa-
ton visited the upper country together.
Houghton, Calumet, Torch Lake, Mar
quette, the iron mines, and the Stannard
Rock ishing grounds were the points OF
interest visited.
At the base ball tournament at Grand
Rapids, the following awards were made;
Yates club, Grand Rapids, first prize and
state championship Muskegon club,
second prize. In the county matches,
Yates club, first prize; Cass club, second.
Parties holding bills against county
must present them to the clerk before the
third day OF the October meeting Of the
supervisors II. they wish them allowed.
There is an increase In shipments OF
iron ore from the Upper Peninsula over
last year amounting to 135, 654 tons.
At German merry -making at Taylor's
Corners, in the township OF Taylor, three
miles east of Dearborn, Andrew Schlag,
of Detroit, was fatally stabbed by Fred
Koths, of Taylor's Corners. Koths says
he was so drunk that he does not remem-
Der the affray.
An Ann Arbor correspondent says that
the regular department OF medicine will
not have as large q number Of students In
attendance this year as formerly, but
that the increase I'm the number OF homeo-
pathic students will be very considerable.
The law department will hold its own.
The Greenyille Independent says: An
Illicit still of q capacity Of about twenty
five gallons day was lately discovered
at Barton's single mill, about six miles
from Riverdale, in Ferris township, In
, this county. The copper still with worm
and all else complete, was found conceal
ed ina recess of densest darkness under q
platform at one end of the mill. The
aperture leading to this underground
gin-mill was little larger than rat hole,
and the united States officers discovered
the presence of the still only by throwing
chips into the cave and hearing metallic
response. Charles and Lyman Barton
will answer for defrauding the United
States revenue.
Michael Welch was stabbed by William
Flanagan at Allegan. Both men had been
drinking. The coroner's jury pronounce
ed it unprecedented killing.
"A fine ledge of marble has been discov-
cred at Lake Hamburg, about forty miles
west of Escanaba, near by the Breitnng
Mine, onthe Menominee range,
First Grand Rapids, then Bay City, and
Low Jackson, is exercised about the dis
trict telegraph.
The East Side Canal at Grand Rapids
gave way on the 9th, and now upward Of
100 men are idle, pending the completion
OF the necessary repairs. ,ts
The mari found at Montague Is utilized
to form moulds TO run metal in; to cover
boilers and retain the heat; and for max.
ing paint.
DIR. RI. A. Reynolds has been secured
for a years red ribbon campaign In I'LL
nois, and his engagements are being
made by Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, of Rock
ford. A woman was his forerunner In
Massachusetts,, and all his engagements
in Michigan were made by Mrs. Geddes
Z Adrian
At the national parade of the Knights
T,emplars at Cleveland, the Detroit Com
mandery won the first prize for perfec-
ton of drill and beauty OF parade move
ments. -,
In referring to the Reform School the
Lansing Republican says: "The num-
Der of bows lately received Is larger than
usual in given time, and within the last
two weeks another OF the boys brought
10 Michigan by Eastern agents, and
placed i'm a supposed home in this State,
has found his way to the Reform school.
This boy is another living proof OF the
statement made by the Republican q
few weeks ago, that the State would be
compelled at no distant day to support
some of these children; and therefore we
again repeat and request that persons de-
slrous of adopting boys and girls Will try
our Michigan children first"
The officers of the State Agricultural
Society are anticipating fine exhibition
at their annual Fair, the entries already
giving promise of varied and interest
ing display. eL .
Three men, Daniel Laribee, Fred,
McCane and Peter Shanely, are In jail al
Hillsdale awaiting sentence for robDine
the Litchfield Congregational Church oil
communion service.
An alligator five feet in length has been
captured on the Belle Isle shore in De-
troit River, by Alex. Campau.
The lumber shipments from Saginaw
River for the month of August were the
largest ever known, the amount forwards
ed being 95,ss2,677 feet, Of which 90, 6oo,-
900 went from Bay City. Other ship
ments from the river are: Lath, ,7OO,OO;
shingles, $4,000, 900; slaves, $4,000 ;
hoops, 300, 900; timber, 100000.
The State Agricultural Society has let
n contract for the necessary power and
800 feet of shafting. This will be station
ed inside the track, and will be used to
run binders, threshers, corn-shellers,
reapers, and any other kind Of farm ma
chinery whose efficiency can be better de-
monstrated by actual operation. This
was a great feature In the Centennial Elk
hibition, and one new here, though one
or two exhibitors last year applied power
at their own expense. This power Will
be free for all exhibitors, and of course
will add an impetus to exhibition In this
line. A stove-hall, 100 feet long, Is TO be
built on the ground for exhibiting these
necessary articles of house-furnishing.
1t is something new for the society to
stimulate competition among stoye-men
in this way, and the long hall will prob
ably be warm place during the fair.
Latest Michigan patents:
Process of recovering Phosphoric Acid,
etc.--N. Is. Rice, East Saginaw.
Boiler Decentralization Il Thomas,
Saw Guides. ". Babb, Summerfield.
Car Axle Box---T. A. Bisseli, Detroit.
Bee Hives--Potter & Barnebee, Men
don.
Corsets-- q. A. MCGEE, Jackson.
n, Car Couplings-F. Roy, Detroit.
steam Engine-R. II. Edison, Detroit
linking Apparatus-W. II. Winn, De-
troit. a3G a s
The heavy storm of Friday was general
in the Eastern part Of the State and did
some damage. Some OF the hail stones
that fell at Bay City are reported to have
weighed three quarters of a pound.
James W.. Sherwood, of Greenville
was the successful ompetitor at the ex-
aminntion of candidates for appointment
as cadet at West Point from the Saginaw
district.
The first escape. from the new prison
at Ionia was on the 18th, when Wills II
Graham jumped out OF . window and
took TO the woods.
A new bank, with capital Or 0,O0t
has been opened at st. Johns. Sif(f
"A Burr Oak saloon keeper has beer
served with papers In SUIT for damage,
by tile. heirs Of the man Scripture, who
was killed while intoxicated, near tina
village, two weeks ago by being kicked
by his horses. ~yl- = ,,-y, -,r.
On August 81, 1900, the first paper pub
lished In this State, the Michigan Essay
was issued in Detroit. That was sixty.