The Lake County star., 1877-06-07

G. X. RADcLIFFE, Publisher.
BALDWIN, .s-s = MICHIGAN.
ICHlGAN NEWS.
The Michigan salt association hes ship-
ped 267 ,6z7 barrels OF salt this season,
thus far. rfa. ei,V ,..r1'fr
Fifty-nine red ribbon boys In the agri-
cultural college.
The captain Of the propeller Japan re-
ports Lake Huron enshr0uded In smoke
smoke like Egyptian darkness, 80
thick that 1t can be felt. ,.z t....f
The second Sunday in June is "Chil-
dren's Day" In the Methodist churches:
In many OF the churches on that day.
The assessors make the total assessment
OF real and personal property In the city
Of Detroit for 1877, tas,70 ,08S, ON which
the tax levy for city taxes IL $8do,0S5 20,
Or about 8 $40 mills on the dollar.
Two sons of VIM. Bucken, Esq, of
Homestead, Mich., have killed five bears
within the last few weeks, three large
old onsa atd two yerlngs.
Two boxes Of botanical specimens have
been lately received Iffom ilsipsic, Ger
many, by the University.
The Muskegon News and Reporter.
says; "Reports from the headwaters OF
the Musk egon and White Rivers are ofa
doubtful nature, ana q general hanging
up OF logs seems probable. y. w.
squires' logs are hung up on Brooks
B"tterfieid and Dead streams. The logs
are not all out Of Houghton Lake, and
cannot be run out. The drive on the
Little Muskegon River is hung up at
Morley, the water for flooding having
been used up. The drives on Whiie-
River are flooded half day and then al.
lowed 70 lie still two days, and some OF
On the south branch Of the Pere Mar
quette River and on Beaver Creek b5,-
coo ono feet OF logs were cut last winter
all of which are going to Ludington. On
White River Us, ,0OO, 600 feet were cut, and
on Rogue River $4,000, 900 feet.'r,l ~
"a The annual picnic ofthe several granges
In Branch county will be held ON Thurs
day, June IA.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, recently In session at Grand Raps
Ids. among other things resolved to use
unfermented wine on sacramental oc-
casions.
The ore shipments from Marquette for
the season, up to May 23d, amounted -
80, l29 tons, and from Escanaba up TO the
oath 29, $50 tons. There was also l.75Q tons
Of pig iron shipped. ~ ,ss..igai (
The Hartford M. r. church society was
forced to pay q village license for giving
apublic entertainment. A suit at law y
to be tried for the purpose Of getting the
money back, II possible.
A fire at Oscoda on Wednesday deetrOy{
sd Lond, Gay q Cos saw mill and salt
works, and some other property. The
salt block was the largest In the world,
valued at 200, and Insured for $s5,0O0.
Decoration Day was observed with
public demonstrations at Detroit. Ssgi-
nav, jackson, Flint, Bay City, Grand
Rapids and other points.
Frederick Massenick, Of Vernon, Shia-
wassee county, on May %, took his two
children, a boy and girl, out for walk,
and going to the river, grasped a child
under each arm, jumped into the stream.
and all were drowned.
Mr.. Hickson, the general manager Of
the Grand Trunk Railroad, has been in
Port Huron the past few days locating,
the site OF new locomotive and car shops
which the company propose to build at
once at Fort Gratiot. rr,s
The annual apportionment of the prim-
ary school interest fund has just been
completed by the superiptendent Of pub
lie instruction = The whole number of
scholars In the State, OF school age Is to
20 years inclusive) is 45S, ,536 and the total
amount apportioned is S2i1 ,055 So. o. 40
cents 10 each child.
The wrestling match between Martin
Of Ypsilanti and Owens, at New York,
resulted in victory for Owens.
Latest Michigan Patents:
Cement for Steam Joints-S. Otley,
Grand Haven. q lile N.4t
Windmill-L. H. Bennett, Plymouth.
Expanding Rock Drills--W. X. Burt,
Device for Punching sheet Metal, for
Pine Eibows-G. Choate, East Saginaw.
p Grate-H w. Goodwin, Ionia.
Watch Key-G. u. Harris, SturRis.
Cheese CutterAA. BeausoieiI, Alpena.
Plow--W. s. Lawrence. Kalamazoo.
Station Indicator-J. Manteil, Detroit.
Plow-F. Rick, Detroit.
Campbell, Flint.
Designs-C. Schulenburge, Billiard
Table, Detroit.
Label-Collar & Matthews. Wayne.
The forest fires which have been burn
ing for some days, set the village of
Greenwood on the Jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw Railroad, on fire, wiping out
the whole village, consisting Of a mill
and fifteen houses, 2,oooI0oefeet Of lum-
The State Prison received twenty-sx
prisoners in May, discharged thirty-five,
while one died and three escaped. The
number On hand Jun0 wsB 0o4. zz
v Eighteen families of Charlevoix county,
who left 70 settle in Arkansas two years
ago, have returned TO their former
homes. n 1 ~S,f - ii-iW ~
The lakes near Colon, st. Joseph county.
abound In, fish, aud muscallonges weigh
ing fOrty-fve pounds, ami pickerel
Weighing from one 20 twenty putlnds
have been caught during the speaking
season. -
A few bills which passed both Houses
at tho recent session Of the Legislature
failed to receive the Governor 3 signature,
and therefore did not become lows. 4
They are the following: For the prdtec-
ton Oftaxpayers; relative to municipal
courts in Detroit; amending the law rela-
tive to the Stats militia amending the
law rel relative to Judges Of
Railroad amending the act to confirm
deeds ;samending the law relative tore |
cording plats. 4
Botsford, Abel & Co.'S saw mill and
stock at Capac burned June lst. i
81 500, 900 feet Of lumber were shipped
from Bay City and vicinity during the
month OF May. sffr .ai7of ~
The sentences of the twenty.six CON-
victs received at the State Prison during
the month Of May aggregated las years
and 8 months, and the average years md
81 months, higher average than has ger
been known.
The forest fires are raging ffighfndIly in |
many parts Of the upper peninsulave
pecially along the iron range. In some
places hundreds Of men are engaged In !
nghangtne nres 2 lfsy lccp |
The Cassopolis Reform Club propose |
to have picnic at Diamond Lake on the |
9Th OF June, and hope TO make IL the big
gest and most successful affair Of the kind |
ever held in Michigan. Dr.. Reynolds,
the Hon. Schuyler Colfax and other dis
tinguished speakers have been invited.
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