The Lake County star., 1877-06-14
MICHIGAN NEWS.

MICHIGAN NEWS.
Sanford's mill near Farwell. torethe
Win the dwellings OF the work men. wer
burned by hres from the woods. Tn
women escaped only by following tn
On Saturday evening an old saw mil
belonging to Grellick Bros, and thre
small dwelling houses, about two milo
west OF Traverse City, were burned.
Mr.. g. X. Eddy, lumberman OF Sag
inaw, says that the fire reached his tim
ber on Rife River, on Saturday ant
burned over 600 acres Of pine and dc
stroyed l,000, 900 feet of logs, which were
banked. He thought that 400 acres more
of choice pine wouldgo before the far,
could be checked. Two camps were de-
stroyed and the only thing saved was ,
yoke Of oxen. He had fifty men fiRhtins
the fire, but they could not check It's pro.
gress: Mr.. Eddy estimates his loss al
The fires In the upper peninsula have
been raging In the woods for some time
Last week they worked their way to the
cities and villages, and there is scarcely 9
place that has not been threatened. AT
Marquette, Ishpeming, and Negaunoe,
the inhabitants were alarmed by the thick
smoke, which was SO dense as to render
travel difficult. The miners had to work
hard to protect the mining works9 fur
naces, and their homes.
The Hessian fly is attacking the Delhi
and white wheat in the southwest part of
the State, doing much damages.
The Lansing Republican gives list of
20S red-ribbon clubs, with membership
OF 58, ,26S.
Additional particulars of fires In the
Northern parts of the State greatly in
crease the reported damage. In Cheboy-.
gan, Gladwin, Roscommon and other
counties, the damage IL very great some
Of the best pine timber being destroyed
and many houses and much other proper
~ burned.
From Flint Is announced a business
maa's excursion on June IL. TO Chicago.
over the Chicago and Lake Huron road.
Tickets are good for any regular train
until June Is.
+. i. Barnum, the renowned Snowman,
Will lecture before the Detroit Reform
Club, Sunday evening, June IL. His
subject will be Temperance.
Senator T. w. Ferry is very sick at his
home at Grand Haven.
The recent rains put out the forest fires
in the upper peninsula but in the North
ern part Of the lower peninsula they are
still raging.
Otto Leuschner, teller in the East Sag
inaw Savings Bank, left the city sudden
ly q few days since, taking with him q
young lady named Edsall, daughter of
prominent citizen, and $728 belonging to
the bank. Ofi1cer Nevins went after the
rtniaways, and arrested Leuschner at
Owen Sound, Ont.
Ex-Ald. John Horn, IT., saved the life
into Ne Detroit river at the loot Of Wood
ward Avenue. This Is the one hundred
and thirtieth human life Capt. Horn has
saved from drowning.
The National Division of 8. of r. will
meet In Detroit on June 10th, at the |
Biddle House. There will be delegates |
present from all parts Of the world.
Charles Bradish, farmer residing at
Madison, four miles from Adrian, was
chloroformed on the night of the 9Th inst,
by burglar. Bradish partially revived
from the effects, perceiving which the
burglar again applied the handkerchiefs,
himself time to ransack the house and
escape. He realized about $l2.
J. 8. Heath, of Tekonsha, claims to
own the champion cow. He exhibited
her ON the fair ground last fall The cow
gives from fifty-seyen and a-half to
sixty-four and a-half poundsa day. From
The 18th to the 30th Of May the cow gave
954 pounds Of milk. Eight days of that
Time she gavS 49l pounds: During April
lay.
The rains were not sufficient to put out
he tires in the upper part of the lower
peninsula, and they have continued to
burn, doing great damage in some dis
riots.
There has not been solitary criminal
In SturRis since the inaugur-
'tion Of the red-ribbon movement.
The survey OF the route for the pro-
'osed Grand Rapids and Lansing Rail-
oadl was commenced ON the l1th inst. Z
! Is the intention Of the projectors to run
he road to Lansing on as near an air line
Alaska, Bovine, Woodland Center and !,
srand Ledge.
Hon. Ed. w. Barber has resigned the
flee Of Third Assistant Postmaster
ienoral.
Two young men are In the Stanton Jail Z
harged with manufacturing nickels out n
Babbitt metal.
Ten thousand eels were put in Goguae I
AXE and 5000 In st. Mary's recently. S
'ish Commissioner Jerome assures the
portmen's Club that he will furnish Y
lem with fish literally 30 long as they T
Ill protect them. Ho says that Barry !.
ounty cannot get q fish from the State 4
n the reason that they will not afford I,
lem protection. The same reason pre- =
Bnts many other sections of the State o
ON getting their supply. Z,
The fly has done considerable damage b
early whoat in the southern part of the "
ate. The dry weather was favorable 4
r their work. Since the rains their raw +
'es have been partially stopped, and IL
hoped that the crop will pass the stage
which they can operate before they
n resume their work.
rain extinguished the for :.
It fires.
.test Michigan Patents: p
Jar cover-E. We.er, Detroit. m
Roller Skates-J. Winer, Detroit. m
Hame eAttachment-J. Hudson, Detroit. =, -
III. Parshall, Detroit. a.
Stove Pipe Thimble-J. Carhartt, Pom ie
lc.
Refuse Burner-W. Glue, Muskegon. 60
GENERAL NEWS. r
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Privqe kilograms state that tornado 7,
'uck Mount Carmel, ILL.,, about 4 p. M, ~
tho 9Th, causing great loss Of llfe and -. -,
oporty. Twelve are known to be killed, VI Si
Irty 70 fifty wounded, and about twenty ~
ssing. Among the buildings destroyed IL
} the. Presbyterian and Methodist si'