Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-12-15
STATE NEWS.

pox at Menominee.
Diphtheria is raging in the southern
part of Jackson county.
Over 41,0OO eggs were Shipped from
White Pigeon one day last week.
Levi Smith, of Nashvill has found
what he believes to be an iron mine en-
his farm.
Capt. Ed. Went, Grand Rapids eIe-
quent barber, is taking temperance down
in Illinois.
From three to four tons per day is the
rate at which pork is being harvested az
lOnia now.
Rather than paya fine of So MIDI
lantI man appealed his case,- and gave
/ $500 bonds.
Herrick's shingle mill, situated near
Midland, burned Tuesday. Loss $4,000,
and hot cent OF insurance.
Ypsilanti owes the loss of its splendid
school building and $25.0O0 to an old
ramslacklcd heating furnace.
A young white woman of Bear Lake
MiIls, Van Buren, county, has elopeI
with citizen of African extraction.
Prof. Martino. of Saginaw, the WE'LL
known Illusionist, has fallen heir to $3O.<
OOO. and has already come into possess
sion of one-half of it.
Rice & Mcconnell, hardware mer.
chants, OF Jacks son, have made an assign
ment. They put their assets at $4,000,
and liabilities at $4,000.
Chas. G. Howell, lawyer, OF Grand
Rapids, is OF the opinion that he is ono
OF the heirs OF an estate worth something
like S50,OOO.O00 or $60,OO0,OOO.
The same5eang of ;hree.card-
men which were recently fined $25 each
at III llsdale got $3.50 from louisville
granger and then lett that county.
The drying house of the Phoenix fur
niture manufacturing company, of Grand
Rapids, burned Tuesday afternoon.
About $1,000 worth of walnut lumber
was destroyed.
The bOndsmen of John johnson. late
treasurer of ST. Clair county. are begin
ing to pay up. Gen. VIM. H..rtsuff, OF
Port Huron. was the first one to folk
over. His share was $l,400.
Miss Lydia Howe, of Coldwater
cleaned her gloves with bcnzine. and
held them over tire fire to dry. They
dried-and one of her arms will hereafter
look better in tight sleeve.
The case of Barr, the alleged default
ing treas urer of Grand Rapids towuship.
has been dismissed from the courts, after
having been OH the dockets ever since
May. 1876. and having been adjourned "a
times.
| Hon. ii. s. Tarbell, Superintendent of
Public Instruction of Michigan. is az
Washington, i'm attendance upon the
session of the National Educational; as
sOciatiOn. He is a member of the ton-
mittee on national education funds.
George Lusk, the Nashville bartender.
who recently ran AWAY with Mrs. Atkili-
son, has been arrested. So has the
| woman. Charges adultery Nashville
sympathy is sstrOngly with Mr. Atkinson
who is said to be fine fellow. Bail
$4,000.
! Lansing people are seriously consider
| ing Holly water works. Ut is estimated
that eight or nine miles of pipe will fir-
mish ample fire protection, and that the
works can be built fos a little more than
$l00, 900, and run for about $1,000 per
year,
| A Charlotte funeral procession was in
| terrupted the other day by a relative of
the deceased, who swore until the air
smelled of birthstone because he could
not have a seat in certain carriage.
The fastidious chap will next be wanting
to ride i'm the hparse.
| A Brooklyn farmer named Norvel was
aroused from slumber by the appeal of Is
strange, who wished him to come out
and help him litt a hog back into his
wagon. NOrvell did so. but has been in
Il bad hnnor since. rs he found next day
that he was one hog short.
Edward New c3mb, a tough Texan, felr
from the rear platform OF the westward
bound train OH the Central road, few
miles west OF Jackson, and despite the
fact that the train was going at the rate
OF 3O miles an hour, he WAS able TO get
up and walk TO the next station.
Prof. Harrington, late of the Michigan
university y has been heard from ut PekiIi.
China. He was received in grand style
by several universities of the Chinese
| empire. He holds the position of pro-
fessOr of astronomy and mathematics
in Chinese government university.
Salary, $4,000 per annum.
The superintendent of the state public
sch oil AT COldwatcr recommends that iii
40 counties not yet provided with agents
for looking after the '.si:lse's children"
such agents be appointed ut orce. He
also thinks that the county agents should
be reinforced by township agents.
Some years ago Lewis Bush, of Saline
wat Sent to the state prison for forging
his fathers name. While lac was i'm pris-
OH his father died. leaving about $1,000
worth Of property to other members of
the family, and giving Lewis $780, He
wants more and is ring to break the
will.
Wanted for grand lal ceny at Kalama-
zoo, one George Rush. ". ose pan is to.
hire out. generally to farmers, then af' er
acquaintance, steal. He is about 5l6
feet in height; age about 25 years; black
curly hair. and badly crippled hand.
The sheriff Oi Kalamazoo Will pay $25
for hiIn.
Mr.. William Wallron. of iIillsdale,
died at Cleveland, OHIO Tuesday lie
was tor many years President OF the
First National ba.ik of Hillstale. and
one OF llill>dale counly's most respectest
citizens. he Vas Il brother OF Hon.
Henry WalslrOn. late member of Con-
gress from the Second district. Deceased.
was 54 years OF age.
Mrs. Charbs MinarJ. wife of IA farmer
living "a few miles south Of YpsiIanti,
came near making fatal mistake Tues.
lay night. In making some sling for
her husband, who was little i'll she tlsetb
Il liniment for the principal Ingredient.
instead of whiskey. rs she intended. The
result of the dose was that he VAS danger
ously ill for several hours Butts uoy re-
covering.