Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-08-18
STATE NEWS;

Caro-, has been arrested for robbing tile
mails. iHarllu JS1T
The forest fires i'm Mnskegon countt
are creating great anxiety and doing
some damage.
The Hartford postof1ice was recently
robbed OF $40 worth of stamps and SIS
IL small change.
Leonard Clark, farme. of Pewamo.
hung himself in his barn. Cause, finan-
cial embarrassment.
The postoffice at Coopersville was en-.
tered by burglars early Tuesday morn
ing! They stole 800.
DR.. G. Ambrose, of Phil3delphfa. lee
:ured 10 the reform club at Battle Creek
on Sunday last, appearing in Centennial
costume.
William Wiley, of RoSai Oak. is i'm
trouble with the United States govern
ment OH account OF selling liquor without
a license.
Edas Kent. Of Greenyille, an old man.
was Knocked down and robbed of $a0V
Monday night near the city. The rob-
bers escaped.
Vicksburg has pesky contested cleo
tion case III which two aggravating
school trustees figure conspicuously. AZ
tempest in tea pot" affair.
The residence of Joseph Lawrence:
half mile beyond East Saginaw, was
burned Iuesday morning, together with.
$4.700.
On Saturday last Averill station. on the
railroad north of Saginaw. was in great.
danger from forest fires, and it took the
united efforts of the entire population to
save the place.
Joseph Lawrence, living in the suburbs
OF East Saginaw, lost $500 house and
$4,000 worth of furniture Tuesday MORN
ing by fire. A kerosene lamp explosion
caused the fire.
Because Frank Smith, OF Raisin, would
not trade horses with two strangers, at.
Adrian, they gave him sound drubbing
and took his horse and made of. They
have been captured.
Burglars entered the dry goods store
OF b. +. King at st. Joseph TUESDAY
| night. and took therefrOm Sc i'm money
| and large amount of laces, embroideries,
etc.. They have not been captured yet.
Low water i'm the river has compelled
the IIttibawassee Boom company to sus-
pend operations for time. The logs.
that have been RATED out this season by
this company will scale 275,0OO,000 feet,
board measure. lafi.l
John Glatile, farmer living near Ith-
aca: attempted to commit suicide by fir
ing three shots i'm his stomach on the
10th. The best medical aid was sum
moned at once, but they have no hopes
OF his recovery. Ii is thought he was i'm
sane.
Charles Godfrey, of Ccresco. had his
coat sleeve caught by the tumbling-rod
of threshing machine Monday, and his.
arm and shoulder drawn under IT, tear
ing the skin from and badly bruising his.
arm but (almOst Incredibly breaking no
bones.
Fire destroye ed 4 barn and its contents.
owned 10y f A.. Lamoreaiix, of Grand
Raj IDS. Loss $1,000; and few hours
later tightening struck the barn of Milo
Edison. situated few miles east of
Grand Rapids, and totally destroyed barn
and contents.
DIR. Reynolds. the temperance orator.
has become father. The new intlnber
of the Reynolds family is a girl and ar
rived on the scene OF wO: Idly action, at
the residence OF Mrs. Geddes, at Adrian.-
Mrs. Reynold is doing well and the doc
tor is as we'll as could be expected.
Schuster's hotel and beer hall. at Lud.
ingtOn, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning. The building was owned and
occupied by HI. Schuster, and cost 81, ,S0G..
About halt the furniture was saved. In
surance OH building. $1,000; on furni--
ture $1,000. j. MllwOOd lost on a build
ing adjoining $lOG
At Laingsburg. Monday night. L. w.
Frain's house was struck by lightning,
damaging it and its contents about 5000.
Mr.. Frain was putting i'm a window when
the lightning struck, came through the !.
roof, Knocked Mr.. Frain down, filling his.
flesh full of fine plaster. The rest Of the
family were unharmed. r.. 4.
A maintained Southland, from Fairfield,
played poker, ut GuIsOlus's saloon i'm
Adrian. on Saturday last and lost 800. In
the evening GunsOlus was arrested and,
charged with conspiracy with others to
beat Southland out of his money. Rob-.
insOn, a Hudson sport. who was engaged
in the affair, skipped" Gunsolus was
bailed at midnight Saturday.
Information from reliable source has
been reached that at Weldon Greek, last;
week. Il horrible outrage WAS committed.
by a man named Foot, npOn the Indian
chiefs daughter, living at that place. The
girl has the reputation of being the hand
soonest OF the tribe and Quite intelligent.
The t has therefore caused great excite
ment among the Indians. Foot has fled.
Harry Nelheway's hotel at Durand
burned Monday morning. Loss about
s4O0 on The building. All the personal
property except few chairs and tables
was burned Boarders lost some of their
clothes Miss Bella Smith barely got
out alive with only her dress. which she
carried in her hands. Engineer ClintonTr
Conger lost his watch and chain and
part of a suit of clothes. !.
At IL O'clock Monday night, George
Jackmam, james Battey, Tom Hayes and
brother were playing poker. ut Flint. /,
The Hayes brothers winning. resulted in
a quarrel. The party adjourned TO the
street. where Il fight took place, when
Battey stabbed Tom Hayes twice in the
abdomen and hand. Battey got three
inch cut i'm the right side, one in tho
head and two IN the left shoulder. Hayes
cannot recover.
| Lust Tuesday evening boy named
Peck. five years old. WAS killed By IL
freight traiI, on the Ar linr. Il mifcs
west of JarkSou. His parents had gone
To Concor,l and lett him alone at home.
During the afternoon Ia went upon the
track TO play and fell asleep on plank
crossing He WAS not seen by the ell
yineer of the train until three or four
rods away. and then it was too late to
stop the train. The point of the pilot
struck him i'm the temdle and tore his
racr from the skull, killing him instant
ly.