Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-02-16
STATE NEWS.

NE VS.
The sspestiIerous red ribbon" has closed
up ii saloons in Lansing, it is claimed
The state superintendent of public in-
structions hopes to hold go teachers in
stituIes this year,
The BIissfeld reform club OF 566 men,
bers claim TO haye but six that have ever
broken their pledge.
Roscommon county sued Midland
county for the purpose of recovering $780,
900 back taxes-and didn't get a cent.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
company is now building 45 ears express
ly for shipping furniture from Grand
Rapids.
The appointment of j. j, Woodman, of
Paw Paw, as assistant commissioner to
the Paris exposition, was officially an
nounced Oh Saturday.
The mills up along the lire of the
Flint Il Pere Marquette railroad COM
pauy .ilt SO, 10000 leet of lumber and
l47, ,307, $50 shingles last year.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Holt was married at
Muskegon one day last week. Mrs. j. II.
Hackley was the other high contracting
party. 1t was very quiet affair.
Lothrop. named i'm honor of G. v. N.
Lothrop, OF Detroit, is the name of a new
village i'm the northeast corner of Shia-
wassee county, and IA miles from Flint.
The state has owed Ben. Harrington
one months pay for service as an order
| ly sergeant for over IA years, and last
week the money came. Slow, but sure.
IF the Allegan Journal originally owed
| Col. Messmore $4,000 for libel, it now
owes him 5 100000. and by the time the
next issue is out the amount will exceed
! the national debt.
Prosecuting Attorney CahiJl, Of Ing
| ham county, is credited with saying that
the red ribbon movement has saved the
city of Lansing. during The last year, the
amount of its school tax. $2l.SO0.
The Cadillac people are trying to raise
money with which to build cheap rail-
way to Reeder, on Muskrat Lake, where
| by they can get at large tract of pine
| that is not attainable by any other
means.
The Bay City Tribune is authority for
the statement that the "bursted' lumber
inc firm OF Campbell g Co., will settle
with creditors at the rate OF 10 cents o"
the dollar, ana resume business In the
spring.
| z Robbins of Flint. has invented a
"combined power" for running churns,
sewing machines. and all manner OF light
machinery. 1t is operated by clock
work, is simple and cheap. He has APP
piled for patent.
| Cornelius Herwyneu, living near Hol-
| land, has been arrested OH charge Of
incest with his sister, the complaint be-
ing made by the Rev. Mr.. Van Ess. Her
wyneu has just served one term in Jack
son penitentiary for the same offense.
The Lake City Herald confidently as
serts that the cars will be running III
that village before next New Years day.
It is the county seat of Missaukee county
and has "A courthouse and Jail, one steam
sawmill, one hotel, one drug store. one
general store, a school house and black
smith shop.
Erastus rercival. of Homer, Calhoun
county. was few days ago arrested and
put under bonds to keep the peace. and
during his examination the fact was
brought TO light that for several years he
has been going about the country beg
ging. while he WAS in comfortable cir
| cumstances, and is now worth, IL Is
thought, about $4,000.
An enterprising Adrian youth went
out rabbit hunting with a ferret and
! dog. At the first burrow he came to the
ferret ran in and killed the rabbit, the
| dog dug i'm anL killed the ferret, and the
boy dug in and killed the dog. then start
/ ell home satisfied in his mind that rabbit
! hunting with ferret and a dog is one OF
the craziest delusiOns OF the age.
i According to the Northport Tribune,
that village has court house and jail,
Two churches, one Catholic and one Lu-
theran society, union school house, two
weekly newspapers. four stores, one no.
! tel. two boot and shoe shops, two cooper
shops. one tailor shop, one tannery, tele-
, graph and postofiice. one saw and grist-
J mill. one broom handle factory, Masonic
lodge, public library Of over 600 vol
umes, and about 500 inhabitants.
Col. Messmore, of the Grand Rapids
Democrat, who recently sued the whole
Euuuirer staff tor libel. has now sued
, Don G.. Henderson s. Co.. of the Allegan
Journal. He wants $4,000 from Don
also. Don's excellent and utterly tear
less paper was the one in which the Of
Tending article appeared originally.
, Messmore is "a better lawyer than edito' ,
( and hopes TO worry his enemies with
much cost 10 himself. If he was
q editor and less lawyer he would ~
S that there is no fun, profit or usei ~ Al
e suits. IA
Frank Matthews, of the Roe
! Pioneer, Loes his own housew' GNU
5 his own wood, does his chore y 4, Ga
e garden patch. writes his e. =, tiils
his type, works his pap,r' iIe riais' !.
e himself. besides Oiiiciatir On anu MAJ
the peace, and last year gss Jus'ies
!, When time hangs hes wa town c'
: rands for his suhscrif vil' he runs
i uaw, looks after Sefs to East ;
camps, revival mee hep stores, lux
+ himself useful ge ting 5, etc., and N
: are only l6 fam aero lly. Thoagn
d miles from his lies within rauius
: clear 500 fro btticf yet he manage
a. hi paper the fist