Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-05
STATE NEWS

The Michigan Unive -salists will not re-
store Rev. Richmond Fisk to tbc minis
try.
Eofiircr-fras ieefes on n-rae lnnn--
ished Niles wa.er works for claim Of
$1,000.
The 18th annual reunion of the 23I
Michigan Infantry iak"s place at Sagi-
nan City, October 10th.
Three hundred dollars reward is Offer
ed for the arrest of the parties who rob-
bed Ralph Cradle. of By City. of $4,000
or $4,000 one night last week.
Geo, w. Sharer has been arrested in
Altoona county. charged by Chaplin &
B,rber, of Bay City, with obtaining
81, 300 OF them under false pretenses.
Awkward surveys have got Battle
Creek property holders in muJdle.
Some Of them have their buildings on
others lands and some have them in the
street.
Edward Ward, of Cbarlcvoix county,
has been tarred and feathered and invit-
ed to leave the county. He was accused
of wife whipping. He took the hint,
him.
Some time ago one Herman Sims was
suspected of burning barn at or near
Bay City. Since that he disappeared.
and on last Saturday his body was found
hanging by the neck TO tree near Kaw-
kawlin, where it hld evidently hung for
many days. 1t is not known whether it
is a case of suicide or lynching.
The Grand Rapids Democrat gives an
account ot-.a family reunion at the house
of Ira Currier. in Grand Rapids, at which
the seven survivors ola family OF eight
brothers and sisters were present. The
oldest was 20, the youngest 56 years. and
and their united ages 446 years. They
had not all been together ut one time
for fifty years.
At Niles on Sunday last man walk
ed up the aisle Of the Presbyterian
church, knelt at the feet ofthe preacher
and told him lie wanted to preach for
him. When asked for his ministerial
credentials he showed railroad pass.
Although all ministers are supposed to
have railroad passcs all people having
them are not necessarily ministers-and
they cast him out.
Bay City Tribune: Col. Lee. Indian
agent, who has just been makinga a tour
of the Indian regions. reports that there
are now i'm this State no less than 10000
InLians. more than half the number be-
ing i'm the lower peninsula. Settlements
extend all along the Saginaw River, and
in Isabella county there are six town.
Ships OF Indian reservations i'm this state
number &c, 900 acres.
| Several weeks ago VIM. Hartnett was
shot and killed at I-udington, it was
alleged, while attempting TO commit bur-
glary, by wOniD name1 Compton.
| Timothy Hartnett, brother of the de-
ceased, has been investigating the case
land have come to the conclusion that
| William Hartnctt was murdered. has
employed detective at Grand Rapids to
assist in working up the case.
| On Sunday morninga western bound
freight train came laundering into Niles.
ut The rate of 20 or 30 miles an hour. the
engine for some cause being out Of the
engineers control. He sigilalled the
switchman at the depot to let him go
straight through. and that faithful SER
want (P. X. S mpson is his name) stared
to obey. but seeing an eastward bound
train on the bridge, threw open the
switch and ditcled the runaway trlin.
thus preventing COLLISION on the
bridge 35 feet above the st. Joseph river.
His nerve saved horrible disaster, but
| it made kindlng wood and scrip iaon of
that runaway train, VIM. Reynolds, the
I engineer. was not hurt. nor was anyone
else, except Geo, Mitch. II. brakeman,
slightly wounded. A track has been
| laid arouud the wreck and traffic was not
greatly impede'l.