Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-09
Sscrctary ot State
STATE NEWS.
II. 3. HAYES.

n. II, Briggs. a rising young Hwycr,
of Battle Creek. has been elected a sl;rc,.
tor and solicitor tor the ID .kotl Southern
railroad
The Marquette Mining Journal regret
fully bears witness to the fact That very
many citizens of that city aEe leaving to-
find homes elsewhere
The Hecli and Calumet has declared
its regular quarterly dividend Of 100000,
which mikes its total payine1rs in talis
direction up TO date $l4,350.000.
A Menomince chap has discovered and
is protitably working paint mine. In
the upper peninsula, when they want
anything they always dig a mine and
get il.
| The total amount of salt manufactured
and inspected in the Saginaw rrgion dur
| ing the season 10 November l. was l.6SS.-
| So barrels, being an increase OF 2l6.l42
barrels over the corresponding time Last
year.
An infant Child of Jam-s Donaiue, of
Monroe Was choked to .!eath Oh SatRr-
day by "A bit of hickory nut, which
lodged in its throat.
| Three Methodist ministers inthis state
own printing materials, and exc out Il
| living By newspaper work in districts
where their salaries will not support
them.
| Mrs. Byron Demick. of Alaiedon. is
entitled to the medal. One boy and tggo
girls at IA bir h-l5 ponnls OF bran new
humaniiy-all doing well.
An increase of marriages and Il decrease
Of NOR gage Foreclosure S is what makes
| people believe Insham county is pros
porous.
There is man residing in Clare coun-
iy who has been four times married TO.
and three times divorced from. the same
woman. They keep forgiving and for
getting, and having mail fits 10y turns.
| Michigan has mole el supreme court,
not only in ability but il pro,ligious iI.-
dustry. The four JUICES fled go Opin-
ions in cases argued during October in
three days last week.
The racr of heroes is not yet extinct.
A Grand Rapids man mlrici a w pmsn
who has stood by the graves OF four fils-
bands ana was the mother of l3 children.
She hailed from Michigan City, Ind.
Sackner. the Flint convict who s'abbed
himself in the throat at the prison :.
week since. and thea declared his inten-
ton OF Starving himself To death, refused
all fool for more than week, but final
ly couldn't stand the nlcket and takes
his raIions regularly again
Judge Cody has addressed the law
students al the university upon the sub
ject of the late riot. and I,c gave the boys
Il regular blowing up about is. The ex-
i'ement of the college has not vet sub
sid d, but the students ale evidently
getting ashamed of themselves and ale
publishing letters of denial. etc.
Mrs Sconeus of Ricimond. made mp
her mind that Capt. Z. d. SePley. OF that
hamlet, had iraducetl har. and therefore
she armed herself with horsewhip and
pistol and called upon him. The battle
Was short and the attacking force was
rcpuls d. No damage doney bat the viii
lage of kichMold is excited about i!,
AND Mrs. 5. Is said to get little sympa-
thy.
The i"ry at Holly. in the case of
Horace Thompson. found drowned in
the miu-poinl declare in the,r verdict
til it his death induc'-d by drinking in-
tOxicating liquors. soad ID and procure,.
and drank by sad Thompson at the sal
oou Ot Eugrue Steele and the saloon OF
Jacob Van Steenberg. and possibly at
some other place or pl ices in sail viii
tlagr; that said Thompson was habitual
druukar,l; TINT the sa.es of liquor af0re-
said were unlawful, a,sl that The persons
so selling il. and their principals AMI
agents were guilty of said Thompsol'a q
dea.h- That's pretty plain talk.