Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-14
STATE NEWS.


Grapes arc about :otal failure in Ea-
ton county owing TO lac frosts last
spring.
In 1877 there were 10.S5S marriages i'm
this state; 1925 births, and 12,576
deaths.
There have hcen bought 1.305 900
pounds OF wool at CIR nd Rapids this
year for $391.oOO.
Lasl year MIR. j. T. Burgess. OF Leoni,
Jackson county. gave the inmates of the
state prison 1.OOO waiermelons. This
year he repeated the git.
The MeSsrS. Kittle of New Boston,
Wayne county, have their father visiting
them. 10} ,eirs old can see and hear well,
an. walks without crutch or cane.
Mrs George I'll. Mills. of Hudson, while
attending the tin wedding of her tlaugh-
ter. wife of Rel. Z. X. Bennett. of Jones'
vile, fell into cellar and was killed.
The "big swamp" in Eastern Ienawee
and Western Mon oe s about to be ip-
vaded on a large scale. Forty-twO miles
of drains are TO be dug which i'll reclaim
many thousands OF acr,s.
| Tie Phtn'X furniture company of
Grand R.piLs has shipped over 100 car
loads of furniture ihis season. 1t has
now three Car loads nearly ready tor
| Shipment TO Glasgow. Scotland. The
company employs 420 hands.
| Geo. K. Brown, of East Saginaw, has
successfully PASSED his examination at
West POin' and j admitted c. DIT He
was the Ouly one in The class examined,
from several states, that did pass.
The average yield of Strawberries i'm
Muskegon county was 80 bushels per
acre. The highest known yield. III BUSH
els. The average clear profit was 81 per
bushel. About 400 acres in that county
are devoted TO strawberry raising.
The Rev. J. III. McManus, former
Catholic priest at Kalamazoo. Is ont OF
the victims of the yellow fever at Vicks-
burg, where he had lived for eight years
past. His sister, Mrs. E. Cooper, lives at
Agusta, and his mother is also said to re-
side at Marshall.
Ayoung lad named Wolf, at St. Clair,
in jumping off hay stack last week,
struck on pitchfOrk, (which ran into him
| just under the chin and came out be-
tween his eyes. He is still living, al
though no hopes are entertained ef his
recovery.
The state capital will he ready for oc-
cupancy 10y the first of next month, but
as there is no appropriation for defray-
| ing the expenses OF a dedication, unless
| the citizens of lansing take hOld of the
matter. il is probable that it will have to
answer the purpose designed wis.cus
being dedicated.
Miss Church. aged about rs. daughter
of Mrs. Ellsworth: residing el The River
road. near Eaton RAPIDS, WAS aceidently
shot last Tuesday morning, her cousin.
Jessie GaHiup. holding the revolver
| when It WAS discharged. the ball entering
, zeal the heart. She died iD fey " min
utes.
st. Joseph has in process of erection
two factories, which will give steady EN-.
plOynent TO 320 hands throughout the
| winter. and is sure of having a third,
which will employ eighty men. Ar
rangements are also completed for the
erection of new elevator.
| francis Brown and Milo Brown, OF
| Gilead, Branch county, have been arrest
ell for making and passing counterfeit
money. A die for making the coin was
| found i'm possession OF one Of them, "A
was also one piece OF ile money. and "a
| other pieces which they had passed were
found. Milo is boy of lG.
| A petition has been drawn up and sign
| ed by large number of the people from
RoscommOn and Crawford counties to
the effect that If the United States Land
Office, now located at Detroit, is changed
TO some point in Otsego county. that
VIM. r. HENDRICKS be appointed Regis
ter. Mr.. Hendricks is a resident of OF
sego county.
Here is an instance of what industry
aud pluck will do. Ten years ago, David
4 Hogan. of South Arm, landed at Charlie
voix with his family. worse of than
nothing, having been compelled i0 bor-
row SIS 10 pay freight oh his household
effects. To-day he has farm of 160 acres
of land. 81 acres OF which are nm Ter i'm
provement This fall lie has 800 bushels
of wheat. 700 bushels oats. 3.0J) bushels
of turnips. and an abundance of other
crops, anil, the best of all, be is out Of
ieb..-CharlcU0ir Sentinel.