Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-08-17

tlon and milking niItr grade OF paper
than ever before.
Grand Ledge wheat buyers Gould not
get cars enoEgh last week to haul away
the wheat they purchased.
John Stahl, Battle Creeks great rife
man. shot off hand making full score
of IA possible 80 In ten shots.
The Grand Haven and Miskceon
shooting clubs have held match, Grand
llayen' wlIIiilg, Score, Al to Al.
A fine deposit OF oil-stoue has been
fo,rnd at one of the grind>tOne quarries
III Grindstone City, Huron county.
The Rife River coal mine fever is
breaking ont again. 1t is now said that
the deposit will be worked vigorously.
Miss Kitty Stubborn. of Port Huron,
while visiting ut Boston fell through a
trap door in Il S. ore and sc. iOusly injured
her spine,
The big Sears & Holland mill ut East
Saginaw, which burned on Sunday
morning gave employment to 100 men
and boys.
O. ID. Parmley. formerly of Port Hu-
room. died OF yellow fever at Port Eads;
Ia. Saturday. lie WA. an assistant U.
S. Engineer.
A band tournament. with prizes aggre-
gazing $500, will be held at Bay City
dnriag the Bay county fair, September
l25;h and 26.h.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Cady, Of Battle
Creek, very suddenly anil mysteriously
tlisapl cared. She is still missing, aid
there is no trace of her.
. A Lapeer man bought blooded pig
for 500 ana put it in a bag to take home.
lie bad $50 worth of smOlhered pork
when the bag was openef.
The Calumet and Hecla copper product
for July was l,337 IONS. During the first
seven months OF this year this mine has
produced 9,l69 tons OF copper.
Low water is again troubling mill
owners at Ypsilanti along tile Huron
river. A number are obliged To run
their machinery Old part time.
The Traverse Bay ErgIe says that the
denomination of Congressman IIubbelI
OF the 9Th district is already Fixed and
that Mr. Fishers cake Is all dough
DR.. Geo. w. Fish. of Flint. who was
offered choice of United States consul
ates either at Tinis or Chinese city,
has decided TO 60 to Tie former plrce.
UP to August 10Th the Titabawasse,
boom company had delivered I.f90IJ2
logs, Sc ling lS3, 10000 feet-on the reyu-
lar basis ct six and u half to the thousand
feet,
The new sh block tc be built by Pack,
Woods Il CO., at The mouth of the Au
, Sabl- river, will be one of the largest IN
the world. Its supply will come from
tour wells.
The Ladies' Library Association of
Kalamazoo have got plans of one of the
neatesi library buildings i'm the state, to
cost $4,000. Mrs. d. 3. Webster has
given the site.
Ionia had a sensational team i'm town
; the other day. consisting of a big bony
horse and small bull, hit'hed up to-
gethrr. They were drawing knise
grinder and his kit.
Gen. Sheridan was at Kalamazoo one
, day last week. ell route for. Cl,iciSo. amt
! while there made it a point to cnrl OH
one of his old comrades. Capt. Hodges,
now dying OF CONSUMPTION.
: The ex-trcasurer Of Brownstone town.
: ship. Wayne county, who recently eiop-
etl with Miss Ida Burton. las sailed to
, Europe with his bride" Before leaving
!. Quebec he sent his deserted wife check
, tor $1,000.
The carrier pigeon rage now afflicts
t the boys of Michigan. Detroit and Yp-
I'll liOn i'm that way for several days. and u
flight of six birds from Grand Rapids to
a Detroit viii soon be attempted.
II Governor Cromwell has appointed
Aaron V. McAlvay. of manister. Judge
! OF the nineteenth ciicuit vice Wheeler
resigned. He has also received the resig-
d nation o: Judge Coolidge, OF the second
] circuit, taking effect September first.
Now comes Grand Rapids chap ad-
!. vertising for sale due bill for IS, with
Fscven years interest. alleged to have
been given by the grecnbLck nditlute
y for attorney general for pair of boots.
: 1t WAS an irretfecmable promise 10 pay.
u evidently made for circulation, not for
y redemption.
e There was fine railroad fight at ST.
Louis, Mich. last week. II was cnnsed
by an attempt Gu the part Of tie Chicago
Saginaw 81 Caiaila r. II. Co. IN put track
= = across the liie of the Saginaw Valley and
{ st. Louis Railroad. One engine
= was ditche,l. a superintendent was chok-
ed one railroad president reviIel anil
:, three OIL four agents. conductors and 9TH :
= = els drew blood on each other.
Monday morning Mrs. Esther E. Cha.
a pin, wife of a gar.'ener living near Lud-
ngton, head some one entering the
house. Not awakening hep sick husband
! she went down stairs. and. seing q man
= entering the window, she took aim at
4 him and shot him throug the bre ,st. lie
/, ran few steps and fell dead The BODY
: when examined proved to bathat of ona
VIM. HartMett, laborer. A cnransfs'
Jury said it was juslifiable homicide.
/. A nice question nf law has been raised
: by the simultaneous drow..ing
af Mr.. Sutton and his wife at Battle
e Greek. lie had an insurance on his life
8 in favor OF his wife. As she died at Tho
a same time that he iii |, AMI as they hatfnO
I children. the pom has been raised rs TO
: whose relativss-his or hrrs-lhe money
goes. Ii is ar, ued lha. in cases of this Kind
f woman, being the weaker OF the two
i sexes. would expire first. consequently
!. the money would revert TO his relatives
II Last Monday afternoon ut Manis.ec.
: Il Well caved in OH Frank Dcdicr SO. that
r he WAS covered to the chin. lie was Sl
7, feet FROM the surface AMI as there MAS
IS eminent danger of the whole mass above
IS falling. the widest excitement prevailed
e and for some hOu:s 10 one hal wit
e enough to dew Use method of rescue
ing him. Every one had "A plan. and no
s Ole lad plan that could be used. AT
i last they got 10 work and, after working
o all night. he was resctc' = ''''i -,
neyf Il ,ps1