Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-23
STATE NEWS.

The new village authorities at Bronson
are making il peculiarly sulsry ior wrong
doors.
The amount Of stock taken in The pro-
posed 1psianti opera house now amounts
TO about l2,u09.
The Smith Bridge company, Of Toledo,
is TO build a $1,000 bridge tor the village
of Marine City.
Fish Commissioners Jerome has deposi-
ted l.5OOO0l California salmon fry in
Ciiker Lake, near Douglas.
Port Huron is ahead. New onions AMI
potatoes, raised in the open air i'm that
township this season. are reported.
The Detroit & Milwaukee railroae hiss
taken off lis extra trains. and sent home
the hired rolling stock ii was using.
Reports from all the wheat growing
districts OF the state say that The crop
never looked more promising than now.
Some miserable miscreant girdes some
200 peach sreeS belonging to the Messrs.
Goode,e. OF Gauges, ore night last week.
The Michigan Military Academy viii
turn an honest penny by taking boartlers
during the months of July and August.
The State Board of Health is trying to
Ind out whether or not wood pavemen.s
and sawdnst streets are causes OF Sick
! hess.
he senior literary class of the univer-
sity OF Michigan have resolved TO hold
C ass day exercises-wbe.h her the regents
like it or not.
Whitehall strongly hopes and fully be-
iieyes that the Detroit, Lansing & North
ern railroad Will be extended to thas
place this season.
Since the opening of the State House
of Correction at lonia, l5 inmates have
escaped, and eight of them have bren re,
captured, at the expense OF about 500.
ID. s. Ma-r. OF the Wexfrl County
Pioneer. is spoken OF as Judge Wheelers
! successor. in the Ninetcen:i, ia licial cir
cult. bv some of The people Of Manton
and vicinity.
Miss Annie MCGOWAN, of Burton, Cen
esee county. kindly held lady.s babe
while the mother left the train ut Holly
TO get lunch. She is still holding iliar
blessed saby.
The Cailillac News says the warm
weather has lett the Ice company with 1t
large contract to fill. About 300 cars and
should have been filled with ice.
Join NJ. Dresser. of Flint. was meas
rlred fora coffin. bad it made. pronounced
) il a good tit. and has taken it home. He
is 20 years of age, and thinks it will be a
handy thing to have in the house.
Howe. the Superintendent of the state
reform school, vino was recently sued bv
Mrs. Mulkins for breach of promise, and
was mulcted i'll damages ut $500, has
asked tor new trial. but Judge Hum
ington refuses to grant it.
1t is probable that in rebuilding the
t Ypsilanii seminary the Board OF E,luca-
. ri"n. of that enlightened city, will not
| think OF running up three or four sto-
ried school house. They will mike H.
: large on the ground, and not over two
. stories high.
Breedsville man named Amick was
jealous OF a neighbor named Robinson.
and attempted To knock him down with
gun. The shock OF the gun Discharged
the gun. and Amick was shot dead. A
coroners jury looked into the matter and
(, pronounced it all right.
There are on exhibition Mt the univer-
: sity OF Michigan specimens of tie tanned
skin OF a negro and of Il white man. The
hide of the colored brother makes the
t best eaher. being soft and plable, while
The leather made IRON the white man Is
harsh aud liable to crack.
: The steam Touring mill of Fargo. Lord
: q Co. at Grass Lake. was bursled last
J Monday night. The excitement was in
tense. and az one time it took the utmoss
4 exertions OF the citizens to save the bus
iness part OF the town. The loss is very
d heavy Oh the firm, as the mill was an an-
| usually good one. and they have bpt SS.
600 insurance. One hondred barrels of
: flour burned.
The Flint Journal siys: ~The state
fair for the next two years win be held
in Detroit. For our part We should be
= glad 10 see it held there every year, be-
lieying it TO te the best point In every
: way possible. We hope the Detroit peo-
!, Pile will make the fair OF 1878 50 attract
: i've that all who visit it will csnle TO the
same conclusion. Ii the committees. b,ck-
ed by the cilizrils. make an effort for C
= they can accomplish it. There is no such
= "A word as fatl when Detroit undertakes
10 do anything OF public character, aud
- I'VE shall be greatly surprised ii the fair
= mex fail doesn't surpass all that has ever
;, preceded it. Michigan expects every
: commltieem IN 10 do his duty"
: Representative Stone has introduced z
# joint resolution relative 10 lands granted
d lie state Of Michigan by the act of Con-
a gress June 3d, 1856. to aid in construct
8 ing a railroad iiom Grand Haven and
, Pere Marquette to Flint, thence TO Fort.
h Huron. The resolution sanctions the ac-
j. tion of the Michigan legislature In rail-
tyiig and confirming the act OF the Board
E. oil Control of railroads in granting SAL.
lands to the Port Huron & Michigan rail
" road company upon condition that the
II. company convey the lands 10 actual SET
81 tiers at the price of 81 % per acre. Ii is
,k unt.erstOod that some of the Michigan
70 delegation are opposed TO the resolution.
The question Involves the title to about
m $4,000 acres of land, much OF which is in
ST possession of actual settlers. who have
le purchased in good faith under the shac-
he ow OF the protection of ihe state.