Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-09-28
STATE NEWS.

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| G. G. Noble, of Cheshire. Alleean
county. was butted by ram Sunday,
and had an arm broken.
Emmett county has sent her first con-
tribution to tie state prison. Jas. Michael.
for horse-stealng. two years.
The Victor GINNING company, of Ben-
ton Harbor, are now putting up 10000
cans of tomatoes every "a hours.
An inmate of the Saginaw county poor
house cut off the forefinger of one hand
so that be would not have to work.
Chas. Cork has escaped from the state
reform school. He is 16 years of age.
They will give $25 to get him back.
A fair is TO be held at Eseanaba Oct
18th and 10th. 1t is advertised as the
| first ever held in the Lake Superior
country.
Joseph Huron, one of the first settlers
of Monroe county. died on the 21st aC his
lite residence i'm Frenchtown, at the adj
vanced age of l04 years
Emery Perry, young man of Roches-
ter, became suddenly aud Violently in
sane while in church, and has since been
taken TO an insane asylum.
Samuel Spaulding, aged 80. and his
wife, aged 80. of Lake Ridge. Lenawee
county, have livedtogether for II Years.
They feel pretty wall acquainted with
each other.
The marshal at the village of Vicks-
burg, has resigned. He says the ordi-
nances of the village are worthless, and
no officer can enforce them with safety
to himself or to the village.
A number of Van Burep county peonle
have gone to Nebraska this seasor. some
by rail and some by wagon. They will
probably return afoot next fall Michi-
gan is good state to come back TO.
The Ionia prison commissioners have
leased 100 of the convicts to Chicago
firm, & II. Fargo & Co., with the privil-
eSe of 200, at 40 cents per day. They
Intended to 1aa~.rufacture DOots 5.rrrl SHOES
Within the walls.
A man named Meade. a resilient of
Bailey. Muskegon county. quarreled with
his wife on the 18th. drew revolver ana
shot her. the ball striking in the back
part of the head, but fortunately where
her hair was done up and only pierced
the skin. Meade has fled.
Michigan forever! 1t is now firmly es-
tablished that near Marquette there are
extensive and inexhausfible ie,lges of
the most beautiful marbles, grey. green
isb. mottled, red, black-veined and vel
lOwish, all of the most enduring quality
and susceptible of the hightst polish
A wealthy Philadelphian has author
lied his agent to purchase some I.200
acres of land in Keweenaw county lying
a few miles west of Copper Harbor. AMI
embracing that beautiful sheet of water
known as 'sMosqnito Like" The inteli-
tion is to improve the property and make
it place for summer residence.
In GeDesee county serious disease
has broken oil: among the horses and IN
some parts of the county its ravagcs have
seriously interfered with the farm work.
The afflicted animal is taken with a Sc
we're chill. which leaves it i'm weak con-
dition. Severe catarrhal inflammation of
the head follows, which soon reduces the
horse 10 such condition that it is una
bic to work for long time.
A state prison convict named Higgins,
an old prison bird, to whom the inside
of prison had long been familiar. at
tempted to escape on Friday night and
lost his life in the attempt. A derrick
stood inside the walls, the guy ropes ex-
tending outside. Higgins climbed the
derrick, intending to 90 down the guy
hand over hand, but his nerve or his
grit tailed and he tell, receiving Injuries
from which he sooa died.