Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-11-01
STATE NE WS.

grants arrived at Sault Ste. Marie i'm the
quarter ending September 80.
The temperance revival at Bronson is
still In progress. Some Of the hardest
drinkers in the place have signed the
pledge.
One hundred and twenty-five cases
will be tried in the st. Joseph county
circuit court next week, 80 of which are
criminal.
The state fish commissioners will con-
tract for 20,OOO,0O0, white fish eggs, to
be hatched and the fry turned into the
great lakes.
The Michigan car company employ
about LOO men just now, and have
work enough On hand to keep them busy
several months.
The ladies of Lexington church So
clety are to have a baby show for the
benefit of their church. Nothing like
home industry!
On land that was four years ago a
forest c. II. Glidden, of Gladwin, this
year raised $500 worth of hay, 300 BUSH
els of wheat.an 200 bushels of potatoes.
VIM. III. Talcott, formerly of Ypsilanti,
has been appointed to inspect the gov
ernment survey of the Sioux reservation
at Rosebud and vicinity, Dakota terri
tory.
The Governor has appointed j. w.
StOckwell, of Lapeer, stenOgrapher of
the seventh judicial circuit, comprising
the counties of GeneSee, ShiawaSSe and
Livingston.
In view of the recent grand stand
crash at Adrian the Press of that city
suggests the appointment of state ar
chltect to inspect structures intended
for public use.
The Wilson manufacturing company,
of Saginaw City, have made about 240,-
600 of the Wilson patent washbOards
during the past year and expect to make
many more next year.
The Hon. Geo. A. Farr, state senator
from the 26th OTTAWA and MuskegOn)
district. and heretofore the only bachelor
In the present senate, was recently mar
ried to Miss Susie C. SlaytOn, at Stowe,
Vermont.
II. III. Lawrence, owner of the Law.
renee park at Adrian, where the recent
disaster occurred, has waived examina-
tiOn on the charge of being criminally
responsible for said disaster. He gave
bonds i'm $4,000.
strong effort has been made to re-
move the county seat of MecOsta county
from Big Rapids to the village of Mecos-
ia, a station on the Big Rapids branch
OF the d., i. q n. r. R., but i'm now seems
to be practically abandoned for the pres
ent.
Some Saginaw Nimrods paid 80 cents
each for quantity of fine tame ducks
they had shot, suppOsing them to be can
yaS-backS. Education is costly some
times, but they now know the markings
that distinguish wild ducks from tame
ones.
At Grand Rapids five-years-old lad
named Heinzleman got his head i'm the
loop of an endless or ROLLER" towel, and
playfully began twisting the towel. The
result was that he was soon hanging by
the neck, and when rescned was nearly
dead.
Grand Traverse county is entirely out
of debt, and the fiscal year begins with
out dollar of outstanding orders. Every
township in the county is entirely free
in some of the school districts for new
buildings.
The house of Rebecca Miller, an old
lady of Benton township, Eaton county,
took fire few days ago while she was
in the cellar, and had it not been for the
uprOar made by her dog the house and
its owner would have been burned. As
it was she escaped and the house was
saved after about $500 damage had been
done.
Some young men of Coldwater were
out spearing fish by the light of a naph-
tha lamp few nights ago. The volatile
stuff ran out, took fire, and soon boat,
lamp and the surface of the water were
enyelOped in flames. The boys had to
dive to escape roasting, and even then
some of them were ScOrched before they
could get under. ''-'''-
Saginaw Courier: The yard engine at
the Flint and Pere Marquette station ran
into wagon containing three Indians,
full of fire-water, at the Fourth street
crossing, between 8 and 9 o'clock one
night last week. The wagon and Indi-
ans were thrown about 30 feet. The We
hicle was considerably injured, but LO!
escaped unhurt, and picking himself up
severally calculated: ugh, white mans
smoke wagon bump um like h-lw
Sunday morning fire broke out at
Adrian. and resulted in serious losses
before it could be quenched. 1t first ap-
peared in Eaton & Co.'s dry goods store,
though it is thought to have originated
i'm the Weekly Press Office engine room,
down stairs. The building is owned by
the Michigan State Insurance company,
and is damaged less than $500 worth.
The Press establishment lost about 5000
and Eaton & Co. had their stock watered
| to the extent of about $1,000.
Business at the locomotive works is
engines is just being finished and II
others will be Immediately constructed.
A splendid 42-tOn engine, designed for
hauling trains of any number of coaches
up to Is and making time is to be con-
structed, and if satisfactory others of
like class will be built exclusively for
passenger service. The engine will have
51a feet drive wheels, cylinder 18x24, a
foot fire box, 1876 f1ues, and will carry
1900 gallons of water and 10 tons of
eOal.-JacksOn Patriot.
Twenty of Lenawee cOunty's 26 super
visOrs have signed petition asking
Prosecuting Attorney Underwood not to
carry the trial of the men indicted for
the responsibility in The Adrian grand
stand disaster into court. These are the
same supervisors who in the celebrated
Lenawee grain cases signed petition for
a change of venue, and then signed con-
ira petitions the next day. 1t will also
be remembered that the prosecutor who
fought railroad company, numberless
counsel, and host of other difficulties
successfully in those same cases is also
LEADING the music in the nresnnt suits