Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-09-27
STATE NEWS.


The Kalamazoo wheat buyers paid out
over $4,000 for that staple one day this
week.
The Hon. j. A. Hubbell has gone on
visit to San Francisco and the mining
fields of Colorado.
The first attempt at boring for salt
has begun at Manistee. They are going
down 1900 feet if necessary.
st. Johns has voted "nO" on a project
to bond the city for $4,000 worth of fire
protection. The vote was 18S, to 278.
The employees in Battle Creek cigar
factory struck for 81 so per thousand,
and got It, This was an advance of
81 80. = = ~ -, ~ ,lifr.il'-irl
The Sanilac Jeffersonian, published at
Lexington, is printed by steam power,
the steam being conveyed 600 feet under
ground. Gi219 90 lif.e ~,
The mayor Of Flint has issued proc
lamatiOn announcing his determination
to see that the new liquor law is strictly
enforced.
The Blackmar mill at Blackmar sta
tiOn. on the Flint and Pere Market rail-
road, has been sold and will be removed
to Emmett county. tnr
The articles of association of the
Northwestern Grand Trunk railway, filed
at Lansing, represent that company on
basis of $1,50OOOO. 81 = 'i
A Mrs. Bradley, of Albion, has obtain
ed verdict of 800 against j. A. Carr
for selling liquor to her husband. 1t is
probable the case will be appealed.
Albion college believes in co-education,
but no co-bOarding, and it is enforcing
the rule prohibiting young men and
women from boarding in the same house.
Battle Creek has sent % hounds and
81 men to ROscOmmOn to hunt deer. The
natives OF ROScOmmOn dearly love to
shoot the hounds brought thither by out
siders. ,-.. ~. ..-
Men for the lumberwoods are notquite
as plenty in Saginaw as usual in the
fall, which is evidence of an improved
condition of the labor market.
Wages offered range from $17 to $25 per
month. t.a
A gang of cOunterfeiters numbering
seventeen operating in Bainbridge, near
st. Joseph, have been broken up by the
arrest of their leader, Samuel Brant, who
worked up outside affairs.
Miss Ella, daughter of Francis Howe,
of Buchanan, opened her mouth so wide
the other day that she could not again
close it, and the services of a doctor were
necessary to get her countenance into
shape again.
Parties at Gaylord have started daily
stage line between Gaylord, on the Bay
City and Mackinac railroad, and Elmira.
on the Grand Rapids and Indiana, con-
nectiOn with trains being made at each
end of the route.
Gov. Croswell has appointed John j.
Bagley, of Detroit, Townsend North, of
TuscOla, and Thomas S. Applegate, of
Adrian, commissioners on the selection
of a site and the erection of a building
for separate school for the blind.
Many Tuscola county farmers are con-
verting the marshy places on their farms
into good tillable land by under drain
age. Hundreds of acres that one year
ago were considered almost useless are
now valuable and productive tracts.
The strike among mill men at Grand
Haven has come to an end, the labOrers
generally returning to their situations
without any concession on the part Of
the employers. There has been but lit
tie excitement over the matter in the
city.
During the teachers institute at
Hersey week before last, firm of that
town gave handsome call-bell, to be
awarded the prettiest schOOlma'm. A
committee was formally appointed, who
achieved the difficult task and made the
award. .-- -.4..ts t.a-
So far this month there have been A.
600 acres of land taken up at the land
Office in this city by homesteaders. Dur
ing the month of August 5000 acres
were preempted. Most of the land select
ed was in OscOda cOunty.-East Sagi-
ndaU Herald. s4l o.
| The Port Huron Board of Education
| have so far got over their divisions and
Misunderstanding, as to open their pub
lie schools, borrowing funds to defray
the tuition and other expenses, and rely
ing on the action of the proper officers to
make all right another year. -"
Mrs. Wheeler, of Kimball, st. Clair
county, was 80 years old last Tuesday
and as the men folks were all busy she
drove to Port Huron, marketed a load of
wheat, made her fall purchases, and
drove back again-a jaunt of 20 miles.
1t was her way of celebrating.
On Saturday night last William D..
KenZie, a life convict, escaped from the
jackson prison, where he has been for
the past Is or 20 years. He wandered
about all night and was finally found
on his way back to prison, tired foot
sore and willing to go back to his cell
and fate. $3.50 - -. 80.
If reports coming from that direction
can be relied ON the Northern Light lake
region, on the north shore of Lake Su-
peri0r, will soon loom up as precious
metal producing territory. Veins have
been opened to depth of Is feet, from
which specimens were taken averaging
$40 gold and $57 silver per tOn.-Hdn-
cock Journal.
About year ago a man named Alec
Phillips, employed at the Bay City Iron
Works, was injured by piece of steel
flying in his eye. Since then he has
gradually lost the use of the optic;
Saturday of last week his eye panied
him, and putting his hand to it he with
drew the identical piece of steel. His
eyesight has been improving steadily
ever since, and he will doubtless regain
it.
They have some new regulations con-
cerning the handling of grain at the
depot here. Yesterday VIM. Crane, of
Madison, drew lot of wheat there, some
thing over 100 bushels. He took check
from the weigher, and this morning
drew some more wheat there, got another
check, and took them to the Office to get
his receipt. He was told by the agent
that he could have no receipt for the
wheat drawn yesterday, and his atten-
tiOn was called to the. fact that "gOOd
for this day only was printed on the
check. Mr.. Crane came down town, took
counsel, and went back and made de-
mand for his wheat. This was refused,
and then he began suit against the COM