Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-12-27
STATE NEWS.

| centennial Joe" an Indian 100 wears
Old, died at NOrthport a few days ago.
Four hundred students are i'm attend
ance at the state normal school at Ypsi-
lanti.
The Baptist church at Kalkaska. only
recently finished, was burned SUNDAY.
Poorly built chimney.
| Since the state school was opened at
COldwater 440 children have been put
out to good places among the farmers of
the state. -.
Dr. Maclean has treated 78 cases at
the university hospital clinic this wear.
and DIR. FOrthingham 12S, and thus far
without single death. W
The large Gale manufacturing COM
pany works at Albion are about to re-
move to Grand Crossing, near Chicago.
A great loss to Albion.
The State Press association has been
heard from, and its executive committee
has decided to have the association hold
It's meeting at Ann Arb0r, January q.
| at 10 A. NJ.
1.-THE work of laying the American
| Union Telegraph cOmpany's cable across
the Detroit river from the foot of
Joseph Campau avenue Detroit was COM
menced last Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the executive
committee of the Michigan State Agri-
cultural society will be held at the
Michigan Exchange, Detroit, commence
ing on Monday, the 18th of January. 1880.
| at P. NJ.
Tuesday afternoon flue was blown
out OF the boiler of Northwestern Grand
trunk railroad engine, near Battle Greek,
killing firemen George Fralick and
seriously injuring Engineer George Bur-
rell and brakeman named Strong. The
accident happened about three miles
west of the city.
AT the rate copper is being forwarded
by rail there bids fair to be but a small
accumulation for the boats next spring.
Nearly hundred teams are now en-
plOyed in hauling the products of the
stamp mills to L'Anse, where it is load
ed into northwestern ears for carriage
! TO New York. 1t is thus being forward
ed at the rate of about IS tons per day.
l-Mdrquette Journal.
Gov. CrOswell has pardoned Harlow;F
C0Wles and VIM. w. Rector, two inmates
OF the state penal institutions. COTles
was in for burglary, and has been re-
| markably good since he went up. Rector
was charged with rape and got five
years sentence on conviction, but the
judge and prosecuting attorney now
seem to think there were grave doubts
of his guilt all the time.
A Marshall paper says: Twenty years
ago lady came from abroad to visit
friends in Marshall, and while here she
bought some cloth from one of the mer-
chants and made cloak. A few days
ago she came again to visit her friends
and while here she had the cloak made
over, and bought some cloth of the same
merchant and off the same piece ofcloth
that the cloak was cut FROM" Query:
Did that man ever ADVERTISE?
The statement of the Treasurer Of the
Michigan Central for the year 1879 shows
an increase of $354,O00 in gross earn
ings, of $96,600 i'm net earnings; and a
decrease of $29,900 in interest and reli-
tails, making net increase of $126,500
The total net earnings were $2,721, 100.
The dividend for the entire year is 81
per cent. The net earnings of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern were $6,-
2S0,000, an increase of $7S6635. The
entire dividend of the year is 615 per
cent.
The following appointments of state
military officers have been made, to rank
from October 81, 1879: Edward A. Sum-
ner, of Jackson, assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel; !;
Robert A. Liggett, of Detroit, assistant
Inspector, with rank of Lieutenant-COl-
Onel; James ii. Kidd, of Ionia, assistant
Quartermaster, with rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel. The following are appointed
in the first brigade, as aids-de-camp to
the brigade commander, to rank from
October 81, 1879: William A. Butler, jr.,
of Detroit, with rank of Captain; AlonzO
B. Porter, of Grand Rapids, with rank of
Captain.
Occasionally an interesting relic turns
up in financial affairs of our state. A
warrant issued by the Auditor General
on the commissioner of the state. land
Office for $50, payable in internal i'm
prOvement land, dated March II, 1845,
under act No. 50Of 1874, was presented
on Monday to locate so acres of land i'm
Kalamazoo county. The appropriation
under this act being for finishing the
Michigan Central railroad from Mar
!, shall to Kalamazoo; About $1,000
of this class of warrants are out
| standing, payable in internal improve
ment lands, and about $500 payable in
: cash for the same purpose Lansing
Republican.