Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-11-15
STATE NEWS.

The receipts of the Grand Rapids post
0fflce for the last fiscal year were $46.173:
for the preceding year $42,923. i''1C' ers
The Detroit Iron company have built
II big charcoal kilns at Reese, on the
Detroit, Saginaw & Bay City railroad.
DR.: Rynd, of Adrian, has instructed
the Adrian Times to say that he is not
candidate for the United States Senate.
"Our Reporter" is the unassuming
name OF new journal printed at Con-
cord, under the charge of A. M. Shotwell.
During the month of October. State
Kerosene Inspector Luce stamped the fat
OF his approval upon 1900 barrels of
kerosene. aa7. l;iI ~
One day last week the bell in school
house In Girard township, Branch county,
fell and terribly injured little girl.
She may not recover. -
The Alpena school board is apitatinp
the question of employing a special
teacher to give instruction in vocal mu-
sic in the public schools of that city.
Thus far this season the amount of
logs RATED out of the Muskegon river
has been 100000 feet, and there are
yet about 100000 feet in the various
drives now in the river. ,e ,N4l
There was a special election for alder
man in the second ward of East Sagi-
nav Tuesday. resulting in the choice of
Jeremiah Fisher, Republican, by 80 ma
jOrity. A Republican gain. T'-7
A dangerous obstruction was placed
on the railroad track at Dexter one night
last week, just before the Pacific express
passed. Fortunately the engine plOwed
its way through without harm to the
train.
1t is said that some of the floors of the
new capitol, made of the best Norway
pine, are breaking under lhe pressure Of
an ordinary man, in consequence of dry
rot. caused by the windows being left
open.
State Treasurer Pritchard and Auditor
General Latimer visited the upper De-
ninsula to look after mining taxes. AS a
result of their visit, $2,5OO have since
been received for these taxes and more
coming.
In 1865 Major Rogers, then in COM
mand OF the post, caused census to be
taken of the population of Detroit, with
the following result: Men able to bear
arms, 243; women, 1854; children, 294;
total population, 701.
"A valuable bed of iron ore has been
discovered on the farm of George Wizard,
near Ypsilanti. The Sentinel says sex
perienced Lake Superior miners report
the ore as genuine and of great richness.
1t will soon be developed"
Benz. C. Morse, of Marquette, aged 20
years, received the appointment to the
West Point cadetship at the recent COM
petitive examination in Big Rapids. An
Old Mission lad named Reynolds, who is
Yale student, stood second best.
The Marquette Mining Journals fig
ures show that this season, up to Novem-
Der 1, there had been 1,188,026 tons of
ore shipped from Escanaba, Marquette
and L'Anse-and increase of 212,6O3 tons
over the corresponding season of 1878.
j. Huff Jones received cablegram
from Florence, Italy, stating that Mrs.
Won Limberg, formerly Isabella Cass,
youngest daughter of Gen. Cassl ldied
Wednesday of last week. She was pos
sessed of considerable real estate in De-
troit. .7iedB as ,e1
George Leaver, while skinning deer
be had shot in the woods in Mavilla
township, Manistee county, was shot
and instantly killed by j. CheeseborOugh,
who mistOOk him for bear. The cOrO-
ner's jury returned verdict in accord
ance with the facts and exOnOrated
Cheeseborough.
The Lansing Republican says the
Board of State Auditors have allowed
the claim of Manning K. North, as by
resolution of the Legislature at its last
session, at $500. The claim was for
for services rendered in raising COM
pany for the 14th Michigan infantry
during the rebellion. 3w iC .
The Marquette Mining Journal says
that Donald Cameron, agent or. repre-
sentative of the Canadian lumber firm
of Thompson & Burton, operating near
Marquette, has skipped out, leaving
many creditors and debts, amounting to
$4,000 or $1,000, besides wronging his
employers badly. 81. 1-ii-