Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-20
STATE NEWS.

Onions are worth more than oranges
at Adrian-all owing to the law of local
supply and demand.
One hundred and seventy telephones
are now in use at Bay City, the Saginaws,
and the mills along the river.
A Wyandotte man has made bet of
$400 that he will cross the Detroit river
on the ice before the 1st of April.
The state fish hatchers planted 1,OOO.-
600 young whitefish in Lake Michigan
at South Haven on Friday of last week.
Over 20 cars per day are being trans
ferred at the Grand Trunk crossing, at
Port Huron, with freight for Manitoba.
j. ID. Dicky, of Pittsburg, will engage
in the manufacture of brOmine at Mid
land. using certain refuse from the salt
works in that place.
The Traverse City sporting club has
now about 40 members. Thomas T.
Bates, the energetic editor of the Grand
Traverse Herald is president of the club.
The new Judge of the tenth judicial
circuit has ordered special term of the
Saginaw county court to open April II.
1t will be devoted to criminal and chan
Gerry suits.
A Battle Creek babe had screw driver,
tack hammer and a gold watch to play
with. When the fun began the watch
was worth $175, but its value rapidly
deprecated.
Charles A. Willis, who was pardOned
from the IOnia house of correction several
months since by Gov. CrOswell because
he was dying of consumption, died at
his home in Milan, Ohio, week before
last.
| On the 4th of February a team of
horses ran away from Robert Fayette. of
near Clam Lake, and could not be found.
A few days ago they were found
''snagged" in the woods, and both starved
to death.
The Detroit copper smelling works.
which has been working with only half
its usual number of men for some time
back, will on the first of next month put
all its furnaces in operation and employ
a full QUOTA of men.
Governor CrOswell has appointed De-
Witt c. Gage. of East Saginaw, Judge of
the 10th circuit in place Of Judge Ten
nant, resigned, and James B.Judkins. of
Hersey, judge of the 10Th circuit in place
of Judge Haight, deceased.
The new homeopathic hospital at the
state university was formally dedicated
Friday night of last week. DR.. Franklin
delivered an address Of welcome and DIR.
S. A. Jones made the inaugural speech.
Several other speakers had something 70
say fitting to the occasion.
A citizen of Kalamazoo who writes az
If he knows whereof he speaks, relates
how Colorado now holds hundreds OF
Michigan men who would leave for home
} if they had money enough. They are
. lured there by the prospects of sudden
wealth and the railroads cheap excur.
sion rates, and once there nothing re-
mains but to stay and dig, tramp, steal
beg, or do the best they can.
Thomas TunisOn and wife of Fairfield
Lenawee county, celebrated the Goth an
u nlyersary OF their marriage March 2
There were AZ relatives present, although
1 only IL of their q grandchildren and
: one OF their 10 great-grandchildre were
4 In attendance. They were the parents
or SIX children, three sons and three
s daughters, five of whom were there. the
t other, daughter, not being among the
t living.
A few days since Mrs. Sherman, lad,
o 20 years of age and resident of Batavia
: Branch county, hung pail of cream in
o a well to keep cool when the string broke
letting it down to the water, distanc,
of % feet. 1t happened to alight "butte
: side up," and the old lady let hersel
. down into the well by means of bracin,
} her hands and feet against the wall @
the well, and taking the bale of the pai
s in her teeth, she ascended by the sam
l. process and alighted on terra firma a
8 sound as dollar.-[ [Coldwater Republi
can.