Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-04-17
STATE NEWS.

Many of the saw mills on the Saginaw
river are running at full speed.
Several Grand Haven people have gone
to James Island, Florida, to engage In the
lumber and shingle trade.
Adrian is getting bad name. 1t is
stated that decent girls cannot safely 20
on the streets of that city after dark.
A Jackson weather prophet says we
are to have more snow between now and
June than we had all winter. Soak his
head. ~. e.. -
The Ontonagon Miner says that the
entire production of copper in the Lake
Superior region since 1845, has amount
ed to $l34, 10000 i'm value.
Two ladies were chosen township
superintendents of schools in Kalamazoo
county at the recent election, and 10 or
20 in other counties of the state.
The clerk of the Ogemaw county cir
cult sent out court notices which were
two years old, and hence there can be no
court held now until next fall. ert
Over fifty business men of Eaton Rap
ids have signed paper pledging them
selves to do what they can toward en-
forcing the liquor laws in that place.
|, Hiram H. Hunter, of Pontiac, had two
sons who we're starved to death at Ander-
sOnville, and now the government has
given the old man 81 800 and pension
of $8 per month. ihsbal5 t1L $3.50
The voters of Calhoun county elected
26 supervisors, of whom 21 are Republi-
cans, two Democrats and three Green
hackers. Two years ago the Greenback-
ers had a majority in the board.
The House committee on public build
| ings and grounds has agreed to recon-
mend the passage of bill for the erec-
tion of public building at Marquette
at cost not exceeding 100000
Adrian has captured thereform school
| for girls, the commission having decided
by vote of five to four to locate II at
that city. The location is one mile from
the corporation. on a beautiful site OF
fOrty-twO acres. hfuefs az .4-or--
An Adrian boy named Frank Mellich.
aged 13, investigated the nrOpensities OF
La railroad torpedo by smashing 1t with
an ak. His left leg and right arm are
not in as good condition as they were.
but he knows more about torpedoes than
he did. - - -
Hon. Joseph Musgrave, president OF
/ the First National bank of Charlotte,
and senior member of the produce frm
of Musgrave g Lacey, died at an early
hour Friday morning, last week, aged l2
years. His daughter is the recently we'd
ded wife of Gov. CrOswell, and the couple
have not vet returned from their we'd
dug trip: ip.:-s-
On April the students at the Agricul-
tural college took vote on choice OF
candidates for President with the follow
ing result: Blaine 20, Grant IL, Sher-
man 9, Washburne 3, Garfield 2, Hayes l.,
Bristow 1, Thurman g. Bayard 6, Sey-
mour 3, Hendricks 1, Butler 1, and David
Davis 8. The above figures show 81 Re-
tpublicans to 25 Democrats.
| James Doak, Of st. Johns, was called
to his door on Sunday Dight by an un-
I known party, who shot at him as soon as
he showed himself. He returned the
shot, and man had to be helped into
a wagon about then, and was hurriedly
driven away, the superstition is that
James hit his unpleasant caller. 1t Is
surmised that the affair is not as much
lOf a mystery to Doak and his friends as
they claim. l--.ers 81
Recently Mrs. Yuill, wife of DR.. Yuill
lOf Ovid, died, evidently of poisoning,
which at the time was said to have been
accidental. As the lady's life was heavily
: insured the insurance men have brought
about disinterment OF, her remains
aud the stomach, bowels, ETC., are to be
} examined. DIR. Yuill has been arrested
on suspicion of having dene the poison
ling. effseles