Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-11-27
STATE NEWS.

Caleb Cooley, pensioner of 1912, died
at Galesburg on the 10Th, aged 81 years.
Several places in the state report the
mercury from zero to 8 below, Monday
morning.
The sale of barrel of flour, won on
an election bet at IOnia, realized $40 for
the city poor fund.
Kent county furnishes one of the rare
instances of man being accused Of
stealing whole saw-mill.
During the past year Calhoun county
sent 81 men to the IOnia house of cOrrec-
tiOn, which is more than any other coun-
ty sent.
There will be but two Democrats In the
state senate, which the Lansing Republi
can says is just enough to enable them to
say "we."
1t is reported that Gen. Daniel E. Sick
les cOntemplates extending the Chicago
& Saginaw railroad from Lake View to
Howard City.
The crippled children at the state pub
lie school at COldwater are taught tele-
graphy by one of the boys, who is an ex-
pert operator.
Company E, second regiment Michi-
gan state troops (the Big Rapids Light
Guard) will probably go to Washington
to help inaugurate Garfield.
DIR. Kedzie, of the state agricultural
college, has been invited to deliver
series of lectures at the Mississippi agri-
cultural college this winter.
A Grand Rapids furniture manufac-
turing company has recently forwarded
oh af Io IN krs1
territory. The freight charges were ST.
270.
Hundreds of Michigan farmers left
their corn and apples out too long, and
the latter are spoiled while the former
is i'm very uncomfortable shape for
husking,
Speaking of the fact that Capt. Fland-
ers, late q Saginaw valley Democrat, has
joined the Republican party, the Sagi-
nawian says he has Jumped the funeral
and joined the mOb."
The Tittabawassee boom company has
suspended operations for this season, hav-
ing run out 575,000,000 feet of logs
against 455,OO00O0 during the CORES
p0nding period of 1879,and 32S,O00,0O0
in 1878.
Among the victims of the Alpena dis
aster were w. s. Benham, editor of the
Grand Haven Herald, and his wife.
Their death threw the affairs of the Her
aid upon the shoulders of Bates Benham,
son of the lost editor, and the young
man bravely assumes the burden, and
in the interests of himself and sister
proposes to keep up the paper.
The Hillsdale school board is at log
gerheads. The three Greenbackers on
the board vote every time to raise mon
ey for school purposes, and the three Re-
publicans vote against it, claiming that
the officers are not properly elected.
Nothing can be done, and the teachers
have not had their pay for some time.
The janitOr says there is only wood
enough to last 10 or IL days longer, and
if no money is voted the school will have
to close.
The body of George Trowbridge who
went out from Midland to hunt about
three or four weeks ago, got lost, and
perished of cold, hunger and fatigue,
has been found about mile and half
| from the house of DIR. Emory. week
ago after he had been missing week,
he called at DR.. Emory's house and in
quired his way home. Being told the
way he left, plunged into the woods, and
three times came within half mile of
the house again. Perhaps when he called
at the house he was crazy with his long
exposure; and he should have been de-
tanned and cared for.