Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-06
STATE NEWS.

There is solid jam of logs in the Mus
kegOn river from the Big Rapids dam to
"a point six miles up the stream.
The internal revenue collections at
Detroit for February were $70.558.46,
showing an increase of $5,521.13.
Wolves abound in Sanilac county, and
some have been killed. They are big,
gaunt, hungry fellows, with large fami-
lies. - -.e
The new court house of Ogemaw coun-
ty at West Branch, which has cost $1O.-
600, was dedicated by public ceremonies
on the 23d ult. if
The disbursements of the state treas
ury during February were $43, 1852 43;re-
ceipts, $3.50, ,749 45; balance on hand at
close of month $1,270O22 86.
Niles owes $4,000 on its bridge and
school house, and pays $500 per year
or 10 per cent. interest on 5000, which
is perpetual debt, for the water-wOrks.
The Jackson letter carriers began bus
iness Monday, and 10! when they sailed
/ forth they found that many of the busi-
ness houses were not yet opened and had
no letter boxes.
White Cloud, Mich, man, named
Richards, was instantly killed by light
ming Thursday night Of last week. He
was in bed at the time. Another man in
an adjoining room was seriously injured.
At vendue recently held near Mar
shall, instead of stub book of blank
promissOry notes being used for making
out notes, book of blank checks was
utilized, and queer financial tangle
ensues.
The Hon. Samuel d. Haight, rjudge of
the 10Th judicial circuit, died at his farm
near Ludington, Wednesday of last week
of inflammation of the petritOneum, after
six days illness, which was not consider
ed dangerous.
The City Counselor of Detroit sent in
an opinion to the city council to the ef-
feet that the joint resolution proposing
an election on the first Monday of April
next on a constitutional amendment in
creasing the governors salary is unc0n-
stitutiOnal and void, and therefore no
election should be held in that city.
Bay City people, with the true idea Of
what makes a town prosperous. have
again set to work in brave attempt to
solve the question of bad roads as. good
roads, and committee has been appoint
ed to solicit stock for stone read COM
pany, the road to run toward Midland,
etc.
The letter-heads used by the secretary
of the Detroit trOtting and jockey club
bear the names of seven directors who
represent an aggregate capital OF over
$5,OO0,OO0. Their names are A. Z. Brush,
Geo. Jerome, Jas. Mcmillan, Geo. Hem.
drie, M. S. Smith, +. Furgeson and VIM.
A. Owen. - I1a 5
A circular has been issued inviting
the land surveyors and civil engineers
of Michigan to meet in the new capitol
March "a, for the purpose of forming
state association. The circular is sign
ed by two professors at Ann Arrbor, one
at the agricultural college and dozen
surveyors in different parts OF the state.
Bald mountain, situated in the north
east corner of the township OF Pontiac,
is said to be the highest point of land. by
! 100 feet, i'm the state. From the top OF
the mountain you can see Orion, Oxford,
Rochester, Charleston, Pontiac city, Grove
land, Royal Oak, Lake st. Clair, and
many towns in MacOmb and st. Clair
counties, and number OF small lakes
Pontiac Bill Poster. EtH.f
The Clerk of Antrim county lost the
keys of his Office vaults and could not
get at the records. So he sent to Detroit
for new keys. They did not come, and
eventually the clerk Of Antrim county
got into something very like a state of
nervousness over the matter. About
this time there appeared on the scene an
itinerant artisan, who claimed to be able
to open the safe for given sum of money.
Eventually it proved that he had the
keys, and he said he had found them.
He was arrested, but nothing could be
proved against him, when he was dis
charged and went away openly reviling
1.-THE officials,