Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-17
STATE NEWS.

Edwin Swellzer has been appointed
inspector of tobacco for the first district
of Michigan.
About 1000 head of sheep were shipped
from Grass Lake last week for Coleman
county, Texas.
Schaeberle, of the Ann ArbOr Observa-
tory, has received the prize of $500 for
the discovery of telescope comet.
Alexander Laforge, the first white
child born in Port Huron, died in that
city last Sunday afternoon aged SO
years.
Allegan people are raising money by
subscription to clean out the river chan
mel, so that steamer can reach the
village.
Vessels passing Saginaw bay last
Friday and Saturday report large num-
bers of dead birds aflOat on the water,
probably victims of the forest fires.
The electric light at certain Au Sable
mills has been seen 10 miles when the
weather was so thick that lighthouse
lamps could not be seen two miles.
The pOstoffice at Rockford was burglar
lied September s, the safe blown open
and 800 in cash and $500 worth Of
stamps stolen. This is the second time
within year.
At the New York salt works near Bay
City reservoir is being constructed that
will hold 141 600 barrels of brine, equal
to 21 900 barrels of salt. 1t will require
three months to build it, and cost $10,-
600.
Christopher Post has sued the village
of Rockford, claiming $1,000 damages
because the council refused to accept his
bond as a liquOr-seller, preventing him
from selling for the period of 40 days.
This is new wrinkle, and whether it
can succeed is doubtful.
Mr.. Francis r. PinnelI, one of the
pioneers of Berrien county, died at his
home in Berrien township September 6,
aged 93 years. He was native of James,
town, Virginia, and emigrated to Ber-
rien county in 1885. His father was a
member of Gen. WashingtOn's body
guard.
With reference to railroad mail service
on the route from Detroit to Howard
City, the pOstOffice department has order
ed that route agents change and extend
their runs so as to begin at Big Rapids
and end at Detroit, emitting that portion
Rapids agency, distance 10 miles.
Among other devices used to decorate
Hillsdale when the Hillsdale crew came
home from their victory in the National
regatta at Washington was one bearing
the following inscription: 1879, Sara
tOga, 8:324; 1880, Philadelphia, 1858;
1881, Washington, 8:O61s; 1882; Europe,
7:45;, or as much faster as you please"
A plate glass pane for show window
in Jackson, costing $3.50 was allowed to
rest for a moment on one edge upon q
common nail which somebody had drop
ped on the floor so that the weight of the
glass came upon it, when the pane crack
ed and was ruined. The glass was 12
feet 5 inches high by feet inches
wide.
The caboose Of log train on the Pin
coming and Glencoe logging road was
struck by falling tree Saturday, and
two wOOdmen named Vim. Lynch and
Ernest Wright were instantly killed, and
third, Reuben Wright, was so badly in
juried that he died Sunday evening
at Bay City, where he had been taken for
treatment. Two others, Frank Beanly
and Michael Hahn, were also severely
injured by the same accident, and were
taken to Bay City.
Some interest is felt at Hillsdale over
two little men who have matriculated at
Hillsdale college. Their names are Edwin
and Christopher Sparkling, brothers, and
their respective ages are Is and 1S years.
Christopher, the eldest, is 391s inches
high and weighs 371a pounds, wears a
No. 81 hat and No. shoe children's
size. Edwin, the younger, is 4219 inches
high, and weighs 494 pounds, wears a
6I hat and No. shoe, children's size.
They are both well formed in every re-
spect, are active and energetic, and very
strong for their size, have always en-
jOyed good health, have good brains, are
good cOnversatiOnalists, and are we'll ad-
vanced in mathematics, having COM
pleted algebra, arithmetic, and plain
geometry. They both intend taking
course in Hillsdale college. They were
born in Canada, and their parents, who
are slightly above the average size, are
now living at Fyfe Lake, Traverse
county, Mich. Their relations are gen.
orally large, one brother at home weigh
ing about 1S0 pounds.
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