Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-30
STATE NEWS.

The apple crop in Berrien county this
year will be the best ever raised there.
PetOskey expects to have its water
works completed and in running order
by September 10.
E. s. Pierce & Co. of Grand Rapids have
the contract for making 1000 uniforms
for the state militia.
In the vicinity of Galesburg the har-
vest is about over and the wheat aver
ages about 10 bushels per acre.
The contract has been let for the con-
structiOn of telephone line from Ne
waygO 10 Fremont Center, NewaygO
county.
Poles for the telephone exchange be-
tween Detroit, st. Clair, Port Huron and
neighbOring towns are being put up
rapidly.
Presiding Elder Crawford of Ionia is
announced as a candidate for the posi-
tion of chaplain at the Ionia house of
correction.
Me-ToO Platt. late of the Uni ted States
senate, is in Michigan looking after his
lumber and manufacturing interests at
Big Rapids and elsewhere.
The Allegan county agricultural
society, has invited Senator COnkling to
deliver an address on the second day of
the county fair, September 21 next.
The project Of sinking a mineral well
is again being agitated in Port Huron.
There is every reason for believing that
a mineral well could be made success.
E. G. Lapham, the newly-elected sem
atOr in New York, was once associated
with the late Henry WaldrOn, of Hills
dale, in surveying the Michigan Southern
rail road.
The Manistee branch of the Flint and
with the main line at Butler, Mason
county, will be ready for business about
November 1.
An Ann ArbOr man wants Guitea ar
rayed in the simple costume of our first
parents, tied to tree near Base Lake,
and left there to be stung to death by
mosquitoes.
A new departure in the railroad tie
trade has been taken by BOultOn 81 Nc
Rae. They have contract with parties
in Cleveland for 10000 Norway pine ties.
-Alpena Reporter.
The wharf for the shipment of iron
ore at Escanaba is mile and quarter
long, and cost 100000. 1t is lighted by
electricity, and about 600 men are con-
stantly employed there.
PC. Davis of Kalamazoo owns peach
plantation at South Haven and the trees
are so heavily laden with fruit that he
has employed men to relieve them of q
portion of their burden.
The sum of $500 has been set apart
for speed premiums at the first annual
fair of the Northeastern agricultural
society, to be held at East Saginaw, Sep
tember q, %, 30 and 80.
The new City Directory of Detroit
shows an increase of 1913 names over
manufactures and business houses Is
very gratifying, and to certain extent
surprising.
The Thomson Brothers salt block at
White Rock came near being cremated
the other day, the foundation of the de-
cayed vegetation taking fire and being
slowly converted into charcoal without
flame but with an intense heat.
The Directors of the Ontonagan and
Brule River railway company had their
annual meeting at Milwaukee Monday.
They mapped out the route from OntOnO-
| gOn to the Wisconsin State line and
elected Ezra Rust, of East Saginaw,
| President.
The surveyors Of the EBAY City & Al
pena railroad" reached Standish on
Saturday last and then struck across the
country toward Freeland Saginaw county
where they will stop. This looks as if
the railroad is going to give Bay City a
| 0xui da of oil A nd hn
road will strike the F.& P. M.
A dance was held in the Polish settle
ment of Bay City Saturday night and
the participants became somewhat in
toxicated and consequently quite noisy.
The polish priest, Father Schlassen, went
to the house about midnight and remind
ing the party that the Sabbath was about
dawning asked them to repair to their
homes. The owner Of the house or some
of the party threw the priest out into the
street, where he was kicked and pounded
for some time.
Phineas E. Saunders, United States in
spectOr of boilers for the Detroit district
died at his residence at Trenton Sunda y
at s p. m, of cholera mOrbus, with which
he was attacked week previous. Mr.
Saunders disease was fastened by q
cOngestive chill Sunday. He was 81
years Of age, and native of Whitehall
N. Y, but removed to Trenton in 1884
Mr.. Saunders was appointed inspector
by President Buchanan in 1860, and held
the position continuously to the time Of
his death.
1t is thought probable that the new
Sault canal will be opened the first OF
next month. The canal will at that time
be so far completed as to admit large
vessels, and it is the intention Of those In
charge of the work to allow heavy draft