Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-05-07
STATE NEWS.


The Ionia House of Correction has 296
inmates.
At Fort GratiOt, on arb0r day, the citi-
zens planted about 500 trees.
This season 16O new dwellings are to be
built at Alpena.
The students of Hillsdale College cele-
brated ArbOr day by setting out over one
hundred trees on the College campus.
Bronson is to be taxed this year for
village expense, the first tax levied since
the present liquor law went into
effect. fsr.s =
Up to last Saturday evening over 80
cargOes of lumber had been shipped
from Muskegon since the opening of the
season.
Gov. Jerome is ill at his home in Sag
inaw City. He had slight attack of
fever April % and has not since visited
the executive mansion. Ft ,hgf
The pulp-mill company at Niles, is pre-
pairing to build mill for the manufac-
ture of pulp board, to be used for making
boxes, butter plates. etc.
Ex-Treasurer Ireland of OtsegO c0un-
ty has been sentenced to one year i'm the
state prison at Jackson, for embezzling
the funds of the county.
Reports continue csming in at Kala-
mazOO of wheat fields being plOwed under
for spring crops. The condition of
wheat has declined in promise for two
weeks. =
The contractors for the postOffice block
building at Battle Creek have been "boy-
cOtted." ThemasOns refused to work be-
cause the contractors are Kalamazoo
parties.
The high water at Osc0da reached the
salt and lumber cOmpany's sheds, in
which a quantity of lime was stored, and
the Stacking lime set the sheds on fire.
No great damage.
Will S. Howard, son of the late Gov.
Wm. A. Howard, was married at Grand
Rapids, April %, to Annie Hughart,
daughter of w. O.. Hughart, president of
the G.. r. & /. railroad.
A Detroit fire Saturday evening des-
trOyed G. w. FrOst's wooden ware works
and Croul Bros tannery on Franklin
street, between Leib and Adair streets.
Loss $150.0O0. insurance small.
Lincoln lake, near Ludington, over
| flowed its banks one day last week, and
soon cut a deep channel 100 feet wide
through to Lake Michigan, sweeping
away trees, stumps, and several build
ings, including the Gensing house.
Judge Hoyte, Grand Rapids, Monday
morning, in the celebrated Adds divorce
case, granted decree of divorce to Mrs.
Adds on the ground of cruelty, and
S33 900 alimOny, which is supposed to be
One-half in value of Mr.. Adds property;
Mrs. Adds to pay her attorneys and ex-
penses in the trial.
The Lapeer Clarion claims that Geo.
w. Stone, of that city, was the youngest
volunteer in the late war. He was born
August 20, 1849, enlisted i'm December,
1862, in the First Michigan sharp
shooters, and was discharged August II,
1865, never missing days duty during
his term of service.
After all their railroad meetings the
Manisteers will not get the new railroad
extended to that city. 1t will stop at
StrOnach, a seven-by-nine town five miles
out of Manistee. From there a line of
steamers will connect with ManitowOc,
Chicago and lake ports. Two iron steam
ers will be furnished for this route.
Last week, Wednesday food at Big
Rapids carried away part of the upper
bridge, destroyed part of the lower dam
and race, and did much other damage,
most of which was caused by the i'm
mense number of logs which fioated
down from torn out bOOms, and finally
made solid jam at the Tioga dam. The
mass of logs which moved with the flood
was five or six miles long, filling the
river from bank to bank.
Colonel James w. ROmeyn. young
lawyer and prominent society swell of
Detroit, has been sued by Sylvia A. De
Leon, for an alleged breach of promise,
laying damages at $4,000. Miss De
Leon is beautiful young woman, only
18 years of age, who came to Detroit
about six months ago from Jackson
county, where her parents reside. Her
father is wealthy farmer. and he sent
his daughter to Detroit to pursue her art
studies.