Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-05-27

Alma is to have new brick hotel
which Is to cost $4,000.
The first street railroad in Jackson
was formally opened for travel on Satur'
day, May 20.
The Michigan state holiness associa-
ton will hold camp meeting at Ann
ArbOr, commencing May 81.
st. Louis can secure the Ovid & Trav-
erse Bay railroad by raising $4,000, and
the people there propose to do it.
May 20 there were shipped from Mus
kegOn 100000 feet of lumber, 1000
railroad ties, and 295 cords of slabs.
A carload of Norwegian and German
immigrants arrived at East Saginaw
last week and settled in that county.
The annual convention of the EpiscO-
pol churches of western Michigan will
be held at Kalamazoo, May 81 and June
/.
P.W. Shaw of East Saginaw received
the prize for the best wheat shown at
the fair of the American institute at
New York.
A horse near Hubbardston stepped up
on crooked stick, causing one end to
fly up andpenetrate his belly, killing
him in short time.
Saturday the Board of Control accept
ed the plans of Mr.. Appleyard for two
new cottages to cost $4,000, for the
state reform school for boys.
There are 655 cOnvicts in the state
prison at Jackson, of whom 40 are in for
life for murder in the first degree, II in
for life for crimes of other degrees, and
IL insane.
John G. Brown, of Saginaw, is one of
the heaviest lumber jObbers in this or
any other state. Last winter he operated
ten camps and put in total of 38,063,-
1852 feet of pine logs.
Another sly boom has been started for
a congressional candidate in the Tenth
district. This time it is for Jesse M.
Miller, of Bay City, a gentleman of the
greenback persuasion.
A contract was let Thursday of last
week, to Richard & Dolby, of Jackson,
for $27,301 q, for new building at the
state prison, 55x132 feet, with a cellar
under the entire structure.
On Saturday night a walking match
was held in s8ngerfest hall, Grand
Rapids, and bright and early Sunday
morning the structure was found to be
on fire. 1t burned like finder and was
soon destroyed. 1t cost $1,000 and was
insured.
Orders have been issued to the Super
intendent of the General Recruiting
Service to cause twenty-six recruits to
be prepared and forwarded under proper
charge to Fort Brady. Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, for assignment to the Tenth In
fantry, as follows: Ten to Company
and sixteen to Company /.
At Big Rapids physician was called
to see child dangerously ill. Upon his
arrival he found the sick infant wrapped
in cat skin, some Internal idiot having
persuaded the family to kill a cat and
wrap the damp hide about the child,
assuring them that such course of
treatment wOnld save its life. The child
died.
DThere is merchant in Union City
who is managing to make commercial
Every one of the fraternity who enters
celebration of the glorious Fourth. The
Register says that in the aggregate they
will contribute handsome sum for the
great blowout"
Mrs. CudifOrd of Jackson, q night or
two ago, hid her gold watch in the ashes
in the stove, where burglars couldn't
find it. By one of those mysterious coin
cidences which science cannot account
for, the very next morning her husband
turned over new leaf, and got up first
and built the morning fire. The re-
mains of the watch will fetch about
So so for old gold and such.