Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-01-07
STATE NEWS.

Muskegon, the past year shipped 6OO,-
100000, feet of lumber,
Congressman Lacy has introduced a
bill into the House for federal building
in Lansing to cost $4,000. = gu
The Courier says a lady in East Sag
having four distinct arms. Otherwise
the child is perfectly formed.
The contract for printing 10000 copies
of Michigan i'm the War" was let tO
W. S. George q Co., Lansing, at 98 cents
per volume.
There was large gathering of Michi-
gan officials and eminent citizens in
Lansing last week at the funeral of the
late w. S. George. ,aa.
The water works in East Saginaw
pumped 79O,69S,950 gallons of water last
year. The works in Bay City pumped
944 ,3S2,O43 gallons. -, ,lt ta
|. The Muskegan boom company, during
the season Of 1881, RATED 532 ,555,l ,l55 feet
of logs; now in store in bOOms, 1855, ,09O;
beached, 20,2Sl,7 ,775; total, 560,O95, ,120.
Ex-Governor Felch has been invited by
law students of the University to de-
liver an address on Jan. Is, Daniel Web
ster's birthday. Mr.. Felch was mem
ber of the U. S. senate at the same time
Mr.. Webster was.
Christmas found Marquette without a
bit of snow, and not even the thinest
covering of ice on Lake Superior, 1t
was so warm in that region that ice did
not even form on water left standing
out of doors. g.
Thursday night of last week during
the northeast gale, the sea broke over
the breakwater at Sand Beach its whole
length, destroyed the light house yawl,
and moved an anchor, on top of the
breakwater, weighing ton and a half,
several feet
Bay City built SIT buildings at cost
Of $872,60 during the year 1881; also
1871 feet of sewers, costing $25, 5,195;
and % miles of sidewalk, costing $32,-
400. Over this record, as compared with
that of East Saginaw, the Bay City pa
pers are rejoicing greatly.
The Rev. John HiscOck Of JOnesville,
aged 7S, Monday, while leading COW,
tied the rope around his waist. The cow
ran over the frozen ground, killing him.
Samuel Buckley aged 100, father of
Prof. Samuel Buckley, Jr., died in Flint,
Wednesday. He was native of Eng
land, but came to this country in 1886,
and became pioneer Of Genessoe coun-
ty.
The supervisor, stwO justices of tie
peace, health officer and township clerk,
in joint statement over their several
signatures state that the story told by
Indian Agent Lee abOut. small pOx in
Leelanaw township, Leenanaw county,
was chiefly false cor the truths so garbled
as to be utterly unjust to the people who
have had to act promptly in the face Of
dreadful scourge coming upon them."
The Saginaw Herald says that the
Thomas Nester pine lands, in Gladwin,
Clare and ROscOmmOn counties, have
been sold to Wells, Stone & Co., of Sag
inaw City, $4,000, of which $246, 600 Is
paid down. The sale includes Mr.. Nest
er's fine farm, numbering outfit. unmark-
ed logs in the woods and afleat, IL miles
of railroad, with cars, engines, etc. Mr..
Nester will not go out of the lumber
business, but will transfer his active
operations TO the upper peninsula.
Detroit Evening News says "a new
Michigan land company has been organ
lied in that city by Francis Palms,
James Mcmillan John s. Newberry,
Hugh Mcmillan; George Hendrie,
William B. Moran, Frederick briggs, Of
Detroit, and Gen. /. Seney, Of New
York, who each contribute $4,000, max
ing the capital stock of the company
100000, all paid in. The company was
organized under the title of the "Penin-
sular land company, limited" and will
speculate in lands in tie upper penin-
sula. The. annual meetings of the
company will be held in October, and no
dividends are to be paid while there are
any outstanding debts. A schedule of
the lands which 60 to make up the capi-
tai stock was annexed to the articles OF
partnership, and made such a vOluminus
document that the fee for recording the
same In the registers office was $25.
sB- The largest stock of fresh candies
in town at Gallagher & Murphy's.
For nice line of ladies and childrens
hosiery examine Greenthal's stock. ,l
Greenthal is closing out his stock Of
OyercOats. Go early and secure good
bargain. .n la
We have marked our crockery espec-
tally for the holiday trade. John Becker.
Go and see the new stock of ladies
cloaks, dolmens and ulsters at Green
thal's. The finest line in town.
A fact that John Becker is selling j.
G.. Meakin's graniteware for very low
pricee: C" n 'snie
unhandled cups and saucers, 4oc per set
Handled @; ~" 40c g
Breallfast'plates $ 40c
Dinner plates 45c