Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16

THE STATE.

A total of 1899 pieces of property were
sold by the receiver of taxes in Detroit
in his late tax sale.
Deputy State Treasurer j. B. Humph-
rey has resigned, and Will 90 into the
law business at Lansing.
Kalamazoo has a city charter granted
by the recent legislature. But she will
not become a city til April, 1884.
In September 1882, there were but six
houses in Saginaw City, none in East
Saginaw, and only one in Bay City.
The State Agricultural Society will
give out 400 complimentary tickets for
the state fair to crop correspondents.
John Bronson, of Gilchrist, has the
contract to put in 100000 feet of logs
for the Black River Lumber Company
this summer.
Capt. Ed. Allen, Indian agent for this
state, is going up to the 800" to look
after those saloOnists who sell tangle-
foot to his wards.
raft containing 100000 feet of long
timber has been made up In the bay at
Tawas. and tug will take it in tow for
TOnawanda. N. Y.
HObsOn Bros circus, which was to ex-
hibit at Sturgis, Tuesday, stranded at
that place and about so men are penni-
less and desperate.
On the oath the old residents of Grand
Rapids will celebrate the 50th anniver-
sary of the arrival Of the first bona tide
white settlers there.
At the Cass county pioneer picnic
to be held at CassOpOlis, June %, Gov.
BegOle will deliver an address and Judge
Clisbee historical lecture.
At Jackson Monday afternoon an old
man was robbed of $50 by two young
men. in car full of people, none Of
whom tried to prevent the robbery.
Sunday afternoon 20 or 30 feet of the
dam in st, Joseph's river at Niles sank
out of sight, lowering the river about
two feet, compelling the mills to shut
down.
Fremont Center having concluded it is
cheaper to have fire protection than to
burn up, has contracted with MacWalker
of Port Huron, for set of the Walker
water works.
Fred Denny Larke, of the Pressure
Isle County Advance. smells sulphur
down there, and is going to Investigate,
after which he promises to tell more
about it.
A man named Newton acting as treas
urer of the American Protestant assO-
citation of East Saginaw, is alleged to
have drawn the association funds and
skipped out.
Pitts q Cranage's dam, on the west
branch of the Rifle river, two miles east
of West Branch, went out Monday morn
ing, carrying away bridge on the state
road. Loss over $4,000. a., ~ r~..... o..
j. III. Calder of Kalamazoo observed
two wild geese alight with his flock, and
follow them into his coop. He clipped
their wings, and now they cOntentedly
stay with the town fowls. n \ III
7 /. Z. Slussar, editor and proprietor of
the Antrim County Herald, has been
getting married. Miss Minnie f. Free
man was the bride. 1t is wonder full
what risks some women will take.
The special election to authorize the
Common Council of Bay City to raise
$500 to purchase property for park,
took place Tuesday. and resulted in
its defeat by a majority of five votes.
The specific taxes assessed against
the iron and copper mines of the Upper
Peninsula on the product of 1882 fOOts
up to $50,700.27. OF this amount the
copper mines pay $2l,3O7.2O, and the
iron mines 500, 4S3.07.
The state teachers institute will be
held at Lansing, beginning Tuesday.
July 10th, at $40 a. m. and will continue
in session four days, under the direction
of the SuDerintendpnt of nublic instrnc-
ton.
James Cunningham, of Detroit, for
merly on engineer on the M. C. r. r.
was probably fatally crushed by the
steam shovel operating on the railroad
near Brighton, Monday evening.
Rev. DR.. Reilly, of Detroit, treasurer
of the National Land League, says he
has recently been receiving about 800
per day, a healthy sign that the various
branches are getting into shape,and col
lecting their quarterly dues.
Sheriff Craner, of Clare County, threw
off his coat and vest one day last week
and went logging. In his enthusiasm
he forgot about his gold watch and 800
in greenbacks in his vest pocket until
the log heap was reduced to ashes, the
vest and greenbacks likewise, and the
watch a mass of partly melted ruins.
PetOskey society is considerably ex-
ercised about church trial in that
place, the charge being that a certain
lady having been divorced and then re-
was, according to church rules
and scriptural injunctions, guilty of
adultery. The case resulted in the ex-
pulsion of the lady from the. church
fold