Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-07-28
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1888.


A chapter of Royal Arch Masons has
been formed at Reed City.
A $4,000 Jail and sheriff's residence
is being built at Traverse City,
Howard City will be connected with
Grand Rapids by telephone in about a
week. HAf uN
The Michigan Central gave their en-
plOyes in Bay City an excursion TO
Orion Lake Sunday.
A young man of Grand Rapids was
arrested the other day for being dls-
guised as a woman.
A pontiac undertaken has organized
and engaged choir to sing at funerals.
Price 81 per funeral.
Benz. ClOti was thwarted in a brutal
assault upon little girl at West Branch
and now lies in Jail awaiting trial.
At the last official roll call there were
1877 posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in this state and 1928 members.
Flint's new water works tower fell
FRIDAY, of last week injuring one work
man fatally and several others serious
ly.
The taxpayers of Bay City are on a
strike against the investment or their
money in an electrical lighting appara-
tus.
Edgar WILKINSON of Vanderbilt, serl-
Ously, perhaps fatally, injured by a fall
ing limb from tree Wednesday OF last
week.
A Citizens meeting at Bay City I'M
uualifiedly sits down on the proposition
of having the corporation buy an electric
light plant.
Gov. Begole, the state board of chart
ties and corrections, and other 0flclals
were at IOnia last week consulting
about the location Of the new asylum
for insane prisoners.
The seamen's union of Detroit voted
$500 to sustain the strike OF the
telegraph operators, and they expect TO
receive pecuniary aid from all OF the
labor unions of Detroit.
Tidal wave at Buffalo on Sunday morn
ing, the water in the harbOr rising three
feet in an hour and subsiding in about
the same time. No wind, no damage, and
no apparent cause for the rise.
During a fire at West Bay City one
day last week, a girl Is years old darted
back into the burning house and res
cued baby which had been left there for
gotten. Both were burned, but not fatal
ly.
The apple crop in the vicinity of Char
lOtte is reported as unusually small.
Some orchards are almost barren, and
where they would have otherwise been
more abundant the heavy storms have
knocked them off. Small fruits are plen-
ty.
The Canadian Pacific railroad is now
30 miles beyond the crossing of the
Saskatchewan river and advancing at
the rate of four miles day. Over 13C
mills of trac&have been laid this sea.
son, and grading is i'll progress for 2Ot
miles more.
GrotOns Thompson, of Westphalia
township, four miles east of Portland
was killed by lightning about ) O'Clock
Saturday morning. He was lying OF
the floor with child and the Child was
badly shocked but not fatally injured
Lightning struck the Michigan Contra
telegraph office at Buchanan Satur
day morning, knocked student an
his chair endwise, and set fire to tn
office. Mrs. Bennett, the 0per at0r, res
cued the instruments and then, VIII
the help Of the student, put out the lire
A street car conductor at Sagina'
carelessly carried his bell punch HON
and allowed his children to play wit
it. The next day the company informe
him that he was 9,999,999 fares sh0r
He has offered to leave the children i
pawn until he makes up the money.
The Macklnaw summer resort assOcla
ton, of whichCOl +. B. Stockbridge, 9
Kalamazoo, is president, and other Kala
mazOO parties are the chief manager
advertises its resort to be perfect para
disc, ia which lots are for sale to thos
who can afford to build cottages costin
not less than $500.
The high winds which accOmpanie
the storm of Monday of last week, did
large amount of damage on the HurO
Peninsula. A church was blown dow
at GrindstOne City, the smoke stack
SCOTS saw mill at Bad Axe was hurle
away from the mill, and the wind an
hail played hayoc with window glass
Port Austin.