Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-10-13

peniiuuS awarded at the las
o'ate rair amounted to 81, 636.5O.
Michigan has 252 private schools wit,
luii attendance of over 10000 pupils.
The truant officer finds sIatbars q
school. W II
The state salt inspector thinks th,
Marine City salt we'll is good for 600 bar
rels OF salt per day.
The total bill for per diem of man
Ders, stationery and general expenses ~
Tie last legislature was $100O42lO.
A Detroit firm has built eight pine or
gans Tor different churches in the state
during the present year. ~"
Within the past six years 30 Marina
City men have died, leaving widows. who
are still alive. So says the Reporter.
handle facGory is being built bv tho
Grand Rapids furniture cOmpanv near
Its hardwood saw mill at Mancelona
Mancelona butter dish factory build
dngs are 3OO feet long. They will make
oOC dishes per minute when in full Oper-
alton. 'poA
Senator-elect W. S. Palmer and his
wire, are among those who expect toen
tertaln handsomely this winter in Wash
ingtOn.
Oscar Harlow, living on a farm near
Francisco, in Jackson county. renorts
having threshed $500 bushels Of wheat
from 20 acres.
The salary of the postmaster of Port
huron has been increased $4OO, being
now $2,4OO. That of the Detroit post
master has been reduced 800.
The presence and audacity of SO many
pears near the settlements in northern
Michigan give the Old settlers grounds
for prophesying an open winter.
library building is being put up at
Au SABLE by j. l.. Woods of Pack, Woods
" 20, al MS own expense, and he threat
ems to supply 1t with books beside.
One or Carkin, Stickney & Co.'s der
TICKS and about 800 feet of the govern
ment revetment at CarrOltOn, Saginaw
county, burned Wednesday; loss $500.
DIR. s. E. Morgan, who went to Dakota
from Howard City last December, has re-
turned and located at his old quarters. |
and now says Howard City is good
enough for him.
:. A deer leaped through the gate into
the front yard of the editori of the Far
well Register Saturday, cavOrted around
awhile and then leaped back again. Did
the editor have the "buck fever?"
Bond robbers got away with 100000
worth or paper at Adrian Sunday night.
They have been traced as far as EcOrse
on their way to Detroit, and it is sup
posed that they are now in that city or
in Windsor.
The Presbyterian church at Albion.
the largest and finest house of worship
In the place, was burned Saturday night.
and it is alleged that it was fred by an
lncendiary. The loss is $4,000, on which
there is $4,000 insurance.
The law of 1883 makes it the duty of
he owner, proprietor, lessee or keeper of
my hotel or public inn more than two
tories high to provide suitable ladders.
" other safe lire escapes, from each and
very floor above the. second story, and
ach room thereon, of such building.
Mr., j. II. Mclaughlin has been nd
'olnted depot master at Detroit of the
llchlgan Central Road, vice j. B. Muir.
ord, transferred. He was formerly a
rlze wrestler, and still wears the cham (
ion belt. The Michigan Central people
onsider him strong man for the posi-
ion.
The bonded Indebtedness of the state
as been reduced during the year 1883
y the payment of all the two million
)an bonds, so called, $59O,OOO, and of
] 900 of the war bounty loan bonds, due
/ 1890. The outstanding unmatured
onded Indebtedness is now confined to
ne war bounty loan bonds, amounting .
$297,OOO. We have in the sinking {
IND to provide for the payment thereof L
nited States AZ per cent bonds amount "
lg to $4,000.
The Michigan Democrats have been
invassed for Presidential preferences.
I'D the result is that Butler stands next -
Tilden, although the latter was long
ay ahead. Ont of total of 62O votes
le choice stood as follows: Samuel J.
llden, 2S5; Benjamin +. Butler, 95; Win \
I'D S. Hancock, 70; Thomas A. Hem
icks, Ill; VIM. S. HolmOn. 80; Thomas l
Bayard, 80; Joseph K. Mcdonald, 2S: i
len G. Thurman, %; Grover S. Cleve. /
nd, 5.