Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-08-07
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1884.
STATE NEWS.


The Michigan state ireman's tourna-
menu Will be held at Charlotte Aug &C. %.
There were $4,000 bushels of straw
berries shipped from st. Joe, Benton
Harbor. etc, this season.
The rats destroyed 100 bushels of corn
on the farm of Ann Dickinson. near
White Pigeon, within two weeks after
their first work was discovered.
While one portion OF the village of
Nashville was enveloped in hail storm
one day last week, the other was enjoy
Ing sunshine.
The Brush electric light at Battle
Creek has been turned off. There were
not enough patrons to make 1t pay, and
hence they "doused the glims."
The vinegar aud pickle works at High
land Will pickle the product Of $50 acres
contracted for the crop As cents per
bushsl.
Two years ago Grove Brunslew, Ply
mouth, lost his watch and chain while
blowing. Tuesday he found them while
blowing, and the case was but only
slightly furnished. In fact it's long
burial did not Feem to hurt 1t.
The Ann ArbOr colored people have
every reason to be proud of their Eman-
cipation celebration. Toledo sent 450
people. uniformed campaign club and
q band. Over 1000 people attended the
literary exercises.
A boy named Fred Bentley fell on Fri
day from flag pole in the fair grounds
at Flint, distance Of sixty feet He
was not killed outright, bat was badly
shaken up. The extent of his injuries
are not yet developed.
VIM. Scott, of Bellefontaine, O., died
Of apoploxy in the passenger house at
Mackinae City, Thursday. as he was on
his way from Mackinac Island to PetOs-
key. He was 70 years old and had been
travelling for his health. His wife was
with him when he died.
A jury at Chase, Lake county, acquit-
ted salOOnist for keeping his shop open
I on the Fourth Of July. There was no
dispute as to the keeling open-Hs adj
mitted that, but the jury held that the
Fourth of July was not legal holiday.
This reverses the decision of the supreme
court on this point.
The Michigan association of Spiritual
lists will mold their annual camp meet
ing this year on the fair grounds at
Lansing Aug 7-18. Speakers engaged:
A. B. French, Giles B. Stebbins, III. p.
Fairfield, Mrs. l.. A. Pearsall, j. H. Pal
mer, Mrs. Sarah Grayes, Chas' A. Andrus
Others expected.
1t is believed that coal has been dis
covered on the farm Of VIM. Ross of
Kingsley, st. Clair county. A few days
ago thu caying in of bank revealed
fine specimens Of soft coal thirty feet
below the surface of the earth. 1t Is
pronounced superior article.
The Monroe female seminary property
has been sold to the Roman Catholics.
who intend to use it for educational
purposes.
Fifteen salvation armyites have been
arrested Mt Muskegon for parading the
streets and kicking up racket contrary
to the orders of the Mayor.
The Jackson prison had 651 convicts
Aug. 1, six less than at the beginning of
the month, but seventy-one more than
were there Aug. 1. of last year.
An old cannon, relic Of the war Of
1872 and Of the battle of the Raisin,
which for ten or twelve years past has
been owned by the Monroe foundry, has
U66u bOuS NJ ny ouo OltiLOuSs lu Will 10
properly mounted and placed on tho
the public square.
A dredge at work in the river at Sag
inaw Friday night, brought to the sur
face the body of man that had evident
ly been in the water many months. The
remains were those of man about 40
years of age, with only coat, or shirt,
and a pair of shoes on. 1t could not be
recognized.
Three Macomb county farmers living
near Mt. Clemens. were last week swim
died by trio of sharpers on the OLD
dodge Of making out sample orders for
food steamer, which were really prom
issory notes, one being for $110, another
for 1886 and another for $40. FOrtu-
nately the prosecuting attorney was in
terviewed early enough to catch the
swindlers before they got away from
town, where they were trying to sell the
notes. Moral: Sign no papers prepared
for you by strangers.
A Far.