Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-11-27
STATE NEWS.

"Phllander" Smith, of Adrain, state
Oil inspector, hears that 55 Republicans
seek his situation.
There have been $500 houses, at cost
OF nearly $3,OO0,OOO erected in Detroit
the past season.
The A. W. Right Lumber company, of
East saginaw, will get out 100000
Feet OF logs this winter.
John Garfield struck salt rock last
week at Manistee at depth of 2,0l0 feet
1t is thirty-two feet thick.
Geo. c. Walter, a papermaker from
Massachusetts. has leased the Allegan
paper mill apd will operate it.
DR.. Wsrthiagton, of Detroit, has de-
cided to accept the call of the Episcopal
diocese of Nebraska to be its bishop.
The Kalamazoo Produce Company's
shipments OF celery have aggregated
over 5000 boxes per week since August
James Wheatley, aged 81 years, and
his wife Sarah, aged 81, died at Marshall
last week within few hours of each
other.
Reports from the county teachers
associations indicate a gratifying i'm
prOvement in on average qualifications
of teachers.
Alpena has shipped the present season
up to November 8. 1881 600 feet of
lumber, 100000 shingles and 9,858,OO0
pieces of lath.
The Grand Trunk warehouse, freight
sheds, and five cars at Mt. Clemens were
swept away by fire Thursday night, with
$4,000 loss.
Grand Rapids is to have cable street
cars. The company managing the en-
terDrise will expend 100000 construct
ing the road.
About 100000 feet of logs are jam
med in the Au Ores river, and it Is said
that in the Au Sable and its branches
there not less than 100000 feet.
The November crop report shows that
1,254,O59 acres have been seeded to wheat
in Michigan, and the condition of the
plant Nov. was 107 per cent.
The President has appointed Noah L.
Loyeridge. OF Coldwater, second deputy
commissioner of pensions. vice Calvin B.
Walker, promoted.
Capt. Woods, of the Muskegon life saw
ing station, has been appointed keeper
of the life station at the New Orleans
Worlds Fair.
Farmers in the vicinity of Benton
HarbOr are feeding wheat to their stock,
the price being so low that it will not
pay to market it.
The Marquette Mining Journal says
this seasons output of iron ore from the
upper peninsula will be alb put the same
as that of last year.
There is man named Van WOrmer, in
TuscOla county. who has been tapped"
81 times. At the last operation 10
quarts Of water were removed from his
body.
Since the fire of 1881, which swept
away large part of Bad Axe, Huron
county, ITO new residence buildings have
been erected, and the village is in
thriving condition.
II is proposed to build an opera house
at Saginaw City which will be an Orna-
ment to the place. and also serve to keep
the citizens from visiting East Saginaw
oRights.
The Grayling hospital for lumbermen
Is to be turned into hotel, but the hos
pital is to have other quarters, and pa
tients are applying for rooms and treat
ment.
A deer was killed within 10 miles of
the state capitol the Ohter day. Some
queer things are coming in from the
woods and heading for the capitol this
fall.
Among other rich deposits of various
kinds of mineral substances found by
explorers at Lake Superior last week
with their diamond tube drill, was bed
of jasper.
There has been series of about 40
home missionary meetings in this state
recently, under the auspices OF the Con-
gregatiOnalists. The last one was held
at INLAY City last week.
In 1880 Bay county east 6,446 votes for
Governor, and two years later, 6,479.
This was when Arenac county was a
part of Bay. Without Arenac, at the re-
cent election, Bay cast 1904 votes.
1t is claimed by some of the home mis-
siOnaries in this state that there are
towns of considerable size in central
and northern Michigan where the people
have never heard preaching of any kind.
VIM. j. Geoeki, of Grand Rapids, gets
verdict of $1,000 damages against the G.
r. 81 /. railroad company. One Of the
eOmpany's engines frightened Williams
horses, and he was thrown to the ground
and hurt.
A boy at East Saginaw named MEOW
an ran to catch train and did not no
tice an open draw bridge before him
His fall of 10 feet to the water did moi
check his haste, but swimming out he
hurried on and caught the train.
The wife of Augustin Pequignot re-
Gently got 81 800 verdict against TIT