Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-25

Battle Creek Adventists will establish
bureau at the New Orleans Exposition.
Willard Allen, of Marine City, was
scalded III q salt vat and died soon after.
Sid Gray of Cass county was sent TO
Jackson for one year for exposing poison
where cattle got it.
The thirty-fourth annual meeting of
the Michigan State Teachers AssOcia-
ton will be held ut Lansing, beginning
Dec 70 and closing the 3lst.
Twenty-ssven men escaped from the
Iona honse OF correction during the
past year and neglected to return,
NewaygO pail factory turned out 2OO,-
600 pals last year. Next season the fac
tory's capacity will be Increased.
John F. Tryon, for four years circuit
court commissioner of Cass county, and
reelected in November, died suddenly of
heart disease.
The Rey. IL. COldaZer. one of the found
ers OF the. University of Michigan, died
Thursday morning at Philadelphia, aged
70. lie had been minister fifty -seyea
years.
Cigarmakers from all over Michigan
are protesting against adopting the to-
bacc0 clause in the Spanish treaty. SEN
atOr COnger is doing his best to have the
treaty discussed in open session.
The annual report of the Ionia House
OF Correction warden shows that during
the past year 1866 prisoners have beon
received, an Increase Of 466 over last
year.
X. NJ. Steel contractor and builder OF
st. Johns, has taken contract to build
a railroad in Oregon, which will take
three years for its completion. and in
wolves 100000.
There are POI vessels-sail and steam
in winter quarters in the Saginaw riv-
er.
The liquor tax paid in Marquette Co.
this year amounted to the enormous
sum of SOL ,O35.
The appropriation for the Marquette
public building is 100000, and Con-
gresham Breitung is striving to have
1t increased to $4,000.
Hannah. Lay e Co. have 100000 feet
OF lumber at their Long Lake mill to be
hauled on sleighs this winter to Traverse
City, for shipment.
Silas Sanders, cOlOred, two months
married, and witness in the Crouch
murder trial at Jackson attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat.
The MuskegOn Chronicle says: Mus
kegOn sends more lumber to the market
than any other place on the globe, and
the Bay City Tribune and Muskegon
News should make note of it,"
S. l.. Seger, of Hillsdale, has decided
to try the silk-wOrm culture and has
made arrangements for 10000 worms.
He has already received a consignment
of fifty mulberry trees from the govern
ment Agricultural Department.
The case of the Methodist church of
g. Il. Scott foP 9slIegea' sufuserrpatnfs e6
the building fund, was decided
in tho Circuit court in favor OF the
church.
Two adventurous young men Of Battle
Creek are journeying New Orleansward
| in row boat, having good time, gain
ing health and strength, and sending in
teresting letters back TO their home pa
pers.
Kinsley w. Bingham, only son of ex-
Gov. X. W. Bingham, has brought suit in
the Livingston county courts to recover
interest in his fathers estate.
Burton Parker, OF Monroe, who wai
nominated and confirmed as Indian
agent at Fort Peck, Montana, has beer
out there, and decided that he wouldn't
take the place if it was held out to hin
on gold fork.
John Murphy, of Arbsla, who is Onl!
sc years Of age. has husked 200 bushel
of corn this fall.
A man was brought TO the state hOus
of correction on Saturday from Inghan
county SO years of age. He was sent a
! vagrant, and the Ingham justice prob
ably thought he might be reformed. Tn
papers were irregular and the official
refused to receive him. The man claim
. ed to have served all through the Nf
' pOleOnic wars. There are now nearly sc
inmates at the prison, % coming in Sa
urday.-IOnia Sentinel.
v According to the Charlotte Republica
q cotton can be grSwn In Michigan, Dt
probably not very prOftably. G. N. Ri
die, of BrOOk6eld, has exhibited san
pie boil Of his raising. The size M
' quality were fully up to the averal
grown in the south. Mr.. Riddle got Il
seed from Texas. He grew some la
year from the original seed. That grow
k this year was from the seed
n that of last year and matured in son
~ two weeks less time than the last Gre
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