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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-30
OF Interest to Bois Blanc Island Home-
steaders.

OF Interest to Bois Blanc Island Home-
steaders.
The following bill for the relief of
purchasers and settlers on swamp land,
has passed both houses approved and
signed by the governor.
SEC. 1.-The People of the State of
Michigan enactS, That in all cases
where lands have been in good faith
previous to January first. eighteen hun
dred and eighty-iive, entered under the
pre-emptiOn or homestead laws of the
United States at any OF the United States
land offices in the State Of Michigan and
such entry has beer afterwards set aside
or cancelled in consequence of the lands
so entered having been found to be State
swamp lands, the person so entering
such land or his heirs or assigns may at
any time before said lands are sold to
any other person, on presentation of
certificate of such entry and cancella-
tiOn from the register of the United
States land Office where such entry was
originally made to the commissioner of
the State land Office, be entitled to pur-
chase such lands of the State at the price
of one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre-subject to the condition that such
pre-cmptioner or hOmesteader shall not
have any claim against the State tor
draining such lands, and provided that
such lands shall not be offered for sale
by the State until the expiration of two
years after the same shall be patented
to the state. and provided further that
any person making application under
his act shall make proof satisfactory to
the commissioner Of the State land Office
by affidavit or otherwise, that he has
fully complied with the pre-emptiOn or
homestead laws of the United States mp
to the time he received notice of such
cancellation;
SEC. 2-Aet number 166 Of the session
laws of 1856 and act number 173, session
laws of 1867, being sections 1886 and
53S7, HOwelps Annotated Statutes, bs
and the same are hereby repealed.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-30

The officers Of the M. K. church wish
TO return thanks to those who so gsner-
ously assisted in giving the entertain
ment on Friday evening last for the
bensnt Of the church.
George l.. Colwsll has taken season
contract to run the propeller Colwell
and tow between Cheboygan and Tona-
wanda with lumber for Thompson, Smith
q Co., OF the former place, at Bay City
ratss.-Inland Marine.
A man named Curtis, returning from
an attempt to shoot ducks at the mouth
OF the river, Friday evening stumbled
and fell from McArthur's dock into the
river. II was a cold bath and danger
Gus place whore he fell in, but he climb
cd out without assistance. He left his
gun at the bottom Of the river.
The Van RaaIte has besu considerably
improved and will put in her appear
ance on her new route looking A. No. 1.
She has been repaintsd inside and out.
her main deck repaired. new bulwarks
forward and the cOncave portion of hull
replanked, so that she is in excellent
condition for her seasons business.
Since the advent Of mild weather
many sportsmen have been shooting
ducks at the mouth of the river. This
Is wrong, as every duck killed now
means four ducks short next fall. Be-
sides, they are not as good now as they
will be then. Genuine sportsmen should
let the ducks off easy at this season of
the year.
Chebeygan, as usual. showed its en-
terprise in securing the third legion in
Michigan of the Select Knights. Niles
has Legion No. 1, Detroit Legion No. 2
and the following places were working
for No. 3 long before an attempt was
made to effect an organization here:
Grand Rapids, Manistee, Ishpeming
Battle Creek, Jackson, Oscoda. Ypsilanti,
Albion and Berrien Springs, but Cheboy-
gan stepped in and took the prize, by or
ganizing Cheboygan Legion No. of s.
K. A. 0. U. w,
The upper peninsula convention TO
consider questions affecting the future
growth and prosperity of that portion of
our state has been called to meet at Mar
quette, Tuesday June End. The several
counties of that part of the state are ex-
pecssd to hold conventions and elect
delegates to represent them at the con-
vention. The basis ia one delegate to
every 200 voters, and greater fraction
thereof cast Mt the last gubernatOrial
election. The convention is designed TO
be nOn-partisan.
M. A. Metivier, returned from the bur-
ial of the remains of his father, at Che
boygan, on Tuesday last. The deceased
was buried on Monday from the Catho-
lie church. The funeral was the largest
ever held in Chsboygan. The procession
r cached from Goulden's corner to the
Court house, "A total length of seven
eights Of mile. The knights of La
Dor, and almost all the city's population
turned out. A good man has passed to
his rest, aad may Medard Metivier for
ever rest in peace.-St. Ignace RepuJi-
can.
OF Interest to Bois Blanc Island Home-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
A CURIOSITY

w. L. Atom, living at 101 Congress
street has . live anaconda, from South
America. which has been Left with him
to winter, by Prof. w. NJ Cuts, of De-
Iowa. The snake is eight feet,
i've inches long. and last evening shed
It's skin. The attention of the keeper
was frat called to this singular perform
ance by a strange Kissing noise
proceeding from his snakeship. The
skin first became lose at the nose, and
after time the snake craWled out Of
the entire skin, leaving it IN three sec
tons, which have been preserved.
Mr.. Atom says his charge lie peculiar
eater, refusing everything but live food,
except eggs. The snake swallows q
fresh egg, shell included, and after the
egg reaches point about eight inches
from the head. proceeds to crush 1t by
crawling over the edge OF board. TIT
crushing Of the shell can be distinctly
heard by the bystsnder. Rats. mice
birds-Anything alive, of moderate size
form the bill of fare.
The snake is also heavy drinker, bu
IL confined excluslvsly to water, o
which he drinks frequently and heart
lily.
Tne school children have learned c
he presence OF this curiosity in the cltl
and are frequent visitors, no charge b
ing made.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE FIRE.


Thursday engine 134 on the Santa Fe,
drawing twenty-four car loads of cattle,
set fire to the grass and weeds near
Plymouth. There was very little wind
but the dense growth of vegetation and
sTubble caused the FIRE to spread over the
parsllelogram of land embraced within
the line OF the Santa Fe track and the
Sixth avenue road. from point near
lymouth to within two miles of this
city. In its course 1t destroyed
about four hundred tons of hay, and
eighty acres of standing corn. The
principal losers of hay we're: Thomas
Fleming. about eighty tons, and
Messrs. Carney and Grant. The owner
of the corn was not ascertained. The
wind was light, or the destruction would
have been greater.
sc. P. Moon is also heavy loser
by the fire. His tame grass meadow
was burned over, Asd he thinks It utterly
ruined. He also lost several acres oil
standing corn, hedge fence, etc.
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JOHN j. AND JOHN n.

Last week John J. Lewis went before
Justice Fletcher, In fear and trembling,
alleging that he had a rebellious son
named John n. Lewis. who had threat
ened his life, and having various arti-
cles about the place by VIII ich the wick
ed son could accomplish his end (such
IS axes, hammers, clubs, rolling pins,
hatchets, etc., he desired the Official In
terposition OF "your honor" and
of the law. A daughter testified
that she had heard John II. threaten TO
kill John j. Justice Fletcher, there
fore. put the young man under bonds of
5000 to keep the peace.
Very 5000 thereafter. John II. Lewis
called the attention of his honor to the
fact that his father, John j. by name,
had threatened his lite, and as various
things were handy by which his irate
father could accomplish his hellish pur-
pose, as axes, hammers, clubs, rolling
pins, hatchets, etc., he begged the inter-
position Of 'your honor" to stop the bust
ness. The big-heArted justice, willing
to do equal and exact justice, placed the
father under bonds of $500 10 keep the
peace and his hands of John Il. The
matter Of costs being settled, ali the
peace steal DER them, and they separat-
ed, well pleased with themselves and the
world IN general.
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EMpoR1A rnrnL IRaARY.

Rooms over the First National Bank.
daiIyA - sept is ito to June Ist, from 70
P. m. and from TO p. m: from June LIST 70
Sept. LIST. from a. m. 70 Il m, and from
CSC 70 20 p m. Sunday; Reading nom open
RULE 1-PeFmanent residents Of the city
are entitled to the free privilege OF the
vicinity OF the city, can have same privilege
a. permanent residents. upon the payment
% 0r the Tsa loleT1g fes nSSIy saros pe
Single cards s. 90 per year. 81 50 six months,
or Ioc per VOL, and upon registering their
RULE 8.-Wrising in the books is prohibit
ted and all injuries to books beyond reason
able wear, and AL losses. shall be promptly
RULK A.-Each family Is entitled to draw
NOS % exceed tE1 books At one time on
family cards; On oil n cards. only one which
must be returned before any others Can Ot
takea. and no book can be retained Longer
than two weeks &c time; provided. how,
other person. &c may be taken for sn addition
RUIE s.-Any person retaining book fol-
| lengsr time than Is above specified. shall
be subject to fne Of ten cents per week d
fraction Of week beyond that time. and n
other volume or book can be taken ont unit
| RCLB 6.-H . book Is kept more than fou
weeks. the persnn keeplng Is SHAH be nett
noSiSs t troaah ~ ss oe md Il not e
Turned within one week the-eaneK. e shAl
be considered as LOST. and the holder charge
ruiz 5.2No person shall be entatls to u
privileges OF the library while there are an
charges against them o. account OF th
library remaining unpaid.
RUIZ 8.-Booka can only be taken from II
shelves By the librarian.
RULE 9-Any person Of good deportmel
and habits nay use the reading room. II
nse OF tobacco. ana al conversation. Al
. other conducs NOT consistent with the qnt
| and orderly use OF the reading room. -
Hereby pFEfs f1IteQ-
RuLE IO-Books CT reference and perio
iezls cannot be taken iron the reading rooI
:. RULK n.-AH stock holders Of the In
lsxes snd rights - they were under q
/. rules and regulations of ehe EDpoI
Library Aegorsstson-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
MULTUEI IN PARVo.

EDITOR NEws:-E route TO Cotton
wood Falls yesterday, and what 1 saw.
First, the trip in the cars was uncom-
Portable because ofthe continuous clouds
OF smoke from burning Rraes, fences,
hay corn and Usage hedges. The loss
must be very great as well as inconven-
lent, at this time of the year. To men
owning cattle. The fences can BE- re-
neWed without dAmage 10 the stock, but
the destruction of large quantities of
hay, corn-fodder. ana corn, must result
in loss to the owners as we'll as to the
cattle.
Strong City. go named, suppose. Tor
President Strong, of the A. T. & s F.
road, but the name would be applicable
because of the extensive and valusbls
stone quarries therein. And il is strong
10 other respects, If what 1 heard be
true.-It veBdS strong whisky, too, and
without high or low license. Prohi-
biiion II theury falls very far short Of
the absolute kind. Alas for the royalty
OF aw, where so many of the people
lSve TO imbibe. Sophomore.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22

]. e. Barnes and family, leave Ply
mouth In 9 few days. for sumner county
TO make IL their future home.
Frank Davidson, with J. G. Watson,
coal and lumber merchant. has gone 20
Muncle, Indiana. on . visit 70 his par
ents.
VIM. B. Colby has assumed the duties
Of agent for the Missouri Pacific ct this
point. IN the absence Of Mf. wheeling,
WhoIgoes to Bot Springs EOF his health.
ISeV. J. T. Hanna and family lett
Thursday for Quenemo. this state,
where they will reside in the future.
hon. 7. D. Thather gave US = pleasant
call Thursday on his return home from
Eureka, where he has been 20 assist In
laying the corner stone Of the only re-
gulArly organized academy In the state.
g. ". Frederick. Esq of the firm Of
Frederick & Burton, the Oldest resident
Of Emporia, left Saturday for Cali
EorniA on account Of falling health. BE
goes in company with F. p. CaVaness.
uncle Of our county treasurer. A wide
circle Of friends earnestly hope that Mr.
Frederick will soon return 70 rs fully
restored. No man IL more widely or
more faYorably known here.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
a.Dooyl's courtesy to d,rdou.

Gen. Gordon related an incident Of
his experience in New York which APP
peared to have touched him very deep
~. He was complimented in the hrst
place bv being invited to act as AID up
on Gen. Hancock's staff When he
called to report for duty he was hand
ed an order which directed stan officers
to take their positions in the line ac-
eordin0 to their rank. Gen. Gordon
was embarrassed when he read TINS.
He had held one Of the highest onces
in the confederate army, but under the
existing order of things he had no
rank. So ne solved the Vexed question
of his position by going modestly 70
the end Of the line below every one on
the regular army officers down TO the
humblest But he was not permlsteo
to remain there. An aid from Cen
Hancock came galloping up and al
reeted Gen. Gordon as the ranking ON
- ia take his position at the head OF
the staff next to Gen. Hancock himself
This recognition of his old grade deep
ly touched Gen. Gordon, not that ne
cared anything for the position itself
He Is too much 3 man of the Worio C
be moved about trifies. but the spirit
| of courtesy and friendliness that d1e
| tated the offer stirred his chivalroui
| nature to its fullest depths Again .
/ the tomb Gen. Gordon fell back. decld
ing to Weld the plLee TO some Of Zen
| Hsncock,s regular military associates
/ Rut even then he was fooled BY tn
yyatchful courtesy Of Gen. HancocE
Word came quickly to Gen. Gordo
that he was out Of position. and he wa
directed to move up above Gen. koge
Jones and hold his place to the close
he ccremony.-R T. World
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
Annthar I.ifa Saved.

J.C. Gray, OF Dadevllle, Ala, writes
US: 'tI have been using your DR.. VIM.
Halls balsam for the lungs, and can
say, of truth, 1t is fer superior to any
other lung preparation in the world.
Nv mother was confined to her bed fonr
weeks with cough and had every at
tention by G good physician, but he
failed to effect curei and when got
one bottle of your DIR. VIM. Halls
balsam for the lungs, she began to mend
right away. can say In truth that 1t
was the means of saving her lite. /
know of i've cases that DIR. VIM. Halls
baisam has cured. and my mother is bet
ter than she has been for twenty years"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
THAT nrsrnnIoUs DIsAPPEAn-

Thursday forenoon Mr.. Garrett, hus-
band ofthe missing woman spokea Of
yesterday, called At this oflce to inquire
II anything had been heard here. Mr..
Garrett In the course Of the conversation
said that when Mrs. Prosser parted with
his wife on the corner Of Fifth avenue
and Commercial street, IL was mutually
understood that Mrs. Garrett would 60
on to West street and look 1t Q house,
and then return home. This was about
2 O'Clock IN the afternoon. aud 1Irs.
Prosser saw her moving in the direction
agreed upon. Mr.. Garrett has made
diligent inquiry Ia the neighborhoOd of
the vacant house. and can find no one
who saw her. He and HIS daughter have
examined the F1Yer bank some distance
but found no traces. He informs Us
that she has some means of her own,
out OF an estate In Ohio. and last fall
went back with the view Of settling up
her affairs and spending the winter
among friends, but becoming homesick,
returned 70 the family, then living in
Illinois, after eleven weeks absence.
She found that her money had been
.oaned out by the administrator. and 1t
being now due, thIs was the money she
was expecting through the pOstonlce.
Mr.. Garrett has . picture Of the sister
OF his wife, which he says 10 very good
Likeness OF the missing lady. She ap-
pears well formed, approaching em6on-
point; had no money with her when she
left, and though somewhat depressed at
times over backW circumstances, was
not at all dependent. Indeed. che was
quite energetic and hopeful The fnan-
cial affairs of the family. however. have
been IN bad shape, by reason of the
sickness OF Mr. Garrett. He has no
idea that she has committed suicide
had no purpose in going away, and her
absence is q profound mystery. She Is
SO years OF age.
the reporter offers the suggestion
that the vacant houses to which she re-
ferred be examined. II any were left
unlocked, she may have entered and
met with an accident.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22

A colored man died in Chesterfield
County last week, '.leaving his thir-
Ueenth wife to mourn his loss. NO
better evidence could possibly be al
forded of the vitalizing and braclng eI'
fects of the salubrious climate of this
State. True, the remarkable powers
of endurance displayed by the old man
appear to have been Offset by the poor
health of his successive wives; but the
wives were probably drawn from North
Carolina, Just across the line Charles
Ton Is. c. HeUs.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
AnERICus JEWS.
EDITED BY BURLOw.


FRIDAY, Oct. 18th.
An attachment for the arrest Of Joe
Marshall. delinquint witness In the
burglary case, was issued this morning
and directed to constable Floyd to bring
HIM forthwith before the court to ans
Wer for contempt.
We are under many obligations TO
Mrs. Harvey 10y for nice lot OF Kan
sRs raised pears.
The residence belonging to q Dane in
the southwest part Of town Is being
moved TO 9 location better suited TO
the wants Of the owner.
Winter apples are now selling In the
orchards at from 40 TO 90 cents per bu-
shell. The main dsmsnd for them, ex-
cept for home consumption, being IN
Colorado.
Craig Anderson has the frame for his
new Ware-room completed. He has or
dered and has on the road two car loads
OF hour.
David Hearty and family have re-
turned from Colorado and taken up
rooms with his mother. We understand
Mr.. Healey is an excellent workman and
will engage in carpenter work during
his stay here. Thus one by one who
leaYe our quiet city return again, after
vain search for better place.
SATURDAY Oct. II.
In the attachment for Joseph Mar.
shall. . delinquent witness, before Squire
Grinnell yesterday, he was "flnded and
cosied" seven dollars and forty cents, for
contempt of court. in disobedience of
Subpoena.
Friends and relatives of G. L. Shep-
hard, from Csnandagus, N. T.. are at
present visiting with him and are 30
well pleased with the country that they
will probably purchase farms In this
immediate vicinity before leaving.
The concert given at the N. E church
by the Council Grove folks, under the
management Of Prof. Simcock, last
night, was q success In every way.
Several pieces were encOred and re-
sponded to each time. Space and time
forbids an extended mention of each and
every piece on the program, but taken
collectively or singlY each and every
one acquitted themselves creditablY.
CALVIN Kerr came up town yesterday
to try and sell his house. He had not
been on the street but q few moments
when a boy came rushing mp to the
house and told him it was on FIRE. hay.
| ing caught from the stove pipe. Had il
not been for the timely assistance oi
some parties near, who succeeded in
putting out the blaze, Mr.. Kerr would
not have had any house to dispose Of
this morning, and this item might have
been considerably longer.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
KANSAS PArKNTs.

List OF patents granted to citizens for
the week ending Tusday, October IS,
1885, compiled from the Official records
Of the United States patent office, ex
pressly tor THE NEWS, by w. A. Red
mond, solicitor of patents, No. eS7 F
street, N. w. Washington, d. c., of
whom information may be had: Justin
E. Page. Rosedale. corn planter; Perry
F. Raudebaugh, Florence, car coupling.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
KANSAS CROP AND WEAFHER
srATlSrICS.

We are indebted to Hon. VIM. Sims,
secretary of the state Board Of ARricul-
ture for q copy of his report ending
September so, 1885, covering crop and
weather statistics.
From this valuable compilation We
learn that the assessors and corgespon-
dents report raised In Lyon county this
year. 1o,S5o 6ushels rye. forty bushels of
barley, $4,000 bushels OF oats, "a
bushels OF b0ckwheat, e5,360 bushels OF
Irish potatoes. $500 bushels Of sweet
potatoes, 90S54 tons Of miIlet and Hun.
gsrian, 1900 pounds OF broom corn
$50 acres Of sorghum.
The rainfall for September occurred
the first eleven days. and the month haC
no frost. The winds were not violen.
The rainfall for the month, over sh
state. IL registered for September ct 5 4
inches, which Is 1.97 inches above Tn
September mean, and the thermomets
averaged "a % degrees ct noon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
Died.

In thiSScity, last Friday Oct. 1S,
1885. al the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. A. P. Morse. Thomas Barber, aged
81 years.
Deceased was an old resident Of this
place, having settled here in 1866. and
since that time has been . prominent
and devoted member OF the First Con-
RregStional church OF this city. Mr.
Barber was born In Sherbourn, Massa-
chusetts, IN 1904
The funeral services will took place
at the resIdence Of Mrs. A. P. Morse
166 West street, 1t 1850 Saturday
afternoon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
RESIDENCE PROPERTY.

he two beat vacant lots now to be had on
rchAnts street north Of Ninth avenue,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
Ths south AAa sousn.-.. EIornaA.

Tine Boulh S0d SOoSnSasG Florida.
should YOU contemplate q trip 20
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, 81
vannah, Ga, Charleston, 3. O., jackson
vile. Florida, OF In fact any point in the
south or southeast. IL will be to your In.
tareSt to examine the advantages over
all other lines offered bY the 81. Louis,
Iron Mountain q Southern railroad
"Iron Mountain Route in the way of
fast time, elegant equipment, &C.
At present . daily train Is run from
Saint LOUIS Grand Union Depot, at
ached 70 which will be found an ele-
e giant Pullman Palace sleeping car,
which runs through 70 Nashville, Tenn
where direct connection is made with
express trains OF connecting lines, fol
points mentioned above. This trail
connects at Nashville with the JacksoE
willie express, having Pullman PAlac
sleeping car OF the very finest make q
chSd, which runs through % Jackso
lie, Florida, without change,
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FOUND.

Mrs. Garrett, the lost lady, mentioned
IN THE News. has undoubtedly been
found. A letter has been received by
the marshal from w. Il. Wyckoff, stat
ing that an elderly lady called for en-
ploYment on Wednesday morning at his
house saying that she had left her home
In Emporia. ct IA Rurel street, on Mon
day evening. She answers the dsscrip-
ton given in THE NEWS, and upon
notification the family and friends were
greatly delighted. Measures will Of
once be taken TO secure the return of the
unfortunate mother. 10 her home and
and family.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22

We notice with pleasure that Dir.
frank Mccain has the contract for pias-
tarinR The new Presbyterian college,
whscn is guarantee that the work will
ba done in arsI-class shape. Mr.. Nc
Gaia has been aresldent Of Emporia for
The nas, tifteen years ana is well known
- our cltizens as an upright end thor
ouohfv conscientious gentleman, pos
aassed Of an excellent education and fiDs
basiuess attachments. and who has com
uended himself 10 the people generally
- 81. course e > membeF Of the cit
council.