Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-07-24
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Additional local news will be found on
the first page.
Why has not this town q boat club :?
They are getting to be the fashion?
The pleasure Yacht Truscott has been
busily employed by excurssonists during
the week.
Postal cards are growing in favor. The
increase in their consumption is quite
rapid each quarter. a-L
A Grand Rapids paper speaks of "the
church social evil as being the newest
nuisance requiring attention"
Two pleasure parties went to Mulletts
Lake yesterday. The Eva English took
one and the Truscott the other.
The hay crop in this county will be be.
low the average yield this season. The
dry weather in June is the cause.
Cheboygan is capable of being made
one of the prettiest cities in the State.
The planting of few shade trees will
do it.
Excursions to Niagara Falls are now
being extensively advertised from nume-
rous cities Of Southern and Central
Michigan.
More gold found near us. At least they
think so. This time on the headland
bank of Thunder Bay, near Fort William,
Lake Superior.
Messrs. Felix Cadeaux, proprietor of
the Commercial House, and David Nc
Grath, of Mackinaw, made us a yery
pleasant call on Monday.
Our village has been blessed with an
auction store this week, much to the
enjoyment of numerous small boys, who
rang the bell all over town.
Painting seems to have been the order
of the day in this village for some time
past. The appearance of many resi-
dences have been greatly improved.
A large number of men from the
Southern part Of the State who were
some time since infected with the Cali
fornia fever, are now on their way home
entirely cured.
All churches, temperance organiza-
tons and woman's leagues in the State
are invited to send three delegates to the
State Temperance Convention to be held
at Jackson, July 9th.
Mason & Morgan's theatre combina-
ton, together with the mammoth pa
vilion," left for Mackinaw on the North
Star, on Monday morning, where they
have brief engagement,
In regard to the communication upon
the cow question, we will only say that
there are very few towns in the State but
which have such restriction, which is so
necessary to neatness and order.
We are compelled to omit the second
paper of the .Sketches of Cheboygan,"
on account of our failure to receive the
manuscript. However, we give very
interesting letter from Mackinaw, which
we clip from the Detroit Post.
Nothing tends more to produce cash
business than advertising. The stranger
who is attracted by the inducements Of
fered expects to pay cash, because his
commercial standing is not known. The
man with cash in hand seeks bargains and
the man Who advertises offers them.
John Wagley, Esq, of Cross Village
seems to be in financial trouble. Some
time ago some of his creditors seized his
property. Later an injunction was served
upon these parties by other creditors to
restrain them from selling, and now an
effort is being made to throw him into
bankruptcy.
The St. Joseph arrived on her usual
time Wednesday night, this week, but
contrary to her custom, instead of re-
manning here all night, she left for Mack
inaw about midnight. She went over to
Bunker's, on the north shore, to take on
cargo of lumber, and did not arrive at
Duncan on her return trip until mid
night of Thursday.
A telegram received from Rev. Mr..
Male, gave the information that his faith
er died early last Saturday morning.
Although not definitely stated, 1t is not
probable that he arrived in time to see
his father before death. Mr.. Male will
not be home before next week, therefore
there will be no church services at the
Congregational Church tomorrow. Sun
day school as usual.