Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-10-16
TOWN TALK.

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TOWN TALK.
Additional local will be found on the
first page.
c. S. Ramsay went to Detroit on the
st. Joe.
Wednesday was the first pleasant day
for several weeks.
Tuesday night the stage did not arrive
until after nine o'clock.
A very pleasant dance at the Benton
House Thursday night.
1t takes nearly two weeks for mail to
reach here from Alpena. .
All the fishermen in the straits and
vicinity report the fall fishing as exceed.
ingly good. A. $500 - a.. :,
Last week DR.. Gerow's croquet ground
had the appearance of prospective
skating park.
Nelson, StrOhn & Co.'s mill shuts down
to-day for the season, being the last to
close operations.
The tug Leviathan has gone to the as
sistance of the schooner John Weber
ashore and sunk at Escambia.
The tug Crusader took the schooner
i. Marie Scott, which was leaking badly.
and towed her to Chicago.
The small circular in Nelson, Stronn
& Co.'s mill broke down Thursday. 1t
will not run any more this season.
The North Star came over this week
for load Of fish barrels. Cap. Bennett
reports matters quiet on the Island.
The tug w. B. Minter, from Point st.
Jgnace, was at this port Saturday even
ing. The tug Clara Irr, of Mackinaw,
also made call.
The schooner, which loaded here this
week for Macarthur, Smith & Co., took
out one of the largest cargoes of the sea-
son, $50, 600 feet. II
j. A. Crookston, formerly of the firm
of Crookston & Jessup, arrived in town
OIL the Saturday night stage and re-
NAMED over Sunday.
The st. Joe did not arrive this week
: until Friday noon. This is her twenty
fifth trip this season. She brought up a
large amount of freight.
If you want to kill postal card. just
write or print single word besides the
address on the side where the stamp is.
Uncle Sam don't .'carry double" on these
cards for cent. ~
We understand that the case of young
Oyerhali, which is on trial for burglary
over at Mackinaw this week, is being
very holly contested. Considerable
trouble was had in securing jury.
Williams &, Co.'S dredge No. was
withdrawn from business last week,
since which time it has been preparing
TO 60 to the Sault to do q job of heavy
dredgipg:there. It is expected to have
it back here this fall.
The Touring mill has already ground
more home grown wheat than was
ground during the whole Of last year:
At the present rate of increase it will
not be many. years before this country
will raise enough to supply all. home de-
mands. go 80 .tit 80
1t is expected that the State Swamp
Land Commissioner will make visit to
the inland lakes this week to examine
the projected route desired to be opened
for navigation. The exact time which
he will be at Cheboygan is not yet known.
He will probably be accompanied by
several members of the Board of Con-
troll. =
The s. Indian over hundred years old -
will have to- be consulted before any re-
liable information can be given in regard
to the weather for the month to come.
Doubtless somewhere back in the life of
the ssgentIe savage" referred to there was
season 'sjust like the present" but the
Oldest inbabitant faileth to remember it.
a few days since as lady, whose name
shall remaipas a sacred trust in the keep
ing OF the TRIBUNE reporter, was pass
ing quietly alo1g one of the principal
streets, she stopped suddenly as though
she kear3 something drop. She looked
down about her feet and was sure some
thing had droppeds just bow she got
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