Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-07-17
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Lansing is said to have swearing law
yer. Wonder If he is lonesome.
Fair business dealing does not admit of
tie least Misrepresentation.
A number ofstrangers can be seen upon
our streets almost every day.
The tormenting sound of fire crackers
Is no longer heard in the land.
The usual crop Of calamities were har-
vested on the Fourth of July.
Considerable building is in progress In
various parts Of the village.
The first subscription to the NORTHERN
TRIBUNE was paid by J.J. Barker.
Charley Ramsey is in training and ex-
poets soon to challenge the editor of this
paper in type-setting match.
W. S. Humphrey, Esq, has been absent
most of the week, attending court at Little
Traverse.
Quite number Of farmers adjacent to
the Village have commenced cutting their
hay crop.
There is probably no place of it's size in
the state that has as many and as good
sidewalks, as has Cheboygan.
Those who desire to subscribe for the
NORTHERN TRIBUNE will be furnished
ample facilities by calling at the office
Considerable work has been done upon
several of the streets during the past week,
greatly beneftting their appearance.
The Marine City arrived on her regular
weekly trip from the south last evening.
She.made an extremely short stop.
There was social ball at the residence
of j. A. B. McCallum, Duncan City, last
Thursday evening.
What lots of mind readers we have in
Cheboygan. Everybody now says, 81
told you that the Becker jury would dis
agree"
Henderson & Mcdonald, of Alpena, are
shipping fresh fish by the carload from
that city to Buffalo. They find good
market.
The Beecher trials over, and what will
the pepole do who have deem used to read
ing three or four columns Of tie scandal
every day?
Macarthur Smith & Co. are making ar
rangements to build another storeroom
the size oftheir present one, as they have
not room for their goods.
1t is rumored that Father DeCunick has
closed contract with Geo. Robin fer
quite an amount of .real-estate on that
side Of the river. 4 u
The report that men are already at
work upon the Northern extension of the
Jackson Lansing & Saginaw railroad, can
be traced to no definite foundation.
Several Of our citizens have mild at
tack of the California fever The disease
is however, not raging as badly as in some
sections of the state.
A schooner suddenly lost her topmast
while passing the straits near Mackinaw
City few days since. A gust of wind
did the business.
Prof Winchell has just entered upon a
geological survey of the lands belonging
to the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
road. Will he please tell US about the
richness Of that silver over at Petosky.
presentation occurred at the resi-
dence of Mr.. /. S. Huckins on Thursday
morning last. It's girl, and Mr.. Huck-
ins does not think there is happier man
in town. Sc
A devotional frame Of mind was not en-.
gendered by the ringing Of the bell for
church services last Sunday evening. 1t
sounded altogether too much like an alarm
of fire.
The corpses Of number of "buttoned'
dogs were quite thickly scattered over the
Village the early part of the week. A few
ours are still left, that could be well dis.
pensed with.
Two or three fights occurred near the
corner of Third and Main streets last
night and this morning. One man retired
from the fray, with his face in badly de-
moralized condition, and several others
more or less so.
Mr.. James r. Cook, Of Washington, D
c.. made the TRIBUNE office very pleas
ant call Thursday evening. He is making
a little trip, looking into the prospects
OF Northern Michigan. He seemed well
pleased with Cheboygan generally.