Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-07-31
TOWN TALK.

New potatoes are getting quite plenty.
Several very warm days during the
past week.
G. DIV Rollo & Co.'s bank is being
adorned with new sign.
David Smith had additional paternal
honors conferred upon him last week.
Huckleberries have commenced to come
into the market quite freely during the
week. r~1ET 1-
Mr.. Horne has not entirely recovered
from his accident which we noted last
week. .vf.rere
New wheat is in the market in the
southern portion of the state, and ranges
from 81 to $I.1O.
At this season of the year there is no
moro pleasant place in this good state
than our village of Cheboygan.
Some farmers are still engaged in Sc
curing their hay crop. So far the season
has been very favorable for that pur-
pose.
The street commissioner is still at
work with his little gang of men. Third
street was the object of his attention the
early part of the week.
Circuit Court convenes on Tuesday the
10th of August. The docket will be
quite large, but will probably be desti-
tute of a criminal case.
Mr.. III. HI. Kezar, who resides a few
doors west of the TRIBUNE Office is add
ing much to the appearance of his resi-
dence by putting on window blinds.
The tug Clara Irr, of Mackinaw, was
here the early part of the week, under
going some repairs to her shaft. She re-
turned to Mackinaw Wednesday night.
The United States revenue cutter Fes-
eenden called at this port on Tuesday,
and its officers inspected the papers of
the various tugs and vessels located here.
The new. scow just completed by
Amiot was loaded with timber by Nc
CHM & Humphrey and taken over to the
Sault, where Mr.. Amiot hopes to find a
market for it.
Oliver s. Clark, the genial black smith
and wagon maker on Main street, is en-
gagged upon some first-claSs work at the
present time. As wagon maker Mr..
Clark is success. ++a -. q
A number of Cheboygan people started
on the excursion to the Sault last even
ing. The Marine City did not stop at
this port, so all who desired to 60 were
compelled to 60 to Duncan.
A man, whose name we did not ascer-
tain, Wednesday morning put in appear
ance upon the streets with face in that
highly adorned condition which always
indicates participation in first class
fight.
The St. Joseph arrived Wednesday
evening well loaded with freight for Che
boygan. She also carried large num-
Der of passengers, many of whom were
making the round trip.
An error crept into the poem pub
'lished last week. The word soft was
inserted, rather knocking the measure
out of time. OF course our typographi-
cal blacksmith was the one at fault.
Prof. Spinney, of Detroit, delivered a
temperance lecture at the Methodist
church lest Sunday evening. The at
tendance was quite large, and the sub
ject was handled in very effective and
interesting manner.
The McKean-Campbell Combination
are spending the summer at Mackinaw.
They give entertainments Tuesday and
Friday evenings of eack week. Mr..
Campbell informs us that they will prob
ably play two nights in this village next
week.
Both our boundaries and machine shops
are kept constantly busy repairing old
and making network. In this connec-
ton we would say that there are few
towns of this size which possess two such
complete machine shops as are Blake's
and Perry & Watson's.
Langdon & Jessup have just added a
drag saw to the machinery Of their shin
gle mill. This will enable them to use
logs instead Of bolts for the manufacture
of shingles. This firm, by the way, make
some of the best shingles shipped from
this part of the country. The saw was
made by Perry & Watson of this place.