Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-08-07
TOWN TALK.

the first page.
Quite number of strangers have paid
our village visit during the week.
The North Star did not make her daily
trips this week. She missed several days.
The st. 10. was day late this week.
A storm on Lake Erie Sunday was the
cause.
"Citizen's" letter on railroad matters in
another column is worthy of careful Pc
rusal.
We would call attention to the notice
"For Sale" in other column. There is
money in it.
Rev. Mr.. Male and family went up
Black river on pleasure excursion on
Wednesday.
The Truscott will make an excursion
to Mackinaw Sunday provided the wealth
Ell is favorable.
The heavy rain Thursday night re-
minded one of the floods in different sec
tons of the country.
Counterfeit 81 900 bills are afloat. It's
we'll to look at bills of that denomination
little when you take em.
MIR. Crumleys team ran away on south
Main street last Tuesday. A slightly dam
aged wagon was the result.
There never was better time to fix bro
ken side walks than now. There are sew
eral walks in town that need attention.
Carkin, Stickney s. Grams dredge
broke down Monday, and has been un-
dergoing repairs several days during the
week.
The w. S. Carkin took quite party
over to Mackinaw on Tuesday. Mr..
Cram returned from his trip to Detroit
on her.
In our last issue we gave the name of
the government barge loading here as the
Worthington. 1t should have been War
rington.
A drunken man was meandering
around Main street Monday. He was
careful to be out of sight when the
Marshal was around.
Considerable miscellaneous matter
which had been prepared for this issue,
has been crowded out by the pressure on
our local columns
The st. Joseph has been engaged for
an excursion from this place to Macki-
nav on the 10Th, stopping over five hours.
Pleasure seekers wait for her.
Fires have been unusually numerous
throughout the state during the past week.
Indeed, this place had pretty narrow
escape. 1t is IA good time to be careful
The pulpit of the NJ. E. Church was
filed last Sabbath in the morning by
Rev. E. E. Caster, of Romeo, and in the
evening by Rev. A. E. Ketcham, of Bed
ford.
Mr.. S. Widrig, Of the Cheboygan
Planning Mill Company has been at Macki-
nav during the week engaged in putting
new front in Truscott & Co.'S drug
store.
A Main street man crushed some po-
tato bugs in his hands last Wednesday,
and before night had a grocery bill come
in for $37. Too much care cannot be ex-
ercised in handling these pests.
One of the finest arranged and best
kept billiard rooms in the whole coun-
try is the Astor billiard rooms at Macki-
nav. Mr.. Jasper Bazau. the gentlemanly
proprietor, is responsible for the whole
of it.
McArthrr, Smith g Co., have their
dock just the mouth of the river com
pleted so far as TO be ready to fill in with
earth. 1t is $40 feet long. and when COM
pleted will probably be the best on the
river.
The steam yacht Idler spent Tuesday
in this port. She belongs to Mr.. Henry
Warrington, of Chicago, who is taking
his summer cruise in company with his
family. The Idler is fine little craft.
1t is to be hoped that the Invitation OF
our Mackinaw correspondent "Michili-
mackinac," for the ladies, and we pre-
sumo gentlemen as well, to visit the is
land during the church fair in progress
there, will be accepted. 1t would be a
pleasant excursion, and one which would
be appreciated by the friends in Macki-
nav.