Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-09-18
TOWN TALK.

There was slight frost last night.
Additional local will be found ON the
first page.
There will be the usual services at the
Congregational Church tomorrow.
The water-mill will probably finish
saving next week and close for the sea-
son. re
The settlers are coming into Cheboy-
gan and Emmett Counties very rapidly
this fall.
A portion of the Indiana excursioniss
took trip to Mullett Lake on the Bis
marck Friday.
Would it not be good thing for Che
boygan to have a lecture association the
coming winter?
The new store of the watermill com
company is being pushed rapidly for
ward to completion.
The little schooner Dreadnaught came
across from the north shore during the
the storm of Thursday.
The teachers of the county are con-
templating the organization of county
teachers association.
clothing dearers arc-~n,-..-..-- d
to think that the season for the sale of
Overeoats is near at hand.
The Indiana excursionists chartered
the Truscott and started for home via
Mackinaw this morning.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of house and lot for sale. There
is undoubtedly money in it.
There are two hundred and nineteen
children in this school district between
the ages offive and twenty.
The dock at Crawford's quarry was
damaged to the amount of about 81 900
by the storm last week Thursday.
The st. Joe did not arrive this week
until Thursday morning. The sea being
very heavy she remained here during the
day.
The first story of Newtop's hemlock
extract factoryis up. The entire work
is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church contemplate giving supper for
the benefit of the church some evening
next week.
The Montgomery called at Duncan to-
day bound for Chicago. She was day
behind time having laid at Crawford's
Quarry during the storm.
The wind blew so hard that the dredges
could not work much on Thursday. A
little work was done by one of them on
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'s dock. = es
Justice Sutton had one drunk before
him this week. He pleaded that he
wouldn't do it again, but he went to Jail
for ten days, Notwithstanding.
The public schools of the village are
we'll attended for the season of the year.
The management of the schools under
the present teachers seems to give gen.
eral satisfaction.
The prospects now are that our lum-
bermen will not push their logging OPP
erations very strongly this winter, some
fthem not expecting to put in over
half full supply.
There are several loose planks in the
sidewalks in the vicinity of the Spencer
House which need attention. A gentle
man was quite badly injured by one of
them the other night.
Mr.. Bunker has exchanged his lot on
Main street, next to Perry & Watson's
machine shop, for Mr.. Horne's lot near
the school house. The building was be-
ing removed on Friday. -
Have not the citizens of this village
nearly enough of letting cattle run in
the streets. The filthy sidewalks that
are the results are an abomination in the
sight of every lover of cleanliness and
order.
Mr.. Peter Mcdonald brought in town
something over 200 bushels of wheat a
few days since and sold it for $l.35 per
bushel. The watermill company were
the purchasers. The-wheat was of very
good quality.
p. N. Lathrop purchased a large
amount Of fine wheat and shipped it in
here for seed, but it arrived too late. and
he is having the greater portion of it
ground for flour. He has reserved a
small quantity to supply those farmers
who are late about sowing.