Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-03-11


nearly every day during the week. SAGE
The communication from Rogers City
which appears in another column, .ex-
plains itself. 49,,
Aheavily laden wagon was seen on the
streets Tuesday Poor sleighing was the
canse of it.
The raclng at Mackinaw next,Meek il
causing great deal of talk among our
morse men Il .CIozsl; " u 1y.rse.5 c.
1t pays to send the TRIBUNE to your
friends abroadel twill save you writing
many letters.
The skating rink has mot been a snc-
cess. either in a ffnancial or skatorial
point of view.
The warm weather during the early
part of the week interfered materially
with the ice. harvest. e,-<t ~,~-~.---,
Devine 4 Allaire have several new
horses in their stable. They were OBJ
tanned by clipping"
The jury in the1ibel suit against, the
Detroit Evening News rendered a. verdict
In favor of the plaintiff for $500. q
The thaw during the early part of the
week damaged some of the woods roads
so that hauling had to be stopped.
Our exchange of foremen cost us, as
far as we are now, informed, about $l3,
still we are satisfied with the trade re
The Cheboygan planning mill COM
pany's mill commenced running this
week. 1t has been stopped for several
weeks.
The snow at. Alpena and all points
south in the Saginaw region has disap-
peared, and all logging operations are at
an end. ~zs...s.a-s.--ss
A fourteen inch belt in the water mill
was cut in two few nights since by
some despicable rascal. The belt was a
valuable one and must be sent outside
for repairs.
The tug Eva English is advertised to
be sold at mortgage sale, much to the
surprise of some of the late owners of
that craft.
Several crows have been seen and heard
in this vicinity during the week. The
oldest inhabitantr says that this is q
sign of an early spring.
There was an eclipse of the moon
Thursday night, commencing about IL
o'clock. Those who remained up to wit
ness it. did Lot see much on account of
the clouds.
There is quite a lengthy piece of side
walk in town which has been kept clear
of snow the entire winter. Those whose
necessities compel them to pass that way
fully appreciate it.
o. b. Green, Esq, of Chicago, the con-
tractor for the inland navigation dredg-
ing, arrived in town Wednesday, to look
over the work and make the necessary
arrangements for its commencement.
Mr.. Cornwell, the man who cut his
foot so badlya couple of weeks since. il
doing quite well, and soon will be able to
move about little. He has concluded
that chopping c,rd wood is not his forte
There will be services at the Congrega-
tional church tomorrow morning at the
usual hour. Rev. Mr.. Male will preach
As Mr.. Male will he among us only 9
few Sundays more at best, we hope to SEE
o large attendance. -
tits am outrage upon The farmers who
come to town that every morsel of hay
and every pountlof feed that they may
chance to have i'm their sleighs is stoler
by lot OF thievish cows which are run
ming at large upon our streets.
One hundred dollars reward is Offered
by the officers of school district. No. 2, o
Benton, for information which may lead
to the arrest and conviction of the partie
who forced the lock of the school house
on the 18th of February last.
Z The old we'll known Northern Trans
portation company and the Central Yer
mont line have been merged into a. new
line, to run on the old route, and arr
henceforth to be known as the Northern
Transit company, with headquarters a
cleveland, and Philo Chamberlain a
President.