Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-12

tax business.
The weather yesterday was about as
balmy -as spring.
The story on the third page Of this pa
per Is worth reading.
Saginaw Iumbermen have not as yet
been blessed with snow.
Cedar posts are not making much of a
show in this place as yet.
Thunder and lightning quite surprised
our citizens Thursday night.
The races are again postponed. The
weather Is the cause Of it.
There was no meeting Of the Village
Council Monday night for the want of a
quorum.
OConnors' horse did not runaway
from him last Sunday, but did runaway
with him.
Our weather reporter says that this
winter is almost exactly like that Of one
hundred years ago.
Some OF our citizens who have lately
visited Mackinaw report fruit trees as
dear in that village as here
Work upon the old bridge is still pro-
crossing. but it will be impossible to
make good bridge ont Of it.
Leap year parties are all the rage In
the southern part of the state. We have
not heard Of any in this place as yet.
Eastwood bolts for broom handles are
coming In quite lively this week. One man
expects to get out one hundred cords.
Our "dcvil got elevated last Sunday.
He elevated himself 1t was on mast Of
one of the schooners lying at the docks.
The proposals for doing the inland nav
igation work will be opened next Tues
day. All those interested will take no.
tice.
The horse known as the Leavitt mare
died at Robinson's camp last week. She
belonged 10 Louis Provost, and was val
ned at $500.
According to the last census statistics
there is but one "pettifogger in the
state. 1t is generally supposed that he
resides In Petoskey.
Tuesday Frenchman from the Point
endeavOred to make race track out of
Main street, but was finally induced to
suspend operations by The Marshal.
The Petoskey Democrat has at last ex-
pressed an opinion in very emphatic Ian
gusge. 1t devoted over two columns to
Prosecuting Attorney Ford last week.
Frank Summons has been running a
two man power saw mill most Of this
week. 1t Is for the benefit Of his new
scow.which he has fairly under way. !.
Tom Shelley brought down fine ioi
Of Mackinaw trout from Mackinaw City
on Thursday. David Smithibought mos
of them and shipped them to Grand
Rapids.
w. F. DePuy and Angus Mckay .pen
most Of the week in visiting several o.
the numbering camps. They went as fal
as Chambers, which Is about sixty mile:
from town.
Since the publication of the extract;
from the old American Fur Company
book in the TRIBUNE few weeks since
yr. Simmons has received letter offer
ing him $40 for 1t.
That was a gallant party of young gen.
tlemen who, few evenings since at q so.
cial gathering allowed four or five young
ladies present to return to their home:
in the dead hour of night alone.
A copy Of the TRIBUNE sent to the
Soldiers Home, Dayton. Ohio, has re
suited in several letters being writer
here by soldiers making inquiries regard
ing homesteading lands In this section o
the state.
1t is rumored that Hon. Perry Hannah
OF Traverse City, will build $4,000 he
tel upon the Methodist camp meeting
grounds at Petoskey. We hardly be
lieye the report is well founded, but trus
that it may be so.
Reader, sconfidently," did it ever &C
chr to you that the following Is the mos
pathetic passage in the. Bible: "Sufel
little children to come unto me, and for
baithem not; forof such Is the kingdom
Of hesveny" M