Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-06-03

The June term of the Circuit Court
begins next Tuesday. The calendar is
not large.
The Marine City arrived early this
morning with the usual amount of
freight and passengers.
The Smith & Mcdonald mill started up
for the season this week. 1t has several
million feet of logs to saw out.
E. Nelson, Esq, left on the Maine for
Chicago, where he goes on business
trip. He will be gone week or so.
Mr.. Dingman, of Mackinaw, has COM
menced his seasons fishing operations,
which have proved very successful thus
far.
Rev. w. Fl. Ware and wife arrived
home on Thursday from their trip to
Charlevoix, where they have been at
tending the Sunday School Institute.
Yesterday two cribs of cedar posts,
which j. f. Nichols was running down
the river, struck the bridge and jammed.
The Bismark, with some difficulty, released
them.
There will be the usual services at both
churches tomorrow, both morning and
evening. The evening services at the
Congregational church commence at
half-past seven.
The person who borrowed an umbrella
from the vestibule Of the Congregational
church. last Wednesday night, will Oblige
the owner, C.. S. Ramsay, by leaving it at
the TRIBUNE office.
Mr.. Blake is investigating the feasibili-
ty of taking water from the dam to run
his machine shop, provided he rebuilis.
He thinks that the saving of expense Tor
uel in two Years will pay the expense of
securing the water.
The Marine City had serious time in
getting out of the river this morning.
She secured the assistance Of the tug Will
liams, and then was at work more than
an hour. Too many vessels in the river
loading was the cause.
We understand there was row In
Corners saloon at an early hour yester-
dey morning. Whether there was any
thing more serious than BACKED eyes
and bloody noses, we have not taken the
trouble to ascertain.
The schooner Halstead is loading lum-
Der for the water mill. We learn that
yesterday morning the mate did not obey
All order rs readily as the captain desired,
and as consequence received ''trOunc-
ing" at the hands OF the irate commander.
An advertisement i'm this weeks TRI-
BUNE shows that Humphrey & McAulay
have the celebrated Petoskey lime for
sale. This is the best lime i'm the state
at least it has that reputation, and it took
the first premium at the state fair last
fall. They also keep wood aud coal.
Messrs. Lynn Brothers announce i'm
this weeks TRIBUNE that they propose
to sell meats of all kinds at prices to suit
the times. The best of steaks and roasts
at 1216 cents and stews at 10 cents per
pound. These prices compare with any
markets outside.
Tie n. 7. propeller Chanplain got
aground in winding, Wednesday night.
She was pulled off by the Eliza Williams,
with a-detention OF only afcw minutes.
1t was ascertained that there was little
shosi place i'm the channel. The dredge
has since taken it out, and there will be
no further difficulty.
The n. L. boats Maine and City of New
York Gale at this place this morning,
the first named going up and the other
down. Both left considerable freight
ere. The two boats came i'm at the
same time which made business look
lively for while, and showed con.
clusively that more river room is needed.
The schooner Grenada, which laid full
Of water at Duncan during the winter,
and which we noticed last week as being
taken down by the tug w. A. Moore,
was put in dry dock at Port Huron. 1t
was found that the leaks were occasiOned
by the oakum being out of the seams.
The cost of repairing her will be very
small.
Pigeon shooting has been in order
during the past week. Yesterday morn
ing quite number of our citizens start
ed out at a very early hour. about day
Light. 10 engage i'm this sport. There
were about as many sportsmen as birds.
The result was not average of one apiece
bagged. There are some who have no
desir. to engage in the sport at hour o:
the day any more.
The Saugatuck.