Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-26
TOWN TALK.

The boys complain because the girls
don't take them out sleigning.
One of Nelson s. Bullen's teams is en-
gagged in hauling goods for their store
from Petoskey.
We would call attention to the circular
of Gov. Bagley printed on the second
page Of this issue.
Limit your wants and never let your
expenditures be in excess Of your income
II You can help it.
One of our citizens claims that he
heard bluebird singing last Sunday
harginger of spring.
Felix Cadeaux. proprietor of the Com
mercial House, Mackinaw, called on the
TRIBUNE yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Post entertained quite a
number of their friends in very pleas.
ant manner last evening".
s.Towser- still lives, and is as annoying
as ever. Alb says he will fix him the
noxt time lie s;shoots'' him.
Leap year parties are quite prevalent
throughout the state. w: have heard OF
none in Cheboygan, however.
What is the matter with our s'Gas
Company? The street lamps have not
been lighted this many night.
The question that is now agitating the
minds Of our young men and bachelors
q. Why don't the girls propose?
We hear talk Of the lumbermen in this
section soon breaking up camp, having
about got in their anticipated quantities.
We understand Messrs. Nelson & Bull.
Ian have a valuable horse sick with the
spisoetic, which they fear will not re-
cover.
Shakespeare says: ssThere is tide In
the affairs of m.n;" but it appears to be
pretty much all tied-back ir the affairs of
women.
j. A. II. Wendell, Of Mackinaw, ar
rived in the village for short visit on
Wednesday. May his shallow never
grow less. -3t4 -. ~
The Cheboygan Planning Mill Company
ere getting quite a quantity of Eastwood
bolts on hand from which to manufac-
ture broom handles.
Last Saturday night those Of our citi-
Gems who were out must have noticed
the aurora borealis. and those who did
not see it missed beautiful sight.
There is some talk of a new boat run
uing between this place and Detroit this
season i'm place of the st. Joe, the latter
to run between this port and Chicago.
The Argus says that the butterflies at
Alpena were out sporting on their gay
wings, enjoying the beautiful sunshine
and balmy lake breezes. Friday of last
week.
Our citizens have commenced putting
up ice. Yesterday was the first time
that we have seen them hauling it. The
Zee IL about fifteen inches thick, and very
good for the purpose.
The snow and blow of Monday night
created huge drifts Of snow Oh the plains
between this place and Petoskey. which
prevented :sBenn from making his usual
good time with the mail on Tues lay.
A Gratiot County preacher thinks the
country Is ruined, and lays it to the
grangers and the Republicans. The
Evening Ne,cs copies his remarks and
says, "well, mebbe SO, mebbe so, but
amt we mighty lively old ruin?'
The assault and battery case in which
DR.. Pommier and Frank Osier were de-
came off last Monday in Justice
sutton's court, The jury found a YER
dict Of not guilty, it being conciusiyely
shown that they acted in self-defense.
The Jackson. lansing and Saginaw and
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroads ex-
pect a large summer traffic in the ice |
trade this summer. Southern parties arc
looking to Northern Michigan to supply
what Jack Frost refused in their locali-
ties
The receipt OF the correct time every !
Ne 1nesday and Saturday at the tele-
graph oboe Is PRAYING quite an advan-
age to our citizens. We hope it will do |
away with Ia, great diversity Of time |