Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-09-09
TOWN TALK.

The new school board meet tonight
to organizefor the present school year.
Next Monday night the village council
will meet in accordance with their adj
journment last Monday night. ~
w. S. Humphrey lett last Wednesday
for Little Traverse TO attend the Emmett
county circuit court, which was to have
opened Thursday.
Judge Goodwin has so far recovered
from his late illness as, 10 be able to 90
home. He left Mackinaw last Monday
night per steamer for Detroit.
Council met last Monday evening, but
adjourned tor one week, on account of
the annual school meeting which was to
( have been held on that evening. - q
The bark Cavalier, which loaded tim
Der in the river this week, took on one
stick which was one hundred feet long
and forty-five inches square at the but.
= Capt. Kirkland is taking advantage of
the dull season in the wreckiDg business
to give the Leviathan a new coat of paint,
which is very great Improvement upon
+ her appearance. hre iifsf
One of our citizens says he has made
his wife mail twice this week. On two
different mornings he left home to 90
up the river, but got lett OH both occa-
sions aud returned home.
The dredge, last Thursday, was yetiat
work dredging out between the piles at
the entrance into Burt lake. She had
made two cuts through. and was engaged
in taking out the combing between'the
two cuts.
The schooner Golden Rule arrived
Monday, having OH board seven hundred
tons of coal for Macarthur, Smith s. Co.
They intend that our citizens shall not
lack for coal this coming winter.
DIR. Curtis is about to make trip to
the East, and all those desiring to avail
themselves of his services would do well
to call OIL him before the 10Th inst, as
he expects to make his departure about
that time.
Last Monday evening the water in the
river was fully six inches lower than has
been the usual stage this summer. ~ 1t
was doubtless caused by the strong
north wind prevailing during the greater
portion OF the day.
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'S warehouse
frame is up, and our citizens can get from
it an idea of the immense size of the
building. 1t is to be finished i'm the
most substantial manner. it being con-
structed with view TO the future neees-
sites of the village.
On one of our most public streets lasi
Monday afternoon there was. a little boy
playing who was dressed somewhat III
the Georgia costume, "a dcky and
pair of spurs" minus the spurs. Il
would be better for children in such
brief attire to be kept in the house.
- The present board of directors for thu
poor, in looking over the vouchers of
former board discovered Il bin which hat
been allowed and paid to one of the prom
inent saloon keepers Of the village, Fol
one quart of fine bourbon whisky, twt
dollars" The question is, what suffer
ing family was so literally relieved.
There was committee on resolutions
ut the Democratic convention. at Mack
inaw. and a set of resolutions adopted
The editor of The Free Pres
was tchairrnan of that committee
read the report and moved the adoption
of the resolutions; yet no one woul,
know of it from the report of the conven
ton in that paper. Must have bcel
ashamed OF the resolutions. 2''D
Dot tclrgset to turn out and listen t,
the Hon. e. G. ID. Holden, the Republi
can candidate for Secretary of State, j
the court house next Thursday evening
September 18th. Mr.. Holden enjoys til
rprtation OF being a very entertainin,
SEEKER, and viii discuss the political il
sues of the day in an able manner Tur
out one and all and bring your Deino
cratic fr.ends-it will do them good.
The question has been raised as
whether or not one of the trustees elect
ed ut the annual school meeting las
Tuesday evening can legally qualify
1t is claimed that the law requires ih
the trustees shall be tax payers, and it
stated that one OF the trustees electc
is not tax payer. 1t is certainly i'm
portant that orr school board shout
hive all the legal qualifications liz il
members.