Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-05-13

w. c. Whiting arrived on the Marine
this morning.
The bolts for the inland navigation i'm
provement have arrived.
Jessup invites attention to his reduc-
ton of prices. See his advertisement for
to-day.
The unusual amount of wet weather
has interfered very much with making
garden.
John f. Mcdonald received a fine
team of horses on the Marine City this
morning.
F. NJ. Summons is making preparations
to commence his portion of the work on
the inland navigation improvement.
The streets i'm the village are bad
enough, but they say that outside Of
the the town the bottom has fell out of
the roads.
Attention is called to Mr.. j. j. Cueny's
card in another column in which he an
nounces the establishment of bakery in
connection with his store.
The mail arrived on rather better time
Thursday evening than it had done of
late. Probably owing to the fact that
Ben. Getchel made the trip.
The oil having arrived on the propeller
Maine. Mr.. Crane, the contractor for
lighting the street lamps, entered upon
his duties Wednesday evening.
I'D. Sutton, agent of the Continental
Life Insurance company. of New York,
has been very successful in securing APP
plications for insurance since his arrival.
The members of the brass band are
making efforts toward a reorganization,
and are expecting 'stooter," to instruct
them, to arrive soon. We wish them
success.
Some of the residents of the east side
of the river complain very much of the
condition of their roads and think when
they pay taxes they should have roads
that were at least passable.
Rev. r. NJ. Thompson, the new pastor
of the Congregational church, preached
his first sermon in our village last Sab
bath morning. and so far as we have
heard created favorable impression.
Bullen &c Nelson's mill boom was
broke yesterday by a passing tow of
square timber and large amount Of logs
let loose in the river. They succeeded in
gathering them together again without
loss of any Of the logs.
Nearly all of our merchants received
consignment by the st. Joe, and with the
loading of the City of Green Bay with
grain, and drawing away freight from the
warehouse, Humphrey & McAuley's |
dock presented quite q lively appearance
A Democratic convention was held at |
Justice Sutton's Office last Monday, but
there was not sufficient number present
to select delegates from and the meeting
adjourned. without taking any action,
until to-day. Selt-sacrificing Democrats
who wish to go to Lansing please take
notice.
The Centennial exhibition opened as
per announcement last Wednesday. The
newspaper correspondents all unite in
saying that the work was further all
vanced toward completion at the opening
than at any universal exhibition that has
yet been held, which speaks well for the
of OUR country.
Thoseinterested in organizing boat
club have had another meeting, at which
it was decided to abandon the subscrip-
ton for funds and canvas for members to
Join boating association. the members
of which are to be equally assessed Tor
tie purpose of raising the necessary
funds for the purchasing of boat for
the use of the club.
p NJ. Lathrop received quite Il quanti-
~ VI SVouo va tiiS Ct' COO'; Hiiu thN
were all busy yesterday in opening them
and getting them in shape. He has re-
direct from the manufacturers,
80 cases of canned goods, which he pro-
poses to sell at very low rates. He is
selling butter for % cents per pound, and |
eggs at ID cents per dozen; and has
large stock OF dress goods, worth from
80 to 40 cents per yard, which he desires
10 close out, and i'm order to do so has
marked them down to the low price of ,
Is cents per yard. Cali and see what he
has and at what prices he sells whether