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

Letter From w. W. Strohn--Tke State Of
Society There--Weather; War
fare and " Shoes"


Letter From w. W. strohn--rhe state Of
Society There--Weather; War
fare and "shoes."
Correspondence Northern Tribune. e
wALDE, Texas, January 2A 1875.
In acccrIancs with previous arrange
ment, 1 will write you few lines, con-
cerning the s'ups and downs Of Texas
life. =
The Westher has been delightful, and
vegetation is far ais:inced. Yesterday
I noticed several loads of new mown hay
on the market, and many varieties Of veg
stables offered for sale. Last evening /
was in the Leona River bathing-the
water being as warm as Cheboygan
River in August. -.
Ihave commenced this letter without
any clearly defined idea Of what am
going to write about, and would have TO
excuse to offer for inflicting you With
this visitation were it not for the, fact
that by so doing am enabled to convey
to the haunts Of civilization the intelli-
genee that | still live, move and have
being.
have been in this vicinity some eight
or ten days, and have explosed the coun-
try Immediately surrounding the town.
Long trips, however, are not considered
healthy unless in company with several
other individuals, armed with six-shoot-
ers, bowie knives, Winchester rifles, and
other little trinkets incidental to CON-
munities in state Of actual warfare. The
reasons for the development OF this
weakness ON the part of the s,aid bur-
ghers of this town for murderous weap-
ons, is tha t." Greasers" from Mexico
and rowing bands of COmanches from
"Chihauhau generally, possess peculi-
arities not genial to the best interests OF
said burghers. These ''Greasers" being
deserted Of God, and possessed by the
devil, Wi th evil intent and malice afore-
thought, do sieze. and appropriate to
their own use, and for their own especial
benefit, all the herds Of cattle, horses
and merchandise of such. nature, (there
being no expense courccted with the
transpOr.ation9 and convey them to
Mexico-.he Rio, GranJe being but
twenty miles southwest from this place
1t willnot strikeyou as strange. therefore
that our citizens generally, when they
meet these marauding bands, should
show all irc.inatian to argue the matter
and when the argument has diminished
to very fine point, the above named
weapons a;e very satisfactory and final
means OF settling any difference which
has aris en in the pastor is likely tC
arise i'm the future-be.ween the partie:
interested. In fact, Oh reconsideration o.
the subject, [ believe that Colts is used
first, and the argument after. You will
| perceive by this plan a considerable
amount of kindness Is shown the Grim
inal, he not Being brought into court ol
justice to be badgered by lawyers be.
fore going aloft or below, but is gently
and expeditiou.ly ushered into tie pres.
enee Of his Maker without any wake OF
other festivities incidental ID person
passing in his checks" In these conserv,
very tender regard for the financial con-
perhaps by desire TO spare the tax-pay-
o. fnI tn n
ecution. l think however that the buz-
yards are entirely disinterested when they
offer their services, which are often ac-
cepted, as undertakers, although cynics
conversant with the manner some Of the
old Tammany magnates had Of doing
something for nothing might be inclined
to think there was "a nigger in the fence
somewhere.
1 am now pretty well through, but
fPariug you might suppose that L am
shut out from the refining influence of
music, enclose you literal copy of one
of the many posters which can be seen
about. town, announcing an operatic per-
formance which came off last night,
which, however, did not attend.
OPRA SHOE.
The first given or shown in Uvalde
County. Two comical plays in spanish
will come off this evening att the old
house Opersite the house of Disidori.
CONE. CONE!
The public Is asked to come and see
our performances in which he will find
something new.
Doors will be opened att hdlph past
seven and cOfticnnce at 8 O'clock D. m
GENARO KLEBER.
l shall leave here in the morning for
Mexico - to = purchase = horses
to use in driving cattle which
have bought, and intend to drive to Kan
sas in the spring. have an interest i'm o
very fine stock. / herewith send my re-
CARDS to all my friends in Cheboygan.
w. w. STROHN.