Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-12-09
TOWN TALK.

TOWN TALK.
Get those Christmas presents ready.
The Leviathan started on Sunda,
morning for Milwaukee.
The state teachers institute meets a
Lansing, December 10Th.
The tugs Mary Newton and Bismarck
have been put into winter quarters.
Remember the fire meeting tonight al
Wertheimer's store, and let everybody be
present.
Smith has fine covered stage on the
Petoskey route. The roads are getting
quite good and The stages get through on
good time.
The Grand Rapids Journal says that
sail men are not homeless, but some men
are home less than others" So it is in
Cheboygan.
wednesday morning. early, the Tilden
and Hendricks flag and banner was TAX
en- down and. doubtless, deposited with
the archives.
One of Macarthur, Smith & Cos large
lighters has been taken out on ways. OH
the river bank opposite the Fountain
House, for repairs.
IL there is town OF its size i'm Michi-
gan which has made more substantial
improvements during the past year than
ChebOygan, we would like to hear of its
location.
The furnace of the Congregational
church is being remodelcd and repaired
TO some extent, and it is thoL ght that
hereafter there will be no trouble about
warming the church.
Services at the III. T. church at the
usual hours tomorrow. Subject, i'm .he
morning. The Unseen Savior" In the
evening, Thought, and its Relation to
Human Responsibility"
The Chicago and Lake Huron railroad
has new locomotive which is named
the u. NJ. Turner" Dir. Turner is well
known in this village, and is President of
the Chicago and Northeastern railroad.
Two small telegraph wires have been
put up between The telegraph office and
Norman Lyons store. This is for the
benefit of the students. and doubtless a
large amount of news will he transmitted
between the two places.
The East Saginaw schoolgirls will
this winter endeavor TO care for many of
the poor of that city. There is 4 fine
field for charitable work i'm Cheboygan,
and our schoolgirls have a chance herein
to distinguish themselves.
Otsego county does well by its officers.
Their salaries have been fixed as follows:
County Clerk and Register of Deeds,
$500: Prosecuting Attorney. $500; Treas
urer, $500; Sheriff, $500; Judge OF Pro-
bate, $3.50; COroners, each. $25
The Free Press don't like the ide,sof
the Board of Supervisors charging the
newly elected county officers. rent for Of
fees in the court house. We are not sur
prised at the position taken by the Free
Press upon this question. Its editor is
an interested party.
Col. Brown, Governor of the Soldiers
Home. in Dayton, Ohio, is expected in
the county AMI probably in the village
during the next few days. He is proba-
bly, looking after his own and the inter-
csts of the soldiers who have taken up
hOmesteads in this county.
The teachers of the Congregational
Sunday school will take some action re-
garding Christmas festivities next Sun
day. We presume that the Meihodists
will do likewise, if they have not already
done so. Christmas should be made an
enjoyable day 10 every Sabbath school
scholar.
1t is strange with what avidity the
Democratic betters and blowers want all
the votes counted which were east in the |
Louisiana election. OF course the intim-
idation and murder of Republican voters |
is a secondary question with having I'll |
den gain ut lea.t one elector, by fair
means or foul.
In accordance with petition numer-
ously signed, the village council ar its
last meeting relieved Mr.. Crane from
lighting the street lamps any longer UNI
der his contract and voted him eleven
dollars additional compensation. The
Increase in the price of oil made Mr..
Crane lose money. q