Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-05-20
TOWN TALK.

Jessup's auction commences on Mon
day next.
The water mill started up for the sea.
son on Thursday.
Sammons' new scow will be completed
the coming week.
The Board of Supervisors hold an adj
jourEel meeting to-day.
The Maine, one of the n. L. boats
stopped in the river early Thursday
morning.
The Maud Summons took up load OF
material for the improvement at Burt
lake OH Thursday.
The st. Joseph arrived early Friday
morning, bringing her average quota OF
freight and passengers.
The Congregational people are making
arrangements for an entertainment for
the benefit Of the church.
The Leviathan came In the river Thurs.
evening, when she returned to Duncan.
Gen. Ralph Ely, Auditor General of
the state, arrived in the village Thursday
night on the stage, on his way to the
Sault.
The tug Minter. from Point st. 1gnace.
was OYER Tuesday, and took back quite a
quantity of hardware from Post & Van
Arsdale.
The telegraph cable across the straits
has not yet been repaired, which causes
considerable Inconvenience to those wish
ing to communicate with the north
country.
VIM. Macarthur has been selected by
the Democrats to represent this county
in the state convention. 1t is to be held
at Lansing OH the oath.
The banking house of Messrs Rollo &
Co. has been considerably enlarged by
taking out the back partition and throw
ing the two rooms into one.
The publisher of the TRIBUNE was ap-
pointed a member of the Republican
State Central committee by the conven-
ton at Grand Rapids last week.
The squirrel problem is agitating a
newspaper correspondent in Lansing.
He should have been here a few weeks
ago if he wanted information.
Company ID, of the twenty-third
United States Infantry, which has been
stationed at Fort Wayne. Detroit, under
orders, started for Fort Brady, Sault st.
Marie, last Monday night OH the steamer
Pacific.
FCrl, the talented Prosecuting Attor-
ney Of Emmett county, has fled to parts
unknown, rather than go back to Grand
Rapids and take bis trial before the
United States Court, for defrauding the
revenue.
The contract to improve Torch lake,
Antrim county, has been awarded to w.
Mahan, of East Bay, Traverse county.
The work is similar i'm nature to that i'm
process i'm our own lakes, and paid for by
the state in the same manner.
Monday evening the tug Williams. In
turning around, backed into the North
Star, making quite hole in her cabin.
The accident was caused by the bell rope
breaking, thus cutting off communication
between the captain and engineer.
Rev. DIR. McCarty, of jackson. who
made this place visit last winter as a
member of the camp meeting committee,
has been brought forward by the Jackson
Citizen as candidate for Superintendent
af Public Instruction. DR.. McCarty is
man well qualified for the position, and
ifnominated and elected would make
All efficient officer.
Mr.. Wilcox. supervisor of Maple River
township, Emmett county, was in town
yesterday. He informs us that there will
be an extra session of the Board of Sill
pervisors of that county next Tuesday,
TO consider the survey bill of the inland
navigation. They are commencing to
see that it is not always best to delay
matters too long.
We understand that the steamer Van
Raalte, which plies between Petoskey
and Traverse City, will make Sunday
trips to Mackinaw and Cheboygan.
reaching Petoskey on her return trip
Sunday night. This will be great ac-
commodation to parties who are COM
PEELED to goto that place.