Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-04-21
TOWN TALK.


The welland canal opened for the sea-
son last Tuesday.
The tugs are about all fitted out and
ready for business.ss ssu1sso 7oi sso,sg ~,
The range lights were lighted Thurs
day might for the first time this sea-
son.
P. NJ. Lathrop and daughter left on
the stage last Tuesday for q = trip out
side.
The tug Bismarck was launched
Thursday morning, AMI has been thor
oughly put in condition. tor the seasons
hns;paassS 10 huhoq 9dl 10 aiOW suiaaBa eaioi
The propeller wenbna was sold last
Saturday. and was purchased by Chas.
Bewick, fDetroito vn,yo4rng,
Geo. W. Bell purchased $a23 worth Of
books fer ther town library while in Pc
troit, and they are expected. toarriseion
the first boat.
Several of the citizens of Mackinaw
took advantage of the return of the j.
W. Benhett to this phce, last Tuesday
to make our village visit.
Hon. HI. o. Rose, of Petoskey, and
Capt. Hartwell. a leading citizen of Lit
tie Traverse, were in the village OH Mon
day They bothawore rea4 rigpop
Mr. Lorenzo Backus has bought of Mr..
Shannenck his sock of cows and wag-
on, and will hereafter supply those OF
our citizens, who wish with, the Tactical
fluid.
s~The Interests of John and David Gala
CHER in the steamer, Marine City, is adj
vertised for sale by +. G. Russell. as
signee Of 1thosef gentiemens who have
been declared bankrupts.~- -ri..,' :. = ~"
j The contract for cutting off thespiles
and Gaping the same ready for receiving
the iron foundation for the new swing
bridge, has been let by the town board
to John w. McGinn, Esq, for $1,000
Alex. Lelott, the Mackinaw mail car
rier, says he found one OF the buoys
usedEto mark the .eltranee of the. bar.
Dor channel last season. oyei near Zela
Shoals, where it had been carried by the
ice.
The work of demolishing the old
bridge preparatory to the construction OF
the new one has been commenced. The
railing WAS removed Thursday, and it
will not be long until the dead fall' will
be thing of the past.
A petition numerously signed by the
residents of Chippewa county has been
presented in the Legislature in favor OF
the bill detaehingla portion Of Mackipsw
county from that county and attaching
the same to Chippewa.
Wednesday, Mr. James Haley, q man
employed ut Bullen & Nelson's mill,
while engaged at work oil the, ,rolryay
short distance above the mill. had the
misfortune to have an arm broken in
some manner while at his work among
the logs. ,SlIO9EIAIQLf
Men have been going up on the''drives'
quite numerously during the week
Rain is very muc.: needed 10 raise the
water upon some of the upper streams
and it is feared that some of the drives
will have some difficulty in getting start.
ed for the want OF water. D9'li'D
Some of the citizens of Grand Traverse
county-ihat county having. by the aid
of q land grant, secured a railroad are
BOW fpeiirioning the Legislature agairs1
making any further grants Of land fol
aiding in the construction of railroads il
the lower peninsula.
The wrecking steamer I1eyiatimn is fit
ting ont ut Milwaukee and Will shortly
leave for her station at this place. The
most successful of wrecking masters
Capt. Chas. y. Kirkland, still retain:
Command. Our citizens will give. til,
captain a cordial welcome back.
Mr.. Alex. LelOtt. The mail carrier be
tween this place and Mackinaw, brought
the mail over OF the ice Thursday unit
lie reached orcn water, when he trains
ferred it to- "a small boat and brought i
in 10 the river. Tie says he passed. Gve
twelve miles of ice. the most Of whit |
WAS very thick and solid. hc1
schooner Light Guard. which RAJ
ashore on Middle Island, Lake Huron
last fall. an account Of the relief of whicl
by the Leviathan was given in the TRI
BUNE az the time, wilt be sold in De
troit on the 23i inst. by United State;
Marshal's sale. onraecount of the wreckcl
Lem Ellsworth, of milwaukee,, the man
aging owner oil the Levia han.