Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-07-21

for comfort.
Miss Day, with P. NJ. I.athroD's
daughter, arrived Thursday evening uia
inland route.
The GOODNESS sof the atmosphere
Wednesday evening and Thursday inter
fered somewhat with the boys bathing.
Captain Kirtland's wife and three
daughters arrived Oh tic City of Concord
Thursday night from Milwaukee, and are
gong TO spend few weeks in our village.
New buildings are being built in diff
ferent portions OF the village, which
shows that, Notwithstanding the '.hard
times" we hear so much about, Cheboy-
gal progressing.
The Sabbath school OF the Congrc ga
tional church went OH an excursion
"Wednesday to Dodge's point, MuIlet
lake, and held a basket picnic. The lit
tie ones, big ones AMI ali had good
time.
The Charlevoix Sentinel Of the 18th
says: 20. 3. Weed, principal of Cheboy-
gan schools, who has been visiting his
mother here the past two weeks, left
here last week for Grand Rapids to visit
friends"
About thirty OF the Grand Rapids
eXcursionists returned on the Prindiville
Thursday evening from Mackinaw. re-
manned over night and yesterday morn
ing took passage On the Minnie Sutton
for Petoskey on theirway home.
1t is expected that the pulpit of the
Congregational church will be supplied
from the first Of August. Quite num-
Der of letters have been received from
different ministers in response to tie no
tice published in the Chicago Advance
requesting correspondence, aud the Board
OF Trustees are in correspondence with
some of the writers arranging the time
for the occupation Of tie pulpit upon
trial.
Sometime since some of our citizens
were in Lansing. At the Lansing House
they found man from Charlotte who
said he had come down to get the Lam
sing boys drunk. One of the Cheboygan
party said to him, "You are pretty drunk
yourself" mo ain't-hic-drunk, but
= llie--if Twas goiHg-hic-tog etdruak,
I'd givc-hic-fye dollars to have as
good a-hic-start rs have got" What
is life 2"
Mr. p. II. Lathrop requests us to say
he has not failed, sold out nor made an
assignment, but that he is selling
goods cheaper than ever, and is
prepared TO give great bargains to our
citizens every day. He is receiving
goods by every boat, keeping his stock
we'll assorted with fresh and saleable
goods. Having very extensive business
outside OF. his store he has given the
MANA ement OF the sales department into
the hands of Mr. III. j. Miner, his efficient
head clerk, who viii be happy to attend
to the Wants Of al customers.
Hurry Linderman, the youngest son Of
j. w. l.inderman, had a very narrow e$-
cape from being killed last Tuesday. He
was riding with Colonel Davis on a load
of lumber, when he fell on. falling in
front of one of the hind wheels. The
Colonel stopped the horses as soon as
possible and before the wheel had passed
over the little fellow, it having showed
him along in the hard road short dis
lance. He was somewhat bruised on one
hip, though not seriously injured. Had
the wheel passed over him, in all prOba-
bility it would have killed him. The ac-
cidcnt happened ons Court street, near
Mir. BARRIERS residence.
The Presbyterian Summer Resort.
Notwithstanding the fact that some of
the Estate press have asserted that the
Presby telians had ioer cd their summer
resort in Emmet county, hear Little
Traverse, Such is not the case; ON tie
contrary, the preference OF the commit
lee, and many OF those interested in the
movement, is decidedly in favor of To-
eating on Burt lake, and will do so if
suitable lands can DC secured on satisfac-
tory terms. A little effort OH the part of
our citizens will secure the location of
the resort OH Burt lake. The Little
Traverse people hare offered good title
to so acres Of land III their vicinity as an
induceInent, and if our citizens desire
the resort to be located in our own
county, they should be up and doing
something towards offering some induce
ment. A letter received last evening
from one IF the committee states that
majority vi the committee will visit this
section in i few weeks, and will bring
their tents and families and camp out,
end that it is purpOsed to call meeting
of s.she committee, ana al willing to ell
ter into he corporation, to be held at
Petoskey or on Burt lake August 12-15.
to make final ueSjsion-so that it will
be seen that there issnot much time to
be lost Oh our part il there Is 10 be any
effort made to secure their locating in
Cheboygan county. The letter. further
says that the enterprise grows with sur
prising favor, although, on account of
uncertainty of location, they had been
unable to advertise the movement, and