Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-09-08
TOWN TALK.

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The potato crop is being harvested, and
rs nice potatoes. are in The market as can
be grown In any section of the country.
Davidson, the photographer. says he is
literally overwhelmed with customers,
who are anxious TO see themselves on
paper
1t is lawful now to shoot ducks, par
tridges and prairie chickens. but it will
moi. be legal to kill quail until the first OF
October.
MeArthur. Smith g Co. have con-
,strndted flour and feed room i'm the
back part of their store rooms, and. are
now better prepared than ever to do
business i'm this line.
Mr.. Gilbraith has been re.eiigaged to
teach the school i'm district No. 3, i'm In
yerness, the coming school year. Judge
Maultby was also reelected assessor. The
seloel district Is ina flourishing eondi-
sion.
We understand that a Mr.. Hubbard, of
Chicago. is talking of putting up an ex-
tensive hotel at Mackiuaw. We wish
some Chicago, or othe: gentleman. would
contemplate the same thing for this
place.
\ letter recently received from Rev. r..
Nj. Thompson shows that he is some
what Of Gincinnatlrs.. He is at present
engaged in cultivating his farm.
If he is as successful tairner as he is a
preacher, he will raise some rousirg
crops. E,.., T.; . ,..,.i. .'' - i1i p
The village Council did well in appoint
ing Geo. w. Bell to superintend the con-
struction of the town hall. Mr.. Bell SUI
perintended the construction Of the new
bridge. and TO him Is due much of the
credit for, the substantial manner in
which it was built.
The hemestea,lers and settlers i'm this
county. have done alargeamount Of work
this seAson,. most of them having raised
enough to supply their wants; during
winter. "A person cannot realize tire
mount of clearing which has been done
without a trip through the woods.
Weconmence this week the publica-
ton of an interesting serial story by
auditor General Ely, who has, during
the past few years. achieved a state wide
reputation as Il story writer. The story
will be confined four weeks, and will be
remarkably fignrative i'm It's character.l
The Detroit Evening News saws it was
so cold in that city Friday night of last
week that. ice. formed. Nice climate
that. We would advise the citizens of
that village to move up here to the ''Chi-
cage Of. the NORTH. where there is no
danger of freezing to death the last of
August or first of September yb|
The Detroit Post falls into the error of
the Chicago Inter-Ooean i'm regard to the
width of the harbOr:channel- at this port,
and says it is to be dredged to so feet
wide. Just put 120 feet more to that,
and then you will be correct. twill av-
erage twice the width stated i'm the Post,
at the present time.
A pan on the dock yesterday morning
claimed that the village authorities made
unjust Determinations. He said if he got
up steam and made halt the noise the st.
Joe did when she whistled. they would
have him i'm the .scooler' i'm short order,
and yet no attention was paid to tile noise
of the ST. JOe's whistle. ~ z4
The examination of candidates for the
West Point cadetship, from this Congress
siOnal district resulted i'm the recommen-
datiOn of james w. Sherwood. of Green
vile. There were thirteen applicants, all
from the Saginaw valley, with the excrp-
ton of the successful candidate. and the
Courier man is mad because the valley
boys got beat by their Greenyile compet-
itOr, and says the reason Sherwood pass-
ed the best examination was because he
resided ont of the valley.
itwas i'm the Duncan mill, and Joseph
Star was his name, and last Saturday was
The time. He was attempting to put Il
belt OH one of the pulleys. when he was
ca ught in the belt and thrown over the
upper pulley. He was picked up insensi-
bic and taken to. his boarding house, and
Dr. Perrin summoned. A dislocated
shoulder and bad bruises Were the ex-
tent Of his injuries. DIR. Perrin fixed him
up, and he will be rs good as new again
in few days.
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