Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-10-20
TOWN TALK.


Some signs of snow this morning. z
The first raft from Bullen & Nelson's
mill came down this forenoon.
u w. S. Humphrey returned on the pro-
pelle: Nashua last Sunday night.
The new sign upon Smith Bros. lum-
Der and planning mill shows '.far at a dis-
lance.
No quorum present at the Council
Tuesday night, consequently no business
transacted.
Satan was the original "deadhead.n
He got into the Garden free, anu then
caused trouble by his talking.
Mr.. Ryan, Of the firm of Ryan s. John
son, extensive dealers in fish, has been
|; spending several days 10 the village.
Tho City of Concord landed three
lots of household goods for settlers who
have recently lot ated i'm this county.
Quite number of disgusted-looking
individuals were seen OIL our streets dur.
ing the past few days. They were walt
ing for boats.
!. We would advise our citizens In making
change to look out for counterfeits. 1t
is said that there ire well executed
counterfeit 81 ,OO8 bills in circulation.
F. w. Dygert arrived OIL the Fountain
City Thursday morning to see about
raising the dredge OF E. Il. Williams &
Co., sunk i'm the river.
Colonel HARDWOOD, of the engineer
corps, has been spending day or SO in
our village inspecting the work OH the
Improvement Of the harbOr.
The continued wet weather for so long
a period has made the roads in very
bad condition, but Notwithstanding the
mail arrives in very good season.
County Treasurer Maultby and his
deputy 5. H.'Taylor, lett last Wednesday
morning, rid lie inland route, for
Lansing, to settle with the State Treas
urer,
We understand private advi,es have
Teen received that Tie contract for build
ing the Nj ckinaw & Marquette railroad
has been let and that it will be completed
Inside Of two.
After being down eight daysthe tele-
graph line commenced working again
Wednesday evening, 1t is good thing
to have a telegraph line, especially if ii
Is down, whenever it is wanted the most
We would call the attention of our cit
liens TO the advertisement of VIM. S
Rosenthal in another portion of this pa.
per. Read it and see what inducement.
he oilers Tor share ofpublic patronage
Lathrop has new she'd about com
pleted up at his new factory, for The
purpose of storing broom handles to sea
Ason. 1t goes ahead of anything in tn,
shape OF shed in this part OF the coun
Try.
A dispatch from Milo. Crawford
of Grawfords Quarry, to Capt. Knapp
"f the Toledo, states that the gale of las
week had badly demoralzed bis dock
anu be was busily engaged i'm repairing
the same.
The message OF the President is short
and merely recommends such appropria.
lions as are deemetl Necessary for the i'm
mediate wants OF the government. Com
lnents on matters Of general policy are de-
ferred by the President until the regular
meeting OF Congress in December.
Bullen & Nelson have withdrawn all
their teams from the road, to give them s
rest. preparatory to taking them to the
woods for their winters. numbering oper.
ations. They propose hereafter to raft
their lumber and run it down to the
docks, where il Will be piled for ship
ment.
The tug A. j. Smith has been. we un
derstafId. for the past few days engaged
1T the wreck Of the P-iildi,ill making
Efforts to secure her machinery. AL
hopes Of saving the tug have been aband
oned, but il is thought that the machine
~ can be saved. We understand thai
Capt. Sinclair is with the Smith.
Thompson Smiths mtn took lxrg.
boom Oh Iogs out this week By booming
tiicm b., low the bridge. in a long narrow
boom stayed with guy lines 10 keep i
from spreading. and IT was lowed on
WitluIl entirely blm.kinv M I'm. mann
of The liver and stopping navigation an,
preventing tie dredges from working
Thus monsiratins that such thing
could be done as has bve, ci;,i,nsd ali til,
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