Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-01-06
TOWN TALK.

Thou art so near. and yet so far" A
tie vote.
The Board of Supervisors extended
the time for the collection Of taxes until
the 18th of March.
The Methodist church was filled last
Sunday night to hear Rev. A. Rogers
lecture on Gossip"
The Board of Supervisors left it option
nj with the new officials whether or not
they should have their offices in the court
house.
County Treasurer Maultby has appoint
ed Samuel III. Taylor as his deputy. Mr..
Taylor was sworn in by Clerk Metivier
last Wednesday.
The New Years ball at the Fountain
House was very pleasant affair. The
attendance was good, music first-class,
Mrs. Smart fully sustaining her rep
utation for superb suppers, and every
body was happy.
III. A. Blake has succeeded in getting
the engine in pretty good working con-
,lition. The company had il ont and
gave it test last Saturday, and sue
ceedcd in throwing good stream over
the smoke stack of the planning mill
Geo. w. Bell has the plans of the iron
bridge about completed, and expected to
have them ready to present to the town
board to-day for their approval. After
they arc approved ty the board, we pre-
sumo no time will be lost in advertising
for proposals.
We notice among the list of cases up
OIL the Supreme Court docket for the
january term which opened for business
last Wednesday the case of Hiram D..
Huid. ct al. plaintiffs in error, Us. Archi-
bald p. Newton, defendant i'm error. 1t
is number JIG on docket of l20 cases.
Mr.. Alex. Lelott, the mail carrier be-
tween this village and Mackinaw, was
lSt pClcOu W CIO>c TIC SUI WIFI a
team this winter. He came over Tues
day with the mail with one horse and
sleigh. He returned "Wednesday with
the mail and quite lot of freight that
had been waiting here to get over to the
island.
Supervisor Shenanaquet0 reports a
settlers family. on Sturgeon river, in
very destitute circumstances. Their con-
dition was recently discovered by n
couple of Indians who had been hunting
and stopped at the house. The man, it
seems. is at work in some of the lumber
ing camps. and the wife and children
were out Of everything to eat except
bread. having small quantity of four
On hand.
As Will be seen from the proceedings
of the Board of Supervisors. they re-
fused, by Il tie vote, TO allow the Sheriff
any salary other than the regul1r fees of
his office. But as they have heretofore
allowed his bills presented for services
RI ndered the county. such as cleaning the
court house, attending Jail, &C., It is
presumed that they will continue to pay
him for any services he may actually
render the county.
A son of Peter Trcdo. residing on
Black river. met with rather IL singular
accident last Monday night. which result
ed in the breaking of one of his legs
He was running down Il hill anil struck
his toe against a small stump. which
caused him TO fall and he came down on
his leg in such manner as to break il
about midway between the kne,
and hip joints. DIR. Gerow Was calico
and set the limb, and the young man j.
doing as well rs could be expected.
The expenditures for repairs on tn,
Jail and the Third street ornament {?
spanning the river are looked upon 10y
our citizens very much alike-as money
wasted. Every prisoner, nearly. confined
in the wood box necessitat,s bill fo
repairs. Is il not time some action wa
being taken looking toward more per
manent and secure Jail, one that IL prison
cr could not deliberately walk out OF IA
any time he might feel so disposed. Tn
bridge question is about decided, let tn
subject of a new Jail be agitaled until
conclusion is arrived at, either to build
new one or let all depredators 90 free
There is no use in putting them in til
present one and boarding them at TIL
expense of the county only to escap
whenever they get ready.