Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-03-31
TOWN TALK.

lO-mOTTOW Is LdSteI OuHuty.
Lathrop's new saw will cut $4,000
brOomhandles from the bolts i'm day.
Mr.Joseph Burns is making some quite
extensive improvements i'm the interior
of his store and restaurant.
We regret to announce that Mr.. r..
Nelson has been quite seriously sick dur
ing the week. He is now convalesent.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Patterson arrived
home Saturday evening. Mr.. Patterson
still insists that there is no other place
like Cheboygan.
Col. Davis was confined to his house
by illness several DAYS the early part of
the week, but Thursday saw him on the
streets again.
In addition to the vast business done
by Thompson Smith. which we notice
elsewhere, he has got out about two
hundred cords Of wood.
Mr.. j. C. Wooster, of the water mill,
store received on Monday the sad intel
ligence of the death of his father. which
occurred ut his home at Chemung,
Ills.
III. S. Bailey. ESQ of Grand Rapids
deputy collector Of internal revenue,
spent Tuesday i'm town, looking after
the condition of affairs connected with
that department of government service.
Next Monday is the annual election of
township officers. We trust that every
citizen who has the welfare of the town
at heart will devote one day and use his
influence to see that only the best men
are elected.
Representative Macarthur arrived home
Sunday night. He reports all business
in the Legislature in which Chebovean
is interested. in a good condition. He
expresses strong hopes of securing the
grant for the railroad.
W. 5. Humphrey started for Lansing
last Sunday morning. TO look after our
railroad interests and some other bust
ness which he has there. Geo. w. Bell
started for the same place Tuesday morn
ing for the same purpose.
The report of the town treasurer shows
that there is 1922 40 in the library fund
of the town. Would it not be well TO
have some arrangements made that the
money be changed into books that some
benefits might arise from it.
Z. Nj. Lathrop took advantage of the
exsiT'issue OF the TRIBUNE. on Tuesday.
III mammoth advertisement, to call at
tention tn his stock of goods. 1t was a
large advertisement. and we trust that
h. may reap large benefits from it.
There is considerable talk of ORGAN
izlng boom company here to take
chsEge of running the logs put in the
rivers in this vicinity. We believe the
mill owners had n meeting Monday after
noon to take The matter into copsider,-
ton.
The Happy Seven entertainments on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings were
not as largely attended as the p,eyious
one. nor us the merits OF the entertain
m"nfs demanded. The boys gave a good
le formance. and those present enioyed
it very much
So quietly and methodically does
Thompson Smith transact his business
that very few. even of our own citizens,
have an idea of the extent of his bust
ness During the past year he has had
In his employment three hundred men.
and sometimes as high as three hundred
AMI twenty-five. This shows him to be
The largest operator here.
We understand that VIM. Harrington
until this year the efficient foreman for
Macarthur, Smith s. Co., but who now
resides in the township of Burt, has con-
scented to allow his name to he used as a
candidate for Supervisor of that town.
II the citizens Of that town are as wise
as we think they are. they will surely
el"c. him. A better man could not be
namc,l COR the position.