Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-09
TOWN TALK.

4a 60 Robert Robinson took passage upon
the oswegstchie for Chicago.
Capt. Geo. ID. Greenfield, of the tug
Eliza Williams, arrived Monday on the
Truscott from Mackinaw. '
ANN McAulay & Lynn took down some
lumber Tuesday to rebuild their sbanty
destroyed by fire last week. s~e
The dredge on the inland improve
ments is at work dredging out the. bar at
the mouth of Sturgeon river.
= Col. Duryea reports the water i'm Crook
ed lake about fifteen inches lower than
when the dredge commenced work this
spring. zaa blso@ eYs -
Don't forget the picnic excursion to
be given next Tuesday::by the ladies for
the benefit of the Congregational
50. church. ,--of9 - IHa1
-'1 We understand that several of the log
ging shanties in this section have been
consumed by the fires which have been
raging for some time past.
The Marshal has notified the shore
lines of boats that they must either pay
Il license OF twenty-five dollars or cease
peddling vegetables, &C., at this port.
Il 1T sF.W. Dygert, who has had charge of
the dredges of E. Il. Williams s. Co.,
while engaged in dredging the hafbor at
this place, arrived Oh the Oswegalchie
Tuesday morning.
The Kalathumpians are requested to
- Inject this evening" at eight O'Clock, in
IIowell's block, up stairs. Ali who wish
TO Join this distinguished order are de-
sired to be present.
The Mackinaw Lumber company. of
s!.cJPoint St, 0Ignace, has been awarded a
contract tor furnishing the city Of Chi
.ago, 100000 feet. of pine lumber, to be
delivered in that city.
The new piece of dock connecting
G Humphreys and Macarthur Smith s.
&c. Co.'S docks have been completed, and
will add much to the convenience of
those doing business with the two. docks.
- The fires have continued 10 rage with
unabated fury during the week, doing
immense damage to standing timber.
Unless we can soon have rain To cheek
the fires. it is hard telling what Garage
may result. 60 ,-
~ Two men employed on the bridge
~aa took an Involuntary ba;h Wednesday
sa. evening The cause was The giving way
of strap to which pair OF blocks We're
attached, with which they were trying to
1 move some heavy timber i.
He undertook. 10 cross the river in Il
''dug-out" last Tuesday. After paddling
some distance lie concluded 10 look
around and see where he was + He found
49, lent- He was III he bottom of the river,
with the water just reaching his chin.
One of our citizens claims to have
lnown grass years ago where the center
pier of the new swing bridge now stands.
We are inclined TO think this is a little
3, lhin-that is, tie story, water or the
CT grass. OR readers cali settle which i'm
their own minds.
Is Hon. VIM. MeArthur and wife return
td from Chicago on the propeller Nashua
'.Slast Monday evening" Mr. Macarthur
l;ss been Ailing Tor sometime, but we are
glad that his health is improving and
rd.e|(il epe that ibis return 10 the .Cheboygan
% q atmosphere may complete his recovery.
1t Will be seen BY the proceedings OF
the Council. i'm another column, hat the
Marshal has been ordered to do what he
ean to abolish the nuisance of the burn
a. isg sN6k+* pile, AM, the Village Attor
hey Instructed TO draft an aordinance 10
lrohibit The burning Of sawilust within,
the village limits. r.
Joli. e. HeteluIer, who WIS we'll
known to many of our titizenS
. committed suicide in Detroit OH Friday OF
last week, by shooting himself with a
revolver lie tolinerly.,we believe. hal
charge of the express line upon the
Z. Marine Gly, and Il is but n few weeks
since he was in the village.
~ r Quartermaster G. b. Dandy, of Buff
falo, has advertised for sealed proposals
for furnishing fuel forage md stray for
several different forts, included in which
Is Fort Mackiisac. Ii any of our citizens
~ desire to put in abii. they can obtain
go all necessary information by addressing
Quartermaster Dandy, at Buffalo N.
y. IL must be understood. however. that
,aosa she payment for such supplies depend
upon future appropriation by Con-
rr gress the economical Democratic major
ity in the late Congress NOT deeming it
it necessary to provide any means for
paying tie army or FOL purchasing the
necessary supplies.