Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-04-28
TOWN TALK.

ton to their dock on the river below
Third street.
The arrival of the boats this week with
goods for our merchants has enliyened
matters considerably.
Alpena has red ribbon club 800
strong. and. "A tree reading room. Che
boygan should not be behind Alpena.
Mrs. Clark has recently fitted up the
Newton house, corner of Main and
Division streets. as a first class boarding
house. -et 4A
Nelson's mill started up for the season
Wednesday. This mill started up first
last year, and was the last shut down
list tall.
Some hungry wretch entered tie
woodshed of w. H. Bunker on Tuesday
night last, and walked off with fifty
pounds of pork.
Bullen 81 Nelson are building road
to Humphreys dock, over which to draw
their lumber which is to be piled on
that dock for shipment this season.
w. III. Bunker left on the j. ". Ben
nett. Thursday, for Mackinaw. on his
way to Sault Ste Marie, where he is to
be employed in w. II. Seymour's mill
during this season.
Every one going away on the North
ern boats should not neglect 10 purchase
tickets ut Humphreys dock Office. 1t
does not cost them any moro. and it
helps Geo. Humphrey.
The Eva English was the first tug to
enter Muilet lake this year. BY the way,
she is to have Few wheel. with an adj
ditionaI blade, materially increasing her
speed and towing capacity.
According 10 the rules adopted by the
Council last Thursday night, there will
be two regular meetings of that body
each mouth, the first anu third Tuesday
evenings being designated as the time.
A letter from Mr.. Geo. j. Dorr, agent
for o. B, Green. contractor for dredging
in the inland navigation route, states that
the men TO work ON the dredge would
leave ch;cago Inst Thursday night for
Petosk key en their WHY TO the drcdge.
Mr.. Patrick Kelley will have charge of
the dredge again this season.
.Thswofk of demolishing the uasight-
" structure across the liver at Third
str 'et has been going on during the week.
The "traps'iw were taken dowE Monday,
and lieir absel G.. has afforded employ
ment Tor the boys ferrying passengers
over the river. All teams from and to
Duncan have TO cross at the bridge at
John Z. McDonald's.
Some person. for pure meanness. last
Tuesday afternoon or evening, cut the
line by which the range light at Hum
phreys dock was raised. and it ran
through the small block and fell to ;he
dock, so that when the light was to be
raised it neceSsitated climbing the pole
before it could be Gone. Why any per-
son should be guilty of such littleness
we cannot imagine.
Geo. p. Humphrey has put up new
pole for the range light on the dock
which raises the light much higher than
il was during last season. and will pre-
vent the light from being hill by boats
lying at the dock. New flags have been
put upon both ranges. which are much
larger and ale raised higher than the
old ones, which will enable them to be
seen ut much greater distance. and aid
in navigating the channel much better.
The Port Huron correspondent of the
Detroit Post, under date OF sd inst.
states that the tug PrindivilIc had start
ed for Cleveland 10 take OH coal prepal-
atory to coming to the straits TO operate
as a wrecker for the coming season. She
had the schooner ID. Provost i'm tow.
which she will use rs lighter TO assist
IN her operations. The Prindevile is
commanded by Capt. Sinclair, and his
N any friends will be glad to see the
Captain back among us.
Z. SpiIler & Co. have received large
additions to their stock of furniture by
the boats which have arrived, and are
now prepared with full stock of first
class furniture TO supply any OF our citi-
Zens with any article i'm The furniture
line they may desire. They appreciate
the patronage they have heretofore re-
ceiyed and hope By fair dealing to merit
a continuance of the same. When want.
ing anything in their line get their
pr.ces before purchasing. They will be
pleased to show theirstocH to all, whether
they wish to purchase or not.