Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-09-15
TOWN TALK.

There Is no more inviting field for ag-
riculture than northern Michigan.
A new lot of well executed counterfeit
quarters are In articulation. Look out fol-
them.
The Duncan City express has proved 6
great accommodation to the public, and
we hope source of profit to the pro
prietor.
Mrs. W. A. Lynn presented her .hus
band with a twelve pound. girl last
Wednesday. and nov happiness reign:
in that household.
The Great Australian Circus" which
exhibited here last, summer. met its fate
mt st. Paul last week. 1t fell into the
arms of the Sheriff.
John Vincent waived an examination
on the charge of cutting w. c. Hayes,
and his case went over the circuit court
for further investigation.
Neither the Congregational or Metho-
dist churches had services last Sunday.
The pastor of the NJ. E. church was alb
sent attending conference. o.
The lumbermen are now engaged in
taking their winter supplies to the
woods, and otherwise making arran ge.
meEts for their winters campaign.
Stewards new threshing machine was
landed at McDoEld's dock Tuesday
night, and Wednesday morning com
menced thresliing Mr.. McDonald's oat
crop. The machine worked well, and
attracted considerable attention.
During the month of August there
were 80 entries under the homestead
law. at the Lind Office in Traverse City,
covering 1870 acres; As final proofs, COW
ering 5,SS7 acres; cash entries to the
amount. of sG34.00, covering 700 acres.
There is music in the air every night.
People forget to remove the bells from
their'tows; ut eventide. and there is music
in some parts of the city from dark until
daylight 1t was Gray who called these
sounds sdrowsy tinklings, 'but they don't
sound that way i'm this climate.
Macarthur, Smith s. Co. have the fonn-
dations' ofs their new coal sheds laid, and
their immense size can now be seen.
They are son3 the outside of the "old
MILL" and extend from the dock back to
Main street. After they are completed,
the old mill. which has. become some
thing 81 All eye-sore, will be taken
away.
John McGinn has been making some
important improvements upon his Third
street property. He has put in good
foundation, and planked the street be-
tween thessiddwall{s and the road bed OF
the bridge. 1t adds much 10 the conve-
nience as well as to the appearance. Mr.
Burns is doing.Iikewise on the opposite
side of the street.
THERE'S nothing like taking the tide
ut its turn. So there is peculiar adyant-
age i'm advertising just when business is
waking np.,andl there is demand fol
everything Just now is such time
and Quick returns may be looked foI
from any wants made public. TT FRI
BUNE is the best advertising me lium in
northern Michigan.
Sanford Baker, Esq. is making some
extensive improvements in his property
on the east stle,of the river. All the va
cant lots are being enclosed i'm sllbstan-
tial board fences. The large common
which has looked so rough with its cedar
stumps. has been nicely cleared off AMI
sown to wheat. This part OF town now
looks very attractive.
There are large quantities of burnt pine
i'm the country tributary to Cheboygal
which must be cut this winter to save il
from waste. 1t may be that this viii
cause Ian ger amount than ever befor,
to be put i'm the rivers. \ number o.
owners of pine land which has suffered
have been in town lately TO sell the tim
Der to our mill owners.
We give place in another column to {;
graphic description of Gov. Croswell.
trip from here TO Petoskey, especially
the last portion of it, taken from thu
Governors home paper. the Adrian
Times. Who w';.l venture to say tina
some poet will not some day sing Il sons
about it. and through it the GOVERNOR
rifle become as famous as the midnight
ride OF Paul Revere"