Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-06-23


there is to be "a signal station estab
lished at Sault Ste. Marie Immediately.
The lawyers being absent most of tn
week attending court at Mackinaw, al
unusual quietness has prevailed in tn
village.
The tug Leviathan, Thursday. mad,
the run from the dock ut Mackinac L
Humphreys dock i'm less th;n one hou
aud half. rCE
Rev. r. M. Thompson left on the City
of Toledo Monday night. Quite mum
Der of our citizens were present TO biz
him adieu, and the expressions of regret
at his departure were general.
While the City of Concord was stop
ping at Humphreys dock yesterday af
ternoOn a quartette of cOlOred vOealists
favored those present by singing alquar
tette in a very pleasing manner.
The closing service of Rev. r. M
Thompson, last Sunday night at the Con.
gregational church, was largely attended
by our citizens, the church being crowd
ed-even the aisles having seats placed
in them, in order to accommodate those
i'm attendance.
Street Commissioner Wilson has been
employed a portion of the week in ut
ting OF gravel on Main street in spots
where he thought it would 90 the most
good. What it should have is good
coat of gravel throughout its whole
length.
AT a meeting Of the Town Board held
lust Wednesday, upon motion an order
was drawn in favor of C.. Stevenson for
one hundred dollars. in part payment of
the house and lot purchased of him By
the town. J.P Sutton was appointed 81
committee of one to confer with the 9th
er Town Boards in reference to joint
purchase of said house and lot
We understand that Z. Nj. Lathrop
has concluded TO locate his mandatory
ut the forks OF Cheboygan and Black
rivers, and that he will commence at
once the erection of the building! We
regret that Mr.. Lathrop has concluded
to locate so tar from the village, feeling
that the mandatory would have been
much more benefit to the village if To-
f.afel vii him lis limits
The launch of the ''Minnehaha", Todd's
scow. on Thursday evening. was Il failure
she sliding eff the ways sideways and
landing ia the mud. She was raised up
onto the ways again yesterday morning
aud with the aid of The Bismarck they
succeeded in launching her without any
difficulty. She will be of greater capaci-
ty than any other vessel owned in Che
boygan, and should keep Henry pretty
well supplied with peanuts.
The Davidson Brothers have opened
Photographic establishment next door
TO the postoffice. where they are prepared
to do first-class work at reasonable prices.
Those of our sitizens who desire any
thing i'll the tart preservative" line would
do well to call upon these gentlemen
while they remain. They propose only
to stay with US for short time, hence
those who wish photographs wou d do
well 10 call ut the earliest moment.
The meeting of the Kalathumpians last
Saturday night was not so we'll attended
by the members OF the order as was de-
sired. The Grand Mogul has issued orders
for all members to have their uniforms
in order and be ready to Jon the great
cavalcade OH the morning of the Fourth,
promptly at O'Clock. In consideration
of the day to be celebrated, an invitation
is extended to all who may desire to
take part to assemble at tile slime rende-
vous as that of last year and join in the
procession.
a Justice of the Peace, not thousand
miles from Cheboygan, gave judgment
Tor the plaintiff in II certain suit. The
ease was appealed to the circuit courl
and the Judgment sustained. The dc.
fendant, however, blamed the Justice Tor
the suit going against him, and took oc-
cilslo.. to call OH HIM ut his Office, and
abused him roundly. The Justice. i'm re-
Lifting the circumstance afterwart said
The had II notion To line the man for con
tempt Of court" Upon being told that
as his court was not la session he eould
rot have done so, lie replied he would
have opened court for tie, purpose. III.
~as Ike the Judge who, upon being met
on the street by an attor-
hey and sounlly berated, in
formed the said attorney that he would
tille him tor contempt. The lawyer
asked him how he would DO il when
court WAS Ltt open. The Judge replied,
Il will give you to understand tha this
court is always open To contempt