Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-01-26
TOWN TALK.

c. w. Drury's dancing school opened
last hight at Spencer House hail, with a
good number in attendance.
Miss Carrie DAVIS left by stage last
Tuesday morning OIL her way to Chicago
where che expects to remain for several
months.
The State Board OF Control has con-
fracted with Messrs. Walton & Lacy, of
Detroit, for pair of lock gates tor the
Sault canal, said gates to he delivered in
the spring.
Remember the adjourned meeting, in
regard to the Organization of an agri-
cultural society, to lie held at the court
house next FRIDAY afternoon. Let there
be a large attendance.
Joseph Nj. Weiss. who went to Sault
Ste. Mlrie TO accept the position of Pros
rcuting Attorney of Chippewa county,
has been appointed United States CON-
missioner by Judge Brown.
We understand j. F. Maloney has pur-
chased the building OH Main street form
erly owned by Angus Mckay, and con
templates removing his stock of grocer
les, &c, from his present location to that
building.
The Detroit Evening News says the
wrecking tug Leyia,han has gone to
Grand Haven to dredge the bar between
ihe piers at the mouth OF Grand river.
The sand bar at that point makes it diff
cult for heavily loaded steamers 10 get
in.
Parties arriving in the village this
week report that the Jackson, lansing g.
Saginaw railroad company are erecting
shanties along the proposed line of their
road, this side of Gaylord, for the pur-
pose OF commencing work extending the
road in the direction of the straits.
We see it stated that Capt. o. D.
Thompson, Of Cleveland, Ohio, il con.
structing steamboat ut ShebOygan, Wis,
TO run between Chicago and Mackina y,
calling ut all ports OH the east side Of
Lake Michigan OIL her way down and at
all ports OIL the west side OH her return.
That scientific ignOramus, DR. Roming-
er, State GeOlogist, is receiving consider
able attention from the press of this
northern section OF the lower peninsula,
ON account OF the ignorance manifested
in Lis Geological report of the State"
in reference 10 the soil ami productive
ness Of this portion OF the state.
President Horne, of the ChebOygan
Pioneer society, has appointed b. Nj.
Summons, VIM. Bartholomew. Jacob
Wilson, John Barber AMI G. s. Wheelock
u committee to make preparations for
the annual reunion OF the society, TO
take place Monday evening, February
4th. The committee meets at the
l'ioneer House this afternoon.
Our lnmbermen will be glad to learn
that We have had sixteen inches of SNOW
at ChebOygan. This valuable informa-
ton we find i'll the Alpena Argus, of last
week, and hasten 10 give it 10 our lum-
bermen, in order that they may he able
10 take advantage Ut the SHOW, but tor
sixteen inches, il seems to us To have been
pretty thinly spread over the ground.
The advent OF the ordinance relative to
the fire department, published last week
by the TRIBUNE, caused quite cOmmO-
lion among the members ut the fire com.
pany. which resulted i'm considerable
talk; but it sc :ms that after mature de-
liberation they came 10 the conclusion
that they were worse scared than hurt,
and, as Il consequence, the excitement
has subsidized.
Tie report OF the Orchard Committee
OF the State Pathological society is utter
ly at Variance with that OF DR.. Rominger,
state Geologist, i'll regard To the charac-
Ter of the soil and climate of northern
Michigan, and their adaptibility to fruit
culture, and we are OF the opinion that
practical results will carry tar gr eater
weight in forming correct conclusions in
the minds OF intelligent people than the
opinion of a scientific i.norsmus.