Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-08-03
TOWN TALK.

The hotels at Mackinac are crowded 70
their utmost capacity and the season
promises to he the m )st successful one
for The hotel men for several years.
The weather for several days has been
uuite warm during the day but the
nights are delightfully."- cool. so that all
can enjoy refreshing nights's rest.
Large numbers of visitors seeking rest
and recreation arrive in our. village up
on every boat. Cheboy gan as summer
resort is beginning to be appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marquette desire to
thank their friends in Cheboygan and
Duncan City for the kindness displayed
by them on the occasion Of tie death of
their sol.
We would suggest to the members of
the Village Council that they examine
the sidewalks in front of their respective
premises and see ii they do not need n
little attention.
The steamers Northern Belle and Val
ley Queen will form daily line between
this place and petoskey during the camp
meeting. The fare being placed at So
for the round trip.
When business man tells the pub
Usher of local paper that he wishes him
success and refuses to advertise and does
all his printing with rubber stamp. what
is the misguided editor to think?
Trolling for fish in the river seems TO
be quite popular among those visiting
Cheboygan. Every evening about all
the available small boats TO be had are
out filed with parties enjoying the sport
Truth smay be met with eve day i'm
the common business transactions OF life.
but when you get down TO horse trade.
it is estimated that abou. one mau i'm ten
thousand will make reliable statement.
Ii will be seen from Col. Duryea's let
ter. i'm another column. that he expects
the work on the harbor will commence
about the middle of this month and that
Inc expects to complete II channel Is feet
deep and POO feet wide.
The steamer Northern Belle, on the
inland rOu e, broke down last Monday, a
cog wheel which driv one of the paddle
wheels giving out. 1t is expected that
size will be ready to resume her place on
the route next Monday.
Is it not time that more rumors should
be started about the building OF he Mar
quetie IS Mackinac II. X. We I'VE ea-
gerly scanned the papers bat not word
can we find in any OF them about it. This
should not be so. Is DIR, Laman's gas
exhausted {?
Visitors at the Sault will have chance
to witness a hanging mitch Sept. 18th
if executive clemeicy does not intervene.
Laban Amer ami John Amer have been
sentenced by the court OIL tho Canadian
side to be hung ut Thar time for killing
two men named o 'Brien.
Don't forget The meeting at Mackinac
Thursday of next week for the purpose
of perfecting arrangements looking to
tie erection of a monument 10 the men,
DRY of the celebrated Marquette. Che
b"ygan should b. well represented a.
the meeting and we hope as many as pos
siblc OF our Q tizens will make arrange
menis to attend.
1t will be seen by a notice elsewhere
in ibis issue of the TRIBgNE that coun-
~ convention has been called by the
chairman of the Republican county COM
mittrc. to he held at the Town Hall Fri
day afternoon, of next week. for
the purpose of elecing three dele
gates to the Senatoril convention, at
Traverse City. OH the e2d inst.
Extensive fires have becii raging i'm the
northern peninsula, and great damage
has brei done. Fires are also reported
on the north shore of Lake Superior
uear the town OF Fort Williams, the in
habitants OF rh'c'i place hal TO turn out
ell masse to preveu: the destruction of
their town. Navigation on Lake Supe-
rior has beer considerably inpcded by
the smoke.
The R.pnblican State Committee met
in Detroit last Monday and nominated
Corr elius \. Cover; OF Saginaw for the
oflire OF Superintendent OF Public En-
struction, instead of III. S. Tarbcll, tic
nominee of the sss,te convention, who has
declined. Mr. Cover il at present Super
iutendent Of Schools at Saginaw City and
is a graduate of the NJ chigan University.
He was County superintendent of schools
In &c lesee 'Iilty for two terms. having
been OF, bo'h the demo c~atic aud Rcpub-
lican and ti,he;s each time