Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-02-02
TOWN TALK.

The broom handle factory has again
started up.
w. FL. Bunker arrived home from Saul:
Ste. Marie last Sunday morning.
The Village Council hold their regular
meeting next Tuesday evening.
A newspaper was received at the post
office in Wednesday evenings mail, ad-
dressed 80 the Man that Shot Towser."
The Northern Transit propellers run
ming between Milwaukee and Ludington
have been making their trips regularly
and having all the business they could
attend TO.
There are 96 vacancies i'm the Naval
Academy to De filled, of which three be-
long to Michigan. Appointments must
be made before July l, and the exami-
nation of candidates take place June 2l
and September IL.
Captain Foster has sold the schooner
Anna E. Foster to parties in the southern
portion of the state. The schooner is
ashore on the lower shores of Lake
Huron, and was disposed of as she lay
on the beach.
Mr.. William Kilby, of Duncan, last Sat-
urday, while engage in raising his horse,
which had fallen OH the ice, broke his
collar bone. DIR. Perrin was sent tor and
rendered the necessary surgical aid. Mr..
Kilby felt go we'll that yes terday morn-
ing he started TO camp.
Last Sunday the tug w. B. Minter,
made trip from Point st. Ignace TO
Mackinaw City and return. Navigating
the straits as late as the 9th day of
January, rs far as we can learn, is some.
thing unparalleled in the memory of the
@Oldest inhabitant," and is worthy of be-
ing noted.
Miss Edith L. Keables was called home
by sickness in the family. She left
Thursday morning on the stage, expect
ing to be absent couple of weeks. She
expects to return so as to open her school
again two weeks from next Monday.
The parents of pupils will please bear
this in mind.
The Senate Committee on Claims has
reported adversely on the claim OF the
Misses Burt, of Detroit, for compensation
for the use of the solar compass inverted
by their father, OH the ground that the
memorial on this matteris not accom-
panied by any evidence, i'm due form. to
sustain any of its statements.
Captain Thomas Foster left on the
stage Wednesday morning for Mt.
Clemens, which place he intends making
his home. He expects to make Cheboy-
gan number of visits with his steam
barge during the coming season. We
are sorry Ia lose the popular and genial
Captain from among Our citiZeEs.
The Mackinaw mail carriers have ex-
perienced considerable difficulty i'm car
rying the mail this week. Wednesday
morning, when about three miles from
the shore. on the ice, the ice broke up
and their boat was carried adrift, and it
was only with the greatest difficulty they
succeeded in saving the mail and reach
ing the shore.
Notwithstanding the lack OF snow, we
hear encouraging reports from some OF
the lumber cimps. At one camp, where
this time las. year. they were only
making three trips per day, they are now
making four. and hauling good loads, too
but it is done by considerable labor being
expended in throwing snow on the road
While in some camps the forces are being
reduced, in others We hear of their being
increased.
The state news editor of the Detroit
Evening News has been made a full
AeJged member of the Oakland county
poultry association. which is billed to
hold fair at Oxford, February 18th. 14th
and 18th. He says if given dark night
and low roost he will discount any man
I'm Oakland colnty in raising hens
Process nois ltss. Patent applied for.