Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-26
TOWN TALK.

1t is reported that new steamer is 10
be built during The coming winter, fol
The inland route.
For wonder the t legraph commu-
nication has not been interrupted by a
break in the line this week
The Council at their meeting Tuesday
night voted to pun chase 200 feet more
hose Tor the fire department.
,TTe understand Henry Amiot has TAX
Ell tue job of recovering the machinery
from the tug crusader, which burned a
week or so since.
afThc subscription list Of the TRIBUNE
is gradually Increasing, every week br.n =
'i.,s new subscribers. Every family in
the county ought TO take their home pa
per. .G..ssfsi''zass q
D;phtheria l. reported as prevalent in
should observe all rr ciutionary mean-
possible 10 prevent 1t g,liing start in
This section
Last Monday he Lcy:aihan succeeded
in rowing into the river the dump scOw
which has sunk off this harbor and il
Was raised by the tredses anj is now UNI
de,going some repairs.
The N tion.l Greanback REPRESENTA-
tive con, e'.lion at Mackinac last Tues
day consisted of two delegates from this
county ANA two from Mackinac and
proved very harmonious and unani-
nous body.
The Board of Supervisors held their
annual meeting this meek, commencing
Wedn esday and closing Thursday. The
Clerk was unable to prepare the
o | tat me II of p oc edings for
this weeks Issue of tbe TRIBUNE, but ii
will appear in our next paper.
We have received a copy of the ms IL
tute Herald. published in the interest Of
Sunday School Institute at Portland.
Mich, VII oh commences Tomorrow.
Rev. j. L. Mai!e, formerly pastor of the
congregational church of this village is
the elilor.
The GrrenviIle Independent says:
Reports from the Saginaw Valley show
that Hon. Roswell g. Horr is growing
in favor among the people as the cam
pa;gn prog esses and more people hear
n, fill n,
course. Prospects are decidedly i'm favor
of his election by large mi r,ty. Pre-
pare your ballots for Roswell G. IIo:r.
next Congressman from the Eight Dis
tr'ct.
Hereafter. until the close OF navigation,
the Western Union telegraph company
will keep the repeating Offices open on
Sunday so that messages can be sent and
received OH shat day THIS will be quite
an accommodation to ElGis section IF
Michigan For this favor orr citizers
are in a measure indebte to Mir. Charles
Farr. che accommodating manager of the
CheboySan onfcc,sha-in interested him
self in the matter and npon whose repre-
sentations and recommendations the
change was male.
In the early part Of the week. the
South was visited with fros.. and it had
a marked effect in checking the ravages
ofihe yellow fever, end it was hoped that
jack Frost had got the bet e of Yellow
jack. but later a,iviecs lite that the
weather WIS getting warmer anG the dali
ly number of deaths again on the Increase
In some of the afflicted sections they
thought that the worst vas over. ana in
some Ilaces ihe visiting physicians were
leaving. their services. not beisg neccs-
sary. but refugees were warned 10 not
venture until certain that all danger was
over.
a cording to announcement in last
week TRIBUNE. the usual services at h..
Methodist chu.c' last Sunday evening.
~ere1isneased with and a meeting bell
for The benefit of the yellow fever suffer-
ers. Rev. a. p. Morrison, pastor of he
CHURCH, presided and, after voluntary
by the choir, o. ened the meeting with
prayer. james j. Brown nd dressed the
IN citing very etfectiy, Iy, AID Was listen
ell 70 w'ih marked attention by the audi
enee- A collection Was taken up aud
q'ile a liberal sum raised, Tho amount
WAC adiiei to what had been raised by
The mmiitees cinyasing. and the first
TIE wee Il draf! OF Sis 81 was sent
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