Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-19


school has been changed from II o'clock
to3P.M.
There is nothing new, as flras we can
learn, in regard to the Marquette and
Maekinaw railroad. M s-si'
Sanford Bakers team got the start of
the driver, this morning, and ran away.
breaking the tongue of the wagon.
Battise had the misfortuns tolose one
OF his horses yesterday. He was hauling
wood from the woods below s'Dog town.
when his black horse fell down and died.
The scholars and teachers of the Con-
gregational Sunday school, are preparing
for an entertainment to be given soon.
Notice of the time and place will be
given us soon as definitely settled.
E. Fl. Sager, the gentleman mention
ed in our last issue as looking for Store
site on Burt lake, succeeded i'm securing
location on the west side of the lake,
and intends early i'm the. spring erecting
a building suitable for his business.
James ]. Brown and E., H. Perkins.
Will speak ut Sorrows school house, in
Grant. Oct, 23dan ut DMcan City,
Oct. 10Th in the evening of. t le ;.bo ;e
named days, in the interest Of honest
money. Let there be good turn out.
Telegraph communication with the
outside world has been badly democrat
= lied this week. 1t has been blowing
nearly all the time and as every blow
brea6s the line, tile consequence has
been it has been down most of the time.
The arrivals of settlers in our county
are more numerous this fall than ever
before. Scarcely.a boat arrives but has
from one to a halt dozen families with
their household goods. CheboygIn coun-
ty, as farming country, is beginning, to
be appreciated.
Yesterday was a very stormy day, the
wind blowing from the northwest. A
telegram from Mr. p. NJ. Lathrop. dated
ManitOwoc, states that the propeller City
OF New York put into that port eli ac-
count of the heavy sea anu would net
leave before last evening. 81
The continuous rainy weather for
sometime past has flooded a good portion
OF the road between this village and Pc
tOskey. As i consequence, the mail gets
In rather later than nsull, but, consider
ing the condition OF the road, is as
prompt as could be expected.
The prospects are that the number of
camps in the woods ide coming winter.
will not be near as large as last winter.
Thompson Smith, We understand, will
operate less than half the number Inc did
last winter, and our other lumberrnan.
as near rs We can learn. all contemplate
running fewer camps.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad
company commenced works Oh the ex
tension OF their road from Bay View TO
Crooked lake last-week, with a force of
some twenty labor rs, and the work Wilt
be pushed with energy. until completed
or until the weather becomes too sevt re
and cause suspension. In any event il
is the intention TO have the extension
ready for next season.
1t is reported that the steamer Kcwee-
nav will hereafter run from. Clevelapd
to Alpena,. Cheboygan and Mackiuaw.
She will leave Cleveland on Wednesday
evening ana Detrpit Thursday evening.
The boat is now in Cleveland, having
some repairs TO make to her wheels. The
change is made because her owners think
there is more money to be made on this
route. -e
We are in receipt of the first number
OF The Echo" a weekly paper publish
ed by the Detroit Evening News Co., and
edited by j. E. Scrips. 1t is brim full OF
news, concise and TO the point. 1t i.
started upou the same tn" DRY that the
Evening news was cstablished-yiz: "thal
Il small paper we'll filed with matter
every line Of which will be interesting
and readable, Is tar better than large
sheet cheaply and therefore carelessly
edited" The prospectus can be found
in another column, to which we would
invite the attention of all the. readers Of
the TRIBUNE who desire spicy, newsy
and well edited paper for small sum.
The citizens of Mackinaw. island are
having circulated and signed petition;
to Congress, asking for an appropriation
for the protection and Improvement Of
Mackinae hsrbOr, by ciusing the con-
structiOn OF breakwaters OIL Biddle's and
Mission points. they claim that theil
port is one OF. The oldest in The country
and that government has never expended
9 dollar OH the improvement of the har-
Dor That it being OH the direct route
Of steamers from Lake Superior and the
lower likes 10 and from Lake Michigan
ports, if the bfeakwaters were con
ructed it would become one of the most
iml O 'tant harbOrs OF refuge OH the chair
of re It lakes, as these treakyaters would
IN. e it a secure harbor from all storms