Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-22
Cheboygan Postofiice
TOWN TALK.

TOWN EALkAs
E.V. Burtiick. dentist, and wife will
leave on the Menominee to-day for visit
to his sister in Grand Rapids.
We understand that there are num-
Der of neat and tasty cottages being built
at the Bay View camp grounds near Pc
toskev. to be really for the camp meeting
this summer.
Judge Goodwin has appointed Joseph
III. Steere. recently from Adrian, as Pros
ecating Attorney of Chippewa county.
to fill vacancy caused by the resignation
of Joseph W. Weiss.
The Senate and House held all-night
sessions last Monday night but did not
push business fast enough to enable them
to adjonrn the session Tuesday. 1t was
thought they would not be able to adj
journ before last Thursday afternoon.
The Democratic State convention for
N'1nminating candidates for the different
st e offices viii be held i'm lansing.
"ednesday, July 10th. iUnder the APP
portion,aent OF delegates Cheboygan
county will be entitled to two delegates
in the convention.
One of our village officials. engaged in
running timber on the river, involuntari-
" tested the depth of water near Third
street bridge. last Thursday forenoon.
going down head first. He reports a
good depth in the channel and the water
as being somewhat damp.
List Monday evening a boom of logs
belonging to Thompson Smith, while
being towel from down tile Shore by
the tug Crusader. broke an9la portion of
them went ashore on Light House point.
Fortunately the boom aSass divided into
sections and onlya portion got Out. They
have succeeded since in picking up those
that got out.
In the suit of Allen Smith Us. Russell
II. Bennett. in the Superior Court, at De
troit, the jury rendered verdict last
Saturday in favor of the plaintiff for ST.
394 81. This WAS the second time the
case had been ( led. each time resulting
in favor of the plaintiff. The amount OF
the Judgment allowed this timea being
according TO our remembrance, consider
ably larger than at the previous trial.
Thomas Jarrny has succeeded in cap
turing alive six beavers. Two Of them
are old ones, Que or two about fOurteeE
mouths old. and the others youlg ones
MIR. Jarmy, we understand, intends trav.
cling and exhibiting them them. giving
an account of their habits, &c. lie i.
well posted in regard to the traits o
these ANIMALS and we have no dOub
would make the exhibition both inter
esting and instructive.
Fisher & Co.. who have been engaged
: with ting, fishing and shipping fresh
fish from this port, left Thursday morn
ing, returning to Grand Haven. Th
weather had become so warm and havn.
but a limited supply of ice, they toun,
they could not ship their fish proitably
and hence concluded to leave They i'm
tend returning as soon as the warn
weather is over. and will probably be &C
companied with another Tug and fishin.
crew. They report their success heretil
catching much better than at Gran,
Haven.
b. The Congregational Sabbath schoo
had arranged for a picnic III the grow
at Duncan City, last Thursday, but tn
ram intcrfered and prevented it. How
ever. the school and friends. Eumbein
something over one hundred. met at tn
church and spent several hours yer
pleasantly. the school singing snver,
pieces. aBl an adjieSs was made by Re,
} 6. p. Whtecar, prs:or of the NJ. I
church. The good things prepared TO
the picnic were eaten at the church, an
seemed TO have been enjoyed. We III
derstand it is contemplated maxim
another effort to have Il picnic in tn
early pars OF July.
The Michigan Farmer of tae 18th inst
contains good sized map of the uppt
portion of tile Lower Peninsula; and I'll
6 lower portion of the Upper. 1t is pul
lished as M advertisement and is design
ed TO show the position of the lands know
asthe burnt lands. situated in Mackina
and Chippewa counties. In an editorial a
Analysis by Prof. KeJzie, of the Agricu
tural college, is given of tile soil. whic
shows by comparison with The analys
of soils from some of the most fertile r.
gions OF Ohio. that the soil of Norher
Mic Ryan is moi exc He'd fer agriculture
purposes ~ til tot amy OF The most f
vtrab k"' W az icr!lural districts
tue coun ;.