Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-30
TOWN TALK.

The Congregational Sabbath school
have sent for new library books.
Carkin, Stickney & Cram are having
extensive repairs made to their dredges.
C. A. Gallagher town treasurer, has a
word to say to the taxpayers of the town.
ship of Benton in another column of this
issue.
Bullen & Nelson's mill shut down last
week, for the season, after very success
tul run, not losing a days time during
the season.
The annual election of officers for the
Congregational Sabbath school Will take
plac. at the close of the school tO-mor-
row. A full attendance of all interested
is desired.
Mrs. j. w. intlerman was very pleas
antly surprised last Wednesday evening
by visit from number OF her little
pleasantly in music, charades, tableaux,
&c.
Col. Fl. G. Davis, shipped on the City
of Toledo, live bear, destined for the
soldiers home, Dayton, Ohio. 1t was
captured OH the north shore aud brought
over IRON Point st. IgEace Thursday on
the Mary.
An ADDITIONAL lot of hose for the fire
department arrived on the City of Tole-
do, last Sunday. They were much need
ell and will add to the efficiency of the
department., Had they been on hand at
the time Pe!lenz's wagon shop and
dwelling burned, we feel confident the
most of the property destroyed would
have been saved.
The Chicago Times says the reason
the Republicans carried the late elections
was because they Outnumbered the Dem
ocrats at the polls. That held good
throughout the north. but had no effect
i'm the south. According to the New
York Herald correspondent in thy south
voters were of no consequence. the tissue
paper ballots did the business.
Mcmahon defeated Mclaughlin i'm TIE
wrestling match at Chicago, last Satur-
digit, and thereby won the champion
ship of the world, at collar ami elbow
wrestling. Mclaughlin won the first
fall and Mcmahon the second and third
An immense audience witnessed the
match. 1t is understo ID that McLaugh-
lin will challenge him to another match.
Henry Amiot succeeded i'm recovering
the machinery of the Crusader, which
burned some time since. The hull with
the machinery i'm was raised AMI taken
to Duncan last week, and the work of
taking the machinery out completed
last Wednesday. The hull was so badly
damaged by fire rs TO be worthless, and
was taken to the lower end of the bay
where it was sunk.
The "old reliable" wrecking tug Levia-
than has again proved herself the boss"
wrecker. After other tugs h1d worked
mt the barge Rn.ter and had failed TO
raise her and she had been abandoned
by the insurance companies, the Levia-
than took hold and succeeded in raising
her. A telegram to the Inter-Ocean
says she got her afloat last Sunday. and
was unloading her sufficiently to allow
her to enter the harbor at Ludngton.
1t is rumored that the Jackson Ian
sing and Saginaw railroad company will
extend that road to Indian river early
next season. We do not know what
foundation there is to the rumar, but if
they desire to secure the trade of this
northern section, it is necessary for them
to push The road through to that point.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana road fully
realize the importance Of the trade of
this section and will have that road ex-
tended to Crooked lake early next Sch
son.
Rev. Mr.. Morrison preached We in
teresling Thanksgiving discourse at the
nj. E church, Thursday. The attend
ance was not as large as it should have
been, and would Indicate that the citi-
zens Of Cheboygan were not so thankful
as they Knight have been. Most of the
business places were open the most Of the
day. A very interesting meeting for the
children was held in the evening and the
was better than at the morn
ing service.