Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-08

Notice the advertisement of the West
ern Transportation company's steamers
in another column.
The river was clear OF vessels loading.
yesterday for the first time since the
shipping season commenced.
A. Anspach went East on the st. Paul
to buy some fancy stock in the line of
dry goods and clothing for the Fourth of
July.
The large number OF logs in the river
has interfered with the running of the
Valley Queen this week, the mail coming
through by stage.
A number of the pigeon trappers who
went to the Bovine Falls region, have re-
turned here. They report the chances
much better here than at the former
place.
Read Benefits advertisement and see
what bargains he is offering in his line.
He is preparing to remove his stock to
the room recently vacated by Gallagher
& Mcdonald.
The "tollars of our daddies" are the
coin of the realm at Point St. Ignace. Mr.
Stockbridge brought up q half barrel
the other day, and is scattering them
among his workmen at rapid rate.
Why don't you go to the new cheap
cash store and buy your paper collars.
You can get the best collars i'm an elegant
wooden box, with very nice pipe or
tobacco box inside. all for % cents.
Another new stock of clothing, dry
goods. ladies' ready made sacques. linen
and cambria snits, parasols, &C., just re-
ceived at the new cheap cash store, OPP
pOsite Farr & Weeds new drug store.
DIR. Gerow has something to say 10 the
readers of the TRIBUNE i'm another COL
umn of this issue. He has his stock all
nicely arranged in his new quarters and
is now ready for business. Give him
call.
A court martial has been i'm session at
Mackinaw during the week to try
soldiers for minor offenses. 1t is a pity
that they could not have the first
''whack" at The deserters who did such
able jobs of stealing.
Last Tuesday Perry Mckay acciden-
tally broke his left arm while playing
circus or something of that kind Dr.
Gerow was called and finding that it
was only simple fracture soon had him
i'm as comfortable condition as is usual
in snch clses.
1t is time to consider whether or not
Cheboygan will celebrate the Fourth of
July. 1t is less than four weeks off and
if anything is to be done on that day in
the way of celebration, it is time some
steps were being taken toward making
arrangements.
New flues for the boiler of the fog
whistle at Spectacle Reef, came up on
the Milwaukee Tuesday moaning. with a
mach,nist to make the repairs. He went
to Mackinaw on the Mary. "Wednesday,
where he expected to meet the light
house keeper, who would take him to
the light house.
The hurricanes and cyclones. carrying
destruction and death with them, have
never been so frequent rs this year. The
disturbed condition of the physical ele-
ments are rs marked as the storms that
threaten the peace and happiness of the
nations Of earth. Richmond, Mo, was
visited lat Saturday evening and over
100 houses totally destroyed. and Is or
20 persons killed. The loss of property
is estimated at s250,0O0.
The residents of Point st. Ignace arc
either in fever or a chill about railroad
matters, some weeks they think DIR.
Lamar is a gentleman and some weeks
they Cont. Last week was a week of
dependency. This week they are hope
full. They expected the engineer of the
road there on the st. Paul to commence
operation. He did not come. they
then expected the Marine City to be the
lucky boat, when she stopped here yes
terday morning, the flag was not at her
mast head, so we fear they will be again
doomed to disappointment.
The Fairfield Iowa Tribune. Saturday
of last week, has the following:
Rev. r. NJ Thompson, recently of Chebovgap.
Mich, viii occupy the pulpit of the Congrega-
tiOnal chrrch, tomorrow morning and evening
The sermons of Mr.. Thompson last SABBATH
were fun of thought. clothed in beautiful lam
guage, and were dervered in an eloquent and
impressive manner, and it is earnestly hoped
he may be retained among US.
We understand that Mr.. Thompson
has concluded to remain. i'm Fairfield, and
commence his pastora:e immediate ~.
We congratulate our friends OF the far
west upon their good fortune i'm securing
the services of Mr.. Thompson. Our loss
is their gain. As time passes OH we will
feel more fully our loss, and they appra-
ciate more fully their gain. We wish
Mr.. Thompson, and feel very sure that
he will secure it. abundant success in his
new field Of labors
CerSOnal.
Col. Fox, an extensive lumber man
ufacturer and dealer, of Grand Rapids
was in the village a few days this week
looking after his interests i'm some pine