Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-02-09
TOWN TALK.

Sault Ste. Marie received mail last
Wednesday for the first time for twelve
days.
Alex. Mcdonald is engas ed in putting
I'm the front of Farr s. Weeds new drug
store.
Charles F. Lynn was appointed one OF
the Fire Wardens by Tie Council last
Tuesday night.
The hoihesteaders throughout the
county have been making the best of the
tiue weather clearing up their land.
The northeast wind, last night, drove
the ice bacx from Lake Huron ami the
harbor and straits this incoming are filled
with ice.
Tie citizens of Chippewa county are
following the example Of CheIOygaIl
county, and are agitating the organiza-
ton vi an agi iculLural society.
The tug Eva English is being rebuilt,
and will have, when completed, sixteen
inches more beam. This, with the all
dition OF the new boiler, will make her
one Of the best towing tugs OH the river.
AmiOtt is doing the work.
We hear of the "beadiilul'' being in
abundance in more southern localities,
and Of the thermometer indicating be.
low ztro, while here i'm CLeboygan. fOI
the most Of the week, we have had nc
show, and the Weather as pleasant as
May.
DIR. w. w. Bowss has been rendered by
The Department Of Interior. at Washing
ton, the position of examining surgeon
Tor pensions ut ChebOygan ami has mott
Tied the department Of his willingness tC
accept the position. The selection is
good one.
The flne weather has fooled the boy:
into thinking that spring had arrived
and they are out OH the river nights will
their jack lights and. spears after fish
Have not heard whether or not the fish
have been fooled into coming into the
river tn be caught.
A petition is being circulated in En-
met county for = state road to run nOrll
and south through town 30 north, rang,
o west, between Round and Crooked
lakes, TO connecS the Chehoygan and Lit
tie Traverse state road with the Presqu,
Isle and Little Traverse road.
1t has been suggested that the Dramat
IL association devote the proceeds of tlci
entertainments to the purchasing of
piano for public use. Tie dramatic asso
citation to own and control it but let i
io other parties desiring its Use. W.
think the suggestion good one. an.
would recommend it to the attention o
the society tor their consideration.
We should judge that the city edito
Of the Detroit Evening News had beef
investigating ''How lager beer is made.
lie started off a local item in the follow.
ing lucid style: 1T is estimated, by per
SONS cOwherme of judge. that there i
$50 worthor Wind-of Struggled from De
iroit to Windspetent to there is 81 wOril
struggled for good sor To Detroit
Thursday noon the Cheboygan harbor
from the river out, was as free from ic
as in midsummer. no ice being in sigh
rs far as the eye coakl reach, exc pit nea
lighthouse point, which kept the south
erly winds from driving the ice out. Ii
the afternoon the wind changed TO tin,
southwest, and commenced driving tn,
ice down through the straits out int,
Lake Huron.
The weather this week has been verl
favorable for outdoor work, and MesSrs
Buckley &c Widrig have made good US
OF it, in putting up the spire on the Con
gregational church. It is we'll advance,
toward completion, and adds much I,
the looks of the church, giving it fin
ished appearance. We should like yer,
much TO see the steeples Of the othe
churches co .eted. 1t would add yer,
much to the appearance of the village
We understand there is SOME talk OF tn,
Catholic church erecting theirs this com
Ing Summer.