Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-03-16
TOWN TALK.

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Tomorrow will be st. Patrick's day.
Charles Hart has his schooner, G, Hart
fitted out ready for business.
The sawmills are being put in readi
ness for the summers campaign.
Fish are being spearcd in large guam
titles every night in the riversand bay.
A number citizens from MackinaN
Island were in the illagev for a few day:
this week.
The business of the Circuit court will
probably not be finished until next Tues
day evening.
Judge Hatch arrived on the stage
from Petoskey Tuesday evening, and
opened court Wednesday morning.
G. T.. Langdon's Single mill started
up Thursday. thereby averting the
shingle famine which threatened the vii.
lage.
Several vessels have already taken in
cargoes of grain at Chicago, and it is
stated they will sail about the first OF
April.
The steamer George l.. Dunlap was
announced TO leave Bay City for Aipena,
last Thursday morning. The first trip
of the season over water.
III. a. Rollins. Register Of Deeds OF
Emmett county, has been in the village
during the week. He is Il witness in the
Brill, false pretense, case.
There are some slight symptoms in
this weeks Free Press of the editor hav-
ing another at:scS OF Jail Oil the brain.
Poor man. it cannot be helped.
The editor Of the Free Press has re-
covered somewhat from his bewiIder-
ment, and ventures this week to express
al opinion upon the weather.
Some of our lumbermen are talking of
continuing their lumberirg operations
during the summer. if the price of lum-
Der will justify the extra lator and ex-
pense.
The Truscott has made two or three
trips tIi, week To Mackinaw and Point
ST. Ignace, and has been doing good
business, sbolh i'm the way OF passengers
and freight.
The Charleyoix Sentinel saws the
schooner w. A. Smith left foi Mackinaw
last Monday, with miscellaneous cargo.
This is the earliest clearance from that
port for many years.
1t is reported that there is.very little
ice in Lakes ST. Clair, Erie or Huron, and
that the. Detroit anu st. Clair rivers are
both entirely clear. If there were only
business tor the boats they might begin
running Immediately.
DIR. A. NJ. Gerow has secured the cor
ner opposite the TRIBUNE office and will
proceed ut once to put upa building, to
be occupied by him as Il drug store.
They commenced excavating Tor the
foundation Wednesday.
The Valley Queen is being thoroughly
oyerhallled anu repaired Is to be re-
painted throughout. and pu. in first-class
class condition for the inland route, To
run in connection VITA the new steamer
being built by Mr.. Jenks, at Ionia.
Congressman Williams has introduced
missioners to regulate and protect the
fisheries OH lakes Ontario, Erie, St.
Clair, Huron, Michigan and Superior,
AMI the rivers of Saint Lawrence, Mag
ara, Saint Clair, Sault Ste. Marie, and
the straits OF Mackinaw.
f. nj. Summons. last Tuesday. brought
through from Petoskey the largest wag-
on load probably. fo- bulk, that ever
came over the road. 1t consisted OF fur.
niture-bedsteads chairs, &c.,-for his
hotel, the Pioneer House, and would in
dicate that he was preparing 10 accom-
modate large number OF iguests during
the coming season.
Everybody knows that the editor of
the Free Press is Il brilliant and ready
writer Wien lie oace gets down to busi-
ness Week after week the editorial
columns of that paper are filed with en-
auatiOnS from tle giant Inind-ciiDDel
out with his scissors--buI it is only
when he strikes some theme that is es-
pecialiy congenial 10 his spirit, such as
How Lager Beer is Made" s'Our DEVILS
Dream "Dingle, Dingle, Supper's
Ready &C., that the brightest efforts of
that mighty intellect are called forth.
Read the Free Press this week, and then
rejoice that Cheboygan is large enough
To contain all that genius at once.