Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-07-13
TOWN TALK.


We see by the western postal record
for July. that the postoffice at Geyersville,
this county, has been discontinued.
Tie residents of Point st. Ignace are
very enthuseas. ic i'm their condemnation
Of the great and good DIR. Lamar.
The Detroit News, the other day. stated
that a colony of Germans was forming
in thai city to settle in Cheboygan coun-
~.
The st. Paul will leave Detroit on the
Goth OIL her first excursion to the Sault.
Cheboyganites should make note of
this.
A miniature ship yard is in operation
down near the docks. We shOul. Judge
the craft now i'm the stalks would 500 ID
be ready to launch.
Allen Smith, of this village. has the
contract for constructing some dams on
the Carp river, over in Mackinaw county,
and went over the other day to commence
operations.
Wetmore & Co. offer extra induce
ments on teas, crOckeiy, glassware, can
ned goods, &C.. los of choice sawed dry
wood ready fol stove, best in town. Also
few tons of hay.
b1he report of the marine business of
this place for the past year, which APP
pears in another column, is interesting
reading for those who have expressed
their faith in the future of Cheb0ygan.
1t is said that the ST. Paul will run four
excursions to the Sault. and the Marine
City two or three during the present and
the coming month. If this programme
is carried out, there win be a boat to the
Sault nearly every week.
The little daughter of j. F. Hall met
with quite a severe accident last Thurs
'lay evening. While engaged i'm play
with her little companions,she was push
cd off the sidewalk in such a manner as
10 fall and break her arm.
Auditor General Ralph Ely, ina card
to the East Saginaw Republican. an
nOunces his consent to become a candi-
date for representative in congress from
the sth district OH the Republican plat
form adopted at the State conventions.
Smiths, the old Vorce s. Barker mill,
now runs two circular saws, the second
one having been put in during the past
week, This mill will soon rank among
the best of its size, as improvements
seem to be the watchword of its owner.
The receipts of the custom house at
Sault Ste. Marie for the fiscal year end
ing June Both 1873 were $4.435,55, which
is good indication of the business pros
perity of the place. This is probably
i'm excess of ANY other port in the Lake
Superior (Marquettel district.
The beautiful yacht, which won the
boat race at the Sault so easily on the
4th, was here day or two this week and
was admired by every one who saw her.
She was made by Wallace Hill of Drum
mon.Is Island and seems to be about as
perfect a model rs could be made.
We call attention to a change i'm the
time card OF the Grand Rapids and Indi-
ana railroad. 1t will be noticed that two
trains per day are now running upon the
road, which saves any one going out
from here remaining all night at Petos-
key, change which will be appreciated
by our citizens.
Some time since we proposed that il
any one would send US - dollar of our
,laddies," we would either write bad
pun about it or keep the dollar. Out oil
sympathy for our readers we forbear the
pun and keep the dollar. The coin was
sent us By DR.. Curtis, formerly of this
place, bnt now OF Philadelphia.
The question which now agitates the
mind OF the Local Commissioner of the
inland navigation improvement Is
whether the contractor of the Sturgeon
river ''Cut off, will complete his Job
before Dr.. Lamar completes the Mar
quette anl. Mackinaw railroad. One
would think from the way things are
managed that contractor West and con.
tractor Lamar were of the same ilk.
The '.Greenback Tramp is the name o.
u new paper published in Grand Rapid;
III the interest OF the National Commune
Greenback party. The name seems quite
suggestive rs well as peculiarly applica
BILE. All tramps are Greenbackers. Ma
tionals or Communists. We would q
like to say that all the adherents of this
party ar. tramps, bat it is quite neces
sary for them to encourage this element