Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-07-20
TOWN TALK.


Miss Carrie Davis arrived home on
Saturday last, OIL the propeller Menomi-
nee.
Macarthur Smith & Co.. are having the
spiles driven for extending their dock at
the mouth of the river.
A performing bear was the chief at
traction for the Juvenile portion of our
community this week.
Capt. AL. Smith left town on Wednes-
day last, tor Nebraska, where lie intends
to make his future home.
A large brass key was left at Justice
Sutton's office last week. The owner
can find the same at this office.
Tn. steamer Truscott has been hauled
out on the ways. at Amiot's ship yard,
for thorough overhaulingss
Rev, Mr., Rafter preached at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday morning
and evening TO a large congregation.
James j. Brown has moved his law
office to the room formerly used as a tel
egraph office, in the Howell block.
The Congregational. Sabbath school
will give concert next Friday evening
at the church. An interesting time may
be expected.
Davidson, the photographer. says his
stay i'm this place is limited and those
contemplating having pictures taken will
do well to call early.
The weather has been warmer during
the week past than has ever been known
in this section before, The thermometer
on Tuesday ranged from % to 100 in the
shade.
The mail on Saturday last wss several
hours late. The delay was caused by
the mail carriers horse running away
while the mail was being changed at
Maple river.
The CHEBOYGAN TRIBUNE, w. Chaud-
Ter proprietor, has just commenced its
fourth year. Chandler is a good news
paper man and makes good paper
Ann Arbor Courier.
Wetmore & Co., at BENEFITS old stand,
have been busy all the week putting in a
new stock of groceries. The store now
presents fine appearance. john Cham.
Lerlan has been installed as manager.
Charles Smith, relative of Mrs. Clas
Bellant, while suffering from meatal
t!eran cement, on Sunday night last.
disappeared from the residence Of Mr..
Bellant. and it is feared that he has
drowned himself. as he has not been
hearl from since he left.
We understand that Prof. Weber, as
sisted by Miss Probasco, of Indiana. and
Miss Dayis, of this place, and several of
our locil musicians and singers, will give
:ryocal and instrumental concert at the
Town Hall on Saturday evening next.
We would call attention to the commu-
nication elsewhere in this issue on the
.'orchard question" We woull be
pleased to hear from others of our farm
ers on this subject. The TRIBUNE has
always claimed that fruit could be raised
In this section successfully and with pro-
fit to the farmer.
Mr.. Davidson has made heavy reduc-
Ton i'm tho yrio., of ,,botoor,,,;,c o,,,1 +;,,
types. He is now making card photos
at 81 per dozen, four tin types (all made
at one sitting) for seventy-tive cents, or
two tor fifty cents. Ills pictures are first
class, and his prices now are way down
within the reach OF all.
A man named Kincaid. who lives at
the head of Black lake, has fifteen acres
of rs nice winter wheat as ever grew in
any county in Michigan. This is a
..straw" which shows the possibilities of
the country which may be reached by
the Improvement Of Black river.
Mr.. a. p. Newton lost valuable horse
yesterday. 1t died from the effect OF
eating Paris green. Mr.. Newton had
purchased the poison for the benefit of
the potato bugs and used a portion of it
onhis vines and had placed the remain
der I'M the barn. The barn door was left
open, unintentionally, and the horse,
which was in the yard found the way in
and cat the poison with fatal result.
The CHEEoYGAN TRIBUNE has just en-
tered upon its fourth volume. 1t is an
excellent local pap'r and has doubtless
done much mole than any other single
agency to calling attention and develop
ing the resources of that extreme north
eastern county of orr state. 1t is an able
and intelligent advocate Of all home in
terests. and we are glad to know is re-
ceiving the appreciation which it richly
deserves. We hope it may increasingly
prosper.-Detroit Post and Tribune.
The members of the newspaper frater-
nifty who visited the Grand Traverse re-
gion the present week have had their
convictions that DIR. Rominger, State &C.
ologist, was a scientific ignOramus fully
confirmed and are of the opinion that he
had better put his head to soak and
make another effort, believing that the
'.humus" was exhausted when he made
his report and that a little moisture
might brighten his intellect and enable
him TO see self evident fac's and lead him
to do the northern portion of the state
halfway justice. Notwithstanding his