Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-08-17
TOWN TALK.

Chcboygan hotels continue we'll filled
with visitors enjoying the benefit of this
climate.
The Congregational Sunday school was
addressed last Sunday by VIM. L. Dodge
OF New York.
This section was visited by quite a
hail storm accompanied by considerable
rain last Tuesday evening.
Several families with their household
goods .have recently arrived TO make
their home i'm this county.
Busins IS on the river has been very
brisk during the week. quite fleet being
in loading lumber and timber.
Smith Bros. received per steamer Men
ominee last Saturday new jacket and
smoke-stack for their saw mill.
Macarthur, Smith 6 Co. lave all the
piles driven for the ;extension OF their
dock at the mouth of the river.
Several Of our citizeLs spent last SUM-
day at Bay View Camp grounds and re-
port a very interesting meeting.
Macarthur, Smith q Co have spiles
driven for Lridge 10 connect their old
dock with the new dock which they are
constructing.
Biackberries are coming in but dry
weather has injured the crop and the
berries are nor equal to those usually
gathered in this section.
How about the county fair? 1t is time
something was being done. The farm
crs are making great calculations on ex-
hbiting the products of their farms and
there is no reason why there should not
I've an interesting exhibit and Il success
full fair.
Chas. r. Smith has the hotel built by
him at the head of Mullett lake complet-
ed. We have 10 doubt that this will
prove very popular resort for all who
delight in piscatorial sport, the fishing
in the immediate yiciI ity not being ex-
celled anywhere.
Wednesday Geo. Stevenson started in
his sailbOal for shis home ut Mackinaw
City, In going oul of the river he man
aged his boat badly and she drltej across
iIle river and the sails caught OH the an
chor of the schooner ShandOn and both
sails were badly torn.
We have been shown specimen of
wheat raised by w. w. Strohn, on land
on Ri OK river, which eXcels anything i'm
The whea: line we haye yet seen. The
specimen referred TO consists of sixty
three stalks. which grew from one kerr
ell. The heads are well filled aud all of
good length. 1t is spring wheat.
Several parties possessing cows have
been somewhat surprised 10 find them
locked up in the pound. We are glad to
see this st'p being taken. The wretch
cdly filthy condition of the sidewalks i'm
some portions OF the village was dis
grace to the village. aud it is time that
something was being done to remove tie
evil.
The Industrious citizens of Gcyerville
have made rapid progress in clearing
up their lard. Where, but short time
ago, it was Il dense woods, now can be
sepn CLEARED fields. with promising crops
growing. 1t will be but few years be-
fore this settlement will rank among the
most thriving of the county AMI shows
what energy and Industry will accom-
plsh.
We stated in the TRIBUNE last week
that the estimate of the acreage of wheat
in this county as published as being in
Iast May was much TOO low, that the acre
age was largcly in excess of that of 1871.
We have made further enquiries, ami are
now satisfied that there was planted IN
wheat for this seaosn over 1900 acres.
At the average of last season this would
give 10000 bushelsI
The managers of the Detroit Even
ing News believe in advertising
and last Mondays issue of
their paper was devoted to advertising
the city OF Detroit, the whole paper be-
ing devoted almost exclusively TO that
object. A descriptive article occupying
eighteen columns OF the paper was pub
lished, 1t was written in an ente r;ain-
ing style and will be read with interest
b. everybody, ana must prove of inca.-
c,ilable value to the city in the Way of
IN king known its many advantages and
.e efforts OF the News in this direction
should be appreciated by all interested
ia tie adv .ncement Of that city.