Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-07-19
TOWN TALK.

A new doctor arrived i'm town Monday
morning. DIR. Perrin vOuches for him
bouncing boy.
The Spencer House has its new looms
furnished, and is better prepared than
ever to accommodate guests.
The Grand Central Hotel opened last
Monday. and is now ready to accOnmo-
date the travelling public. Everything
-nvwerru ryucrass IN every respect.
The boats on the inland route have
been making their regular trips this
week. They have been bothered little
by logs, but have been able to make their
way through.
Fishing in the river is excellent sport,
large quantities being caught every day.
Yesterday there was quite party fish
ing opposite Humphreys dock and all
were quite successful.
We have received numerous cOmpli-
mepts from our citizens upon the Tki-
BUNE's new dress, and are pleased to
think our efforts to improve the paper
are so heartily appreciated.
Arrangements are being made for al
excursion and picnic at an early day
for the benefit of the scholars of the Con-
gregational Sunday school. Due an
nOuncement will be made as soon Is the
arrangements are perfected.
The steam yacht Mary will give an ex-
cursion tomorrow to Mackina. and
Point st. Ignace. The fare will be half
price, or one fare for the round trip, 81
to Mackinac and return and $1.5O for the
round trip to Point st. Ignace.
We understand an effort is going te
be made to establish an Oddfellow's lodge
in our village. There are quite num-
Der residing here who are members of
that order, and we see no reason why a
successful lodge could not be organized.
We are in receipt of the first number
of the Mackinac Register, edited by
M. L. Hopkins, and printed at the Petos-
key Democrat Office. The local news is
we'll written up and the paper is credit
able to the island, and we hope the citi-
zens will give it the support it deserves.
Miss Eliza Stevenson, last Thursday,
undertook to shuttle off ''this mortal coll,
by taking half ounce of laudanum, but
owing to prompt treatment on the part
OF DR.. GerOw, she made failure. Tired
of living nothing but hard work and
quarreling" was the cause of the attempt.
She says the next time she undertakes
to leave this mundane sphere she will
make sure there are no doctors i'm reach
to intercept her flight.
Smith Brothers have purchased Capt.
jerks interest in the inland steamer
Northern Belle. She will retain her
place on the inland route, and in addi-
ton to her regular trips, until further
notice, will give an excursion every Sum
day to the Lake View House, Sturgeon
river cutoff and Burt lake, leaving her
dock at $50 a. m, connecting at Burt
lake with the Valley Queen to enable
passengers to connect with the Sunday
night train from Petoskey.
Our citizens, doubtless, remember the
melodious voice of the chimney sweep
who visited ChebOygan last season. That
voice will soon be heard again. The
writer met him at Traverse City, where
ne is engaged at present, and he is COM
mended by the leading citizens of that
place, as well as those of Big Rapids,
where he is well known. His name is
William McAllen. He is now on his an
nual tour and expects to reach here In
couple of weeks. If any our citizens de-
sire the service of a sweep, we are salts
fed they cannot do better than employ
Mr.. McAllen, as he is recommended as
worthy of confidence in every respect.
The Cheboygan Lumber company has
already made good progress in prepar-
ing for the erection of a mill at the
mouth of the river. About 1000 piles
have been driven, and a great portion of
the space between them filled in with
slabs and edings, forming a substantial
dock. A well has been bored in which
the water rises two feet above the sur
face of the lake, and flows out in quite
strong stream. They had to bore fifty
five feet before they reached water with
sufficient head to force it above the sur
face. The new mill will be 81 feet by
100 feet and be fitted with the most i'm
proved machinery and will, doubtless, be
the model mill of northern Michigan.
The Alpena Base Ball club has chal-
lenged the Cheboygan club to match
game to take place here at some day in
the near future. Our boys have accept
ID the challenge and will endeavOr to
make the game an interesting one for
their opponents. The ChebOygan club
vas gotten up with a special reference
10 a game on the Fourth and have devot-
I'd but little time to practice, but we
EEL confident of their ability to keep
he Alpena boys busy and allow them no
lime for eating peanuts during the game.
Let the game result as it may, we can
assure the Alpena boys Of being well re-
eived and cared for by the Cheboygan
Tub. Since the above was in type we
have learned that the game will probab-
y take place some day next week and
De played in Mr.. HOrne's field, near the
school house,