Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-02-22


here last week.
The increase of pensions law will effect
a few our citizens to the tune of several
hundred dollars. s..e..
The. dance after the, entertainment
in the hall Tuesday night, was well at.
ftended and greatly enjoyed. f'H
The Detroit papers note the return of
DR.. N. Brown to that place to resume
the practice of his profession.
The governor has approved joint reso-
LUTON asking Congress for an appropria-
tien to provide a harbor of refuge at
Mackinaw. "''d
= We give up a considerable portion of
our paper this week to very interesting
article entitled, s.The Meeting of the
Board of Supervisors" ,r- aa
Another saw mill is talked of, to be
located on the lake front on the east side
Of the river. Sanford Baker and Charles
Bellant are the projectors. 81
New goods have been received at S. Lee
gault & Co.'S, and they must be sold, if
reasonable prices and attention to the
wants of customers will do it.
The prisoners awaiting trial before the
circuit court, were transferred from the
county Jail to the village lookup, Satur-
day afternoon, and with the transfer end
ed their hope Of eseape.iL
Washington's birthday is to be cere-
=. brated on MackinawI standby an anna
teur minstrel and variety show. The
entertainment takes place tonight, and
the programme indicates an interesting
s..s Our lumbermen may be interested III
knowing that on the 18th inst. the Sc
=. lumber yards in Chicago contained $751;
,--5S9.792 teetof sawed pine lumber and
timber, 1s6,3s6,5OO shingles, 39,944,47O
pieces of lath, and 972, $50 teet-of pickets.
Application has been made to the State
Fish Commissioner for a supply of white
t1sh fry, for planting in Burt, Mullet and
Douglas lakes. All the lakes ARE par
.ticularly adapted to the growth of these
fish, and it Is to be hoped that a bountitul
sapply win be sent. - 81:
sssrs. "A. Anspach & Co. have just
received well selected stock of domestic
and fancy dress goods. An elegant as
p sort4snt Of Hamburg elhhroideries,
laces and trimmings; also something new
in ruchings, lace bibbs, &c. Call early
and secure great bargains.
The Camden County IN. j., Courier
says that Rev. Chas. P. Whitecar
Sc preached an able and telling sermon to
large congregation" at that place a
= week or so ago. His many friends C?)i
here will doubtless be glad to hear of
b him In that far away state. s'''e
The resident taxes assessed in the town
of Nunda last year were ss.72 Tusca-
rora will absorb this town, as it should.
Some of the residents there will have to
turn their hands to something else be-
sides town offices for living. It wilfbe
:; hard no donbt.l bat it is just. = y
So Cheboygan county@swills have. d new
Jail, providing majority of the voters of
the county so express themselves at the
Z coming election. Four thousand dollars
is the amount that the Supervisors esti-
mate will build one There should not
rEbea vote in the county against it. :.
The Traverse City Herald does not deny
4: 'the statement, probably of some envious
person, that the meteor which stirred
them up so, week or so ago, was only
the first of ia series of meteors anged
by Mr.. Hannah to advertise the place as
,. a summer resort, and-amuse the tourists.
The Detroit News claims to have on
- hand collection of 20 choice extracts
from state papers, giving the editors
opinions of the Senator from the 22d
district, who tells the Senate that he
thinks the country newspapers are max
Ting too mucn money ott of legal adver-
Using.
Senator Bell last Monday introduced
q 1bius in the Senate, reorganizing the town
of Grant, also recognizing the town of
Duncan, also vacating the town of Nunda,
|, % and attaching the same TO the town. Of
Tuscarora, This is in conformity to the
action of the Board of Supervisors at
their meeting last Saturday.