Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-23

Portions of the sidewalk along Main
street need repairing badly.

Portions of the sidewalk along Main
street need repairing badly.
P. Sullivan has received new brick
and tile machine for his brick yard.
The picture back mandatory is at
work. A large shipment of backing was
made this week. ~
Last Tuesday night was regular Coun-
Gil night, but for want of quorum no
business was done.
VIM. Patterson is building carpenter
shop just south of Perry & Watson's
foundry and machine shop.
The storm of the past few days seems
to have. been general throughout the
country. East it was accompanied with
heavy wind, doing considerable damage.
Alex Mcdonald has secured ground on
the river just north of Amiot's ship yard
and has the material on the ground and
men at work preparing for the erection
of planning mill. s4
We understand the contract for work.
ing out the $1,000 appropriation for this
harbOr was to have been let this week.
We have been unable to learn who was
the successful bidder.
II. A. Blake returned from Detroit
Thursday evening, via the inland route.
We understand he purchased a large
lathe and a new planer for his machine
shop, and is expecting them to arrive
soon. 2.-l
Messrs. Carkins, Stickney- & Cram
have been awarded the contract for
dredging for the harbor of refuge,
Portage Lake, Mich, $4,000 cubic yards,
more or less, of sand and other material,
for the sum of $500.
Will Smith who has been instructing
tho cOrnet band of our. village, closed
his engagement last week and left for
Petoskey. The band during his stay
made great improvement in their play
ing, showing that they had prOfited from
his instruction.
,c Will Smith is talking of charging
the Lake View house at the head of Null
let lake, before another season with a
view of making it the summer resort of
this section. The house has been doing
a good business this season being crowd
ed the most of the time.
A horse attached to buggy, belonging
to Macarthur, Smith g. Co., started from
their dock last Wednesday evening and
passed up Main street at lively gait.
He turned off at Pine street toward the
river and landed over the bank, upsetting
the buggy, but fortunately doing but lit
tie damage eeI '-7 q
There has been change in the run
ming of the inland steamers, the North
ern Belle and Valley Queen running al
ternate days and connecting with the
Maryffor .Mackinac. The Mary makes
two trips day to Mackinac, one in the
forenoon and another after the boats
arrives down on the inland route.
Another lever towards developing this
northern section has been started at
Mancelona, in the shape of the Antrim
County Herald, the first number of
which we have received. 1t has patent
side, but the home side is we'll got up
and full of local matter. We extend
our hand and wish the venture the best
of success.
Wednesday evening one of those peri
odical tidal waves visited our harbOr,
the water rising and falling alternate
ly eighteen inches or two feet. When
rising the drift wood would be carried
up stream at lively rate. 1t was u4-
dOubtedly caused by the wind for short
lyafter the commotion in the harbOr
our village was visited with heavy
wind and rain storm.
For some time past she telegraph ca
BILE across the straits has been worked
with difficulty, something being
wrong with it. Superintendent Corbett
came up last Monday on the st. Paul to
take it up and remedy the fault. The
work has been delayed by storms so that
nothing had been done up to Thursday
evening. Everything was in readiness
and it was the intention to commence
taking the cable up yesterday morning,
but the storm may have prevented any
thing being done. M
We give in another column an
interview of Post and Tribune re-
porter with DR.. Lamar in regard
to the Marquette and Mackinac rail
road. The DIR. has had so many ar
rangements made heretofore for build
ing the road without delay that we must
confess we have but little confidence in
any project that he is connected with
We give the interview and the reader car
take it for what it is worth, for our
selves we would rather see the contract
in the hands of other parties.
The stormy night had bad effect up
on the meeting at the Congregations
church last Wednesday night. The at
tendance was not large, but all present
seemed deeply interested in securing TIT
services of Rev. j. Homer Parker for pas
tor, and it was unanimously voted tha
a call be extended that gentleman to be
come pastor of the church. Other mat
terswere incidentally discussed but NJ
definite action taken upon any excep
the pastOrate. The meeting adjourned
until next Monday evening; when it il
hoped there will be good attendance o.
all interested in the church.
The Eureka base ball club have SCI