Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-30

next week.
CA. Smolk's new livery stable is ap-
preaching completion. Mrs
The ChebOygan Lumber Co. have had
a camp in the woods for some weeks, and
have in already between 100000 and L.
100000 feet of logs.
The harbOr was clear of vessels for a
short time Wednesday evening for the
first time for some months, but Thurs
day morning two vessels came in after
Rev. r. M. Thompson, former pastor
of the Congregational church of this vii
lage was made happy on the 10Th inst,
by the arrival of a fine son at his home
In Ottumwa, Iowa.
F. C. Mcdonald is building two-story
building Immediately east of his present
stand which he will occupy as grocery
and provision store. Increase of trade
demanded more room. 81 T
The Cheboygan Lumber company have
q force at work on their new mill, getting
the frame ready. A considerable por-
ton of their dock has been planked, and
the work is being continued. Nt
In another column we give portion
of W. F. Clark's, publisher of the Huron
County News, Port Austin, second pa
per giving an account of his trip to this
section. 1t will be found interesting.
The dance Thursday evening for the
benefit of the Eureka bass ball club at
Town Hall was well attended. The
gross receipts being about $40. The
dancing was kept up until towards
morning and pleasant time was en-
jOyed.
The Board of Directors of the county
agricultural society hold meeting this
afternoon to talk up the approaching
county fair. They will decide upon the
place Of holding the same and take some
action in regard to the list of premiums.
The engine on the railroad from
Crooked lake to Bay View broke down
this week, and had to lay off for a cou-
pie Of days for repairs. 1t was expected
the repairs would have been completed
yesterday and the train running again.
The Cheboygan lumber Co. had team
of horses, yesterday morning, back off
in the fire hole where they burn the re-
fuse of their mill, and one was burned
to death and the other so badly burned
that they had to shoot it to put it out of
its misery. The slab car was damaged
to some extent.s a Efefpa
We hope the citizens Of the county viii
bear in mind the approaching state fair,
andiget the contributions of specimens
ready for forwarding. There can be no
question about the county being able to
make creditable showing if all who
should be interested in the matter take
bold and work as they should do.
They must have had considerable
cold weather at the Sault last winter,
the frost not being all out of the ground
yet. A gentleman who was there last
week says thatiin digging pile of dirt
that had been thrown up by the dredges
from the excavation for the new lock
they found the center of the pile frozen
Solo. ,sis Pfsf maP1dsT ar
Alex Mcdonald has the frame of his
planning mill up and is pushing the
work of completing it as fast as posi-
BILE. He purchased the boiler, engine
and machinery of the King planning
mill, which passed through the fire, but
which was not damaged SO bad that il
could not be repaired and put in condi.
tion again. The boiler was hurt but
little except the dome.
Robert Postal, who lives near Sylves'
ter Sammons, presented US with the pro
duct of one hill of early rose potatoes
raised by him, which we think worthy
of mention, There were twenty-five
potatoes in the hill, the lot weighing
ten pounds. Mr.. Postal says he
did not plant them till late in the season
and that this hill is only fair specimen
Of his entire crop.
Felix Meir's wonderful clock, which
has beeen on exhibition in Detroit fol
some weeks, and an account of which
was published in the TRIBUNE som,
weeks since, will be on exhibition at thu
state fair. A lot has been offered hin
free Of rent by the managers of the fair
and handsome building SOx6O feet il
dimensions will be erected for its espe
cial accommodation. ~
Mr.. Sullivan has in operation the bricl
and tile machine which he received las
week, and it is turning out brick ant
tile as perfect as can be made. The ma
chine is worked.by steam engine, AZ
by 10 inches. Mr.. Kells, of Adrian, ont
of the manufacturers of the machine
was here this week to see that it was
properly set up and to get it working
and prOnounces the clay Of this section
to be of a superior quality. and says
there is no reason why the best of brich
cannot be made. Our citizens should
patronize home manufacture when they
can, and if Mr.. Sullivan manufactures
irst-class article and sells at fair price
they should give him the preference.
Friday night of last week the dam Of
the Sturgeon river cutoff was severely
tested. The heavy rains Of Thursday
raised the river to an unusual degree