Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-09-06

Decrease in the public debt for Au-
gust, $3,527 1896.
Col. H. G.. Davis reports oats, raised on
his farm, higher than his head.
Wa are under obligations to A. Kitch-
en-, of San Francisco, CAL, for late San
Francisco papers.
The Village Council has been trying
this week to make up for lost time, and
has held two sessions.
We would call attention to the adver-
tisement of Mrs. Chas. Farmer. 1t will
be of interest to the ladies.
The Marquette papers regard the new
project for the building Of the Marquette
and Mackinac railroad as business"
one.
The sermon tomorrow evening at the
Congregational church will be ''Base
Ball Ethics" Rev. j. Homer Parker
officiating.
President Hayes has accepted the in
vitation to visit the state fair and has
notified the committee that he will be
in Detroit the 18th and 10th.
The graded school opens next Monday.
There should be as full an attendance as
possible, that the classes may be ar
ranged and all the pupils get fair
start.
j. H. Tuttle has something to say in
our advertising columns in regard to
furniture. Mr.. futile has the oldest fur
niture house in ChebOygan, and intends
making it to the interest of all to patron
ize him.
A heavy storm set in Wednesday morn
ing from the northeast, and it blew gale
all day. Thursday morning it came
from the northwest and blew as fiercely
as the day previous. The straits were in
perfect foam all day, and boats due
here failed to put in an appearance.
J.R. Clark says that his crop of wheat
raised on his place, in Munro township
averaged thirty three bushels to the
acre. When we consider the fact that
the land has been but recently cleared
and is full of stumps, we think that it
speaks pretty well for ChebOygan cOun-
ty.
The Gratiot Journal says: can ener-
getic young farmer, one of those who
are bound to succeed in the world,
passed through Ithica Aug. 26, with a pair
of twO-year-Old steers hitched to two
wheeled cart, en- route for ChebOygan,
where he had taken up some land. He
hailed from near Lansing"
Thursday morning the tug Saugatuck
had boom of logs in tow for the Mack
nae Lumber company, taking them to
the mill at Point st. Ignace. The boom
broke away from her during the blow,
and the entire amount, 100000 feet,
went adrift, and are reported total
loss. 1t is reported that some of the
logs drifted down through the straits
Thursday. A scow she had in tow went
ashore.
The scaffOlding at KOehler's new hotel
on Burt lake gave way yesterday after
noon, and Peter Cairns and Charles
Tretschler, who were on it at the time,
were precipitated to the ground, receiv-
ing severe injuries, the former having
two ribs broken, and the latter receiving
a bad cut in the head. Mr.. Cairns was
brought down in boat, and DR.. Gerow
attended him and did what could be
done for him.
Watts s. Humphrey left Wednesday
morning eia the inland route for Detroit.
The Injunction applied for by Thompson
Smith to restrain the Cheboygan Lum-
Der company from the further prosecu-
ton of their work of building a mill and
docks at the mouth of the river was to
come up before Judge Brown, of the u
s. District court Thursday, and Mr.
Humphrey went down in the interest OF
the latter company.
The Leelanaw Enterprise, of North.
port, says parties in that village are in
receipt of communication written by
parties stopping at the Spencer House
Cheboygan, who after visiting the vari
GUS places in the Grand Traverse region
pronounced it the most inviting, prom
Using, and prosperous town in northern
Michigan. The Grand Traverse Herald
feels bad over it and takes the Enterprise
to task for publishing anything in praise
of any other than the Grand Travers,
region. We feel sorry for you brother
Bates, but think that communication
told the truth.
The territory that formerly comprise,
school district No. 1, of the township o
TuscarOra, three years ago had no chill
dren of school age, and now that SAM
territory has eighty-One children o
school age. This fact shows how rapid
ly that portion of our county is bein,
settled. Where few years ago it wa
nothing but wilderness now is devel
Oped into thriving, prosperous settle
ment, with numerous large clearings
comfortable homes and excellent crops
The settlers are industrious and full O
faith in the county, and we predict tina
it will be but few years before some o
the best farms in Northern Michigan
will be found in that section.
We noticed in the TRIBUNE a week o
so since the extensive alterations an
repairs being made upon the Fountain
House, and the fact that ]. S. Douglass
formerly of the Mackinac House, a