Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-01-04

D.. j. Cueny has reduced the price of
bread to eight cents per loaf or fourteen
loaves for one dollar.
Doctors Perrin &. Bowes are fitting ND
the front room Of their Office preparatory
to opening zap first class drug store.
Capt. Brown: of the Bismarck is build
ing himself neat residence on Huron
street north of the Town Hall. The frame
Is up ready for the root.
The Board of Supervisors, at their
meeting Thursday, raised the salary OF
the Prosecuting Attorney 500 per an
mum, making it $500.
The blow of Thursday was too much
for the telegraph line. 1t was down all
day yesterday consequently, no bulletin
news.
The young woman who was so badly
frozen while going from Rogers City to
Alpena, an pccount of which was given
in the TRIBUNE of last week, died
Wednesday, at Rogers.
Mr.. Greer, of Oakland county, father
of Mrs. Jacob Nj. Walton, arrived in the
village New Years evening tor a visit
with his daughter. He expresses him
self agreeably surprised with the weather
at Cheboygan.
II. j. Miner desires to inform his many
friends and customers that hereafter he
may be found at the well known store of
the Messrs LeGauit's, where. he will be
pl 'ased 10 serve their wants and respect
ruliy sOlicits their patronage.
The week of prayer will be observed
in the Nj. E. Church. The first service
| tomorrow morning at 10 80. Sermon by
the pastor, on christian Unity" Sub
jrct for evening. "Are we Consistent. !"
s rvice each evening during the week
The programme will be announced from
the pulpit tomorrow, morning and even
ing.
The Board of Control, at their meet
ing in December, extended the time for
the completion of the Sturgeon river cut
off upon Mr.. West, the contractor. giving
additional security for completing the
work. This is the second extension of
time, and it is to be hoped that this will
be the last, and that the work may be
speedily finished.
The illness OF B. j. Vanderbilt, teacher
of the intermediate department of the
graded school. necessitates the postpone
ment of the opening of that department
until Wednesday morning, when it is
hoped he. will be able to assume his place.
The children in that department will
please bear this in mind, and be on hand
promptly Wednesday morning.
Sheriff StrOhn has appointed ex-Sher-
III Paquette as his under sheriff. This
isl good appointment, and one which
we believe will be satisfactory to the
citizens of of the county. Mr.. Paquette
during his last term as sheriff perform
ed his duties in such a manner as to re-
ceive the commentator OF all the Che
boygan attorneys who compliment him
highly for the prompt and faithful man.
ner he attended to the duties of the OF
fee.
The Lansing Republican says: "There
will probably be plan proposed 10 the
Legislature for placing a portion of the
land grant OF the Marquette 6 Mackinac
railroad in the market for actual settlers,
and the proceeds placed in the hands Of
the state to be held as trust fund and
applied to the building of the road. There
are thousands OF acres of good land be
longing to this grant which actual sset-
tiers would be glad 10 buy. even if a
commission should fix the price at from
So TO S. an acre.
Weather Report for December, 1878.
Average range of che thermometer,
mornings, 20 deg, 81 min evenings, "a
deg 81 min.; mornings and evening, %
deg. 81 min.
Average temperature at noon for the
last Is days WAS % deg 90 min.
The coolest morning was the 2Stb,
when the thermometer Indicted zero,
ard the warmest morning was the I'd,
when 30 deg. was the range.
The coolest evening was the 9th,
when the thermometer stood at Is deg,
and the warmest evening WAS the 81,
when &c deg. WIS reached.
DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
No. MORNINGS. No evenings
Nm h A