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

School commeL ces next Monday.
The snow is so dry that it will not
pack and some of the lumber jObbers
have been obliged 10 sprinkle their main
roads in order 10 secure foundation for
drawing logs.
The Village Council last Saturday
night appointed Watts S. Humphrey
Village Attorney to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation of George W. Bell,
State Senator from this district.
The Unit d States Treasury began
specie pay ments, Thursday. with OVER
two hundred millions of dollars in gold
and nearly thirty millions i'm silver. Be-
sides the banks held nearly fifty millions
In gold and silver coin.
While from all portions of the country
comes word of the trains being delayed,
OH account Of the snow, we are happy
to Say that conductors Littlcfield aud
Getchell have been bringing their trains
In daily with remarkable regularity.
found the County Treasures report OF
the amount of money received last year
from liquor dealers licenses. 1t shows
that in The village the amount paid was
$I.SO6 20. In the township of Inverness
S245.s3.
December 90, special ell, ction was
Of fn oil nt
Supervisor and Justice OF the Peace.
to fill vacancies. The result was the elec
ton of George Franklin as Supervisor
and Albert Tracy as Justice. The cleo
ton however, was void rs the r.quire-
ments of the law in such cases were not
complied with.
The oyster supper given New Yeas
hight, at the Spencer House. by the ladies
of the congregational church for the
benefit of the church fund, was lot so
well attended as those heretofore given
BY them. The tables were we'll supplied
aud the oysters were excellent and given
i'm abundance. Tue receipts Were some
thing over lfnrty-one dollars.
During last year james J. Brown.
Prosecuting Attorney, prosecuted fifty
six eases, ca behalf OF the people. and
succeeded in sustaining HE charges in
every instssce. This would show a care
ful regard for the interests ofthe people,
and that no prosecutions were underta-
ken without good grounds. Can any
other Prosecuting Attorney in the state
ShOY as good "A record?
Hon. Jacob NJ. Walton ,ias furnished
the TRIBUNE condensed report OF the
weather for December which cln be
found elsewhere in this issue, anu will
be of interest TO the reader. The remark
able lightness and dryness of the snow
fall for the month is shown from the tact
that although aggregating tweniy-seven
inches when reduced to water, together
with the fail of rain, il produced less
than two inches
The Masquerade at the skating park
New Years night was well attended, the
Ice being well crowded with those in
masks, the whole forming motley
groupe. Many grotesque characters were
represented aud huge amount ofsport
created. The evening proved somewhat
b.ustery. a heavy snow falling, making
1t unpleasant for those participating and
causing them TO disperse ut an ca ly
hour.
The Cheborgan Cornet band gave an
imprompiu dance at the Spencer House
hall, New Years night. The attendance
was good and all had pleasant time. 1t
added some fourteen or fifteen dollars TO
their treasury which. considering the
fact that no announcement had been
made of the dince, was doing very well
The m.moers of the band desire to re-
turn thanks to those ia attendance for
their liberality.
Thursday morning, early. aud during
the whole day Oil Boreas waited step
mothers breath down from the vicinity
of the north pole, that made it terribly
unpleasant for humanity. The dry snow
was blown by the gale until the air was
full. Huge drifts formed under the shell
ter of fences and buildings, and where
the wind got rull sweep it left the
ground bare. The cold was not. however.
SO intense as many supposed. the ther-
mometer during the day ranging ten or
twelve degrees above zero.