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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
AFTER CRAWLING.
How an Ohio Gentleman Enj Dyed the
Sport on SturE con hiYer.

How an Ohio Gentleman Enj Dyed the
Sport on SturE con hiYer.
The following letter We copy from the
Forest and Stream, the American sports
mans journal published in New York.
Mr.. Beebe is Columbus, Ohio, gentle
man. who, with others from that state,
spent sometime in this section last sea-
son. We take pleasure in re-printing the
letter, as tho grayling is a fish but little
known. though abundant in this region :
have been intending, since my trip in
Northern Michigan last fall, in company
with E. G.. Savage, an enthusiastic fisher
man of this city, to give you few par
ticulars thereof. We left our stopping
place on Indian river (which connects
Burt and Mullet lakes), where We were
spending few weeks hunting and fish.
ing, and proceeded to the west branch OF
Sturgeon river. TO reach tho fishable
portion we had twelve miles to 90 by
conveyance, which carried our tent, pro-
visions, traps and q light boat accommo-
dating three persons. 10 give you an
idea of the roughness of the way, it will
be but necessary to say that We left our
starting place at nearly two o'clock p. NJ.
and by eight o'clock that evening had
made ten miles of the distance, camping
on the shore of small and beautiful lake
We finished our journey early the next
morning, and by nine o'clock we were
bnsily engaged in landing greyling in
| water as swift as q mill-race and as cold
| as it was swift.
The west branch of the Sturgeon Is 9
narrow, crooked and very rapid stream
with not an eddy or back water pool in II
for the distance of the six miles which
we traversed. The banks are studded
| with the ends of non-decayable pine
stumps projecting out and looking like
an armory, with limbs, trunks OF tree!
and all kinds OF wild rubbish entangleG
therein, which the lumbermen have cu
down and dragged out to clear the stream
for the purpose of running logs.
| After striking the main Sturgeon, W.
had a deeper and just as swift current
| The distance from where We struck the
main river to its mouth. about twenty
miles, was made by us in four hours. and
was one of the widest trips imaginable
During this four hours We had to cut oul
way through fallen trees a number o
times, cut off branches to pass under
lcimb out on an obstructing tree trlnl
at the waters surface and drag our boa
over, and work hard all the time with
keen weather-eye open, so that whel
rounding q curve we would not b
brought up suddenly against the bank o
upon some snag or fallen tree, In whicl
case We certainly would have had I
snake up load and walk" ! woul'
not advise anyone not thoroughly &C
quainted with managing craft in YER
rapid and narrow current TO try such
trip ON their own hook; If they do the
will certainly "get lett" We were unde
the care and marshalship ofDavid Smith
of Cheboygan, Mich, an old lumberma
and q man of good sense and practices
experience, who, with his wife aud fami
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12

| ly, Is now keeping a "hunters' and fish
ers' retreat" on Indian liver near Bur,
lake (the point from which we started)
and which l take pleasure i'm recommend
ing to all who wish to sojourn in that 10.
cality.
We caught great many grayling in
the west branch, the water being very
clear. but none in the main stream, as
that was riled OH account of heavy rain
which did not affect the west branch
much. The sport is very fine, 1 assure
you, to land grayling weighing a good
pound and quarter in water that is very
rapid, together with the swiftness of the
flsh, they being. If am able to ascertain
properly, the swiftest fish that live, being
even gwen the name of ''umbra." In
water two to three feet deep, running
smooth and rapid, where you could see
every pebble on the bottom. you could
not possibly See these fish, either still or
moving. At the same time we knew they
were there. TOR we were catching them.
and the first sight it would be possible
to get OF them was when they were
brought to a check by the tackle. We
tried crickets. grashoppers and artificial
flies OF different sizes and colors, but
found grasshOppers the best bait for them.
They do not take the Eait as readily on
the surface OF the water as they do when
it is submerged and drawn through it. 1
had, however, some of my finest sport in
catching some with flies on the surface.
As to their size, we caught nothing
weighing more than pound and quar-
ter-from that down; but we heard of
some that had been caught the year be-
fore weighing two pOunds-authentic;
and number of stories of their being
caught weighing between three and four
pounds. This from our experience we
had to take with grain of allowance.
The cartilage Of the mouth gives way
easily, much more so than that of any
other fish have ever caught, requiring
some patience in order to land them in
very swift water. And when just taken
from the water l think they are the
hands0mest of all fish, being delicate in
outline; large dorsal fin elegantly mot
tied and c0l0red, and the bright appear
ance of the whole body gives to them an
appearance to sportsman very beauti-
full. They are also very tender; one
could with thumb and finger pinch the
head entirely off. The flesh when first
dressed has slight pink tinge, but upon
cooking turns white. 1t is finely flavor
ed and very compact meated fish, we'll
deserving OF the high rank it has attain
ell. FRANK N. BEEBE.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
Pioneer Meeting.

There will be netting of the pioneers
of this county next Thursday evening at
the residence of Mr.. John LaRuex, tor
the purpose of reorganizing and trans
acting such other business as may come
before the meeting. Heretofore the an
nual reunions have been held In the
month of February, but last February it
was found not convenient to hold it, and
i: is designed at the meeting next Thurs
day evening, to change the time to q
more convenient season of the year. 1t
is earnestly desired that there be full
attendance of all the old pioneers of the
county. Let there be good turn out.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. APRIL II, 1879.
A Large Vote POlled-The Local Tick
cts Being the Center Of Interest.

A Large Vote P01lel-The Local Tick,
cts Being the Center Of Interest.
The weather Monday was all that could
have been desired in the way of fine
day, and as consequence large vote
was polled. Considerable interest was
manifested in the several towns, but it all
centered on the local tickets. As will be
seen from the returns given below, Ben.
ton township elected the straight Repub-
lican ticket. with the exception OF Clerk,
Treasurer and Highway Commissioner.
'rnis was surprise to the Republicans.
but they cannot claim the full credit for
the result. This was due largely to the
dissatisfaction of the leading Democrats
over the result of the Democratic caucus
last Saturday. They did not believe in
being sold out to the Greenbackers, and
as consequence many of them voted
and wor ked for the straight Republican
ticket. Men who had voted nothing but
Democratic tickets tor thirty or forty
years, voted the straight Republican tick
ct .for the first time. Many OF them could
hot swallow the coalition state ticket
and did not like to vote the Republican
ticket and did not vote either, as conse-
quence the vote on the state tickets falls
considerably behind that on town officers.
In giving the result we have placed the
Republican candidates name for the var
ious offices first. The following is the
result:
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12

In justice to Mr.. Van Arsdale we would
say that he positively declined being a
candidate for justice, which will account
for the small vote he received.
In the other townships the tickets for
town officers were put in the field with
out regard to the political proclivities OF
the candidates.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12

A petition with over 1000 signatures
has been got up at Charleston, s. c.,
asking of Congress that the new territory
of Oklahama, portion of the present
Indian territory, be set aside for the
formation of state to be entirely un-
der the control of colored citizens.
A national immigration aid society has
been organized at Washington, with an
executive committee which includes
Senators Window, Hamlin, Chandler
and Teller; Representatives Garfield,
Rainey, (colored), and others. Its object
is the regulation OF immigration from
the south to tho west.
A prairie fire in Plymouth county.
Iowa, last Saturday, destroyed the house
of w. S. Fuller. Mrs. Fuller, i'm attempt
ing to save their three children, was
burned to death. The children were
badly burned, and Mr.. Fuller danger.
ously. He will loose one leg and one
arm. There are but slight hopes of his
recovery.
The course of Mr.. Vanderbilt's Crosse
Isle tunnel does not run smooth. Ad-
vices from Ottawa show that representa-
tives of the Grand Trunk and Great
Western roads are vigorously fighting
his little scheme, while w. X. Muir, of
Detroit, and General Superintendent
Tillinghast, of the New York Central,
are laboring hard with the Canadian
government i'm Vanderbilt's interests
The House committee on rules, who
have had under consideration a PROPOSE
ton to increase III. membership of the
most important standing committees,
have authorized Mr.. Blackburn to report
in favor of increasing the committee on
elections from 10 TO Is. the ways and
means, from IL to 13, appropriations
committee from IL to l5, ON commerce
from IL to 10, on judiciary from ii to Ii,
on agricultural from ii to Is, and the
fixing the membership of the committee
on enrolled bills at instead of 9.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12


-Emmet county elected six Republi.
can Supervisors and four National Dem.
ocratic.
The Independent says the railroad
company have reduced freight rates
from Grand Rapids some twenty or
thirty per cent.
The Little Traverse Independent
says that village wants foundry and
machine shop, and states that the nearest
place where such shops can be reached
Is forty miles away, without any railroad
connection.
MIR. Parker OF Little Traverse has dis
continued work on his dock, owing to
the fact that sunken cribs OF an old dock
are in the exact place where he expected
to sink bis cribs, and it is at present i'm
possible to remove the obstruction.
Little Traverse voted Monday on q
candidate for postmaster. The result rs
Terrified to by the inspectors was rs fol-
lows; F. f. Main 127; l.. A. Clark A; III.
Ferguson l.. Mr.. Main is cripple SOL
dier, having lost limb In defending bis
country.
A New Propeller.
Messrs. Smith and Macarthur, the
former gentleman of Milwaukee, and the
latter Of Chicago, are in the city looking
at pr0pellers and taking the dimensions
Of one or two. 1t is understood that the
gentlemen have been looking for a pro-
peller to run between Sheboygan and
Chicago during the coming season, with
the intention OF establishing regular
route. They have examined a number
at Chicago, Buffalo and at this port. and
none OF them are what is wanted, except
one, Detroit boat, and she is not for
sale. 1t is now probable that Messrs.
Smith and Macarthur will build q boat
especially for the route named, and it is
also likely that she will be planned and
launched here, in which case q most ex-
cellent steamer may be expected.
The above we take from the Detroit
Free Press. and, as our home readers can
see, that paper has got things slightly
mixed. Messrs. Smith and Macarthur
are both residents OF Cheboygan, and
members OF the we'll known firm of Nc
Arthur, Smith & 20. They were look
ing for boat to run between Cheboygan
and Chicago. We hope the latter state
of the item is correct, and that the new
boat will be built at an early day and
placed upon the route.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
Notice.

THERE will be meeting of the School Board
i of District No. of Benton on Monday Eve
ming. April Il, 1879, for the purpose of engaging
teachers fer the next school year in the several
departments Of the graded school in said district.
Parties wishing to engage teachers will send in
their applications before that time, to the Director
stating wages per month.
ia. PERRIN, Director.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12


The following Is the ticket elected In
the town Of Duncan. We have not been
able to get the vote tor the various Off.
ces.
Supervisor-Judson D. Smith.
Clerk-L. s. Vorce.
Treasurer-Thomas Mcclure.
School Observation-Disclosures Phil
ips.
School Inspector-Moses Duclo.
Highway Ccmmissioncr-Nelson Fleu-
ry.
Overseer of Highways-Thomas Nc
Kervey.
The vote in the remaining towns of the
county we have failed to get, although
parties in some of them promised to send
the returns to our Office. We under
stand that 1. Smith Bockes was elected
Supervisor in Burt, William H. Stone In
Tuscarora, and George Heilmann in
Munro. The official result we hope to be
able to give in the TRIBUNE next week
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
Marine Matter

May 5 is the day named for opening
the Welland canal.
Charles Hart is making some improve
me ITS upon his schooner c. Hart.
Capt. Dodd is putting in a new center
board box in the schooner Dreadnaught.
Amiot put the new boiler in Smith
Brothers tug, T. NJ. Bradley, this fore
noon.
The river tugs are being generally
overhauled and put in condition for the
seasons business.
The managers of the n. II. Line say
they want to have the first boat through
the straits this season.
Captain Kirkland, the "boss wrecker." +"
will sail the "old reliable" wrecking tug
Leviathan this season.
The lighthouse tender, Dahlia, has
coaled up, and will commence placing
buoys on the lakes next week.
During March, 50 propellers and 25
schooners arrived at Milwaukee, and 66
propellers and So schooners cleared.
The w. r. Clinton, which is to run in
connection with the st. Joseph, is an
nounced to start for Alpena next Mon
day.
The Alpena Pioneer says they learn
from a reliable source that three boats
will run this season between Alpena and
Bay City, and that one of them will 20
to Mackinaw.
The st. Joseph reached Alpena on
her first trip of the season last Saturday
evening. She landed at Hitchcock's
dock, not being able to enter the river
on account of the ice. We understand
the St. Joe will try to make this port to-
morrow.
The Northern Transit propeller City
of Toledo was the first boat OF the season
at Toledo, o. She arrived there Sunday
from Cleveland. She is advertised in the
Detroit papers to leave for Chicago as
soon as there is any prospect of getting
through the straits.
Thursday afternoon the tug W. S
Carkin was fired up and went out to test
the condition of the ice in front of thi:
harbor. Those who were on board re-
port the ice all broken up and not ovel
ten inches thick, and that if the Carkir
had been supplied with good fuel so tha
steam could have been kept up she could
have made her way through, as it was
with only forty pounds of steam, they
claim she got within a quarter Of mile
of water.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12

NJ. Geo. P. Humphrey, agent OF the
Northern Transit line, has received a
letter from Mr.. Chamberlin, manager Of
the line, in which he states that it was
probable that the boats would call regu-
larly at Mackinac this season. This will
be quite an addition to the facilities for
reaching that popular summer resort,
giving six boats week each way, form.
ing almost daily line of themselves.
The Saginaw Herald says number Of
the merchants and business men Of Sagi-
naw are putting on an opposition line
of boats to run up the lake shore. They
claim that the present line make their
terminus at Bay City, and do not afford
the facilities for shipping from that port
to points on the shore that they should,
Those who are moving in the matter
mean business and have the capital to
back it up.
Capt. Riley is making some important
alterations in his steam yacht Mary,
which will make her much better adapt
ed to the route from this place to Mack
inaw and Point ST, Ignace. The after
cabin has been removed and the space il
occupied decked over. This will enable
him to transport teams and live stock il
necessary, and give him much
more room for freight Of all kinds
without discommoding passengers
With the changes made we do not see
how she could be bettered for that route
The Captain should be encouraged In
his efforts to supply the wants of the
route by liberal patronage of the citi
zens of the three places.
1 a. 10 houa In
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12
uoNrIErH AND ALLEGAN BRANCH.

MONTIETH AND ALLEGAN BRANCH.
Trains leave Mon.ieth 20 A II, and 10 N,
arrive Allegan 25 A d, and 81 M. Leave
Allegan IL 80 A N and 80 N, arrive Montieth
IL 80 M and As P NJ.
DIRECT TRAIN CONNECTIONS FOLLOWS :
Nos. q 8, and 8, at Forr Wayne with
Fast express trains of the p, w d
Ry, tn and from Pittsburg, Harrisburg. Balti-
more, Washington, p Philadelphia and New York.
Nos. 1, and at Fort Wayne with express
trains on Wabash railway, to and from
Quincy, st. Louis. Kansas City. and Texas points.
Nos and at Kalamazoo with Michigan Gen.
tral r e. to and from Chicago, and at Reed City
with NJ Ry for Ludington. =,
No Sconnectsat d NJ Junction with ID % M
railroad "a nd at Grard Rapids with 81 X for
Detroit and all points east. -, r...
Nos 23 and 4connectatRichmond with Pitts-
burg Cincinnati & st Louis X r to and from In
panapors Louisville. st Louis all pointssoutn'
west Also TOT Dayton, Xenia, Columbus, &c.
tDaily except Sundays. DAILY
B-Breaklast. D-Dinner. S-Supper.
A. B. LEET,
Gen. Passenger Agent.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-04-12

A. Anspach s. Co. have received large
invoices of goods. New goods expe cted
Tomorrow on the st. Joseph.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
The Denial Bill passed the House

The Dental Bill passed the House
by bare majority this week. 1t re-
quires dentists to go before State
Board Of Examiners and procure IL
cense before practicing dentistry.
The Board will hold yearly sessions
for that purpose in different parts of
the State. This bill will not be acted
upon by the Senate at this session.
The Insane Asylum investigating
committee continues to be the center
OF attraction, on account of the hor-
rid revelations il is making Of the
treatment OF the insane by DIR. Hes
ter. The work OF this committee will
terminate in a short time, and when
its report is presented to the world it
will give some Information which
will be very damaging to the parties
interested, and show state Of moral
depravity seldom known to have ex-
listed in civilized or chrisiianized So
ciety.
The past week has produced more
legislative work of importance To the
State and people than any previous
week during the session. That it
might have been done eallier in the
session, is fact that cannot be de-
MED, but just why il was not done, is
IA question that many conflicting cir
cumstances couspire TO make unan-
swerable, and the reasons given last
week must DO left to explain, in part,
at least, the causes Of delay. Ger
tainly an adjournment will be effected
before the end OF another week.
j. NJ. CONFER.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
Hardw |!

Parties desiring TO exchange one
third cash and two-thirds real estate
for general assortment of Hardware,
from $4,000 upward to $4,000, can do
so on the above terms. Can examine
the goods and get prices at the new
hardware store of McGiIl & Thomas,
in Valparaiso, Ind. Goods furnished
in New York, from a choice and well
selected stock OF 100000. All new,
clean, bright ard staple, in. original
packages. Persons desiring to make
trades eau select their own goods,
and at wholesale prices. A good OPP
portunity to convert Farms and City
Property into money. Address,
j. III. McGILL,
Valparaiso, lad.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
NcighborhoOd Notes.

South Bend has no empty store
rooms.
Winamac is trying to organize a
mutual protection society against
horse thieves.
The water of a spring on James
Funk's farm in Elkhart county, it is
said, will restore gray hair TO lis
original color.
Jack Wauturton has been stirring
up the denizens of Michigan City and
LaPorte on the subject of temper
ance pretty thoroughly. of late.
The Winamac Republican don't
care how stringent the Legislature
makes the libel law il they allow the
truth Of the allegation set up in de-
Tense.
A Kosciusllo county jury decided
last week that Ford Warren should
pay Miss Mary Bratt two thousand
dollars for not making good his
promise to marry her.
The Rochester Sentinel says the
Fulton county Commissioners took a
little stroll into Marshall county this
week to view some iron bridges, be-
fore contracting for the building of a
bridge over the Tippecanoe River at
Plantz's ford.
Mrs. Sarah Evans died at her home
on Stillwell Prairie in LaPorte coun-
ty on the 18th inst. She was 81 years
old, and had resided in LaPorte coun-
ty mole than 40 years. Mrs. Sophia
Merrill, another old settler. died in
LaPorte city last week.
South Bend has widower who
asks every woman he meets TO marry
lin. He has come near getting his
head smashed several times, but
nothing dishearrened he keeps on
popping the question to every widow
or elderly maiden that he sees.
The Peru Republican says people
are coming from towns twenty miles
distant 10 buy goods OF Peru mer'
chants. and they are having a larger
trade than ever before at this season
OF the year. 1t is easy TO understand
the reason for this. Peru mersbaDt.
advertise. the meachants in the Other
towns DO not advertise.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

The Democratic Senators 10 Con
gress have parceled out the principal
Offices under their control. Col. John
e. Burch, Of Tennessee. formerly "a
member OF Pillows staff, was given
the best office,-SecIetary OF the
Senate. His salary is 100 per an
mum, and there Is not much to DO.
Richard j. Bright, OF Indiana, nephew
Of the notorious Jesse ID. Bright, was
made Sergeant alarms. Shober, of
North Carolia, an ex Confederate
Colonel, was given the chief clerk
ship. h. B. PeytoD. who serv, d on
General Lees staff, was elected Exec
utive Clerk, and the Rev. Mr. Bullock,
OF Kentucky, was chosen Chaplain.
The Coufederates have about two
thirds of the Democratic members Of
the House, and, OF course, parceled
out the Offices to suit themselves.
Tie way they did It, may be inferred
by reading an article from the Chica-
&c Times. In another column.