Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-02
Cheboygan Postomce
TOWN TALK.


Jas. O'Conners has added to his stock
a large lot of Indian work. Call and see
it.
Over 1000 bushels of huckleberries
have been shipped from this port this
season and still they come.
A subordinate lodge of Imperial
Knights was instituted and officers elect
ed in this village last Monday evening.
1t being necessary to make some re-
pairs to the Northern Belle, there will
be no excursion up the lakes tomorrow.
The Lake View House at the head of
Mullet lake is proving to be quite
fav0rite resort and is doing a good bust
ness.
The news that the lawyers of ChebOy-
gan are accumulating wealth rapidly
has got out, and it is rumOred that an
other attorney is about to locate in our
midst.
The temperance meeting at the Town
Hall last Monday evening was the best
attended of any of the meetings recently
held and the exercises were of an in
teresting character.
We would call attention to C. A. Gal
lagher's new advertisement on the in
side of this issue. Mr.. Gallagher means
business and is determined that the
citizens shall know what he has for sale
and his prices.
We understand Judson d. Smith, has
rented the saw mill at Rogers City and
will start it up in a few days. Mr.. Smith
has quite lot of his own logs to saw
and will probably saw quite an amount
for Archibald Thompson.
Cheboygan's popularity as summer
resort is increasing The hotels are all
doing a lively business and we have
heard many very flattering remarks
about our village and the enjoyment af-
fOrded to tourists in this vicinity.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. are making a
great improvement on their lake shore
property. They are having it nicely
cleaned up leaving the pOplars standing
making nice grove which will improve
the appearance Of our village very much
as seen from the lake.
Two prominent members Of the Che
boygan Gun club were out practicing.
shooting at glass balls, enc evening the
early part of the week, and made such a
remarkable score that they do not desire
it published for fear the rest of the MEM
bers of the club would not allow them to
compete in future shoots.
& The Committee of the Cheboygan
County Agricultural society, appointed
to see to having this county properly rep
resented at the state fair, have taken
the matter in hand and are at work.
They feel confident that if the citizens
win aid them as they should, very
creditable showing for our county can
be made.
The yellow fever scourge seems to be
on the increase i'm the south. At Mem
phis every day announces an increased
number attacked with the dread disease
and last Sunday it made its appearance
in New Orleans. Every measure is be-
Z ing taken to prevent recurrence of the
fatality of last season. The city is be-
ing thoroughly disinfected, and it is
hoped the ravages Of the disease may be
stopped.
The base ball match between the Nep-
tunes, of Alpena, and the Cheboygan
club is yet In the future. Can it be that
the champions Of the lake shore" are
afraid to meet our amateurs upon the
green, and are pOstpOning the match
from time to time in order to get little
more practice before encountering the
Cheboygan club? If the match ever
comes off we are satisfied the Neptunes
will have business on their hands if they
beat "our boys"
We are in receipt Of neat pamphlet
published by the land department of the
Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad,
setting forth the advantages offered to
settlers in this northern portion of the
state. That company has large amount
of some of the best farming lands in the
state for sale. In this county there are
1900 acres of farming lands beside a
large amount valuable for the pine tim
+ Der. These:lands are offered for sale up
ON reasonable terms. t
The contract for the state printing
was awarded to W. s. George & Co., OF
the Lansing Republican, who have per.
formed the work to the perfect accept.
ance of all the state authorities during
the last II years. Their new prices are
below the average market, and less than
in three-quarters of the states of the
union, and very much less than in any
state where the price is fixed by statute
They were, also, awarded the contract
for binding. The Peninsular Paper com
pany, of Ypsilanti, were awarded the con
tract for furnishing book and print
paper. No contract was awarded for sta
tiOnery, there being only three bids pre-
sented, and the fact that the three bids
were about the.same and askedhn advance
of 30 per cent. from those in the present
contract, led the board to believe that {
ring" had been formed, and consequent
ly they rejected all bids.