Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-09-04
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vertisement next week.
Last week the building, committee
awarded the contract for grading aud
improving the county grounds, around
the court house and Jail, to ]. E. Nichols
for 5000, his being the only bid present.
ed to the committee.
The Cheboygan Gun club propose OPEN
ing lead mine shortly. They have
erected an earth bank on their range,
on which to fix their target. 1t is 16
feet long, 8 feet high, and 6 feet thick,
which will prevent all balls from pass
ing through it. They are doing some
good shooting.
Chas. Bellant expects to start the first
OF next week with crew of men to
clear out upper Rainy river, preparatory
to getting out square and board pine
during the coming winter. The esti-
mated cost of the work is $1,000. Others
interested in pine lands in that section
have agreed to share the expense.
The fall term of the graded school will
open next Monday. Every pupil, that
can possibly, should be on hand the first
day in order that they may be properly
classified and start in with their classes
in their different studies. The scholars
have had good long vacation and
should now be prepared to resume their
studies with renewed ardOr.
Capt. Campbell of the propeller North
ern Queen, COllingwood & Chicago line,
was presented with handsome $3.50
gold watch by the members of the Amer
lean Institute of Mining engineers, who
II fsoiu cd in N L
| Superior on the Queen, from Aug. % to
81, for his exertiOns to add to their pleas
ure during the trip. 1t was presented
to Capt. Campbell in Chicago and was a
complete surprise to him.
VIM. Warren, of Oberlin, o., for seven
years teacher of penmanship in the
Michigan State Normal School will COM
mence writing classes at the Union
School building in this village next
Monday, Sept. 6, one at 4:15 P. NJ. and
another at 7:30 i'm the evening. For
several days Prof. Warren has had spec
linens of his penmanship hanging at
the pOstoffice and they have been greatly
admired. Our citizens, and especially
the young, should avail themselves OF
this opportunity. -.
The Petoskey base ball club sent a
challenge to the Eurekas to play them
the third game at Little Traverse. last
Wednesday. This the ChebOygan club
would not accept, but offered to play at
Mackinac. In answer to this the PetOs-
key boys wanted the game to take place
at PetOskey, which was refused on the
part of the boys here. We think Macki-
nae fair compromise as to place. Both
clubs could reach there, play the game
and return home the same day. A bust
ness man of this place came up on the
G. r. & / Railroad this week, and talked
with man whom the PetOskey club had
hired to catch for them. From this it
would seem it was their catcher who
played off.
The Wendell contested will case, trans
ferred from the Mackinac to the ChebOy-
gan circuit court, occupied four days
this week being warmly contested on
both sides. Quite number of prom
inent citizens of Mackinac'were presen
: as witnesses or interested parties in the
! suit. Judge Hatch gave his charge to
: the Jury Thursday forenoon, and the lat
ter were sent out just before noon. They
: devoted the entire afternoon in trying
to arrive at "a verdict but both sides
stood firm and late i'm the evening they
, agreed to disagree and were discharged
They stood nine in favor of breaking the
; will and three for sustaining it. This
is the way they stood on their first bal
/ lot and the arguments on either side
could not change the opinion of single
iurOr