Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-09-11

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER IL, 1880
TOWN TALK.
Don't fail to read Charlie Moore's new
ad.
Childrens sailor hats at Nellie w.
Smart's.
Freight business of all kinds on the
several boat lines is rushing.
The damage done by the lightning to
the Catholic church is being repaired.
Post & Van Arsdale's store at Point st.
Ignace, is said to be doing rushing
business.
1t seems like old times to see Eph.
Nelson about the streets attending to
business again.
That serial of absorbing interest en-
titled "tax sales" appears in supplement-
form with this issue.
Joseph SpOoner left on the schooner
C. Hart yesterday forenoon, for Beaver
Island, after cattle, hogs and sheep.
Sanford Baker. ESQ.,, has his new house
enclosed. 1t looks as though 1t started
out to be one of the best houses in town.
Next Monday Miss Walton commences
her select school at the court house. We
understand that large number of par
ents have already engaged to send their
children.
The street to Duncan is being very
materially improved by having deep
ditch dug on one side, and the dirt exca-
waited placed on the roadway.
An advertisement in another column
indicates that the Jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw railroad are taking the neces-
sary legal measures to bridge Indian
river.
The attention of the board is called to
the drain at the corner of Main and
Second street. Its OdOrs ascend high
heavenward, and ''circularly" to mag
niicent distance.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. are daily ex-
pecting the arrival of their new tug.
She has been named the Geo. w. Cuyler,
in honor of former member of the firm,
who died year or so since.
j. Milo Eaton, of CharlevOix, was
chosen by the Democratic Senatorial
convention, as the most available man
to be knocked out of time" by Archie
Buttars in November next.
Robert Robinson is getting the timber
and material for the Black river bridge
work of construction soon. They COM
menced driving the piles the first of the
week.
The Republicans of Petoskey last
Tuesday erected one Of the finest poles
that ever 1oated a Republican banner
and swung to the breeze, 137 feet from
he fha NJ 10 rHoIH md
Arthur.
"a Last Monday was the commencement
of the Jewish new year and was OBJ
served by some of our Jewish citizens by
closing their stores. Sept. 18th. occurs
the the most solemn fast of the Jews,
the day Of atonement.
The tug w. s. Carkin, with the dredge
and dump sc0ws arrived yesterday fore
noon to commence work on the harbOr.
The dredge is new, and one Of the best
on the lakes, and is fitted with all the
latest Improvements.
Dwelling houses are in great demand.
One of our mill men says that several
men that he had employed left him and
returned to Canada on account of not be-
ing able to rent houses for their families
whom they desired to bring over.
The frame of the upper range light is
up. Mr.. DObsOn, the superintendent of
construction, has notified the Light
House department that everything
would be completed by the first of OctO-
Der, so that the necessary notice might
be given of the time the lights would be
lighted.
Hon. M. C. Burch has an appointment
to speak in behalf of the Republicans at
this place, on Tuesday evening, the 21st.
Mr.. BdrEh. is a talented gentleman, and
good speaker, and if he materializes at
the time stated will serve up some poll
teal gospel. He is billed for st. Ignace
the I'D.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. have made a
great improvement in their dock below
their coal sheds. The dock has been
filled in with slabs and edgings, from the
lower coal shed down to the gap, max
it the full width of the coal shed and
dock, and the whole has been covered
with sand and gravel.
While the committee appointed some
time since to investigate water works,
are at work, we suggest that they secure
authority to visit Cadillac and investi-
gate the system adopted, and now in
successful operation at that place. 1t
is system that would require a very
small outlay at this place, and seems in
its operation at Cadillac, to be fully equal
to the more expensive systems.
Governor-to-be Jerome and Rev. C. C.
Miller failed to put in an appearance
Wednesday night. MiscalculatiOn as to
the time it took to get from here to
Alpena was the cause, and the only al
tentative was to break the appointment
here, or eight or ten others which fol-
lowed. They chose to disappOint one place
rather than many. However good, the
cause did not mitigate the disappOint-
ment of those who gathered to hear them.
The Little Traverse Independent says:
"The Cheboygan base ball club for some
reason did not come down last week as
expected. The PetOskey club offered to
meet them at any place chose, and pre-
pared for the occasion by importing a
catcher from Grand Rapids. Consider
ing the trouble they took 70 prepare for
the game we think it was cruel on the
part of the Cheb0ygan boys not to come to
time" The ChebOygan club offered to
play at Mackinac, but Notwithstanding
the "PetOskey club offered to meet them
anywhere they chose" they did not &C
cept.
A person to read the Democrat would
suppose that the Eureka base ball clut
was composed of gamblers and blacklegs
The boys are naturally somewhat indig.
uant about that naner announciuO that