Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-13

week Will Tx tnefu.
The frame Of the new boarding house
for the Cheboygan Lumber company's
employees is up and shows what an ex-
tensive building it is to be.
The ice mandatory started up again
last Sunday with renewed vigOr. Sever
al zero nights since then and Wednesday
morning the thermometer indicated
eight below zero.
F. Klewe is putting up quite build
ing in the rear of his furniture stOre'
the lower portion of which is to be used
for manufacturing furniture, and the
upper story for residence.
The Board of Supervisors at their
meeting Wednesday, granted the citizens
of TuscarOra township permission to
construct abridge across Indian river to
connect the Sturgeon river road.
The prospects for an early opening of
navigation are not as bright as they
were week ago. Weather with the
thermometer at zero about every night
is not very favorable for steambOating.
A visit to the new mill of the Cheboy-
gan Lumber company showed great
advance in the last two weeks in get
ting the machinery in position and the
mill ready for running. Considerable
work has yet to be done but it is being
pushed forward as fast as possible.
Arthur Watson has purchased the
pea nut" stand at Humphreys dock and
intends putting up good sized building
to be used as a restaurant, vegetable and
fruit stand. He is going into gardening
quite extensively this season and in
tends keeping full supply Ofvegetables
on hand for the benefit of our citizens as
we'll as the different lines of steamers
and we have no doubt he will work up a
good trade.
The schooner John KelderhOuse,o owned
by the Cheboygan Lumber Co. has been
put in thorough repair during the winter.
She has received new stem in place of
the one damaged by the collision last fall,
new decks on her quarters, main deck
re-caulked, two new double tOw-pOsts
forward, and has been scraped and re-
painted, so that she looks as bright as a
daisy. Chicago parties have been try
ing to buy her and offered $4,000 for
her but the offer was refused.
The interruption of the mail between
this place and Mackinaw caused delay
in letter from correspondent at Point
st. Ignace. 1t was written February 18th,
but did not reach us until Monday. 1t
announces the killing of Norman Ran
Vile by falling limb in one of the
camps of the Mackinaw Lumber Co., the
Friday previous, and the death from
rupture of an intestine of James Gloss,
employed on the D., NJ. & NJ. R. r. survey,
both residing at the Point.
j. d. Smith had valuable horse, en-
plOyed in one of his camps, badly injured
in one of its hind feet. 1t became quite
lame and it was supposed it was caused
by him calking his foot but after several
days, not appearing to improve any, an
examination was made when it was dis
covered that he had run good sized
snag, almost three inches long, into his
heel. This was removed, and it is
thought the horse will get over the in
jury but it will be some time before
they will be able to work him.
Last year about this time portion of
Cheboygan society was considerably
agitated upon the squirrel question"
and many and long were the arguments
educed upon both sides. Spring came
with the question as far from being de-
cided as ever. We have awaited with
considerable anxiety and dread the re-
newal Of the discussion this winter, but
we think the community is safe now,
the seductive game of Fifteen" having
taken such a hold as will drive the
squirrel question into obscurity.
A letter from Captain Kirkland states
that the wrecking tug Leviathan has
been thoroughly rebuilt and will come
out this spring in better shape than she
has been in for years. New frames and
ceiling have been put in, her boiler has
been raised up and put in the best of con-
ditiOn, her engines have been made
as good as new and have been refastened.
The Leyiathan will make her headquar-
tiers at ChebOygan the coming year and
with Captain Kirkland, the "boss" wreck
er, in command, and being as good as
new we venture the opinion that she
will lose, during the approaching sea-
son, nOneof the prestage gained by her
successful career in the past.
The Town Hall has proven itself to
have been paying investment for the
village. From the annual report Of the
village treasurer we find the receipts
from rent of hall amounts to 168.40,
about five per cent upon the cost the
building and furniture. Add to this the
amount saved in the rent for council
room, firemens' hall and place for keep
ing engine, hose, etc., and it would make
the income over 10 per cent, to say moth
ing about the more convenient and COM
Portable quarters afforded the council
and firamen. The receints will dOubt-