Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-08-28
TOWN TALK.
Pinafore at Town Hall tonight.

PlnafOre at Town Hall tonight.
Dwelling houses are in demand and
hard to be found.
Remember that the Hon. Charles Rynd,
of Adrian, speaks tonight at the Court
House.
Mrs W. R. Lloyd left some New York
papers at the TRIBUNE Office for which
she has our thanks.
The song service at the Congregation
al church last Sunday was well attended,
and proved very interesting
Austin and Merrill opened their res
turant Thursday evening. They have
their rooms neatly fitted up. and serve
everything in the best style.
The rains of this week did an immense
amount Of good. Put out the fires and
gave vegetation renewed life.
R. j. Cram left yesterday afternoon on
the tug Hayden, for Mud Lake, to sound
its depth, with view to putting in a
bid for dredging.
Carkin, Stickney & Grams dredge
reached Alpena on its way to this port,
just before the blow of this week. 1t is
expected here at most any time.
An interesting letter from W. w.
Strohn can be found elsewhere in this
issue. His many friends are always
glad to hear from him through the
TRIBUNE.
If you want to hear the political ques-
lions OF the day ably treated you should
not fail to attend the meeting at the
court house this evening.
The propeller Columbia, which called
In yesterday to report at the custom
house on her way from Collingwood to
Chicago, had on board 20 crates of plums
for Chicago, from Canada.
The extensive lumber docks of the
ChebOygan Lumber Company are about
full of lumber, and it will not be long
until they will have to either commence
shipping or extend their docks.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain last
evening, PinafOre drew out large audi
ence which enjoyed the performance i'm
mensely. Look out for crowded house
tonight, when this excellent company
repeats the opera.
A large number of fish are daily being
caught in the river, on the east side, Just
above the docks. Thursday morning
one man caught bass weighing four or
five pounds. Every day sees a quite a
number OF persons enjoying the sport.
Ex-Governor Blair writes to the editor
OF the Saginaw Herald concerning Con-
gresham HOrr as follows: 81 never saw
MIR. iHOrr before the State convention,
and was much pleased with him; he is
not mere Joker by any means. IhOpe
there is no doubt of his reelection"
Hon. David H. Jerome, the next COVER
nor of Michigan, and Rev. C. C. Miller,
are announced by the Republican state
central committee, to address the citi-
zens of Cheboygan county, on Wednes-
day, September 9Th, on the political
questions of the day. Let there be a
good turnout to listen to them.
The Saginaw Courier, the Democratic
organ, frankly comedies the election of
JeroMe. Speaking of the speeches that
Mr.. JerOmeis about to make in the shore
counties the Courier concludes that
1.-The. gentleman is reasonably sure of
occupying the gubernatorial chair, and
the effort is hardly necessary. Besides
the weather is hot" In another place
1t gives the item: Frank Leslie's paper
this week will contain portrait of the
Hon. David H. Jerome, the next governor
of Michigan,
The State Board of Control, which con-
sists of Gov. Croswell, Attorney General
Kirchner, State Treasurer Pritchard, Au-
ditOr General Latimer, and Secretary of
State Jenny, started from Detroit Tues
day, on the City of Cleveland for Mar
quette. to inspect the first 20 miles of
the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette rail-
road, now completed. If accepted, the
company will be entitled to the first 20
miles of the grant, consisting of every
other section, for the width of five miles.
being an appropriation of state swamp
made by the legislature of 1873.
Francis Stead has left at the TRIBUNE
office several specimens of three differ
emit varieties of apples raised on his farm.
Two of the varieties are well and favor
ably known, Red Astrachan and Belle
flower. The third is Seeding raised by
MIR. Stead and is equal in appearance to
either OF the other varieties. ALI are
handsome specimens and demonstrate
that our county, which was considered,
a few years since, too far north to raise
fruit, Is not only adapted to fruit but
that 1t can be raised of the finest quail
ty. Within the past few years number
OF young orchards have been set out by
our farmers. and it will not be long be-
fore they will go far towards supplying
the home demands for fruit.
Thursday night two gentlemen (D
registered at the Spencer House under
the names OF 7. A. Bremmager and VIM.
McMullen, of Petoskey. During the
night some parties made themselves
busy trying the doors of various rooms,
Just about daylight Friday morning