Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-27

cOpal cnurch at Alpena, dled last Iues-
day after short illness.
Work on the new Episcopal church is
progressing finely. 1t will show up as
very tasty little church.
And now comes the season of the year
when bets as to the time of arrival of
the first boat are i'm order.
Spring goods are beginning to arrive
at Nelson & Bullen's. Four loads came
over from Petoskey Thursday night.
Mcclure & Co.'s express will run this
year as usual, upon the Peoples line
of steamers from Detroit. Charlie Farr
has been re-appOinted agent.
The second story of Weeds drug store
building is to be finished. 1t is under
stood that it is to be occupied by Miss
Black as dress making and millinery
rooms.
H. A. Blake is doing rushing bust
ness. An increase of his force arrived
last Saturday, in the shape of young
machinist. Weight ten pounds. Henry
is happy.
Mrs. Chandler was elected vice-Presi
dent of the State Missionary society for
the Cheboygan Congregational confer
ence, not for Cheboygan county as stated
last week.
A meeting Of the temperance workers
of all organizations is called to meet at
East Saginaw on Thursday, April 8.
Every temperance organization is emit
tied to their delegates.
The Board of Registration meets at
the Town Clerks Office next Saturday,
April Bird. If you desire to vote at the
coming election, don't fail to see that
your name is registered.
At little practice shooting yester-
day, Mr.. Harrington broke twenty balls
straight, and Mr.. Hodge eighteen out of
twenty, and Messrs. Humphrey and Ford,
each, fifteen out of twenty.
During the last year, 1880 acres of
agricultural college land and 1,577,75
acres of swamp land located in this
county was sold by the state. Only in
one or two other counties was the acre
age sold SO large.
A call for Republican county cOnven
ton appears in another column. Let the
Republicans in every township hold their
meeting and send delegates. The proper
organization of the party in the county
depends upon it.
The Pressure Isle County Advance says
that Mr.. VIM. Hagen, of CrawfOrds Quar-
ry, is about to start store, saloon, church,
pOstoffice and blacksmith shop at what
is known as Blake's corner, in the town
of Belknap, in that county.
Tomorrow being Easter day the servi
ces at the Town will be as follows:
Morning prayer, Litany, with sermon and
Holy Eucharist, commencing at 1920
A. NJ. Sunday school, IL NJ. Easter eel
ebration of the Sunday school at Z P.
The stockholders of the Black River
Slackwater Navigation Co. did not hold
a meeting for organization as was ex-
pected this week, owing to the absence
of some of the stockholders. 1t is now
thought that the meeting will be held
com otima nayt wool
1t was rumOred on the street that
John Mulvaugh was fitting up the Sec
ond story of his building, over his har-
ness shop, for an Odd Fellows lodge, but,
from the way it is being arranged, we
would not be surprised if it should turn
out to be some mated fellows lodge.
The economical management of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. have stop
ped the salary of the efficient manager
of the Office at the Sault, on account of
the breakage of the cable. This only
conforms to the management of the line
in other respects up in this country.
The new gang saw for Thompson
Smiths mill is nearly ready to put in
position. 1t has been made entirely at
Mr.. Smiths machine shops at Duncan
and will be machine equal to any
made anywhere, and in some points it is
claimed to be superior to any others.
We have received from the publisher
of "AndersOnville, story of Southern |
Prisons" about fifteen dollars worth of
advertising which they wish inserted,
for which we will receive copy of the |
book, the retail price of which is three
dollars. The request is declined with
thanks.
Detroit is still hammering away on
that Butler railroad bonus with very
little more signs ofsecuring the amount
necessary than few weeks ago. Those
fifteen residents of the city worth fifteen |
millions of dollars have not been heard
from yet, and probably will not be. The
Adrian Times suggests that Detroit |
wants railroad bad-a little one for
cent" and that's about the one she will
get unless they manufacture a little en-
terprise down there.
The anti remedy business seems to
have struck this town fOrcibly. Last
week manufacturer of anti-fat remedy
received list of the heavy weights of |
the village, now comes along an "anti-
slim man, and it is proposed to send |
him the names of II. C. Lower, Robert |