Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-07-03

Work on the range lights is progress
ing satisfactorily.

Work on the range lights is progress
ing satisfactorily.
The st. Paul brought up more men
this week to work on the Detroit, Macki-
nae & Marquette railroad.
We would call attention to the adver-
tisements of Macarthur, Smith & Co., of
the steamboat lines they represent
The street sprinkler has kept the dust
down on the business portion of Main
street this week, much to the comfort of
en
Wetmore & Lathrop have had steam
up and tried their elevator for loading
cedar ties and posts. 1t seemed to work
all right.
DR.. Kimball the Dentist is still at the
Grand Central, don't neglect this oppor-
tunity of having the very best work done
at reasonable charges.
The warm weather has started tour
lists out in search of more cOngenial
climes and several parties have arrived
and are rusticating in this vicinity.
The Cheboygan cornet band give an
excursion to Mackinac and Point ST. Ig-
mace tomorrow on the steamer Kewee-
nav. Fare for the round trip one do
lar.
Messrs. Newton Ellis & Co. have man.
ufactured about 300 barrels of hemlOck
extract since they started up their man
ufact0ry and are turning out about 80
barrels per week.
There seems to be stop in repairing
the sidewalks. Considerable more
work should be done in the way of re-
pairs, and we would suggest that the
street commissioner stir up the negli-
gent property owners once more.
The Detroit papers say that the new
and magnificent steamer City of Cleve-
land, commencing with her next trip,
will during the season of summer travel
include Mackinac in her route to Lake
Superior. She should not pass by Che
bOygan.
A gentleman in the employ of the con-
tractors ION the Detroit, Mackinac and
Marquette railroad came over from Point
st. Ignace Monday, and says it is the in
tentiOn of the contractors to have twenty
miles of the road graded and iron down
before winter. = ~s4-tl9 - =
The Marquette papers say that already
several hundred tons Of rails for the
Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette road
are on the ground, and within three
weeks 1000 tons will have been delivered
for the line. The work of track-laying
Is moving lively now. ASA
Herman Koehler, has concluded to
call his hotel on Mullet Lake, the "Mullet
Lake Exchange" in place of Mullet Lake
House as he once contemplated. We are
glad he has decided to adopt the new
name. Two Mullet Lake Houses would
have confused travellers.
The call for the Republican state con-
ventiOn, to be held at Jackson, August
9Th, tOnOminate candidates for state Off
GERS and electors for President and Vice
President, will be found on the second
page. ChebOygan county, under the call,
is entitled to one delegate.
Services at the Congregational church
tomorrow morning and evening. In the
morning Rev. Chas. Marsh pastor, will
preach sermon appropriate to the day,
Fourth OF July sermon. In the even
there will be service of song. The
house should be full on both occasions
Rev. W. W. Rafter will preach in the
Town Hall Sunday evening July 4th.
1870 A. NJ. At the evening service the
children of the Sunday school will join
with the choir in appropriate hymns and
songs of praise. Mr.. Russell will preside
at the organ and short address will be
delivered by the pastor. ,s<-4zs
We are in receipt of the Western Mich
lgan Agricultural and Industrial SOcie-
ty premium list for their coming exhi-
bitiOn, which is to be held i'm Grand
Rapids September 20, Fl, %, %, "a and
%. The pamphlet contains an interest
ing sketch of the formation of the sOcie-
ty, its business meetings, improvements
made at the grounds, etc.
The Cheboygan correspondent of the
Detroit Free Press drew heavily upon his
Imagination when he telegraphed that
paper 1.-The news of HancOck's nOmina-
ton is received with great enthusiasm
by the Democrats here, although it finds
no vent in public demonstrations. The
Republicans are dispirited." He will find
the liveliest set of ''dispirited Repub-
icans" in ChebOygan before the cam
paign is over that he ever met with.
Remember the excursion on the Levia-
than to Mackinac next Monday. This
will afford the citizens of ChebOygan and
vicinity an excellent opportunity to at
tend the celebration at the island and
at the same time contribute to aid the
Congregational Sunday school. The ex-
ercises and amusements of the day will
be interesting, and we have no doubt
will attract large number of our citi-
zens. The Leviathan will leave Me-
Arthur, Smith & Co.'S dock at 8 A. NJ, and
return at Pm.
Anspach & Co have removed to their
new store where they will have much
better chance to display their large
stock of goods, the room being more than
twice the size of their former store. A
new front with large glass has been put
in the room. This firm keeps large and
well selected stock and propose by fair
dealing and low prices to merit their
share of the patronage of our citizens.
Call and see them in their new room,
whether you wish to purchase or not.
A Mr.. Smith. of Bay City, represent
4 the wooden pipe manufacturing Co.,
aas in the village this week Investigate
ing the prospects for water works in our
village, with view of furnishing the
J necessary pipe. He says the general
feeling of the citizens is in favor of the
project. He thinks Cheb0ygan very ia
vOrably situated for obtaining a service.
able system at a moderate expense. We
would like to have the council investi.
gate the matter and ascertain the cost
of such works as would be needed.
Wildman & Fox's New York Comedy
Company have been playing every night
this week to delighted audiences. They
have presented in an excellent manner
some of the most popular plays of the
day and the crowded houses, nightly
show that the citizens of ChebOygan ap-
preciate first class entertainment and
show their appreciation by literally pat
rOnizing anything that is meritOriOus
Our citiZanS are free in exnrassino the