Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-17

Quite a heavy fog this forenoon. max
ing it dull looking day.
To-day is the ia anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin, printer,
philosopher, patriot and statesman.
John F. Mcdonald, last season, raised
1,400 bushels of A No. l oats, weighing
3415 pounds to the bushel, on 80 acres of
land.
A portion Of the machinery of the
steamer North Star, now owned in Little
Traverse, is to be brought here for re-
pairs.
The name of an ex-supervisOr of En-
met county is spoken of in connection
with some crooked" homestead matters.
and prosecution for perjury is talked of.
Mr.. Chas. B. Greeley has purchased
One-eighth of the steamer st. Joseph of
Capt. Jones, making his interest in the
boat One-quarter, he having had an
eighth before.
We have received from the Saginaw
Herald a handsomely illustrated almanac
for 1880, issued from that Office. The
Herald gives copy to every subscriber
to that paper.
The Little Traverse Republican has
been enlarged and otherwise improved.
1t has been said that this paper could
not live, but Bro. Clark shows up pref
ty lively corpse.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
propose giving shoe pack social in par
lOrs of the Douglass House on Tuesday
evening next. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The skating rink is about completed
and the managers are now anxious for
some freezing weather to manufacture
ice for them. Should the weather be
favorable they hope to have their OPEN
ing some time the first of next week.
Owing to the absence of Rev. j. Homer
Parker there will be no preaching at the
Congregational church tomorrow. Sab
bath school will be held at the usual
hour. The regular prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening. c3ett~ ~ 1a5~A
The most ingenious, and withal,
among the most attractive costumes at
the masquerade the other night, were
made of pine shavings. They were quite
artistic, and reflected much credit on
the designers and wearers.
The heavy wind Of Friday night of
last week was too much for the smoke
stack of Smith Brothers saw mill. The
upper stay rods gave way and the stack
broke off about midway between the
roof of the mill and the top of the stack.
Macarthur, Smith &CO. brought through
from PetOskey last Sunday horses and
a pair of mules for use i'm their lumber
ing operations. They came from Chica-
go, where they were purchased by Mr..
Arch. Macarthur. and were very fine ami
mails.
The bids for building the east division
Of the ChebOygan and Cross Village State
road, kthat portion of the road in
in this county, are to be opened this
afternoon. Four or five different bids
for the work have been received by Com
missioner Robinson.
The harbOr is clear of ice, and but lit
tie ice to be seen i'm the straits from this
point. There is nothing to prevent ma
vigation at this time. The weather has
been soft for some time, and much more
favorable for steambOating than that |
part of December during which steam
srs were passing through the straits.
The Sault people complain that they
have to take their mail in wholesale in
,tallments. At latest accounts they |
we're wrestling with fourteen bags full
which had arrived the day before, the
irst for long space of a period. The
of the straits for the past week |
Indicate that the wholesale plan is likely
10 continue while yet.
The bulletin received here yesterday
indicates that Lams0n, the "snide" Gov
,rnOr of Maine, thinks that he is big
ger man" than the whole supreme court
If that state. He issues a manifesto
the supreme court not to take
my notice of the request of the Republic
IAN Legislature, asking them for a de
,isiOn as to which is the legal Legisla-
lure.
Smith Brothers are building at their
planning mill twenty-five row boats for
he benefit of summer visitors at the
Lake View House, their new hotel at the
head of Mullet lake. The boats will all
be clinker built and first class in every |
respect. Those that are completed are
If nice model and as neat as can be,
much better than the class of boats usu-
lilly found at summer resorts.
Parties bringing kerosene oil in by rail
md stage should be careful to see that it |
IS branded by the state inspector or one
If his deputies, and is up to the required |
standard. There is severe penalty for
selling oil that has not been inspected.
,r that is below the Michigan standard.
Those that receive oil that has not been
should notify F. Hamel, depu-
y inspector at this place, at once.