Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-06-05
TOWN TALK.


Monday and Tuesday nights were quite
cool. Tuesday morning there was a
slight frost.
The first installment of railroad iron
for the Marquette road passed up through
the Sault canal on the WinslOw last
week.
The good work of repairing sidewalks
still goes on and quite an improvement
in the walks of the village has been
made.
Pigeons are reported numerous in the
region of Burt and Crooked lakes. Three
nestings are also reported between this
village and Rogers City.
Read the advertisement of WetmOre &
Lathr0p. This firm work hard, buy close
and are able to give good bargains. They
have a good trade and sell for ready pay.
The seven boilers of the Cheboygan
Lumber Company supply their mill with
an abundance of steam, and it can be
heard blowing off at all hours of the day.
A letter from Collector Chandler states
that the business of the Sault canal, so
far this season, has been greatly in eX-
cess of any previous season for the same
time.
The Western Union Telegraph company
have kindly furnished bulletins of the
progress of the Republican National
convention at Chicago for the benefit of
our citizens.
The Marine City on her trip up, last
Sunday, brought 600 kegs of spikes, and
landed them at Point st. Ignace, to be
used on the Detroit, Mackinac Il Mar
quette railroad.
The ChebOygan cornet band favored
our citizens last Saturday evening with
some music. They have the material
for good band, and with Prof. Corazzi
as instructor, marked improvement in
their playing may be expected.
Local Commissioner Robinson has
closed the contract with C. P Sweet, of
Kalkaska, for building the eastern divi-
sion, 13l miles, of the ChebOygan and
Cross Village state road, and it is ex-
pected that the work will soon be CON-
menced.
Capt. Thomas Bentley has been ap-
pointed sheriff of this county to fill
the vacancy OccasiOned by the resigna-
ton of W. W. StrOhn. The appointment
is good one and will meet with gener-
al approval. We congratulate Sheriff
Bentley.
Z. 1t is proposed that the. public schools
of this state shall make exhibits at the
coming state fair, and teachers and
others desiring information on the mat
ter will do we'll to write to C.. A. Cover
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, who will furnish said information
The Detroit Evening News says: The
m OF To oorh. e,
ChesebrOngh's wharf, foot of Third street,
have been refurnished, and are now I'M
excelled by any rooms of the kind in
Detroit. These gentlemen are the agents
of the popular Northern Transit line of
steamers.
The Bay View & Crooked Lake railroad
is at last in running order and com
menced Monday making regular connec.
tiOns with the boats on the inland route
Mr.. Metheney of the G. r. & R.nR. says
the indications are that there will be a
large amount of travel over the route
this season.
The Chippewa County News says
'Mackinac county is getting the benefit
of the Canadian emigration into Chip
pewa. The northeast corner of Holmes
township, Mackinac County, is rapidly
filling up with those desiring to locate
near as possible to the PickfOrd settle
ment, and unable to find vacant land
nearer"
A dangerous counterfeit fve-dOllal
legal-tender note of the series of 1871;
has just been put in circulation. 1t il
printed on imitation fibre paper, and i!
three-eights of an inch shorter than TIT
genuine note; lines i'm engraving blur
red; the note has a greasy appearance
signed, John Allison, register, and A. Q
Wyman, treasurer. Look out for it.
The Senate Monday passed the joint
Resolution authorizing the secretary OF
war to sell the military reserve at POr
Huron, Mich. This land is of con
siderable value and extent, and is want
ed by the Port Huron & Northwestern
railway. 1t was defeated in the House
as it originally stood. but, after amend
ment, was returned in acceptable shape
The Bay City Tribune says, Macarthur
Smith & Co., Of Cheboygan have contract
ed with F. w. Wheeler of West Bay Cit,
for the building of new tug. The new
boat will resemble the tug j. B. Merrill
Des0tell & Milton, of Detroit, furnish tn
boiler which will be five feet six inche
by ten feet four inches, all steel. Tn
engine will be made at the Frontier IrOl
Works"
The Keweenaw, last Sunday, lande
here large lot of furniture for tn
Mullet Lake House, Smith Brothers nev
hotel at the head of Mullet lake. 1t wa
taken up the first of the week on lighters
A considerable quantity also came b
PetOskey and the inland route. Tn
carpets i'm the hotel are all down an
everything will soon be in cOmplet
order, Haking it one of the best fun
nished houses in northern Michigan.
The Senate Commerce Committee ha
decided to increase the appropriation flo
the improvement of st. Joseph rive
from $500 to $1,000; MuskegOn frOr
5000 to 81, 500; Saginaw river from $40
600 to $4,000; Grand Haven harbor frOr
$4,000 to $4,000. The total appropris
tiOns provided in tie river and harbo
bill for Michigan are something owe
$250,O00, exclusive of $250,O00 for th
improvement of Saint Mary's river an
canal.
Thaleyel-headed jackson Citizen r,
marks that the best possible indicatiO
of live business town, and enterprisin
.wide-a-Wake. business men, is the co
umns of its newspapers. If they al
bare Of advertisements, you may tab
it for granted that the town is dea
one; but if there are plenty of live, a
tfactiye advertisements, it is absolutel
certain that it is good town to live il
Whenever you hear of live town yO
also hear of live newspapers, well pa
rOnized. .6r
Last Tuesday afternoon at O'clOcl
Mr.. Ed. Forsyth, of the Cheboygan Den
Ocrat, and Miss Chattie Mercer, daugl