Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-07-17
TOWN TALK.

fOlnI Sl. lgnace, commenced running
night and day last Monday.
Large shipments of huckleberries are
being made daily. The City Of Concord
took 100 bushels down Wednesday night.
The steam yachts Mary and R. C. Will
s0E and the. tug I. NJ. Bradley were in
spected yesterday afternoon and all stood
the test,
The Mackinac Sentinel says the SOL
diers at the fort have organized base
ball club and will shortly play the Che
bOygan club return match.
Hannah, Lay & Co., of Traverse City,
are making some important improve
ments in their grist mill, which will
make 1t one of the best mills in the state.
Remember the meeting at the Town
Hall this evening. Every person inter-
ested in the future of ChebOygan should
be present, especially all who own pro-
psrty in the village.
The Champlain Thursday night land
ed large party of gentlemen from Ohio
who have come up here to camp out and
enjoy season Of recreation, hunting
and fishing.
1.-THE Mullet Lake Hotel, the new sum-
mer hotel at the head of Mullet lake,
seems to be booming. Guests arrive
every day. Everybody seems to be pleas
ed, and all are happy and enjoying them
selves.
Haying has been going on at lively
rate for week or so. While in some
places the crop is reported light, we
understand, that taken altogether, the
crop will be an average one and of ex-
cellent quality.
The Northern Belle and the City of Che
bOygan both run down through the locks
now, and connect with the Mary at the
lower dock, for Mackinac, and both are
doing good business, the inland route
proving more popular than ever this
season.
He was from Chicago. He stood. early
in the morning, at the intersection of
Second and Main streets, where the
sewer passes under the street and seemed
to be delighted with the fragrance (0 it
emitted. Said he never smelled any
thing before that reminded him so much
of the Chicago river and home.
Logs for the Duncan City mills COM
pletely blocked the river above the locks
the greater part of the day last Wednes-
day, so that nothing could get up or
down. The City of Cheboygan was not
able to get through on her way up until
late in the afternoon. 1t seems to us
that by proper management and care
this might be avoided.
A heavy squall, lasting only a few
minutes, passed over the village Thurs
day afternoon. 1t did not seem to have
had much force on the straits, as imme-
diately after it ceased, vessels were seen
with all their canvass hOisted. 1t caused
the water in the harbOr to rise and fall
from foot to two feet several times.
In some parts of the village large hail is
reported as having fell.
Charles Hart found quite bonanza
last Tuesday. He picked up an anchor
weighing about ton, and IS fathOms of
II inch chain. He found it in lake
Huron, off the foot of Bots Blanc island,
in about IA feet of water. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been there for years as the stock
and greater portion of the anchor and
chain was buried in the sand.
The Congregational Sunday school at
its session last Sunday passed a vote of
thanksl; by unanimous vote, to Can't.
Kirkland, of the Leviathan, for his kind
ness and liberality and the pleasure af-
fOrded the excursiOnists to Mackinac on
the 9th inst, by giving his services and
the use OF the Leviathan for mere nom
lnal sum whereby the treasury of the
school was so much enriched.
II. A. Blake commenced excayatine
for the foundation of his new foundry
and machine shop, last Tuesday and the
work OF building the same will be for
warded as fast as possible. 1t is to bt
as near fire proof as it can well be made
the walls being brick and the roof o.
iron. The floor will be of wood but viii
rest on the ground so that a fire would
do no damage if the floor, should by any
accident, get on fire.
In accordance with aresolution adopt
ed at the last meeting of the fire com
pany, President Sutton has called mas
meeting of the property owners and al
interested in better fire protection, t,
be held in Firemen's Hall --nOt Naemen'
next Thursday evening. The firemeI
complain, and with good reason, of tn
lack of interest on the part of the proper
ty owners of ChebOygan in the keepin,
up of the organization of the company
Let there be full turnout at the meet
ing next Thursday night. This is mat
ter that the citizens Of Cheb0ygan can
not aff0rt to neglect.
James Lang, bridge Inspector for Johl
ID. Mcdonald, the contractor on the De
trOit, Mackinac & Marquette railroad
died suddenly last Thursday. He ha,
been out on the road several miles, an
the day being very warm he had becOm
Overheated from walking, and while g
heated drank freely of ice water, whic
is supposed to have been the cause of hi
death. His remains were brought owe
from Point st. Ignace on the Mary yes
terday morning, and were taken on al
Mt. Steamer last night for Detroit
where they would be forwarded by rail t
Hamilton, Ont, for burial.
Thursday afternoon for the first time
WetmOre & Co. gave their elevator TO
loading cedar ties and posts practice
test. The schooner I. Y. Avery arrive
shortly after dinner, and the machin
was set to work putting ties on bOar(
1t proved a perfect success, the Onl
trouble being it landed them abOar
faster than they could be taken care {
and slowed. !. 1t takes them out of tn
water and drops them on the deck of tn
vessel at the rate of Is per minute, sc
per hour, or 5000 in ten hours. The cal
tain of the vessel complained this tim
of getting them too fast, and when the
piled up, yelled out, 'f0r Gods sake hOl
on! Stop that wagon! WhOaw