Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-06-26
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JUNE 26. 1880.


anu ready 1Or business.
The gang of the Cheboygan Lumber
Company is saving an average of So, 900
feet of lumber per day.
Last Tuesday they commenced driving
piles at Point st. Ignace for the docks of
the Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette rail-
road.
The st. Paul landed 100 men at Point
st. Ignace, last Monday evening, to work
on the construction of the railroad from
that place.
The Valley Queen brought down fifteen
dozen pigeons for the ChebOygan gun
club for their pigeon shoot Saturday the
3rd of July.
Wild strawberries are abundant in
this vicinity and are being brought In
in large quantities and sold at from 6 to
8 cents per quart.
Smith Brothers received per steamer
Nashua from Chicago Tuesday, a ton and
a half of hair mattresses for the Mullet
Lake House, their new summer hotel at
the head of Mullet Lake.
1t is reported that the mosquitoes and
black flies are severe upon the men en-
ployed by j. d. Mcdonald on the railroad
az Il Olnb Ots ~ udCC, dlu bldt ihuhy nov
quit work in consequence.
The strawberry crop in this county is
said to be excellent both as to quantity
and quality. Arthur Watson is prepar-
ing to set out one acre in plants this
fall and intends going into the cultiva-
tiOn of various small fruits quite extern
sively.
The mail from Little Traverse to Mack
mac City which should have arrived at
the latter place Friday evening of last
week did not get there until Monday
evening. The delay was caused by high
water in the west branch of Maple river
carrying away bridge.
Deer are reported as being quite nu-
merOus in this section. Last Monday
two approached within a few rods of
Geo. W. Simpsons residence, at Macki-
nae City, and were seen quitely grazing
along the road for some time. No one
disturbed them and soon they took to
the woods and disappeared.
Notwithstanding Macarthur, Smith &
Co are extending their dock out toward
the straits as fast as possible their mill
is cutting lumber so fast that it takes
but short time to fill their docks up.
L
piling room if the steam barge Burling-
ton and cOnsOrts had not arrived.
A captain of scOw is making good
wages picking up anchors in the straits.
He has already raised quite number.
A day or so ago he secured one weighing
about 2,50OspOunds. Not long since he
found one which, from its Anticipated
style, is supposed to have been lost and
laid in the straits for many years.
Stephen Bennett, employed at ThOmp-
son Smith bark shanty received serious
cut from an axe last Wednesday. The
cut is six inches long and the foot was
split open to the ankle. DIR. Perrin was
called and dressed the wound and did
what he could to repair the damage, but
the wound is of such a serious nature
that it will take some time for it to
heal.
The Pulpit and Pew, published month
ly by the Congregational church society
of Peoria, Ill, says: REV. Mr.. Parker
and family with other friends are going
to camp in the northern woods of Mich
igan for their summer vacation" We
trust they will remember their many
warm friends in Cheboygan who would
be glad to welcome them once more tC
our village.
The Detroit, Lansing and Northern is
building several sleeping cars, and as
soon as they are finished will put on a
fast train for PetOskey, leaving Detroit
at 6 o'clockP. NJ. and arriving at PetOskey
at TAM. We hope the Detroit mail will
come by this train and that some ar
rangements may be made so that the
mail carriers will await its arrival and
distribution at PetOskey before starting
through on this rOute.
Never before in the history of our
county has there been such an influx OF
settlers as there is this season. The
COllingwood and Chicago line of steamers
continue to land families every boat
The Northern Transit line and the shore
steamers seldom come but they land one
or more families. Many of them have
the appearance of being well.tO-dO farm
ers having good teams, substantial fur.
niture and.healthy looking families, JUS
the kind to improve the country.
1.-The Executive committee of the North
western Michigan Press Association il
May issued circulars to the members Of
the association requesting their opinion
upon the advisability of pOstpOning TIT
annual meeting this year upon accOun
of the Presidential campaign. Onl,
three responded in favor of the meeting
and the rest advised the pOstpOnHment
The Executive committee have accord
ingly announced the pOstpOnement.
Wednesday afternoon a spark from
the steamer City of ChebOygan set fir
to the pile of sawdust on the east BAN
of the river, and the high wind fame,
the flames so that in very short tim
the entire pile was envelOped in flames
An alarm of fire was sounded and tn
fire company was soon the ground, an
by hard work succeeded in quenchin
the flames. A portion of the tramwa,
was burned. At one time it was feare
the wind would carry the fire to build
ings east of it.
Nearly all the large cities are grum
bling at the census EnumeratOrS be
cause they did not succeed in fndin,
enough inhabitants to bring their p0pu
lation up to the high figures that ha
been anticipated, and in some of then
the city council has employed enumera
tors on behalf of the city, and will hav
count of their own. In ChebOyga
county we believe that the enumeration
have been competent and reliable me
and that their returns can be.relied upoI
The population of Cheboygan village i
between 1900 and 2,400, which is full
as much as was expected by thOs
best able to Judge. The result i
the townships we have been unable to al
certain with any degree of accuracy.
Last Monday morning Charles Hal
found small upright tubular boiler i
Lake Huron, about twenty-five or thirt
rods from Spectacle Reef light hOus,
The diver on board the schooner, c
Hart, went down and viewed it an