Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-03-13

Some bargains in Dry Goods at
Macarthur, Smith q Co.'S.
The new propeller wheel for the steam
er Mary has arrived. 1t is a Philadel-
phia wheel, and five feet in diameter
The mail from the Sault to Mackinaw
appears to be as badly delayed as that
from here to the island. The last mail
from the Sault reached Mackinac Fet-
ruary oath.
Messrs. Jolly & Bird have gone to
Mackinac to commence refltting the
Palmer House for business. 1t is to be
reprinted and put in the best of cOndi-
ton for the accommO latiOn of the travel
ing public.
Our lumhermen are rejoicing over the
prospects of several more days. sleigh
ing. The appearance now is that win
ter wiIllinger for some time yet and ii
it does it will add materially to the
amount of logs got out.
The village council at their meeting
Thursday night adopted series of reso-
lutiOns referring to the retiring men,
bers which do not appear in the regular
proceedings, the clerk being instructed
to spread them upon the outer walls and
sidewalk.
Speaking about camp work, large logs,
big hauling and the like, how is the fol-
lowing: George Garland, last week at
his camp on Crooked river, cut one tree
from which was made FIVE logs "a feet
long, three Is feet, one IA, and four IL,
In all measuring over 5000 feet. all Of
which was hauled to the landing, near
by, on a log boat.
The Detroit Locomotive Works have
nearly completed the hydraulic ma
chinery for working the gates of the
new Sault canal. 1t will be ready for
shipment shortly after the opening Of
navigation, when it will be taken to the
Sault and placed In position by the LO-
connective Works. The cost will be from
thirty to forty thousand dollars.
Miss Mary Hoben, daughter of James
HOben IF Mackinac, died at the residence
of her father Tuesday, February oath. az
ter an illness of three weeks. Miss HO-
ben was teacher in the union school at
Mackinac, and was highly esteemed both
as teacher and young lady, and left
many warm friends at the island who
sadly miss her and mourn her loss,
The Chicago Inter-Ocean of Wednes-
day says 'the propeller Oswegatchie, of
the Grand Trunks Chicago and Sarnia
line. is grain loaded, and yesterday had
steam up preparatory to leaving the
harbor for Sarnia, the other side of the
Straits of Mackinaw. She may leave to-
day if the work being done on her is
completed, but if not, she will not go
until tomorrow"
If the cold weather continues. Capt. E.
A. BOuchard the first of next week will
make an effort to recover the remainder
of the tin thrown over from the propeller
Badger State last fall. There are eleven
pigs and quite number of boxes yet to
be recovered. The Chicago Inter-Ocean
says that Capt. Clark, of the Badger State,
superintended the recovery of the tin
himself. This is a mistake. Capt. BOuch-
ard has had the entire charge of the
work.
William Callum, who has built the
new saw mill short distance above
Mackinaw City, purchased at auction
at the L. S. Land Office at Reed City last
week, the W fractional quarter of Sec
ton Z, town 3S north, ranged west, To-
Gated in Emmett county, and only few
miles from his mill. The piece contain
ed al and 1S-10Oth acres. and was sold
for SLID per acre. amounting to 81 $685.
SO. 1t was expected the land would be
sold for about So per acre, but COMPETE
ton brought it up to the above high
price.
A New Steamer on the Cheboygan