Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-07-31

TOWN TALK.
The Marine City ON he trip next week
gives an excursion to Mackinac and
Petoskey.
H. A. Blake is getting the brick fol-
his new foundry and machine shop on
the ground.
The hotels continue to. do lively bust.
ness, and the landlords are correspond.
ingly happy.
The N. I. Steamer Milwaukee took out
125 bushels of hucklebsrries Thursday
morning for Port Huron and Detroit.
The ColIingwood and Chicago line OF
steamers continue to land large mum.
bers of emigrants from Canada to this
section of the state.
Whatever may be the result in regard
to other crops, walk around the village
will convince any person that the this
tie crop will be an abundant one.
Maud ,Vanderbilt's mare, astOnished
the Chicago people Saturday, trOtting a
mile easy in 2:l31s. The Times says she
could have made it in 2:10 if urged.
George A. Barclay has sold his inter.
est in the Barclay q Nation saw mill
on Black river, to Messrs. Ogden & Tay.
l0r, of New York state, also his interest
in the tug Cygnet.
j. d. Smith has his steam elevator, on
the east side of the river, for hauling
lumber nearly completed. Steam wa:
raised Thursday, and one elevator test
ed, and it seemed to work well.
There was miscOnnectiOn with mails
the first of the week, the morning dailies
of Saturday were received Monday even.
ing while those of Friday morning did
not arrive until Tuesday evening.
The building, including the tower, fol
the lower range light is about completed
The long sticks of timber, the want Of
upper light, have not yet been received
The Forest and Stream, the American
gentlemens' sporting paper, published
in New York gave the TRIBUNE'S account
of the rifle contest between the team
from Fort Mackinac and the ChebOygan
Gun club team, in full.
The weather has been splendid fol
harvesting, and farmers in this section
have been making good use of it. Hay
on bottom lands is said to have been a
better crop, both as to quality and guam
tity than last season, on high land some
report the crop not quite so good as last
year.
Roswell G.. Horr, representative in
Congress from this district was one OF
the speakers invited to speak at the great
Republican mass meeting in Chicago
last Saturday night. Having an en-
gagement to speak at Kalamazoo he sem
letter of regret which was read at the
meeting.
Private advices received in regard to
the Jackson, Lansing g. Saginaw rail.
road indicate that the work of extend
ing the road to ChebOygan will soon be
begHns We understand the contract fol
grading is soon to be let. The engi-
neers are busy setting the grade stakes
and are approaching near ChebOygan.
The Mary is now making two trips pei
day on the route from ChebOygan Il
Point st. Ignace. Leaving the Point il
the morning, arriving here about ga. NJ.
returning leaving here at 10 A. NJ, ant
back again about four, and leaving
again for the Point after the arrival o.
the boats on the inland route.
The large amount of furniture being
received by the dealers of Cheb0ygan in
dicates rapid increase of population O.
more prosperous condition of the in
habitants, or both, as much of it is of tn
better class of furniture. There ar
three furniture stores in the village AM
all seem to be doing athriving business
Near Freedom pOstOfice, the latte
part of last week, bear came to tn
house of a family where several small
children were playing out doors, tn
parents both being absent. Bruin nOset
around among the children, who though
it was nice animal to play with, blu
never offered to hurt them. firing o.
his sport, the bear left and took to TIN
woods again.
Wednesday, Moses Buck and maj
named Dresser had some dispute abOu
some crops that were on land Mr.. Bucl
had purchased, Mr.. Dresser having plant
ed the same. Buck forbid the men EN-
plOyed by Dresser removing the crops
and Dresser ordered them to proceed
The two quarreled about the matter an,
it ended by Mr.. Bnck striking Dresse
with the pole of an axe on the breast
knocking him down and fracturing ;
rib.
The two locomotives mentioned in tn
TRIBUNE last week as expected at POin
st. Ignace, arrived on the schooner Una
dilla, Saturday and have been landed OF
the dock. The dock has been extende
out to twenty feet Of water. More pile
were taken over this week for still furthe
extending it. The steam barge North
erner was loading railroad iron at DetrOi
the first of the week, and is expected a
the Point daily, when the work of trac
laying will be commenced.
Last Saturday John II. Waterman sol
1,6C1,CCO feet of white pine logs to Chics
90 parties for $12 per thousand fee
This is the highest price ever Obtaine
for logs i'm this section. They were log
got out by Mr.. Waterman winter befOr
last on Pigeon river, for Rust & Co., {
Saginaw, and year ago they were offel
ed for $50 per thousand feet. The
were unable to get them down last sea
son, and the delay has enabled them I
realize $3.50 per thousand more tina
thffFl t tina ff6an Sft fhfaionds Of Mr.. and MIS-
G. Boggs learned with sorrow of the deaf
of Lola, their infant daughter, last Tue.
day morning after brief illness. Sh
was the pet of the house, a bright an
interesting child. The funeral too
place Wednesday forenoon from tn
family residence, Rev. w. w. Rate
conducting the services. Their man
friends turned out to join with the bl
reavedsparents in mourning their sad los
and large c0ncourse followed the II
mains to the cemetery and assisted i
the last sad rites to the loved one.
A special dispatch to the Post an
Tribune says that the speech of the HoI
r. G. H0rr, Saturday night at Kalamazoo,
was an event which will long be remem
bered there by the Republicans with 10
and immense satisfaction. and nv iii