Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-02-14

camps.
The stage Wednesday evening brought
in full load of merchandise for the
Cheboygan merchants.
The plasterers are at work on Smith
Brothers new hotel, the Lake View House,
at the head of Mullet lake.
The dancing school of Rob't S. Sweet,
which has been closed for one week, will
be re-opened next week Tuesday.
Election Of officers of the Cheboygan
County Agricultural society next Satur-
day afternoon at the Court HOuee.
At the services in the Town Hall to-
morrow morning and evening, the ser
mons by the Rev. W. W. Rafter, will be
appropriate for the season Lent.
The Republican State Central commit
tee meet at Detroit next Thursday to
arrange time and place for the state
convention to meet to elect delegates to
the National convention at Chicago.
The strict measures adopted by the
Board of Health appear to have been eff
fectiye in preventing any spread of the
small pox. There are no indications of
any new cases, and 1t Is confidently
expected that there will be no more.
We this week publish the advertise
ment for new proposals for building that
portion of the Cheboygan and Cross vii
lage state road in this county. Proposals
will be received by Local Commissioner
Robinson until two P. NJ. Monday, March
18th.
Remember the meeting at the Court
House next Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock for the election Of officers for the
Cheboygan County Agricultural society.
Lot there be full turnout at the meet
ing of all interested in the success Of the
society.
We regret to make the announcement
that O. D. Ladley, of the 22nd. U. 8. In
fantry, we'll known both in Mackinaw
and this place died OF pneumonia, in
Texas on the 18th Of January. He was
stationed in Mackinac for some time and
had many warm friends there.
The steamer w. R. Clinton, which was
on the shore route last season running
in connection with the st. Joe is to be
turned into barge. Her boilers are to
be placed in the steam barge Michigan.
She will probably make more money as
a barge, carrying lumber. than she did
last season on the shore route having
been particularly unfortunate during
the season.
As soon as it was ascertained that
there was case of small pOx, OK variO-
lOid, in our village, the Board Of Health
at once proceeded to put the pest house
in condition to receive patients, in case
the disease should spread. They put it in
thorough repair and supplied it with
stoves, but fortunately so far there has
been no occasion for its occupancy, but
nevertheless it is reported that the
''spOOks" visited the building and broke
up the stoves. OF course there was no
foundation for such story.
We would ask our citizens to read the
card from the band in this issue. The
boys feel as though the citizens, if they
desire the band to be kept up, should con-
tribute to aid them in doing so by pa
trOnizing their skating rink enterprise.
As they state in their card, the members
have borne the greatest share of the ex-
pense of procuring instruments, uni
forms and keeping up the organization
themselves. This has been quite bur-
den to them, and it is well known that
there is no possibility of their deriving
any very great income from their SER
vices. and we think that it is no more
than their due that our citizens should
show some liberality and assist them by
patronizing their rink venture.
1t seems that the case Of small pox in
our village caused greater scare among
our neighbors in PetOskey than it did
among our own citizens. Such exagger-
ated stories got over there about the con-
ditiOn of affairs here that they thought
strongly of interdicting travel between
the two places, but the Board of Health
of that village, not entirely losing their
wits, concluded to send their health
physician, DR.. Calkins, over to investi-
gate the matter before going to extreme
measures. The Doctor came over last
Wednesday and ascertained what pre-
cautions had been taken by our Board
of Health and, we understand, returned
satisfied that there was no danger to be
apprehended from intercourse between
the two places, and would so report.
A Fearful Leap.
Last Monday, shortly after noon, Mr..
Nelson, while delirious, evaded his watch
ers, broke the window, got out on the
roof Of the bay window of the second
story, and jumped off on the hard frozen
ground, a height of twenty-five feet.
breaking his left leg and badly injuring
his right foot, besides seriously jarring
his whole system. Mr.. Nelson had ex-
pressed desire for something to eat
and requested Mr.. Strohn, who was one
of the watchers. to get him some coffee.
The latter left the room and was prepar-
ing the coffee, having only been out q
few minutes when he was called by the
other watcher, and he returned to find