Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-06-19
See Charles Bellant's new ad. in this

the TRIBUNE will overlook w. C. MOOre's
illustrated advertisement in this issue.
The Saginaw Courier notes a decided
boom in lumber, stocks of good having
sold last week as high as 81 so, $15 and
$35.
Rev. W. W. Rafter having returned
home there will be divine services in the
Town Hall, tomorrow at the usual
hours.
Mrs. Mary GerOw, of Belleville, Ont,
arrived on the City of Concord yesterday
to spend the summer with her son, DIR.
A. M. GerOw.
Cholera is reported as having broken
out in Cincinnati, and to add to the hor
rOr of the situation, the Democratic
National convention meets in that city
Tuesday of next week.
The tide of immigration from Canada
| to this section continues undated. The
propeller Lake Erie, from COllingwOOd,
landed quite a number of passengers
last night at this port.
Macarthur, Smith & Co. have new
chapter of their interesting narrative in
this issue, and all who desire to keep the
run of the story should read it without
fail. 1t is of interest to all.
The Mary and NJ. W. Wright are hav-
ing hot time on the route from
Mackinac to Point st. Ignace. The
Wright put the price down to % cents
and then the Mary came down to 10 cents.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana COM
pany at its recent meeting voted to in
crease its capital stock from $2,800,000
to $5,OO0.OOO. One object in the increase
of the stock is said to be the extension of
the road through to the straits.
w. G. Boggs, while inspecting lumber
at Smith Bros. mill Wednesday forenoon
suffered something like a sun stroke, at
least he was overcome by the intense
heat and suffered considerably, was
taken hOme and receiving careful atten-
ton is fast recovering.
The st. Paul is to bring up 100 or 200
men on her trip next week to work on
the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette
railroad. 1t is rumOred that she is go
ing to run from Chicago to Buffalo, the
high prices for grain freights having
enticed her from the shore route.
Mr.. Kehler has his hotel on Mullet
lake furnished, and is ready to receive
visitors. He intends keeping a first-class
house in every respect. The house is
new and newly furnished, and he Will give
special attention to his patrons and see
that their stay with him is as pleasant
as possible.
| Wednesday evening lighter
loaded with lumber and pickets from
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'s mill, while be.
, ing lowed down to their lumber docks
at the mouth of the river, capsized and
dumped nearly her whole load in thu
river. A boom was swung across the
river at their docks and all was recover
ed.
Messrs. WetmOre & Lathrop have re
ceived a portable engine and are arrang
, ing dock on the east side of the river
to place it for the purpose of running al
elevator for loading cedar ties and posts
upon vessels. This firm has quite al
amount of cedar to ship from this port
W. Chandler, collector of the Saul
canal and E. S. B. Sutton, legal lumin
airy from the thriving village of Saul
Ste. Marie arrived down on the steam
yacht Antelope last Saturday afternoon
!, and made flying visit with their friends
i'm ChebOygan. They left on the Mary
|, Sunday evening for Mackinac where
they expected to take the Antelope fol-
home.
; The docks on each side of the channe
filed with lumber give the harbOr fin
ished appearance and when the eXten
l siOns, contemplated this season, are com
: pleted there will be accommodation for
l large feet of vessels at one time land mucl
= better dispatch can be given them wheI
l loading lumber than when the lumber
!. had to be brought down on lighters tt
? the vessels.
. The entertainment given by the ladie
! of the Congregational church TueSda,
evening at the Town Hall, was one Of
the most enjoyable sOcials they have ye
given. The attendance was large, an,
the music, reading and recitatiOns swer
! greatly enjoyed by all. Financially i
) was success, the gross receipt
; amounting to something over $43. Tn
; net proceeds have not yet been arrived
. at as all the bills have not been received
The senior editor of the DemOcra
!, = seems to be considerable exercised TO
4 fear the press of the state would cOnnec
. him with the TRIBUNE. How ever nue.
we may differ with him as to projects TO
public good, such as taxing the peOpl
q to build an unnecessary court house jus
for the sake of ornament, we assure hin
Il that we heartily concur with him i'm hi
8 desire that the editorial fraternity of tn
Q state will remember 'that he is connect
6 ed with the Democrat and not with tina
= other paper"